Shropshire Routes to Roots

1. Introduction and questions

Introduction

This is a brief 10 question quiz on the World Wars. The answers can all be found in the World War One and World War Two themes.

To play the quiz, you have two choices. You can play an online, interactive version (Opens in a new window) created using Hot Potatoes. For information on how to play, read the instructions (Opens in a new window) before you start.

Alternatively, for a more accessible and printable version of the quiz, read the questions below, then find the answers on the next page.

Questions

1. Who was Earl Kitchener of Khartoum?
   • a) A soldier during the World War Two?
   • b) Some one who died in World War Two
   • c) The Secretary of State during World War One?
2. Sergeant Fender was the navigator of which type of aircraft that crashed near Oswestry in World War II?
   • a) Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
   • b) Vickers Wellington
   • c) Handley Page Hampden
   • c) Avro Anson
3. Who were "the Pals"?
   • a) The Home Guard
   • b) An army battalion made up of local lads
   • c) The Boy Scouts
4. In what year was rationing introduced during World War Two?
   • a) 1945
   • b) 1918
   • c) 1940
5. In what year did World War One start?
   • a) 1914
   • b) 1939
   • c) 1918
6. When exactly is a two minutes' silence traditionally held to remember those who died in World War One and other conflicts?
   • a) 11:00 in the morning of 11th November every year.
   • b) Every eleven years.
   • c) On the 11th of November every year.
7. At the end of World War Two, soldiers were 'demobbed'. What was demobilisation?
   • a) A punishment
   • b) Being released from duty as a soldier
   • c) A large party
8. When Park Hall camp was re-opened in 1939, which regiment moved in and remained there for nearly thirty years?
   • a) The Royal Artillery
   • b) The Infantry Junior Leaders
   • c) The Welsh Guards
9. When children were evacuated, what was attached to the sleeve of their coats to mark them out as evacuees?
   • a) A luggage label
   • b) Their names sewn onto their coat sleeves.
   • c) A white diamond
10. How many gas masks were distributed during World War Two?
    • a) 10 million
    • b) 60 million
    • c) 38 million

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