Who Wants To Get a Top Grade in History?
Unit One: World War One
By B. HergottR.C.S.S.
1 What Alliance system did the Britain join?
A The Triple Alliance
C The Triple Entente D The Dynamic Duo
B The Dual alliance
2 Of which group was Gavrilo Princip a member?
A The Left Hand
C The Red Hand D The Black Hand
B The Right Hand
3 Which country did Germany invade in August 1914?
A Belgium
C Russia D Austria
B France
4 Who prepared the German war plan used in 1914?
A Von Schliemann
C Von Sciessen D Von Schlieffen
B Von Schliecher
5 Who was the Prime Minister in 1914?
A Robert Borden
C Wilfred Laurier D Wilhelm II
B Sam Hughes
6 The law which gave the Canadian government extra powers during the war was the…?
A Military Service Act
C Wartime Voters Act D Extraordinary Wartime Powers Act
B War Measures Act
7 Trench Foot was caused by …
A Food Poisoning
C Water D Poor quality boots
B Flies
8 Who commanded the Canadian Army in France for most of WW1?
A Arthur Currie
C Billy Bishop D Edmund Blackadder
B Douglas Haig
9 Women served at the battle front as…
A trench messengers
C ambulance drivers D pilots
B tank drivers
10 Where did Newfoundland Regiment attack on July 1 1916?
A Verdun
C Passchendaele D Vimy Ridge
B The Somme
11 Whale oil was used to try to prevent …?
A Trench foot
C Trench flatulence D Trench collapse
B Trench fever
12 Most casualties in WWI were caused by ...?
A Machine gun fire
C Gas D Shell fire
B Rifle fire
13 Which was NOT a type of poison gas used on the western front?
A Mustard
C Pepper D Phosgene
B Chlorine
14 Poison gas was usually …?
A Lighter than air
C Heavier than air D Undetectable
B Colourless
15 Which Canadian city suffered a massive explosion when two ships collided?
A Vancouver
C Montreal D Sarajevo
B Winnipeg
16 Which weapon was first used at the Battle of the Somme, September 1916?
A Flame thrower
C Poison Gas D Tank
B Bomber aircraft
A Vimy RidgeA Vimy Ridge
17 Where did a Canadian attack sink into a sea of mud?
C Passchendaele D Amiens
B The Somme
18 Which weapon was used by Germany for ‘unrestricted’ warfare?
C Battle ships D Aircraft
B SubmarinesA Gas
19 Which was NOT used to overcome the threat of food shortages?
A Convoys
C Rationing
B Propaganda
D Executions
20. This vocal French Canadian spoke out against conscription?
A Pierre Trudeau
C Rene Levesque
B Henri Bourassa
D Pauline Johnson
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