WorksheetsHow much do you already know about WWI and Trench Warfare?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following were allied to Britain during the First World War? (2 are correct)
France
Germany
Wakanda
Russia
Which of the following were fighting against Britain and her allies in the First World War? (3 correct)
Germany
The Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
The Austro-Hungarian Empire
Japan
Which of the following is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
The front on which Britain and France (later with America) fought the Germans was called...
The Western Front
The Eastern Front
Star Wars: Battlefront
The Arab Revolt
In the autumn of 1914 the Germans and allies realised they couldn't beat each other outright, they were at a stalemate. What did they do instead of retreating?
They built a line of trenches that stretched through northern France to he coast of Belgium.
They built a line of trenches that split Germany in two and stretched all the way to the Austrian alps.
They fortified hilltop positions from which they could raid the surrounding areas.
They settled it with a coin toss.
What was sapping?
Sappers were soldiers who would build tunnels underneath no man's land to reach the enemy trenches.
Sappers were soldiers who build drill holes into birch trees to collect sap to drink.
Sappers were soldiers who would fly over enemy trenches in planes.
Sapping is where you stick your head in the nook of your arm and stick the other arm out in the air. It is also known as dabbing.
What do you think RAMC stands for?
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Marine Corps
Road and Airfield Maintenance Commission
Really Angry Mechanical Chickens
Soldiers often suffered the brunt of the weather in the trenches, which were often flooded. What condition did flooded trenches lead to?
Trench Foot
Tennis Elbow
Gammy Leg
Athlete's Foot
The trenches were also full of vermin such as rats, lice, maggots and flies. What diseases could they spread? (2 correct)
Trench Fever
Typhus
Trench Foot
COVID-19
Living in such poor conditions and being exposed to death, destruction and artillery bombardment could lead to psychological illness. What was the famous psychological illness that soldiers got that resulted in shaking, hearing loss and mental breakdown?
Shell shock
Vietnam Flashbacks
Anaphylactic Shock
Septic Shock
