The Battle of the Somme

What day did the Battle of the Somme start?
1. July 22nd 1917
2. July 1st 1916
3. June 4th 1915
4. April 1st 1916
When did the Battle finish?
1. December 1916
2. November 1917
3. November 1916
4. August 1916
Who was the General in command of the British
1. Haig
2. Kitchener
3. Churchill
4. Montgomery
How many British casualties were there by the end of the battle?
1. 420,000
2. 200,000
3. 150,000
4. 42,000
How many men did the Germans lose?
1. 50,000
2. 40,000
3. 500,000
4. 50,000
Which famous General asked solders to volunteer in a famous poster during WW1?
1. Haig
2. Kitchener
3. Churchill
4. Rawlinson
The Battle of the Somme was fought to help the French who were fighting at?
1. Calais
2. Paris
3. Verdun
4. Boulogne
The French General was?
1. Foch
2. La Rochelle
3. De Gaulle
4. Chirac
Which British General thought that the battle of the Somme would not work?
1. Haig
2. Rawlinson
3. Churchill
4. Kitchener
The British actually had put a unit of what to fight in the battle?
1. cavalry
2. field guns
3. machine guns
4. aeroplanes
How man British casualties were there on the first day?
1. 40,000
2. 50,000
3. 60,000
4. 70,000
What is the theory of attrition?
1. The idea that you can win a battle quickly
2. The idea that you must wear the enemy down slowly
3. The idea of bombing trenches
4. The idea that you will never win at all
Why did the British bombardment of the enemy lines not work?
1. They all missed the target
2. The German dugouts were too deep in the ground
3. The British guns did not work
4. The British did not use enough bombs
How wide was the British line of attack?
1. 25 miles
2. 15 miles
3. 30 miles
4. 10 miles
How many Victoria crosses were won at the battle
1. 51
2. 28
3. 13
4. 40

The Battle of the Somme

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