1. Tommy
   Archie
2. Englander
   None of the above

Germans would regularly shout to their English counterparts, "Hey, Tommy," during a lull in action. The full slang name was Tommy Atkins.

1. Those damn guns
   Archie
2. Peashooters
   None of the above

Legend has it pilots named the anti-aircraft guns after a popular song at the time, "Archibald, Certainly Not." It was popular in music halls.

1. United States
   France
2. Germany
   England

Records show that soldiers away from England and on active service used to refer to their country as Blighty.

1. A "Star Wars" character
   Highly trained assault soldiers
2. Soldiers who only operated in the rain
   None of the above

The German army operated storm trooper divisions. These highly trained soldiers were used to assault high-value enemy positions.

1. Huns
   Roundheads
2. Spikeys
   None of the above

The term "Hun" was certainly used in a derogatory way by the British troops to describe their German counterparts. It's a referenence to Attila the Hun.

1. I'm hungry
   All at once
2. I'm over here
   None of the above

This is derived from a French term, ''tout de suite," which when literally translated means "all at once" or "right now." For example, "They attacked toot sweet."

1. Ace
   Expert
2. Gunner
   None of the above

Air combat was difficult. Many pilots didn't survive past their first flight. Those that did and who went on to down enemy aircraft became heroes with the public back home. If you managed to down five enemies, you were considered an ace.

1. A container
   A bullet or other flying missile
2. A paper bag
   None

A "packet" was a negative term used in World War I. It usually meant a bullet or other flying missile, but was used to describe wounds as well.

1. Spikeys
   Roundheads
2. Fritz
   None of the above

The term "Fritz" was certainly used in a derogatory way by the British troops to describe their German counterparts. It was derived from a popular German name at the time, Friedrich.

1. Owie
   Eina
2. Cushy
   None of the above

A wound that was small and not life threatening, but maybe enough to send a solder home, was called "cushy." Certainly nothing cushy about them, however!

1. Spam
   Barkers
2. Ace
   None of the above

They were called "barkers." Some servicemen believed they were made from dog meat.

1. He had lost his arms and legs.
   They were left in wicker baskets to die.
2. It refers to a casket.
   None of the above.

The term referred to them been carried around in a basket, since that is what their body without limbs would fit in. Terrible.

1. He went missing.
   He went mad.
2. He went absent without leave.
   None of the above.

Named after a mental asylum in Calcutta, India, a person who went "doolally" went mad. Not a good thing.

1. Roundheads
   Boche
2. Spikeys
   None of the above

Yet another slang term used by British forces to describe the Germans, this was shortened form of the French slang term "alboche" which roughly means "German cabbage head."

1. A match
   A grenade
2. An aircraft
   None of the above

The term "Lucifer" was used for matches. This was a popular match brand at the time and the name just stuck.

1. To get carried away
   To leave the trenches and storm the enemy trench
2. To win an arm wrestling match
   None of the above

Going "over the top" involved men leaving their trenches and attacking the enemy positions. This was the most dangerous thing to do during the war and attrition rates were high.

1. The front line
   Death valley
2. No man's land
   None of the above

No man's land was hell. Here, soldiers fell in the hundreds with bodies just left to rot, as it was impossible to retrieve them.

1. A German grenade
   A kitchen utensil
2. A large hammer
   None of the above

German grenades were called potato mashers. They looked similar to the kitchen tool.

1. 12 a.m.
   The time an attack would be launched
2. Supper time
   None of the above

All attacks would take place at a certain oredetermined time. This was called "zero hour."

1. A coffin
   A starched garment
2. A mud-stained coat
   None of the above

Certainly, no soldier wanted to end up in a "wooden overcoat." That's a dark fashion term.

1. Flappy
   Kite
2. Wooden wonder
   None of the above

Kites fly... you get the rest! Let's go fly a kite.

1. A gun
   A grenade
2. Some new gadget
   None of the above

Many new pieces of equipment came to the front lines during the war - for instance, a periscope used to peer out of a trench. Many soldiers had never seen these things before and often would say, pass the "thingumyjig."

1. Squarehead
   Spikeys
2. Pinheads
   None of the above

This was yet another slang term used by British forces to describe the Germans. "Squarehead" referred to their square-shaped helmets.

1. Officers
   Germans
2. French
   None of the above

Because officers in the British army had red tabs on their uniform collars, ordinary soldiers would call them "red tabs."

1. Perisher
   Glass
2. Submarine eye
   None of the above

A periscope, used to peek above the trenches, was known as a "perisher" to most soldiers. Notice that both words start with "peri."

1. Men that left the front lines to go home
   Dead soldiers
2. Soldiers in the trenches
   None of the above

Men back in England wore bowler hats, so anyone who went home from the front was said to have joined the "Order of the Bowler Hat."

1. Flew away from them
   Was looking for them
2. Surprised them
   None of the above

When a fighter pilot bounced the enemy he had come across them without them knowing he was there. The element of surprise is in his favor.

1. Making supper
   Scouting the enemy
2. Cleaning their guns
   None of the above

Before any combat was undertaken, both aerial and other "recces" were undertaken to access enemy strength. Think "reconnaissance."

1. A refreshing drink
   Poisonous gas
2. Small pieces of fruit
   None of the above

A certain poisonous gas used by the Germans smelled like pears, hence the name. You certainly didn't want to breathe it too long.

1. Civilian clothes
   Boiled eggs
2. A gun
   None of the above

Anyone wearing civilian clothes was said to be wearing "mufti." It's from an Arabic word, meaning "free."

1. Enemy aircraft ahead
   Enemy aircraft going down in flames
2. Enemy aircraft behind
   None the above

Using the points on a watch, pilots would be able to communicate if they saw enemies. 12 o'clock was just ahead and 6 o'clock behind.

1. Do everything together
   Clean the trench of mud
2. Attack the enemy
   None of the above

"Grub's up, everybody much in" loosely means that food is ready, everybody should eat.

1. A horse and carriage
   A tank
2. An ambulance
   None of the above

Thanks to the cross painted on it, an ambulance was commonly referred to as a "hot cross bun."

1. A plate
   A medal
2. A bullet
   None of the above

Soldiers who received medals were said to be wearing "gongs." Not noisy ones, though.

1. Embers
   Cigarillos
2. Fags or gaspers
   None of the above

A cigarette was simply called a "gasper" or a "fag." Interestingly, ordinary soldiers called them fags while officers called them gaspers.