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Canada and WWI

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Canada and WWI game quiz
"Canada played a very important role in WWI. This quiz will feature questions from various stages of the war, but with most emphasis on Canada."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. The Black Hand's first attempt to kill Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 was successful.
    True
    False


2. Where did Canada do most of its fighting?
    The Western Front
    The Northern Front
    The Eastern Front
    The Southern Front


3. Which of these four major battles involving the Canadian was described by Germans as "das Blutbad" (the "Bloodbath")?
    The Second Battle of Ypres
    The Battle of Vimy Ridge
    The Battle of Passchendaele
    The Battle of the Somme


4. Which Canadian Ace had 72 victories?
    William Barker
    Raymond Collishaw
    Billy Bishop
    Donald MacLaren


5. Approximately how many Canadian soldiers died in WWI?
    55,000
    65,000
    75,000
    85,000


6. What was wrong with the Ross Rifle?
    It was mainly for hunting or target practise.
    It tended to jam when British bullets were used in it.
    The shells in it often exploded before reaching enemy territory.
    All of these.


7. Which of the Canadian battles was described as a great victory, lasted a mere four days, had 10,600 casualties, and had all four Canadian divisions fighting?
    Somme
    Passchendaele
    Ypres
    Vimy Ridge


8. The main aim of the Schlieffen Plan was to knock France out of the war within about six weeks.
    True
    False


9. What did Canadian Prime Minister Robert Borden introduce in 1917 to ensure Canada had troops to send to war?
    Military Service Act
    Female Suffrage
    Treaty of Versailles
    Schlieffen Plan


10. Berlin, Ontario was pressured into changing its name because it was also the name of a city in enemy territory. What was "Berlin" in Ontario later changed to?
    Answer: (One Word)


11. What occured on December 6, 1917?
    End of the war
    Billy Bishop was killed in action
    Female Suffrage
    Halifax Explosion


12. Which of the four major Canadian battles had so much rain and mud that many men drowned?
    Second Battle of Ypres
    Vimy Ridge
    Passchendaele
    Somme


13. Why did Canada enter WWI?
    Germany declared war on them
    They had the biggest navy and knew they could beat Italy's navy
    Every country was involved
    Canada's foreign policy was still under British control at the time


14. How were Canadian women involved in the war?
    They worked as ambulance/truck drivers
    In all of these roles
    They worked in munitions factories
    They worked as nurses


15. What formally ended the war?
    Treaty of Ghent
    Paris Peace Conference
    Halifax Explosion
    Treaty of Varsities


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