WW1

Question 1

When did World War 1 begin?

Answer 1

August 1914

Question 2

When was the first battle of Ypres?

Answer 2

October- November 1914

Question 3

When was the second battle of Ypres?

Answer 3

April- May 1915

Question 4

What does terrain mean?

Answer 4

Type of ground.

Question 5

What is artillery?

Answer 5

It is a large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.

Question 6

When was the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 6

July-November 1916

Question 7

When was the third battle Ypres?

Answer 7

July- November 1917

Question 8

When was the battle of Cambrai?

Answer 8

November- December 1917

Question 9

What two seasons contain the last few months of war?

Answer 9

Summer and Autumn.

Question 10

When was the battle of Verdun?

Answer 10

February- December 1916

Question 11

How many rounds a minute could machine guns do?

Answer 11

500 rounds

Question 12

How was trench fever caused?

Answer 12

It was caused by lice in seams of clothes and blankets.

Question 13

How was trench foot caused?

Answer 13

It is caused when feet are exposed to cold and muddy trenches for prolonged periods of time.

Question 14

Where is the parapet?

Answer 14

Front of trench

Question 15

Where is the parados?

Answer 15

Back of trench

Question 16

What was a surprise about the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 16

People only expected 10,000 causalities a day. However, on the first day the battle the British army suffered 60,000 causalities

Question 17

What was the new weapon the used in Cambrai?

Answer 17

They used 450 tanks

Question 18

What was different in the battle of Arras?

Answer 18

Some soldiers dug out a tunnel system big enough for a hospital and 700 beds

Question 19

Why was there a lot of fighting around Ypres?

Answer 19

There was allot of fighting because Ypres was near the direct route to the channel ports such as Calais and Dunkirk. If Germany caught these ports things such as food, medical and other supplies would be cut off.

Question 20

How many wounds were caused by bayonets, grenades and pistols?

Answer 20

5%

Question 21

What percentage of wounds are caused by bullets?

Answer 21

39%

Question 22

What was the survival rate for gun shot wounds?

Answer 22

20%

Question 23

Who created plastic surgery?

Answer 23

Harold Gilles

Question 24

What is the first step of the path of treatment?

Answer 24

Stretcher bearers

Question 25

Whats the four other steps a soldier had to go through to end up at a base hospital?

Answer 25

Regimental Aid post, Motor Ambulance, Casualty Clearing centre, Hospital train

Question 26

What is chlorine gas?

Answer 26

It is a Biological weapon first used by the Germans at the second battle of Ypres

Question 27

What is revetting?

Answer 27

It is wood that is put on the sided of the tench to prevent it caving in