Allowed men to observe the battlefield from a safe spot

Sleeping while you were on watch duty in the trenches was......

Punishable by death in some cases

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Trenches in WW1

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Simple quiz designed to work with the BBC Bytesized website about Trenches in WW1.

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1
Soldiers were only allowed to sleep at which time of day?
At night time like regular people.
At 5pm when they knocked off work.
Early morning before morning duties
Daytime after morning duties.
2
Soldiers in trenches had lots of food at the start of the war. As the war went on, the food...
Stopped being delivered to the men in the trenches.
Became limited and unpleasant
Got better, they were in France after all.
Was stolen by the German army.
3
Trenches were used by soldiers in World War 1 in which battles?
Gallipoli
The Western Front
A, B and C
The Eastern Front
4
Periscopes ......
Allowed men to observe the battlefield from a safe spot
Were used to shoot soldiers on opposing sides.
Were not invented in WW1
5
Rainwater would freeze in the trenches during the cold winters.
False
True
6
Sleeping while you were on watch duty in the trenches was......
There was no watch duty in the trenches
A job that only brave soldiers wanted
Punishable by death in some cases
Expected, it was the only time to get some rest
7
Trench warfare supports the notion that WW1 was a 'defensive' war.
False
True
8
Letter writing was a ....... to many soldiers on the front line.
Chore
Lifeline
Distraction
9
All soldiers had this attached to their Rifle.
Telescope
Sandwich.
Bayonet
Picture of their Girlfriend
10
Soldiers were given free time in the afternoon to.....
Pick lice out of their hair and clothes
Write letters to home
Kick the footy around no mans land
A & B
11
On the Western Font, sandbags were filled with.....
Sand
Mud
12
Working in the trenches was.....
Dirty and Unpleasant.
Not as bad as many made it out to be.
Hard but Enjoyable.
Relatively safe.
13
Dogs often carried medical supplies to injured soldiers.
True
False
14
Trench foot is a conditioned caused by.....
Water in the trenches
Rats
Fleas

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