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World History: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - The First World War 4 (Questions)

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Rationing was introduced during the First World War. The earliest known use of the term 'First World War' appeared during the war by German philosopher Ernst Haeckel. Many World War One battles were futile and resulted in little advantage for either side.

Test your knowledge with this History quiz.

What was the first poison gas used in the war?

[ ]	Chlorine
[ ]	Cyanide
[ ]	Phosgene
[ ]	Sulphur

The Gallipoli landings of 1915 aimed to defeat which ally of Germany?

[ ]	Austria
[ ]	Hungary
[ ]	Italy
[ ]	Turkey

Which 1916 battle was a symbol of the horrors of war?

[ ]	Artois
[ ]	Flers
[ ]	Fromelles
[ ]	The Somme

The Somme aimed to force German troops away from which battle?

[ ]	Cambrai
[ ]	Loos
[ ]	Verdun
[ ]	Ypres

What signal usually ordered men 'over the top'?

[ ]	A gunshot
[ ]	A shout
[ ]	A siren
[ ]	A whistle

Which countries' troops fought at Gallipoli?

[ ]	Australia and New Zealand
[ ]	Australia and South Africa
[ ]	Canada and New Zealand
[ ]	Canada and USA

What was NOT used during the Battle of the Somme?

[ ]	Helicopters
[ ]	Machine guns
[ ]	Mustard gas
[ ]	Tanks

The major German attack on the Western Front in spring 1918 was the .......

[ ]	Hindenburg Offensive
[ ]	Luddendorf Offensive
[ ]	Maastricht Offensive
[ ]	Scheldt Offensive

What method forced men to join the British Army?

[ ]	Conscription
[ ]	Encryption
[ ]	Inscription
[ ]	Procrastination

10.

What did the Germans call their submarines?

[ ]	D-Boats
[ ]	S-boats
[ ]	U-boats
[ ]	X-boats

World History: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - The First World War 4 (Answers)

What was the first poison gas used in the war?

[x]	Chlorine
[ ]	Cyanide
[ ]	Phosgene
[ ]	Sulphur

The Gallipoli landings of 1915 aimed to defeat which ally of Germany?

[ ]	Austria
[ ]	Hungary
[ ]	Italy
[x]	Turkey

Which 1916 battle was a symbol of the horrors of war?

[ ]	Artois
[ ]	Flers
[ ]	Fromelles
[x]	The Somme

51 VCs were won by British soldiers, 17 posthumously

The Somme aimed to force German troops away from which battle?

[ ]	Cambrai
[ ]	Loos
[x]	Verdun
[ ]	Ypres

What signal usually ordered men 'over the top'?

[ ]	A gunshot
[ ]	A shout
[ ]	A siren
[x]	A whistle

Which countries' troops fought at Gallipoli?

[x]	Australia and New Zealand
[ ]	Australia and South Africa
[ ]	Canada and New Zealand
[ ]	Canada and USA

The ANZAC forces: Australia and N.Z. Army Corps

What was NOT used during the Battle of the Somme?

[x]	Helicopters
[ ]	Machine guns
[ ]	Mustard gas
[ ]	Tanks

Over one million men were killed in this battle alone

The major German attack on the Western Front in spring 1918 was the .......

[ ]	Hindenburg Offensive
[x]	Luddendorf Offensive
[ ]	Maastricht Offensive
[ ]	Scheldt Offensive

Allies retreated but Germans failed to break through

What method forced men to join the British Army?

[x]	Conscription
[ ]	Encryption
[ ]	Inscription
[ ]	Procrastination

It was introduced in 1916

10.

What did the Germans call their submarines?

[ ]	D-Boats
[ ]	S-boats
[x]	U-boats
[ ]	X-boats

Unterseeboot - German for 'undersea boat'