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6. Which of these did the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps NOT do?

  • Run a mobile soup kitchen
  • Fight
  • Give first aid
  • Transport wounded men

7. Which trench was 60-90 metres behind the Front Line?

  • Support trench
  • Supervision trench
  • Communication trench
  • Reserve trench

8. How deep were the trenches?

  • 4 ft
  • 5 feet
  • 6 feet
  • 7 feet

9. What was the name given to floors lined with wooden boards?

  • Fishboards
  • Duckboards
  • Geeseboards
  • Beaverboards

10. When were 'Brodie' helmets issued?

  • 1915
  • 1914
  • 1916
  • 1917

11. Which gas was the first deadly gas used?

  • Chlorine gas
  • Phosgene
  • Mustard gas
  • Lachrimatory gas

12. How many casualties were there on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?

  • 60,000
  • 80,000
  • 50,000
  • 70,000

13. What was the first method of blood transfusion called?

  • Syringe-cannula technique
  • Blood bank
  • Direct transfusion

14. Which condition caused trench fever?

  • Lice
  • Unhygienic latrines
  • Flooded trenches
  • Exposure to weather

15. How many patients could a Base Hospital hold?

  • 600
  • 500
  • 400
  • 300

16. How many types of gas were weaponised during the war?

  • 6
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

17. Which battle had a tunnel network?

  • Arras
  • The Somme
  • Cambrai
  • Ypres

18. What was a big problem with injuries?

  • Being unable to retrieve casualties
  • Shortage of medics
  • Infection
  • Being unable to fix breaks

19. Which of these is NOT included in the Field Ambulance transport?

  • Tanks
  • Motor vehicles
  • Stretcher bearers
  • Wagons

20. What was the method used to treat fractures?

  • Wrap-Round
  • Thomas Splint
  • Cast