1. Dead
   In hospital
2. On the front line
   At sea

A wooden overcoat was World War 1 lingo for a casket. So if you were in one, you were dead. No one wanted to wear a wooden overcoat.

1. The flu
   Head lice
2. Trench foot
   None of the above

Diseases and other afflictions were rife in the dirty trenches, and head lice was a common problem. The name comes from a waterfowl species found in France called the Coot from where these lice came.

1. He was psychologically afflicted.
   He was a stretcher bearer.
2. He was severely injured, missing limbs included.
   None of the above

Although basket case is used differently today, during World War I it meant a soldier so badly injured that he had to be carried from the battlefield in a basket after losing all his limbs. Wow!

1. Raunchy magazines
   Rations
2. Bottles of wine
   Rigged explosive devices

Enemy soldiers often rigged booby-traps to try and catch the enemy unaware. They were usually explosive devices, including hand grenades hidden in chests, under an old boot or something similar that when moved, caused the device to explode, maiming or killing the person closest to it.

1. Dive into the crater left by an artillery shell
   Go to the mess
2. Go have a shower
   None of the above

After an artillery shell exploded, it would leave a hole in the ground. This was called a crump hole and could be used as cover from enemy fire.

1. Gardening tool
   An artillery shell that explodes when it hits the ground
2. A farmer
   None of the above

Early artillery shells would explode above the ground. Later, shells had timed fuses which would allow them to land in the ground and explode a few minutes later. This caused even more damage, and these were called 'daisy cutters.'

1. Grab some food
   Grab your gun
2. To take a look at something
   None of the above

To 'take a dekko' meant to have a look at something. For instance 'Take a dekko at that tree, is there an enemy soldier behind it?'. It was first adopted by troops serving in India in the late 1800s but became a much-used term during World War I.

1. Sammy
   Tommy
2. Boche
   None of the above

America only entered the First World War in 1917. Troops from the United States were referred to as Sammy's by the French.

1. A marksman
   A tank driver
2. A pilot
   An engineer

A sapper was an engineer. This division was responsible for various important jobs, for example building a temporary bridge to cross a river.

1. An enemy observation balloon
   An enemy bomber
2. An enemy fighter
   None of the above

Observation balloons were able to give an indication of enemy troop movements and were often targeted. The British called them 'sausages' or 'blimps.'

1. A lunch box
   Shrapnel
2. Rocks tossed up by explosions
   None of the above

Although 'iron rations' originally did refer to rations in the 1800's by it has become the chosen name for the shrapnel from exploding artillery shells.

1. South Africa
   New Zealand
2. Australia
   United States

'Kiwi' soldiers came from New Zealand. They were so named after a flightless bird only found in that country. New Zealand took part in the war as they formed part of the Commonwealth led by Britain. Over 100,000 soldiers served.

1. Candy
   A hat
2. Shoelaces
   None of the above

"Pogey-bait' was indeed candy, although it is not known why it was named so. It might come from the word pogue, which in turn was slang for a weak soldier or a non-combatant.

1. Captured rations
   Non-lethal wounds and scars
2. Captured boots
   None of the above

Souvenirs or non-lethal wounds or scarring were reminders of battle.

1. Repaired
   Totally destroyed
2. Lost
   None of the above

If anything was 'spike bozzled' it was totally destroyed. This was often used to describe aircraft that had been shot down.

1. A barrage of gunfire
   To steal
2. To protect
   None of the above

Strafe is a German word meaning punish. In World War I, British servicemen started using it to describe attacking an enemy position with relentless fire or pilots would strafe enemy ground forces.

1. Cold
   Dead
2. Drunk
   None of the above

Although not a word made up in the trenches at the time, zig zag described a soldier that was drunk. It comes from the way a drunk person would walk.

1. Lobster
   A very watery stew
2. Caviar
   Roast lamb

Finding a decent meal was often a problem on the front. A 'skilly' or a watery stew certainly wasn't one. Sounds horrible, right?

1. Look out
   Give me an orange
2. Pass the rations
   None of the above

Taking from 'achtung', the German word for attention, 'ack dum' means look out.

1. Repaired them
   Threw them away
2. Cleaned them
   None of the above

Boots were very important in trench warfare. If your feet got wet, trench foot could easily set in. People who could repairs boots, often fellow soldiers who worked as cobblers before the war, were called 'snobs.'

1. A tank
   A shell-crater with a bloody corpse in it
2. An aircraft
   None of the above

Australians were forthright, like they are today. A corpse mangled by an exploding shell and left in the crater was called 'Anzac soup'.

1. Oranges
   Sausages
2. Apples
   None of the above

Sausages served to soldiers were called 'barkers' as many believe they were made out of dog meat. Eeeew!

1. A pilot
   A sailor
2. A fellow soldier
   None of the above

American soldiers would call fellow soldiers 'squaddy,' which obviously comes from the term squad, or group of soldiers.

1. On leave
   Dead
2. Eating
   None of the above

Sadly, many soldiers 'copped it' on the Western Front. This term was used by British soldiers.

1. Tanks
   Artillery guns
2. Aircraft
   None of the above

Pilots, particularly the British, called their aircraft 'kites'. It make sense, I suppose as they both are found in the sky.

1. Salvation Army personnel
   Truck drivers
2. Nurses
   None of the above

Relief operations during the war were crucial, not only helping soldiers but civilians devastated by the conflict. This was often run by the Salvation Army.

1. Bob
   Fritz
2. Herman
   None of the above

German soldiers were called all many of things, many that we can't use here. Fritz was a general term however, used by troops and the public back in England.

1. Eating lunch
   Sleeping
2. Running away
   None of the above

'Scarper' had a number of means before the war, but on the Western Front, it generally meant running away.

1. Britain
   France
2. America
   Italy

'Blighty' actually comes from an Urdu word which means foreigner. It was first used to describe British troops in India and eventually went on to mean Britain itself.

1. An armed fortification
   An aircraft
2. A tank
   None of the above

'Pillboxes' were heavily armed fortifications, normally containing troops with mounted machine guns. To advance they would have to be captured or destroyed.

1. Enemy soldiers
   Their ranking officers
2. Nurses
   None of the above

'Brass hats' were ranking officers and a name that regular soldiers gave them. This was thanks to a gold braid stitching in their caps.

1. Toilet paper
   Bully beef
2. A cigarette
   None of the above

Slang terms for cigarettes included gaspers and fags.

1. Bullet
   Rations
2. Medal
   None of the above

A medal was referred to as 'gong' but in a very facetious way. So a solider might have received a 'gong' but didn't deserve it according to fellow troops.

1. An ambulance
   A horse-drawn cart
2. An aircraft
   None of the above

It's logical why an ambulance would have received this name... it's the big red cross on the side.

1. A hand grenade
   An artillery gun
2. An aircraft
   None of the above

German hand grenades were called potato mashers as they look a little like the kitchen utensil.