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Trench design
Conditions
weapons
Daily life
Misc
100
This is the country that the trenches were in during WWI.
Where is France?
100
These creatures spread trench fever.
What are body lice?
100
You could do this to protect yourself if you didn't have a gas mask.
What is pee on rag, hold to face?
100
Soldiers were given a ration of this each day to keep their spirits up.
What is Rum?
100
Putting your head above the trench could have you shot by this type of soldier.
What is a sniper?
200
The name of the land between the trenches.
What is "No Man's Land"?
200
This disease was caused due to water in the trenches.
What is trench foot?
200
This the other name for bombardment.
What is Shelling?
200
Every morning soldiers would be asked to do this at 5am.
What is "Stand to" for inspection?
200
These animals sometimes got as large as cats.
What are Rats?
300
This is the average height of a trench.
What is 6 Feet?
300
Soldiers often made mistakes due to this.
What is boredom?
300
This practice was banned due it being considered inhumane (Done to a knife).
What is, notching your blade?
300
If a soldier was stranded in no man's land, they needed to do this if a flare went up.
What is , Stay still?
300
Conscription is another name for this.
What is the draft?
400
This is the name of the sand bags at the top of the trench.
What is the Parapet?
400
Enemy troops would do this at night to disrupt sleep.
What is bombardment?
400
This was the name for the standard issue Canadian rifle.
What is the "Lee Enfield" Bolt action rifle?
400
This is the name of the practice of entering no man's land.
What is "Going over the top"?
400
Soldiers would bomb enemy trenches from below by doing this.
What is tunneling?
500
This is the name of the planks of wood the soldiers walked on.
What is "duck boards'?
500
In close combat, this method of fighting was best.
What is bayonet fencing?
500
How did chlorine gas kill you?
What is, burned your lungs, caused you to drown in your own fluids?
500
This was the average life expectancy of a WWI soldier.
What is 6 weeks?
500
This is the name of German leader WWI.
Kaiser Wilhelm II?