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Routt WWII Tech: Tanks pt 1

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The ___ developed the tank in response to the trench warfare of ___.

a)

British… WWII.

b)

Germans… WWII.

c)

British… WW One.

d)

French… WW One.

2.

What two men are credited with producing the first tank?

a)

Swinton and Hankey

b)

Swinton and Churchill

c)

Churchill and Hankey

d)
3.

What year was the first tank produced?

a)

1916

b)

1914

c)

1941

d)

1939

4.

What British navy minister organized a “Landships Committee” to begin developing a prototype tank?

a)

Stalin

b)

Swinton

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Churchill

5.

To keep the project secret, production workers were told the vehicles would be used to ___.

a)

Carry weapons.

b)

Attack over rough terrain.

c)

Cross trenches.

d)

Carry water.

6.

To keep them secret, new prototype armored vehicles were shipped in crates labeled ____.

a)

"Tank"

b)

"Top Secret"

c)

"Food Rations"

d)

"Classified"

7.

What was the nickname of the 1st produced tank?

a)

"Mark Vee"

b)

"Big Winston"

c)

"Little Willie"

d)

"Mr. Hankey"

8.

During which war was the 1st produced tank?

a)

US Civil War

b)

WW One

c)

WWII

d)

Spanish American War

9.

In what country was the 1st produced tank?

a)

Germany

b)

USA

c)

France

d)

Britain

10.

What was the speed of the 1st produced tank? 

a)

12 miles per hour

b)

20 mph

c)

22 mph

d)

2 miles per hour

11.

What was the weight of the 1st produced tank?  _____ tons.

a)

80 tons

b)

22 tons

c)

16 tons

d)

10 tons

12.

How many crew operated the 1st produced tank?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

13.

Was the 1st produced tank successful in battle? <yes/no> Why or why not?

a)

Yes... Broke through enemy lines.

b)

Yes... Changed the balance in the war.

c)

No... Got stuck in trenches.

d)

No... Vulnerable to grenades.

14.

What 3 European countries produced tanks during WW One?

a)

France, Britain, and USA.

b)

France, Britain, and Germany.

c)

Germany, Britain, and Russia.

d)

France, Britain, and Russia.

15.

Which country produced the most WW One tanks?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Germany

16.

During WW One the Germans focused on developing the first _____ weapons. 

a)

Anti-tank

b)

Tank

c)

Nuclear

d)

Radar Guided

17.

Did WW One tanks have an important impact on that war? <yes/no> Why or why not?

a)

Yes... Effectively broke through lines.

b)

Yes... Changed the balance of the war.

c)

No... Too costly and steel was unavailable.

d)

No... Operated poorly, too slow, and not deployed in large numbers.

18.

What country produced the Mark V tank?

a)

USA

b)

Germany

c)

Britain

d)

Holland

19.

During which war was the Mark V tank produced?

a)

Civil War

b)

WWII

c)

WW One

d)

Revolutionary War

20.

How much did the Mark V tank weigh?

a)

29 pounds

b)

80 tons

c)

29 tons

d)

14 tons

21.

What was the maximum speed of the Mark V?

a)

2 mph

b)

31 mph

c)

5 mph

d)

13 mph

22.

How many crew operated the Mark V?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

6

d)

5

23.

A first model of a machine, which is copied or developed into other forms.

a)

Hull

b)

Internal combustion engine

c)

Millimeter

d)

Prototype

24.

A jointed steel band passing around the wheels of a vehicle for travel on rough ground.

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Internal Combustion Engine

c)

Caterpillar track

d)

Explosive Reactive Armor

25.

A low, flat armored gun emplacement, typically one that revolves, in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank.

a)

Hull

b)

Warhead

c)

Keel

d)

Turret

26.

Any engine that burns fuel and oxygen inside a cylinder which pushes a piston to create motion.

a)

Infernal

Convection

b)

Steam Engine

c)

Explosive Reactive

d)

Internal Combustion

27.

Consists of a layer of explosive sandwiched between two relatively thin steel plates.

a)

Implosive Reactive Armor

b)

Explosive Reactive Armor

c)

Implosive Inactive Armor

d)

Explosive Inactive Armor

28.

A fast chemical reaction of a substance with oxygen, producing heat and light.

a)

Combustion

b)

Respiration

c)

Fermentation

d)

Convection

29.

Metric unit of length roughly equal to the thickness of the wire of a paperclip.

a)

Meter

b)

Nanometer

c)

Millimeter

d)

Micrometer

30.

A strategy using surprise, speed, and superiority of firepower to create psychological shock and disorganization.

a)

Reconnaissance

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Ambush

d)

Bombing

31.

The explosive part of a missile, torpedo, or similar weapon.

a)

Bullet

b)

Grenade

c)

Warhead

d)

Zeppelin

32.

The main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides, and deck.

a)

Keel

b)

Rudder

c)

Chalupa

d)

Hull

33.

Which tank is pictured here?

a)

"Little Willie"

b)

"Mark V"

c)

"Panzer"

d)

"Big Willie"

34.

Which tank is pictured here?

a)

"Little Willie"

b)

"Mark V"

c)

"Panzer"

d)

"Big Willie"

35.

What device is pictured here?

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Explosive Reactive Armor

c)

Internal Combustion Engine

d)

Pressure Airship

36.

Which of the following is true about tank armor?

a)

The armor is always the same thickness all over the tank.

b)

The armor is often thicker on the front.

c)

There is no armor on the front.

d)

The armor is thicker on the back.