Memorize these and recognize 42.3% of all World War I clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the Lusitania | 5 | The May 8, 1915 headline in the N.Y. Times blared this ship "sunk by a submarine... twice torpedoed off Irish coast" |
| 2 | Gallipoli | 4 | Suvla Bay & Cape Helles were major landing sites along this peninsula |
| 3 | the Treaty of Versailles | 4 | This treaty, which Hitler later denounced, ended World War I |
| 4 | Eddie Rickenbacker | 4 | 4 of this U.S. air ace's 26 confirmed victories were balloons |
| 5 | John J. Pershing | 4 | When he arrived in France, this AEF leader laid a wreath on the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette |
| 6 | Sarajevo | 3 | Called the longest siege of a capital in modern history, the assault on this city lasted from 1992 to 1996 |
| 7 | Russia | 3 | While this country was fighting war, a revolution broke out there |
| 8 | no man's land | 3 | ( Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Nat'l WWI Museum & Memorial in Kansas City, MO.) The museum's Horizon Theater features a vivid recreation of... |
| 9 | Belgium | 3 | On August 4, 1914, Germany invaded the fort city of Liege despite this country's neutrality; the city soon fell |
| 10 | Austria-Hungary | 3 | On April 6, 1917 the U.S. declared war on Germany, but war wasn't declared on this dual monarchy until December |
| 11 | a trench | 3 | One of these on the front lines was typically 6 to 8 feet deep & wide enough for 2 men to pass |
| 12 | Zeppelins | 2 | During the war, these German airships named for a count bombed London frequently |
| 13 | Verdun | 2 | In the 1916 battle of this French fortress city, France had more than half a million casualties |
| 14 | Turkey | 2 | Enver Pasha, this country's minister of war, commanded the troops defending the Dardanelles |
| 15 | the Dardanelles | 2 | The Allies suffered around 250,000 casualties trying unsuccessfully to reopen this strait also known as the Hellespont |
| 16 | Sergeant York | 2 | Some gift! Nashville's Rotary Club gave this sergeant & hero a home, but he got saddled with the mortgage |
| 17 | poison gas | 2 | A handkerchief soaked in sodium thiosulfate was used as crude protection from this type of weapon |
| 18 | Nicholas II | 2 | The Russian people suffered greatly during the war & blamed this czar who was forced off the throne in early 1917 |
| 19 | Mexico | 2 | The Zimmerman Note encouraged this nation to ally with Germany, which promised to let it annex lost land in the U.S. |
| 20 | David Lloyd George | 2 | This British prime minister negotiated the Treaty of Versailles for his nation |
| 21 | Churchill | 2 | During the war this future British prime minister served as First Lord of the Admiralty |
| 22 | Canada | 2 | Allied troops from this Western Hemisphere country stormed Vimy Ridge in 1917; they took it at a cost of nearly 4,000 men |
| 23 | Big Bertha | 2 | Feminine nickname of 2 famous German long-range guns |
| 24 | Alvin York | 2 | After the war this Medal of Honor winner settled on a Tennessee farm given to him by the state |
| 25 | a Zeppelin | 2 | In the 1st raid of its kind in history, the British town of Yarmouth was bombed in 1915 by a German one of these |
| 26 | Kaiser Wilhelm | 2 | He gave up his throne November 9, 1918, 2 days before the Armistice, & then fled to Holland |
| 27 | All Quiet on the Western Front | 2 | "The Road Back" was Erich Maria Remarque's sequel to this novel |
| 28 | to strafe | 2 | Adapted from German, this word originally meant to punish but soon came to mean to shoot at the ground from the air |
| 29 | the tank | 2 | Invented by Sir Ernest Swinton in Eng., this weapon was 1st used in 1916 Battle of the Somme |
| 30 | the Allies | 2 | Side supported by Japan |
| 31 | Herbert Hoover | 2 | He organized massive food relief for many countries and later became U.S. president |
| 32 | Hindenburg | 2 | ( Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Nat'l WWI Museum & Memorial in Kansas City, MO.) The tunic & cap belonged to this Prussian aristocrat who le... |
| 33 | Georges Clemenceau | 2 | This French premier represented his country at the Paris Peace Conference |
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