Q.1
A British newspaper report, on the beginning of the 2nd Battle of Ypres, omits which detail?
  • Amount of land lost
  • Number of British casualties
  • Amount of land captured
  • Number of German casualties
Q.2
In 1917 it was reported in the British press that the Germans were making what from the bodies of their fallen soldiers?
  • Lubricating oil
  • Soap
  • Glue
  • Candles
Q.3
In 1915 the British passenger ship RMS was sunk by a German U-Boat. In an attempt to create anger against the Germans, what story was made up?
  • The German Kaiser threw a party to celebrate the sinking
  • German toy shops sold models of the sinking Lusitania
  • German sailors had deliberately shot survivors of the sinking
  • German children were given the day off school to celebrate the sinking
Q.4
An American propaganda poster shows which character, wearing a German uniform and sitting on top of a pile of skulls?
  • The Red Baron
  • Count Dracula
  • The Kaiser
  • The Devil
Q.5
After Germany invaded Belgium, stories of atrocities appeared in the British press. Which of these was said to have happened?
  • The cutting off of children's hands
  • Children being given hand grenades as toys
  • The bayonetting of babies
  • The eating of babies
Q.6
Which activity was done during the night in an attempt to keep it from the British public's eyes?
  • The execution of German prisoners
  • The return to England of wounded men
  • The execution of German spies
  • The return to England of retreating soldiers
Q.7
In Britain a law limiting what could be reported was brought in on 8th August What was this law called?
  • The Reporting of War Act
  • The Correspondence Act
  • The Defence of the Realm Act
  • The Freedom of Information Act
Q.8
Many German propaganda posters used what part of German culture as their theme?
  • Mythology
  • Science
  • History
  • Art
Q.9
One anti-German poster, encouraging men to enlist, shows a gorilla with a club, wearing a German helmet and carrying a helpless woman. What is the headline of this poster?
  • Save the women of the world!
  • Destroy this mad brute!
  • Protect us from the German beast!
  • Fight for her life!
Q.10
In 1915 the 'Report of the Committee on Alleged German Outrages' was published by the British in an attempt to sway neutral countries against Germany. Into how many languages was it translated?
  • Ten languages
  • Twenty languages
  • Thirty languages
  • Forty languages
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