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  1. Q1. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place in which city?
  2. Q2. Who was the 19-year-old Serbian nationalist who fired the fatal shots?
  3. Q3. The assassins were armed and supported by which secret Serbian military society?
  4. Q4. What was the date of the assassination, which also coincided with a significant Serbian national holiday?
  5. Q5. What was the primary political goal of the assassins?
  6. Q6. What mistake led the Archduke’s car directly into the path of the assassin after an earlier failed attempt?
  7. Q7. Which other person was killed alongside Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
  8. Q8. What weapon was used by the earlier conspirators in the first, unsuccessful attempt on the motorcade that morning?
  9. Q9. How did the Austro-Hungarian government respond to the assassination one month later?
  10. Q10. Why was Gavrilo Princip not sentenced to death for the murder of the heir to the throne?
  11. Q11. What was the name of the bridge near which the final assassination took place?
  12. Q12. Who was the Chief of Military Intelligence in Serbia, known as 'Apis,' who allegedly masterminded the plot?
  13. Q13. The Archduke's visit was intended to oversee which event?
  14. Q14. What was the significance of the Archduke's political views regarding the future of the Empire?
  15. Q15. Which major power offered Austria-Hungary a 'blank check' of support following the assassination?
  16. Q16. Following the first bomb attack, what did the other conspirators along the route do?
  17. Q17. What did Nedeljko Čabrinović do after throwing the unsuccessful bomb?
  18. Q18. Which Austro-Hungarian Emperor was the uncle of Franz Ferdinand and had a strained relationship with him?
  19. Q19. How many conspirators were stationed along the Appel Quay to kill the Archduke?
  20. Q20. The assassination is often described as the 'proximate cause' of World War I. What does this mean?