World War I Quiz - Calling on the Empire (Questions)

Britain’s continuing need for troops caused it to summon armies from all corners of the Empire. Men from around the world were brought to Europe to fight in the Great War and to serve the 'Mother Country'.

Within the first month of the War, the Indian Army took part in which battle?

[ ]	The Siege of Antwerp
[ ]	The First Battle of Ypres
[ ]	The Battle of Loos
[ ]	The Battle of Verdun

How many Indian soldiers served on the Western Front?

[ ]	40,000
[ ]	100,000
[ ]	140,000
[ ]	180,000

The first involvement of Australians in the War took place where?

[ ]	New Guinea
[ ]	Gallipoli
[ ]	The Somme
[ ]	North Africa

Troops from Australia and New Zealand were collectively known as the ANZACs. What do these initials stand for?

[ ]	Armies of New Zealand, Australia and Canada
[ ]	Australia, New Zealand And Company
[ ]	Australian and New Zealand Army Chaps
[ ]	Australia and New Zealand Army Corps

The ANZAC's first action was in Gallipoli and the anniversary of their landing is remembered in Australia and New Zealand. On what date does it fall?

[ ]	25th March
[ ]	25th April
[ ]	25th May
[ ]	25th June

The Australian Flying Corps Number 4 Squadron was the most successful squadron in all of France. How many enemy planes did it take down?

[ ]	199 planes
[ ]	166 planes
[ ]	133 planes
[ ]	111 planes

620,000 Canadians were mobilised for war. What percentage of these became casualties?

[ ]	9% were casualties
[ ]	19% were casualties
[ ]	29% were casualties
[ ]	39% were casualties

The four Canadian Divisions were assembled into the Canadian Corps for which battle, which began on April 9th 1915?

[ ]	Battle of Verdun
[ ]	Battle of Cambrai
[ ]	Battle of Vimy Ridge
[ ]	Battle of Passchendaele

During WWI the Nepalese government placed units at the disposal of British High Command for service on all fronts. What were these units known as?

[ ]	Gurkhas
[ ]	Nepalese
[ ]	Burkhas
[ ]	Tibetans

10.

The most costly action for South Africans on the Western Front was which disastrous battle?

[ ]	Battle of Longueval
[ ]	Battle of Pozieres Ridge
[ ]	Battle of Guillmont
[ ]	Battle of Delville Wood

World War I Quiz - Calling on the Empire (Answers)

Within the first month of the War, the Indian Army took part in which battle?

[ ]	The Siege of Antwerp
[x]	The First Battle of Ypres
[ ]	The Battle of Loos
[ ]	The Battle of Verdun

The Garwhal Rifles took part in the first trench raid of the war and one of their men, Khudadad Khan, became the first Indian to be awarded a Victoria Cross

How many Indian soldiers served on the Western Front?

[ ]	40,000
[ ]	100,000
[x]	140,000
[ ]	180,000

This may seem like a lot but 700,000 Indians fought for the British in the Middle-East against the Turks

The first involvement of Australians in the War took place where?

[x]	New Guinea
[ ]	Gallipoli
[ ]	The Somme
[ ]	North Africa

In September 1914 the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force attacked German territories on the island. They were victorious and the Germans surrendered on September 17th

Troops from Australia and New Zealand were collectively known as the ANZACs. What do these initials stand for?

[ ]	Armies of New Zealand, Australia and Canada
[ ]	Australia, New Zealand And Company
[ ]	Australian and New Zealand Army Chaps
[x]	Australia and New Zealand Army Corps

The ANZACs were first formed in Egypt when the Australian 1st Division and the New Zealand and Australian Division were merged under the command of Lieutenant General William Birdwood, a British officer

The ANZAC's first action was in Gallipoli and the anniversary of their landing is remembered in Australia and New Zealand. On what date does it fall?

[ ]	25th March
[x]	25th April
[ ]	25th May
[ ]	25th June

ANZAC day is a public holiday and national day of remembrance in both countries

The Australian Flying Corps Number 4 Squadron was the most successful squadron in all of France. How many enemy planes did it take down?

[x]	199 planes
[ ]	166 planes
[ ]	133 planes
[ ]	111 planes

On 29th October 1918, 15 Australian Snipe fighters took on 60 German Fokker planes. Ten Fokkers were shot down and only one Snipe was lost

620,000 Canadians were mobilised for war. What percentage of these became casualties?

[ ]	9% were casualties
[ ]	19% were casualties
[ ]	29% were casualties
[x]	39% were casualties

67,000 Canadians were killed and 173,000 wounded in battle

The four Canadian Divisions were assembled into the Canadian Corps for which battle, which began on April 9th 1915?

[ ]	Battle of Verdun
[ ]	Battle of Cambrai
[x]	Battle of Vimy Ridge
[ ]	Battle of Passchendaele

The 10th Canadian Brigade, supported by artillery fire, attacked entrenched German positions and by nightfall on April 12th, Vimy Ridge was in Canadian hands and the battle was over

During WWI the Nepalese government placed units at the disposal of British High Command for service on all fronts. What were these units known as?

[x]	Gurkhas
[ ]	Nepalese
[ ]	Burkhas
[ ]	Tibetans

200,000 Gurkhas fought in the British Army during World War One. They suffered 20,000 casualties and received 2,000 gallantry awards

10.

The most costly action for South Africans on the Western Front was which disastrous battle?

[ ]	Battle of Longueval
[ ]	Battle of Pozieres Ridge
[ ]	Battle of Guillmont
[x]	Battle of Delville Wood

Of the 3,153 men who entered the wood, only 780 survived. Three-quarters of them did not make it