Artillery/chemical warfare
What was the nickname of the 420mm German howitzer (Large artillery)?
Big Bertha.
Name two illnesses/diseases that occurred in the trenches?
-emotional trauma, starvation, lice, body lice, Trench Foot, trench fever, Spanish flu, burns and blindness from mustard gas and shell shock.
What was the point of underground mines?
-cross territory.
-plant explosives under enemy trenches.
-confuse and attack
What was the name of the first prototype tank?
Little Willie.
What is the safest means of digging trenches that was used by soldiers?
tunnelling (digging a tunnel and then removing the roof, also the most difficult)
What rifle was used by Canadians before they switched to the British Lee Enfield rifle?
Ross Rifle.
What is the land that is in between the trenches called?
No mans land.
True or false:
Enemy battles did not happen in the mines below the trenches, only above ground.
False, battles happened in the mines below and often ended with explosives blowing up enemy mines.
Why are tanks named "tanks"?
Britain said they were used to transport water on the battlefront so that they could keep the machine a secret, and the name stuck!
Which guns had the longest range in WW1?
German Paris guns
What did chlorine gas do a soldier? (Multiple answers, just need one)
-Blister the lungs
-React with moisture in the lungs and turn into Hydrochloric acid.
- Injure/kill them.
True or False
Trenches didn't give soldiers enough time to put on gas masks.
False, trenches may have allowed more time to react to the new technology of using gas as a weapon.
Using 600 tons of explosives, in 8000 meters of the tunnel, how many soldiers were killed in the explosion of the mine that could be heard from London?
10 000 soldiers (German).
Why did "Big Willie" replace "little Willie"?
"Little Willie" was slow, overheated, and couldn't cross the trenches.
How was most artillery transported?
Most artillery was transported by horses
What percentage of soldiers were killed in trench warfare because of heavy artillery?
75% of soldiers.
Name which battle Britain lost 60 000 soldiers fighting in the trenches.
The battle of the Somme.
What were the two methods miners used to find enemy tunnels?
The stick method, and the water method.
True or false
There were vehicles that came before "Little Willie" designed by Frederick Simms?
True!
Describe trenches size-wise (dimensions)?
Most trenches were between 1-2 m wide and 3 m deep
Why did they start using artillery to release gas on enemies instead of releasing gas from tanks into the air?
Wind played a significant role, because sometimes the gas would change direction and become "friendly fire", whereas using artillery was more precise for targeting the enemy.
What was the term used to describe what is now called PTSD in the trenches?
"Shell Shock"
True or false
The explosion at the mine in Spanbroekmolen created a crater that could hold a 40ft lake.
True!
The first groups of tanks _______ were very hot, noisy and suffered mechanical malfunctions on the battlefield. (What was the name of the prospective tank?)
Mark I!
What percentage of casualties were caused by shrapnel wounds and exploding shells
Shrapnel wounds and exploding shells caused 60% of battlefield casualties