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Trench Warfare

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What pattern were trenches dug in?

a)

Zig-zag

b)

Curving line

c)

Love hearts

d)

Straight line

2.

What is Flanders?

a)

The Dutch speaking part of Belgium.

b)

Northern France.

c)

The homeland of Homer's next-door neighbour.

d)

It is a region of Germany.

3.

How deep was a typical trench?

a)

2.5 meters

b)

2.5 inches

c)

25 meters

d)

2.5 feet

4.

Where were the trenches built on the Western Front?

a)

Belgium and Northern France

b)

Holland and Denmark

c)

Russia and Ukraine

d)

Southern France and Italy

5.

What was the name of the British army sent to France?

a)

British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

b)

Designated Fighting Soldiers (DFS)

c)

The British Legion (TBL)

d)

French Foreign Legion (FFL)

6.

How many soldiers were sent with the British Expeditionary Force in 1914?

a)

70,000

b)

700,000

c)

7,000

d)

One really big soldier

7.

Who provided the most troops to the allied fighting force in 1914?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

America

d)

Australia

8.

How many German soldiers did the British Expeditionary Force face at Mons?

a)

160,000

b)

16,000

c)

1,600,000

d)

One really big German

9.

What is no man's land?

a)

The space between the front line of one army and the front line of their enemy.

b)

The space behind the British trenches in France.

c)

The space behind the German trenches.

d)

A disappointing sequel to the videogame No Man's Sky.

10.

What is a dugout?

a)

A hole dug into a trench with a roof for soldiers to shelter in.

b)

The boards raised above the bottom of the trench to keep your feet out of water.

c)

A shelf to store ammunition.

d)

Something to do with American Baseball.