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World War
australia at war
gallipoli
war
General Knowledge
100

name the alliance that existed to make britain, france and russia allies

triple entente or allied forces

100
Soldiers who suffered from shell shock were often treated as this?

alcoholics

100
what modern country is gallipoli located in
turkey
100
what is the term used to describe being forced into the army?
conscription
100
What year was Australia federated?
1901
200

What meat in a can did soldiers commonly eat in the trenches?

corned beef

200
What was four issues facing the Australians as they landed at Gallipoli
uphill, steep, turks firing, rocky terrain, not a lot of beach, water behind them, landed in wrong spot
200

What does terrain mean? And how did it make the Gallipoli landing difficult?

The features of the land. ANZAC Cove was surrounded by steep cliffs and a long beach

200

What did women along the trenches collecting the wounded?

ambulances

200

Women working in which industry received childcare?

Ammunition factories

300

What sport were women banned from playing when the war ended?

football
300

Which animals were used to detect gas weapons in the trenches?

slugs

300
True or False. Australia had no one die during the evacuation of Gallipoli.
true.
300
True or False. There were more New Zealanders that fought in WW1 than Australians.
false.
300

Who sings Beautiful Things?

Benson Boon

400
Who was assasinated that provoked the outbreak of war?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
400
What date did Australia land at Gallipoli
25 april 1915
400

Your foot is swollen and painful from being wet and cold for a long period. You probably have?

Trenchfoot

400

A stalemate is?

Where neither side is advancing, soldiers stuck in trenches to wait it out.

400

Looking back at Making a Nation. People want you to do well, but.............

Never better than them

500

Some young men lied about their age to go to war. True or False?

True

500
What date did the war end in 1918?
11 November
500

Gallipoli was a failure from a military point of view but what did it allow ANZAC troops to show?

Courage, determination and mateship. It is how the ANZAC legend was born

500
What day was there a truce and soldiers exchanges gifts?

Christmas Day Armistace

500
what three animals featured as the symbols of the Australian sydney 2000 olympics?
kookaburra, platypus, echidna