World War I Quiz - The Tanks Roll In (Questions)

The First World War saw the development of many new weapons, borne of industrial technologies. One of these new weapons was the tank. See how much you know about the first weapons of their kind.

The heaviest tank of WWI was the German A7V. How much did it weigh?

[ ]	11 tons
[ ]	22 tons
[ ]	33 tons
[ ]	44 tons

Early tanks had poor ventilation and conditions inside them were uncomfortably hot. What temperatures did the crew have to put up with?

[ ]	Up to 40^o C
[ ]	Up to 45^o C
[ ]	Up to 50^o C
[ ]	Up to 60^o C

By 1918 Britain and France had produced a combined total of 6,506 tanks. How many had Germany produced?

[ ]	20 tanks
[ ]	200 tanks
[ ]	2,000 tanks
[ ]	20,000 tanks

The first use of tanks in war came during September 1916. At which battle?

[ ]	Battle of Verdun
[ ]	Battle of the Marne
[ ]	Battle of Jutland
[ ]	Battle of Flers-Courcelette

The first prototype tank was constructed in Britain in 1915. What was its nickname?

[ ]	Big Bertha
[ ]	Huge Henry
[ ]	Little Willie
[ ]	Tiny Tim

The word tank was first used as a codename to hide their true identity. What were they originally called?

[ ]	Mechanical Cavalry
[ ]	Landships
[ ]	Armoured Cavalry
[ ]	Trench Busters

The British Mark One tanks were armed with either heavy machine guns or 6-pounder guns. By what nicknames were these two variants commonly known?

[ ]	Cat and Mouse
[ ]	Tom and Jerry
[ ]	Thunder and Lightning
[ ]	Male and Female

The French Light Tank Renault F-17 was the first tank to have what feature?

[ ]	Caterpillar tracks
[ ]	Armour plating
[ ]	Revolving turret
[ ]	Periscope

The British Medium Tank Mark A was one of the fastest of tanks, earning it which nickname?

[ ]	The Whippet
[ ]	The Arrow
[ ]	The Lightning Bolt
[ ]	The Cheetah

10.

The first tanks were developed by which branch of the military?

[ ]	The Army
[ ]	The Navy
[ ]	The Air Force
[ ]	The Marines

World War I Quiz - The Tanks Roll In (Answers)

The heaviest tank of WWI was the German A7V. How much did it weigh?

[ ]	11 tons
[ ]	22 tons
[x]	33 tons
[ ]	44 tons

The A7V was 24ft long, 10ft high, 10ft wide and had a crew of 18!

Early tanks had poor ventilation and conditions inside them were uncomfortably hot. What temperatures did the crew have to put up with?

[ ]	Up to 40^o C
[ ]	Up to 45^o C
[x]	Up to 50^o C
[ ]	Up to 60^o C

Crews were also exposed to fumes from the engines and from the firing of weapons. Often entire crews became unconscious

By 1918 Britain and France had produced a combined total of 6,506 tanks. How many had Germany produced?

[x]	20 tanks
[ ]	200 tanks
[ ]	2,000 tanks
[ ]	20,000 tanks

The German army was slow to see the military value of the tank. By the start of World War 2 they had changed their minds and the notorious Panzer Divisions had been formed

The first use of tanks in war came during September 1916. At which battle?

[ ]	Battle of Verdun
[ ]	Battle of the Marne
[ ]	Battle of Jutland
[x]	Battle of Flers-Courcelette

49 tanks were ready for use. Of these only 32 made it to the battlefield and 7 of those failed to start!

The first prototype tank was constructed in Britain in 1915. What was its nickname?

[ ]	Big Bertha
[ ]	Huge Henry
[x]	Little Willie
[ ]	Tiny Tim

There were many faults in this prototype; not least that the tracks could not carry the 16 ton weight of the vehicle!

The word tank was first used as a codename to hide their true identity. What were they originally called?

[ ]	Mechanical Cavalry
[x]	Landships
[ ]	Armoured Cavalry
[ ]	Trench Busters

The tank was initially seen as a land-based cousin of the naval warships, hence the name ‘Landship’

The British Mark One tanks were armed with either heavy machine guns or 6-pounder guns. By what nicknames were these two variants commonly known?

[ ]	Cat and Mouse
[ ]	Tom and Jerry
[ ]	Thunder and Lightning
[x]	Male and Female

Those with machine guns only were known as ‘females’ and those with 6-pounder guns ‘males’

The French Light Tank Renault F-17 was the first tank to have what feature?

[ ]	Caterpillar tracks
[ ]	Armour plating
[x]	Revolving turret
[ ]	Periscope

Caterpillar tracks were invented in the 18th century and armour plating had been added in the 19th. All tanks had these but the F-17 was the very first with a revolving turret

The British Medium Tank Mark A was one of the fastest of tanks, earning it which nickname?

[x]	The Whippet
[ ]	The Arrow
[ ]	The Lightning Bolt
[ ]	The Cheetah

The Mark A was much faster than the earlier, heavier tanks. Its maximum speed was 8mph compared to the 4mph top speed of older tanks

10.

The first tanks were developed by which branch of the military?

[ ]	The Army
[x]	The Navy
[ ]	The Air Force
[ ]	The Marines

Tanks were a further development of armoured cars, which the navy had previously used to protect Allied airstrips in Belgium. The Royal Navy’s expertise in this field was put to good use on the tank