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Western Front-Quiz Flashcards

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1
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Between what years was WW1?

A

1914-1918

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2
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Who was fighting on the Western Front between?

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The allies-Germany, France and Britain

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3
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What word means that neither side are winning or moving in the war?

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Stalemate

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4
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What word means to wear down the enemy?

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Attrition

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How many days (out of 32) would a soldier spend in the front line trench?

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8

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6
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Which trench would men spend 16 days recovering in?

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Reserve trenches

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7
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Where were the artillery guns?

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In the reserve trenches.

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8
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How many men died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?

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20,000

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9
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How many bullets a minute could a machine gun fire?

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500

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10
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What % of injuries on the front line were caused by shelling?

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50%

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11
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Which gas was 18 times more powerful than chlorine gas?

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Phosgene

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12
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What is gangrene?

A

An infection where skin turns green.

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13
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What spread trench fever?

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Lice

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14
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What did men change regularly to prevent trench foot?

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Socks and shoes

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15
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How many soldiers got frostbite in 1917?

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21,000

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16
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By 1919 how many cases of shell shock has there been?

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80,000

17
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Who went on to the battle field to retrieve injured soldiers?

A

Stretcher bearers

18
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Where was the Regimental Aid Post?

A

In the trench

19
Q

How far away from the front line were the ambulances?

A

1/4 of a mile away

20
Q

What word means to group patients ased on the seriousness of their injury?

A

Triage

21
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How many doctors worked in a casualty clearing station?

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7

22
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What is Blighty a nickname for?

A

Britain

23
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How many men were in the RAMC by 1918?

A

113,000

24
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How many nurses in total were there by 1918?

A

25,000

25
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Name one disease that soldiers were vaccinated against?

A

Typhus and Tetanus

26
Q

Who pioneered plastic surgery in the Queen’s hospital in Kent?

A

Harold Gillies

27
Q

What was the surname of the man who invented a new splint?

A

Thomas

28
Q

What did Karl Landsteiner discover in 1900?

A

4 blood groups

29
Q

Who developed a portable x-ray machine?

A

Marie Curie

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