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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1. What was the idea that Germany could win the "war of resources"?
Blitzkrieg
Materialschlacht
Trench warfare
Attrition strategy
2. On what city did Germany launch a blistering, 10-month attack in 1916?
Ypres
Verdun
Amiens
Somme
3. What was the French objective at the Second Battle of Artois?
Take Ypres
Take Vimy Ridge
Take the north bank of the Somme
Take Verdun
4. What major defensive fortification did the Germans build at the end of 1916?
Hindenburg Line
Siegfried Line
Maginot Line
Mannerheim Line
5. In which Battle did the French army get absolutely wrecked in Alsace-Lorraine?
Battle of Nancy
Battle of Mulhouse
Battle of Metz
Battle of Strasbourg
6. What major battle did Germany lose on its own soil before surrendering?
They surrendered without fighting on their own soil
Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Marne
Battle of the Somme
7. What neutral country did Britain have a strong alliance with?
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Denmark
8. What plane was a "scourge" to the Allied air force?
Sopwith Camel
Fokker Eindecker
Albatros D.III
SPAD XIII
9. Which of the following is a German lighter-than-air ship?
Eindecker
Zeppelin
Stukke
Luftwaffe
10. What one attack went surprisingly well during the Nivelle Campaign?
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Battle of the Somme
Battle of the Aisne
Battle of Passchendaele
11. What campaign defeated Germany once and for all?
Spring Offensive
Kaiserschlacht
Nivelle Offensive
The Hundred Days Campaign
12. Where did the British first fight the Germans?
The Battle of Cambrai
The Battle of Ypres
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Mons
13. What was the deadliest battle of the war, with over 1 million casualties?
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of Ypres
The Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Verdun
14. What instigated an all-out attack by the Germans in the Spring of 1917?
Italian surrender
Successful espionage
Treaty negotiations
American troops started to arrive in Europe
15. What was one of the problems with French military officers?
Too inexperienced
Too elderly
Too creative
Too lustful
16. What country joined the war in 1917?
France
Russia
United States
Italy
17. What did Germany call its all-out attack of 1917?
Operation Blücher
Ludendorff Offensive
Kaiserschlacht
Schwerpunkt
18. What was the first objective in the Schlieffen Plan?
Capture Brussels
Siege of St. Petersburg
Invade Alsace-Lorraine
Take Paris
19. What type of warfare broke out during the Race to the Sea in late 1914?
Guerilla
Blitzkrieg
Trench
Attrition
20. What larger battle does the Battle of Nonne Bosschen belong to?
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of the Somme
The First Battle of Ypres
9 Comments
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Level 59
Mar 8, 2024
lol thought you misspelled the title and went to comment on it, then fully read it
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Level 77
Mar 8, 2024
Puns… the lowest form of JetPunk quiz name.
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Level 59
Mar 8, 2024
60%
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Level 77
Mar 8, 2024
Nice!
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Level 73
Mar 8, 2024
But Russian surrender isn’t totally wrong because that’s what frees up their soldiers for an all out attack on one front right?
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Level 77
Mar 8, 2024
Hmmm. I see your logic and can’t say that option is entirely wrong. Changed to Italian surrender.
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Level 73
Mar 8, 2024
Oh I didn’t realize it was random. I’ll do it a few more times, I got 65% first try.
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Level 73
Mar 8, 2024
Got 70%, but missed question that said Hindenburg was a she?

Edit: oh her is referring to Germany, nevermind

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Level 77
Mar 8, 2024
Yeah. I referred to France and Germany as “her” a couple times.