1. The First World War was expected to be over 'by Christmas' but it lasted from 1914-1918. Throughout the war, roughly how many men from around the world joined up to fight?

   1. 65 million

   2. 35 million

   3. 6 million

   4. 3 million

2. So many men died during the war, around 9 million, and many of those were under the age of 30. They are sometimes called 'the lost generation'. How old was the youngest soldier on record when he died?

   1. 18

   2. 16

   3. 14

   4. 12

3. Which British Prime Minister led Britain into war in 1914? After the Battle of the Somme, he was blamed for military failures and replaced. Was it -

   1. David Lloyd George

   2. Sir Douglas Haig

   3. Field Marshall Horatio Kitchner

   4. Herbert Asquith

4. Along the Western Front, both sides dug trenches where their troops could shelter from attack. How many kilometres of trenches had been dug by the end of the war?

   1. 32, 200

   2. 30,200

   3. 28,200

   4. 25, 200

5. On Christmas Day 1914, there was an official ceasefire along parts of the Western Front. What game did the soldiers play?

   1. Cricket

   2. Football

   3. Hockey

   4. Rugby

6. Flying planes in the First World War was very dangerous. What were planes made of?

   1. Aluminium

   2. Heavy metal

   3. Wood and cloth

   4. Rubber

7. In 1915, how many soldiers did the British nurse Edith Cavell smuggle out of German-occupied Belgium?

   1. 50

   2. 400

   3. 200

   4. 100

8. What were Zeppelins?

   1. Tanks

   2. Ships

   3. Submarines

   4. Airships

9. When was the Treaty of Versailles?

   1. 1914

   2. 1919

   3. 1920

   4. 1925

10. At the start of the war, which country had the biggest navy?

    1. Britain

    2. France

    3. Germany

    4. USA

Solutions

1:A, 2:D, 3:D, 4:A, 5:B, 6:C, 7:C, 8:D, 9:B, 10:A

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