Question 1

Who was in charge of planning the Battle of the Somme?

Accepted Answer

General Haig

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General French

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General Joffe

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General MacArthur

Question 2

Why did this battle have to be fought in the Somme region?

Accepted Answer

To draw troops away from Verdun.

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Because this was where the German trenches were weakest

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This was where the French army was the strongest

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This was where the supply lines to the army were the best.

Question 3

What kind of soliders were fighting in the Somme?

Accepted Answer

Inexperienced volunteers and Pals Battalions.

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Volunteers who had fought since the start of the war.

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The experienced BEF

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Soldiers from across the empire made up most of the soliders who fought.

Question 4

Which of the following orders were not given to the soliders before the battle?

Accepted Answer

To run across no mans land as quick as possible

Answer

To carry all the equipment they would need to take over the German trenches

Answer

To walk across no mans land

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To expect no opposition from the German soliders

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

The barbed wire was successfully cut up so soliders could get across no mans land.

Answer

The dug under the German trenches and planted mines.

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They bombed the barbed wire before the battle

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They bombarded the German trenches for 8 days before the battle

Question 6

What weapons did the Germans have that made this attack very difficult?

Accepted Answer

Machine guns

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Gas

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Grenades

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Tanks

Question 7

How many men died on the first day of the battle of the Somme?

Accepted Answer

20 000

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200

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2 000

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2 million

Question 8

When did the battle start and end?

Accepted Answer

1st July - 18th Nov

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1st December - 18thJuly

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1st July - 18th August

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1st March - 18tht July

Question 9

How many casualties were there on the first day? (injured)

Accepted Answer

57 400

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1 million

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500 540

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12 000

Question 10

Where was Haig while the battle was being fought?

Accepted Answer

50 miles behind the lines in a chateaux

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In a train moving to different areas of the battlefield

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One the front lines with the men

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10 miles behind the lines in a chateaux

Question 11

How many men in total did the British lose in this battle?

Accepted Answer

420 000

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4 million

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40 000

Answer

2 million

Question 12

How many German soliders were killed during this battle?

Accepted Answer

500 000

Answer

5 000

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5 million

Answer

50 000

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