Unit 2

Question 1

uitsluitend

Answer 1

exclusive

Question 2

een vrijwilliger

Answer 2

a volunteer

Question 3

aanwerven

Answer 3

To recruit

Question 4

Een wervingsposter

Answer 4

A recruitment poster

Question 5

zich vrijwillig aanmelden

Answer 5

To volunteer

Question 6

vaderlandsliefde

Answer 6

patriotism

Question 7

Een trainingskamp

Answer 7

A training camp

Question 8

Een officier

Answer 8

An officer

Question 9

Het leger

Answer 9

The army

Question 10

uitrusten

Answer 10

To equip

Question 11

Trainen

Answer 11

To traib

Question 12

rekruut

Answer 12

A trainee

Question 13

helm

Answer 13

A helmet

Question 14

Een cape

Answer 14

A cape

Question 15

bajonet

Answer 15

A bayonet

Question 16

(Rug) zak

Answer 16

A pack

Question 17

Een laars

Answer 17

A boot

Question 18

Een waterfles

Answer 18

A water bottle

Question 19

gasmasker

Answer 19

A gas mask

Question 20

handgranaat

Answer 20

A hand grenade

Question 21

geweer

Answer 21

A rifle

Question 22

loopgraaf

Answer 22

A trench

Question 23

Kogel

Answer 23

A bullet

Question 24

vlammenwerper

Answer 24

A flamethrower

Question 25

prikkeldraad

Answer 25

barbed wire

Question 26

niemandsland

Answer 26

no-man’s-land

Question 27

Verhoging achter de schans

Answer 27

A fire step

Question 28

schieten

Answer 28

To shoot

Question 29

kruipen

Answer 29

To crawl

Question 30

oorlogscorrespondent

Answer 30

A war correspondent

Question 31

tank

Answer 31

A tank

Question 32

granaat

Answer 32

a shell

Question 33

machinegeweer

Answer 33

A machine gun

Question 34

zandzak

Answer 34

A sandbag

Question 35

artillerie, geschut

Answer 35

artillery

Question 36

lafheid

Answer 36

cowardice

Question 37

vechten

Answer 37

To fight

Question 38

veldslag

Answer 38

A battle

Question 39

slagveld

Answer 39

A battlefield

Question 40

soldaat

Answer 40

A private

Question 41

kameraad

Answer 41

A comrade

Question 42

aanval

Answer 42

An attack

Question 43

vijand

Answer 43

an enemy

Question 44

stoffelijk overschot

Answer 44

remains

Question 45

eren

Answer 45

To honour

Question 46

meevoelen

Answer 46

To sympathise

Question 47

verlies

Answer 47

a loss

Question 48

troost

Answer 48

consolation

Question 49

bezittingen

Answer 49

effects

Question 50

Herdenken

Answer 50

to commemorate​​​​

Question 51

een wapenstilstand

Answer 51

An armistice

Question 52

een klaproos

Answer 52

a poppy (poppies)

Question 53

Een oorlogsmonument

Answer 53

a war memorial

Question 54

is a nickname for a German soldier that comes from “Old Fritz”, a name
that referred to Frederick the Great of Prussia.

Answer 54

Fritz

Question 55

refers to the ability of the Australians and New Zealanders to dig tunnels
between their own trenches and those of the enemy

Answer 55

Digger

Question 56

is derived from “Tommy Atkins”. Each British soldier was issued a pocket
ledger in which certain information could be filled in (name, age, rank,
…). They also received a guidance sheet with information on how to fill in
the ledger. Tommy Atkins was the name that was filled in as an example.

Answer 56

Tommy

Question 57

is derived from “frog eater”. Frogs’ legs are considered a delicacy in
France.

Answer 57

Frog

Question 58

has an unclear origin. One explanation could be that American soldiers
of the end of the 19th century used a fine white clay to polish their
uniforms. As soon as it started to rain, the clay looked like dough.

Answer 58

Doughboy

Question 59

is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

Answer 59

ANZAC

Question 60

is a nickname for a German soldier that might be derived from the fact
that the British believed the German helmet looked like a jerry, which is
slang for a chamber pot.

Answer 60

Jerry

Question 61

klei

Answer 61

clay

Question 62

Oppoetsen

Answer 62

To polish

Question 63

deeg

Answer 63

dough

Question 64

grootboek

Answer 64

A ledger