Characters
Plot
Historical Context
WWI Technology and Weapons
100

Who is Joey's owner and trainer?

Albert

100

Where does Albert first train Joey?

On his family’s farm in Devon, England.

100

How did the war affect people who weren’t soldiers, like Emilie’s family?

Soldiers took their supplies.

100

What weapon caused soldiers to wear gas masks?

Poison gas

200

Who buys Joey from Albert’s father at the auction?

Captain Nicholls

200

Why does Albert’s father sell Joey to the British Army?

To pay the rent and because they were struggling financially.

200

What kind of fighting was common in World War I?

Trench warfare

200

What new weapon was introduced in WWI that changed how battles were fought on land?

Tanks

300

Who hides Joey and Topthorn from the Germans in France?

Emilie

300

How does Joey survive getting caught in the barbed wire during the war?

A British and a German soldier free him in No Man’s Land.

300

How were horses used in World War I?

They carried soldiers and supplies.

300

What weapon in War Horse needed 4-6 men to operate and fired 600 rounds per minute, making trench warfare deadly?

Machine guns.

400

Who is Emilie’s caretaker in the movie?

Her grandfather

400

What is placed on Joey’s neck as he marches off to war?

Albert’s father’s military flag (or pennant).

400

Who was the main aggressor in World War I?

Germany

400

In War Horse, what type of technology was first used for scouting but later equipped with weapons during WWI?

Airplanes.

500

What is the name of Albert’s mother and Ted Narracott’s wife?

Rose

500

How does Albert call Joey in the movie?

He uses a special owl-like whistle that Joey recognizes.

500

When did World War I begin?

1914

500

In War Horse, what was the dangerous area called that soldiers had to cross between opposing trenches?

No Man’s Land.