What are the 3 components of the New Zealand Defence Force?
New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
What is the name for information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view?
Propaganda
What is the name for the space in between two enemy front lines?
No man's land
Name three jobs women did during WWI.
Possible answers: Postal worker, munitions factory worker, red cross organiser, fundraiser, farm labourer, nurse
What percentage of New Zealand’s population served overseas in WWI?
10%
Name 3 wars that NZ has been involved in.
Possible answers: Second Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Vietnam War, and in Iraq and Afghanistan
What is one way that propaganda was spread during World War I?
Possible answers: movies/films, radio broadcasts, newspapers, posters
What was the name given to trenches which connected the fire trench (the front line), support trenches, and reserve trenches?
Communication trenches
Women often worked in Munitions factories during the war. What colour would munitions factory workers' hands turn due to the harsh chemicals they were working with?
Yellow
Christmas day truces in 1914 mainly occurred between soldiers from which two countries?
Britain and Germany
What does 'Ngāti Tūmatauenga' directly translate to? It is the Māori name for the New Zealand Army.
Tribe of the God of War
True or False: During WWI, people trusted propaganda more as the war went on.
False
What invention broke the stalemate of trench warfare in WWI?
The tank
What was Nancy Wake's code name?
The White Mouse
In which country did the Gallipoli campaign take place?
Türkiye/Turkey
What animal is on the Ngāti Tūmatauenga crest?
A lion
During WWI and WWII, where were propaganda films commonly shown?
Cinemas
Why did the tea often taste terrible in the trenches?
It was often prepared in used petrol cans
How many NZ women served overseas as nurses during WWI?
What is the name given to a person who was conscripted into WWI but refused to serve in the army?
Conscientious objector
1845
The 'Uncle Sam' poster is one of the most iconic posters known for encouraging men to enlist in the US Army. What was the slogan/message of that poster?
I want YOU for U.S. Army
Why was it important for men to shave when they were in the trenches?
So their gas masks would seal properly
How much money did Lady Liverpool raise for the NZ War effort in 1915?
£1.3 million
What is the date of Armistice Day, the day WWI ended?
November 11, 1918