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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.
What weapon is most responsible for the high death toll of the war?
Tanks
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Machine Guns
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Planes
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Mustard Gas
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2.
What country was most directly responsible for destroying the Hindenburg Line?
France
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Australia
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United Kingdom
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United States
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3.
What did Germany call its all-out attack of 1917?
Kaiserschlacht
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Ludendorff Offensive
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Operation Blücher
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Schwerpunkt
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4.
France's primary defensive plan in the case of war was a counterattack.
True
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False
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5.
How many casualties were there at just the Battle of Verdun?
1.5 million
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500,000
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750,000
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1 million
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6.
What strategy did France rely upon in 1915 during both the Spring Offensive and the Autumn Offensive?
Mass Breakthrough
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Attrition
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Blitzkrieg
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Trench Warfare
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7.
Who became a Generalfeldmarschall of the Germany army in 1914 and played a primary role as leader of her military through the war?
Moltke the Younger
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Falkenhayn
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Hindenburg
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Mackensen
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8.
What unintended consequence did attacking shipping have for Germany?
Accelerated peace negotiations
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Strengthened diplomatic ties
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Improved naval tactics
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It led to the Americans entering the war
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9.
What German politician asked for peace negotiations as early as 1916 but was turned down?
Hindenburg
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Ludendorff
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Von Bulow
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Bethmann Hollweg
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10.
Who became Germany's first fighter ace of national celebrity, a pilot who had 40 victories and helped to train the Red Baron?
Richard von Richtofen
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Johann Ludendorff
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Fokker Eindecker
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Oswald Boelcke
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11.
How did the Allies repulse the German attack near Paris in 1914?
Successful cavalry charge
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The naval blockade disrupted German supply lines
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They dug into trench lines a little ways across a river
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Air superiority
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12.
What country's Corps defeated the last major German forward position, pushing them back to the Hindenburg Line?
French
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Australian
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British
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American
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13.
Who was the leader of Germany?
Tsar Nicholas II
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Emperor Joseph
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King George
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Kaiser Wilhelm
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14.
What nickname did the Red Baron's squadron, who painted their planes all different colours, go by?
The Flying Circus
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The Painted Pew Pews
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The Chromatic Aeromatics
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The Rainbow Connection
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15.
What larger battle does the Battle of Langemarck belong to?
The First Battle of Ypres
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The Battle of Verdun
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The Battle of Passchendaele
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The Battle of the Somme
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16.
What was the deadliest battle of the war, with over 1 million casualties?
The Battle of Ypres
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The Battle of Passchendaele
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The Battle of the Somme
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The Battle of Verdun
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17.
Where did the French and BEF manage to defend against the German attack on Paris in 1914?
The Somme River
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The Marne River
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The Seine River
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The Aisne River
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18.
What plane was a "scourge" to the Allied air force?
Fokker Eindecker
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Albatros D.III
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SPAD XIII
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Sopwith Camel
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19.
Who briefly commanded the entire German army during the Battle of Verdun?
General Ludendorff
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General Falkenhayn
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General Hindenburg
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General Mackensen
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20.
What territory did the Germans expect the French to invade if a war broke out?
Alsace-Lorraine
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Bavaria
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Westphalia
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Saxony
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Edit: oh her is referring to Germany, nevermind