1) Who is this man? a) Gavrilo Princip b) Gustav Princip c) Franz Ferdinand 2) Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdiand in 1913 in Sarajevo, but which empire was the Archduke from? a) Russia b) Germany c) Austria-Hungary 3) Where is Sarajevo? a) Serbia b) Bosnia c) Austria 4) Which nation did Germany invade that brought Britain into the war? a) France b) Belgium c) Italy 5) Which side had the better trench system? a) Britain b) France c) Germany 6) Which was the first major offensive that the British took part in? a) Ypres b) The Somme c) Verdun 7) What does BEF stand for? a) British Expert Force b) British Empire Force c) British Expeditionary Force 8) Who was the commander of the BEF during the early stages of the war? a) Sir John French b) Field Marshall Haig c) General Kitchener 9) How many men made up the BEF to start with? a) 800 000 b) 500 000 c) 80 000 10) Which of the following was not a constant problem for the soldiers? a) Drunkeness b) Lice c) Rats 11) What was the name of the huge offensive planned by the British a French in 1916? a) Verdun b) Ypres c) The Somme 12) Which of following was not a new type of weapon used during the war? a) Machine gun b) Aeroplane c) Missile d) Tank 13) How many men died during the first day of the Somme? a) 10000 b) 20000 c) 30000 14) What was the punishment for men who were court marshalled? a) Dismissal b) Execution c) Imprisonment 15) Which fields became famous after a poem was written about the slaughter of the war. a) Parisian b) Normandy c) Flanders 16) Which of the following is not a reason why Britain went to war in 1914? a) Germany would dominate Europe if they defeated Frnace. b) Germany was making aggressive statements and threats. c) Germany was threatening Britain's empire.

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