It holds the soldier's food and is not what you take your lunch to school in.
What is a cardboard box.
100
What was the paper that the government gave the soldiers in their meal box?
What is toilet paper?
100
What is the grenade with the ridges called? Hint: Think Food.
What is pineapple grenade?
100
What color is the soldier's wardrobe?
What is Olive Drab?
100
How much did the soldier's backpack weigh on D-Day?
What is 80 to 100 pounds?
200
What was it that soldiers were given to munch on during the day that they had to break with the butt of their rifles or it would break their teeth? It gave them quick calories/energy.
What is chocolate?
200
Did the soldiers carry a heavier gun or the lighter kind?
What is a heavier gun?
200
What material is the uniform made out of?
What is wool?
200
What helped the soldiers float when they were trying to get to shore?
What is a lifebelt?
300
What did the soldiers carry to make a foxhole or to dig trenches?
What is a shovel?
300
What usually came in a breakfast can for the soldiers?
What is eggs and ham?
300
What is the grenade with smooth edges called that produced less shrapnel than the pineapple grenade? Hint: Think Food Again.
What is lemon grenade?
300
Where does the soldier carry his gas mask?
What is on his front?
300
The soldiers were not threatened with gas in this invasion.They threw out their gas masks, but why did they keep the bag it came in?
What is it was waterproof?
400
Many soldiers carried things to make them feel more at home. What did the government give them to help with that even though we know they are bad for us now?
What is cigarettes?
400
What was the lemon powder in their meal box used for?
What is shining their shoes?
400
The Germans used a different kind of grenade called a potato smasher. This grenade was easier to throw because of the way it was made. Why was the potato smasher different than the lemon or pineapple grenades?
What is it had a handle?
400
What protects the soldier's head from shrapnel?
What is his helmet?
400
What were the paper cuffs on their arms for?
What is to change color when there was gas in the air?
500
The grenades were carried on what part of the backpack?
What is the straps?
500
Did the soldiers take the time to use their mess kit to heat up the food in their boxes?
What is no, they did not?
500
How many bullets did the soldiers carry on their uniforms?
What is 600 to 800 bullets?
500
What did a soldier carry in his med kit?
What is a piece of gauze?
500
What boat did the soldiers use to ride into Normandy?