Era of the Great War
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- Q1When did the First World War begin?5th September 19144th August 191430th June 191411th November 191430s
- Q2What role did Lord Kitchener play in the First World War?Prime MinisterSecretary of State for WarMinister for War PropagandaHead of the British Army30s
- Q3What illness did soldiers catch from drinking dirty water?Trench FeverTrench FootCholeraDysentery30s
- Q4What was the first things soldiers had to do each morning?Stand BackSit UpStand DownStand To30s
- Q5What Scottish Football Team was top of the Scottish League in 1914?AberdeenHeartsCelticHibs30s
- Q6What was the nickname of regiments where friends joined the army together?Friends BattalionsMates RegimentsGroup TaskforcePals Battallions30s
- Q7Which side was first to use poison gas?RussiaFranceGermanyBritain30s
- Q8What type of gas was used first?MustardSarinChlorinePhosgene30s
- Q9How many men were in a tank crew?526430s
- Q10What was the name of the rifle issued to British soldiers?Lee EnfieldLee PenfieldLee StanbridgeJoe Henfield30s
- Q11What does DORA stand forDefence of the Rules ActDefence of the Roads ActDefence of the Realm ActDirections on Revised Action30s
- Q12When was rationing introduced in Britain191719181914191530s
- Q13Why were pub landlords angry during the war?Shorter opening hoursDrinks became cheaperToo many customersNot enough customers30s
- Q14Who founded the NUWSS?Helen CrawfurdMary KenneyMary McKenzieMillicent Fawcett30s
- Q15What does NUWSS stand for?New Union for Women's Suffragette SocietyNational Union of Women's Suffrage Societies?National Union of Women's Sisterhood SocietiesNational Union of Workers' Socialist Society30s