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Year 9 World War 1
Year 9 World War 1
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A revision exercise to recap the main events of World War1.
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1
What expression has been used to characterise the leadership of the British army in WW1?
'mice led by cats'
'sheep led by goats'
'lions led by donkeys'
'dogs led by tigers'
2
The First World War ended in 1917
False
True
3
Which of these was not a problem for British soldiers in the trenches in France & Belgium?
starvation
lice
trench foot
rats
4
What day was the first day of the Battle of the Somme?
Ist July 1916
11th November 1918
11th November 1917
Ist July 1918
5
What was the name of the German war plan?
Blitzkreig
Schlieffen Plan
Plan Z
Operation Barbarrosa
6
What was the name of the British officer who led the Arabs against the Turks?
G. Orwell
T.E. Lawrence
O. Wingate
T. Harrison
7
What was the name of the only major battle between the German navy and the Royal Navy?
Midway
River Plate
Trafalgar
Jutland
8
Where was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
Budapest
Vienna
Belgrade
Sarajevo
9
Over 1 million Indians volunteered to fight in World War 1.
False
True
10
What as the name of the straits in Turkey which the Royal Navy attempted to sail up?
Dardanelles straits
Suez straits
Menai straits
Bosphorous straits
11
Portugal fought in World War 1.
False
True
12
What did the Kaiser call the British Expeditionary Force?
'A stupid little army'
'A ridiculous little army'
'A pathetic little army'
'A contemptible little army'
13
What name was given to the Australian and New Zealand army corps at Gallipoli?
The Diggers
Anzac
Prozac
Oz Corps
14
Term used to describe the agreements between GB, France and Russia?
Triple Entente
Triple Agreement
Triple Treaty
Triple Alliance
15
Which of these World War 1 poets came from Oswestry?
Rupert Brooke
Siegfried Sassoon
Robert Graves
Wilfred Owen
