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World War 1: Nature of Trench Warfare - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 354 times
- The average score is 6 of 14
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| More trench activity occurred at night time than during the day. True or false? | True | 89%
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| Twice daily, during wet weather, men were supposed to change their... | Socks | 80%
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| What was the space in betwen the trenches of the two opposing sides called? | No-man's land | 79%
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| These thrived on decomposing flesh and numbered in the millions, often growing to the size of a small kitten | Rats | 71%
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| What resulted from incessant gun fire, close proximity to exploding shells, accumulation of stress | Shell shock | 64%
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| Typical month for the BEF: 8 days in the reserve trenches,4 days in support, _____ days in the front line | 4 | 63%
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| Trenches were designed in a ______ pattern so that explosions could be contained | zig-zag | 62%
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| Often, trenches were lined with ______ for support and protection | sandbags | 36%
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| These were kept to detect poison gas in the trenches | Canaries | 31%
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| In the trenches, these were laid out so that soldiers could avoid standing in the mud | Duckboards | 19%
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| If the Germans were not going to attack, this order would be issued | Stand down | 19%
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| This tactic was used to demoralise opponents, gain information from captured soldiers and divert the enemy | Trench raids | 8%
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| Denis Winter: "________ (number) men received war pensions for mental disorders suffered during the war." | 50000 | 5%
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| This was scattered throughout trenches to stop the spread of disease | Chloride of Lime | 2%
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