The Western Front 1914-1918 Quiz

Label the cross-section of a trench.

In what year was gas first used as a weapon in World War One?

The Battle of the Somme occurred from July to November 1916.

[blank_start]Mustard gas[blank_end] caused intense burning of the skin when soldiers came into contact with it.

[blank_start]Trench fever[blank_end], an illness that soldiers developed in the trenches, was also known as pyrexia.

Where were soldiers sent if the wounds they received in battle meant inevitable death?

What does RAMC stand for?

Label the American surgeon who developed a magnet for extracting bullets from head wounds.

The [blank_start]Thomas splint[blank_end] drastically reduced the death rate of soldiers who received a broken femur during battle.

In 1900, Karl Landsteiner discovered that blood could be divided into four types and someone receiving a blood transfusion could utilise any of the four types.