Ypres
The Somme
Vimy Ridge
Passchendaele
Amiens
100

The battle of Ypres is famously known for the testing of this gas by the German soldiers

What is Chlorine

100

The duration of months the battle of the Somme lasted

What is 10 months

100

The reason for the battle of Vimy Ridge

What is to secure a controlled German hill
100

What year was the battle of Passchendaele

What is 1917

100

The German army were coined this phrase because of the battle of Amiens


What is the "beginning of the end" of the German army

200

Canadian soldiers soaked their cloths with this substance to protect themselves from gas attacks

What is Urine
200

These many casualties are a result of this bloody battle 

What is 1.25 million casualties 

200

Canadian soldiers were coined this nickname due to their ability to plan and carry out quick attacks 


Who are Storm Troopers

200

The amount of kilometres that were gained as a result of this battle

What is 6km

200

The Canadians used this as a secret weapon to help purposely set up a pretend retreat to trick the Germans 

What is a smoke screen (and fog)

300

The Germans placed this many gas canisters after brief artillery fire 

What is 5,700 gas canisters 

300

The Allies gained this many kilometres as a result of this battle

What is 12km

300

These 2 Canadian figures guided the succession of capturing Vimy Ridge 

Who is General Arthur Curry and Andrew McNaughton 

300

The consequence of the preliminary artillery barrage created this disadvantageous environmental condition

What are huge holes and craters, which were rained on creating a mud field

300

By the end of the battle of Amiens, these many Canadian soldiers were reported dead and wounded 

What is 45,000
400

2000 French and British soldiers were captured and detained by German soldiers also known as

Who were Prisoners of War

400

The slim, muddy area with no trees and lots of shell holes that divided German and Allied trenches during World War I.  

What is No Man's Land

400

This technique created a line of shellfire just in front of the Canadian troops and then kept it moving forward like a shield so that the soldiers could move behind it, across the battlefield

What is the Creeping Barrage/ Creeping Artillery 

400

This tactic involves capturing a small piece of land and maintaining control over it. You would then utilize this territory as a base to expand and capture the next piece of land

What is the "Bite and Hold" technique

400

The first battle that combined ____, ____, ____, ____, _____ ____ and ____ ____ to drive German army out of France

What are artillery, planes, tanks, cavalry, armoured cars and ground troops

500

The significance of the battle of Ypres on Canada

What is Canadians establishing a reputation as a fighting force

500

The French appealed this British Commander in Chief who started the Somme offensive

Who is Commander in Chief Douglas Haig

500

The significance of Vimy Ridge

What is the 1) allies are on the offensive for the first time, and victorious, 2) Canadians are clearly capable of amazing military manoeuvres, and 3) Germany is demoralized and on the defensive 

500

The significance of the battle of Passchendaele

What is 1) Canadians have enormous casualties and 2) 9 Canadians gain the Victoria Cross (Britain's highest military honour)

500

On August 9th, this move by the Canadians changed the entire tempo of the war. German General Erich Ludendorff described it as "the black day of the German Army" due to the large number of soldiers who chose to surrender rather than fight to the death.

What is punching a 12km hole in the German line