World War One

Question 1

What were a few examples of the Central Powers?

Answer 1

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria

Question 2

What were the Allies?

Answer 2

Britain, France, Russia, Italy, USA

Question 3

How many men from the UK served in the British Army during the war?

Answer 3

5 million men

Question 4

How many people were part of the British Empire in 1914?

Answer 4

445 million

Question 5

Which country contributed the largest number of troops in the Empire?

Answer 5

India with 1.5 million soldiers

Question 6

What date was Franz Ferdinand assassinated?

Answer 6

28th June 1948

Question 7

What was one example of some men refusing to fight?

Answer 7

They were conscientious objectors.

Question 8

How many countries were in the First World War?

Answer 8

32 countries

Question 9

How much did Germany spend on defense?

Answer 9

£1500million

Question 10

What are three forms of protection in the trenches?

Answer 10

Sandbags, duckboards, dug-outs.

Question 11

What is trench foot?

Answer 11

An infection brought on by stomping in flooded trenches.

Question 12

What time did the soldiers wake up at?

Answer 12

5am

Question 13

What time did the soldiers go to sleep at?

Answer 13

4am

Question 14

From what months did the Battle of The Somme occur?

Answer 14

July to November 1916

Question 15

What is ‘No Man’s Land’?

Answer 15

The area that belonged to no-one, where everyone was shot.

Question 16

What were Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey suffering from?

Answer 16

Lack of food.

Question 17

How did Germany make an additional enemy?

Answer 17

By sinking America’s ships.

Question 18

What are three examples of diseases civilians were known to contract?

Answer 18

Tuberculosis, influenza, pneumonia

Question 19

What are a few symptoms of shellshock?

Answer 19

Anxiety, nervous tics and severe nightmares

Question 20

What is money inflation?

Answer 20

Where money is worth less than the paper it’s printed on.

Question 21

Where did most of the money that the Germans had to repay go to?

Answer 21

France

Question 22

What were a couple categories of food people ate in the trenches?

Answer 22

Meat, cheese, bread, veg

Question 23

What happened to barbed wire when artillery was fired at it?

Answer 23

It became more tangled and did not explode.

Question 24

What is ‘attrition?

Answer 24

The theory that if you kept fighting, you could beat your enemy.

Question 25

How many German workers went on strike in January 1918?

Answer 25

Half a million people

Question 26

What time did the soldiers wake up at?

Answer 26

5am

Question 27

What time did the soldiers go to sleep at?

Answer 27

4am

Question 28

From what months did the Battle of The Somme occur?

Answer 28

July to November 1916

Question 29

What is ‘No Man’s Land’?

Answer 29

The area that belonged to no-one, where everyone was shot.

Question 30

What were Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey suffering from?

Answer 30

Lack of food.

Question 31

How did Germany make an additional enemy?

Answer 31

By sinking America’s ships.

Question 32

What are three examples of diseases civilians were known to contract?

Answer 32

Tuberculosis, influenza, pneumonia

Question 33

What are a few symptoms of shellshock?

Answer 33

Anxiety, nervous tics and severe nightmares

Question 34

What is money inflation?

Answer 34

Where money is worth less than the paper it’s printed on.

Question 35

Where did most of the money that the Germans had to repay go to?

Answer 35

France

Question 36

What were a couple categories of food people ate in the trenches?

Answer 36

Meat, cheese, bread, veg

Question 37

What happened to barbed wire when artillery was fired at it?

Answer 37

It became more tangled and did not explode.

Question 38

What is ‘attrition?

Answer 38

The theory that if you kept fighting, you could beat your enemy.

Question 39

How many German workers went on strike in January 1918?

Answer 39

Half a million people