Q.1
Thousands of men's lives were saved by a machine invented by British surgeon Geoffrey Keynes. What could this machine do?
  • It could re-start the heart
  • It could store blood
  • It could breathe artificially for a patient
  • It could cauterise wounds shut
Q.2
A new medical condition was caused by life in the trenches and took its name from them. What was it called?
  • Trench leg
  • Trench chills
  • Trench foot
  • Trench flu
Q.3
Injuries caused by trench warfare brought about an increased knowledge on a particular organ of the body and how it works. Which organ?
  • The brain
  • The heart
  • The liver
  • The pancreas
Q.4
Typhoid fever was a common disease in the trenches. By what means was it spread?
  • Through coughs and sneezes
  • It was spread by the enemy
  • Through eating contaminated food
  • It was contained in the soil
Q.5
Sir Harold Gillies was a New Zealander who worked for the British Army Medical Corps during the war. In which field of medicine was he a pioneer?
  • Bacteriology
  • Organ transplantation
  • Vaccination
  • Plastic surgery
Q.6
Trench fever was another disease of the war. It was carried by which animal?
  • Rats
  • Lice
  • Dogs
  • Mosquitoes
Q.7
One piece of medical equipment, common today, was first used shortly prior to and during the war. What was it?
  • The heart monitor
  • The anaesthetic
  • The X-ray
  • The stethoscope
Q.8
In 1918 a new deadly disease, a type of influenza, appeared in the trenches. What nickname was given to the outbreak?
  • Spanish 'flu
  • Trench 'flu
  • German 'flu
  • War 'flu
Q.9
What proportion of deaths in the War were caused by disease rather than the enemy?
  • About one sixth
  • About one fifth
  • About one quarter
  • About one third
Q.10
The influenza virus spread throughout the world after the War when infected troops returned home. How many people worldwide caught the disease?
  • 100,000,000 people
  • 300,000,000 people
  • 500,000,000 people
  • 700,000,000 people
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