Battle Strategies
What is No Mans Land?
dangerous, unowned strip of terrain situated between two opposing enemy trench systems.
(Where No Man is)
What standard-issue British helmet, introduced in 1915 to protect against shrapnel, was colloquially known as the "Brodie helmet" or the "tin hat"?
Brodie Helmet
What was the nickname for the U.S. Army Signal Corps telephone operators who were deployed to France to operate switchboards near the front lines?
Hello Girls
What standard-issue British bolt-action rifle could fire up to 15 rounds a minute?
The Lee-Enfield
What is Payton´s favorite color?
Olive Green
What is a war of attrition?
military strategy that aims to wear down an enemy's personnel.
What massive, rigid airships did Germany use to conduct the world's first strategic bombing raids over London and other British cities?
Zeppelins
How many U.S. Navy Yeomen served in clerical and technical roles during World War I?
About 11-12,000
Which iconic American semi-automatic sidearm became the standard-issue pistol for U.S. forces in 1911?
The colt M1911
What is Payton´s favorite Genre of music?
Folk music
What is a creeping barrage?
where a continuous curtain of exploding shells moved.
What was the name of the world's first combat tank, which made its rocky debut at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette in September 16, 1916?
The Mark 1
Which famous scientist operated mobile X-ray vehicles to help wounded soldiers on the battlefields?
Marie Curie
Which German Luger alternative was the standard-issue sidearm for German officers?
The Mauser C96 or P08 Luger.
Who is Payton´s wife(celebrity crush)?
Olivia Dean
What was the Schilieffen plan?
military strategy
Used to to avoid a two-front war against France and Russia.
What anti-submarine weapon, essentially an explosive drum dropped from the stern of a ship and set to detonate at a specific water pressure, was introduced by the British Royal Navy in 1916?
The depth charge
Which famous British suffragette founded the militant Women's Social and Political Union in 1903 before the war paused major suffrage campaigns?
Emmeline Pankhurst
Who invented the machine gun in 1883 that served as the basis for most heavy automatic weapons in WWI?
Hirman Maxim
What does Payton do for fun?
Read, hang with homies, travel, ride bike, play guitar
What is the Gallipoli Campaign?
Ailed World War I Allied offensive on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Ottoman Turkey.
What iconic German triplane did Manfred von Richthofen, famously known as the "Red Baron," fly during his final combat months?
The Fockker Dr.l.
Which European countries officially deployed female combat troops into frontline action during World War I?
Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia
What was the name of the very first tank ever used in combat, which debuted at the Battle of the Somme in September 1916?
The British Mark
What was Payton´s favorite place to travel to?
Spain