Soldiers
Named for their role in fortifying trenches, this was the nickname for an Aussie soldier in WW1.
What is a Digger
This city, now known as Istanbul, was the capital of the Ottoman Empire
What is Constantinople
This disease occurred in soldiers who spent a long time in wet or damp trenches
What is trenchfoot
This word, meaning a fixed or limited amount of something, rhymes with the word fashion.
What is a ration
This river is known for a battle included a day that was regarded as the worst in British military history
What is the Somme
Named for a soldier used as an example on an enlistment form, this was the nickname of the British soldier in WW1
What is a Tommy
This general led the Turkish forces at Gallipoli and went on to become his nation's leader.
Who is Mustafa Kemal
These little creatures, smaller than a grain of rice, shared the trenches with the soldiers and made their lives miserable
What are lice
This word, meaning a German airship that was often used to raid British cities, is also part of the name of a very famous British rock band.
What is a Zeppelin
This battle suggests a tree that does not sit beside any other tree.
What is Lone Pine
What is a Hun
With a name the same as a small, dried grape, this was the title of the wife of the leader of the Ottoman Empire.
What is a sultana
This Germans were hoping that the war would be fought quickly and on open ground and used this plan to try and surround the French armies in 1914.
What was the Schlieffen Plan
This type of Machine Gun shares its name with a famous Queensland Rugby League player who is often called the King.
What is a Lewis Gun
This naval battle was significant in that no side really one, and both sides decided not to engage each other at sea again.
What is the Battle of Jutland
This former soldier and Lord appeared on enlistment posters throughout the British Empire, pointing at the reader and exclaiming "I Want You".
Who is Lord Kitchener
This sea is between the Dardenelles and the Black Sea, and would have been the last body of water to cross before the Allied navies reached the Ottoman capital.
What is the Sea of Marmara
These boards were used at the bottom of trenches to ensure that the soldiers feet remained dry as much as possible
What is a duckboard
This word, meaning a sustained artillery attack, shares its name with a barrier that is used in rivers to prevent flooding
What is a barrage
This French city was fiercely defended by the French, and was famous for the leadership of Philippe Petain.
What is Verdun
This soldier whose real name was Kirkpatrick, died at age 22 and was famous for his association with an animal
Who is John Simpson
These people were the victims of a genocide that occurred in the east of the Ottoman Empire near the end of WW1.
Who were the Armenians
Named after one of their generals, this famous defensive line was established by the Germans near the end of the war
What is the Hindenburg Line
This word, meaning to move around to the side of an enemy's position to attack, is also a cut of meat.
What is a flank
This was the name of a battle on the eastern front. Its name is the same as the surname of the character Biff in Back to the Future, followed by the German word for castle or stronghold
What is Tannenburg