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All Quite Difficult on the Western Front
Can you answer 20 random questions about the Western Front of World War I? This is for experts, or those who want to learn!
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Last updated: March 8, 2024
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1. How many soldiers' lives was Robert Nivelle entrusted with in 1917?
Over ten million
Over half a million
Over 100 thousand
Over a million
2. About how long did the Battle of the Somme last?
7 months
9 months
5 months
3 months
3. What country was most directly responsible for destroying the Hindenburg Line?
Australia
France
United States
United Kingdom
4. What territory did the Germans expect the French to invade if a war broke out?
Westphalia
Alsace-Lorraine
Bavaria
Saxony
5. What weapon of war was used first at the Battle of the Sommes?
Machine Gun
Planes
Poison Gas
Tanks
6. What instigated an all-out attack by the Germans in the Spring of 1917?
Treaty negotiations
American troops started to arrive in Europe
Successful espionage
Italian surrender
7. Along what river did the French attack extensively attack to draw German forces away from the besieged Verdun?
The Meuse
The Aisne
The Somme
The Seine
8. What plane was a "scourge" to the Allied air force?
Albatros D.III
Sopwith Camel
Fokker Eindecker
SPAD XIII
9. What river gave the city of Verdun a natural defense?
The Somme
The Rhine
The Seine
The Meuse
10. What was the deadliest battle of the war, with over 1 million casualties?
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of Ypres
11. What was the idea that Germany could win the "war of resources"?
Trench warfare
Materialschlacht
Blitzkrieg
Attrition strategy
12. What type of warfare broke out during the Race to the Sea in late 1914?
Guerilla
Attrition
Blitzkrieg
Trench
13. What nickname did the Red Baron's squadron, who painted their planes all different colours, go by?
The Painted Pew Pews
The Flying Circus
The Chromatic Aeromatics
The Rainbow Connection
14. What is the German doctrine of pointed, overwhelming attacks at specific points in the enemy trenches called?
Blitzkrieg
Taktik
Kesselschlacht
Schwerpunkt
15. How many casualties were there at just the Battle of Verdun?
1.5 million
1 million
500,000
750,000
16. What larger battle does the Battle of Langemarck belong to?
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Passchendaele
The First Battle of Ypres
17. To what larger battle does the Battle of Albert, which saw 57,000 casualties in a single day, belong?
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Verdun
18. What major battle did Germany lose on its own soil before surrendering?
Battle of the Marne
Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Somme
They surrendered without fighting on their own soil
19. What French general promised a quick victory in 1917 but only delivered mass casualties?
Ferdinand Foch
Philippe Petain
Joseph Joffre
Robert Nivelle
20. Who was the supreme French General in charge of her defenses?
Foch
Nivelle
Joffre
Petain
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Edit: oh her is referring to Germany, nevermind