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World War 1

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Introduction:
"Some more trivia facts relating to the Great War."


1. The German Kaiser was reputed to have referred to the 1914 British Expeditionary Force as a ' ......... Little Army'?
    Dangerous
    Misguided
    Contemptible
    Useless


2. On January 19th 1917 what major event occurred at Silvertown Essex, east of London?
    Munitions factory explosion
    First US troops arrive
    First zeppelin shot down
    Mass escape of internees


3. When the Munster Fusiliers attacked their ' V ' beach on the Gallipoli Peninsular in 1915, what derelict ship was used as a sort of 'trojan horse' to land them, with rather disastrous results?
    Answer: (Two Words)


4. Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson was awarded the Victoria Cross for doing what in 1916?
    Capturing Crown Prince Prince Rupprecht
    Sinking the first U-Boat
    Shooting down the first Zeppelin
    Shooting down the 'Red Baron'


5. What was a German pickelhaube?
    a helmet
    an aircraft
    a bayonet
    a food ration


6. How old was Manfred von Richtofen the 'Red Baron' when he died?
    35
    40
    20
    25


7. In what year did the first tank to tank battle take place?
    1918
    1916
    1915
    1917


8. In 1918 after almost reaching Paris the Germans withdrew to a prepared, very strong defensive line. This was called the 'what ?' Line by the allies.
    Falkenheyn
    Seigfried
    Hindenburg
    Kaiserslacht


9. What date did Cuba declare war on Germany?
    August 5th, 1914
    November 10th, 1918
    July 1st, 1916
    April 7th, 1917


10. In what year did Kaiser Wilhelm II die?
    1941
    1931
    1921
    1919


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