Q.1.
This man, Walt Disney, was rejected when he tried to join the army. Why?
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Because he had poor eyesight
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Because he was too short
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Because he had flat-feet
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Because he was too young
Q.2.
This man served as a Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers during the War. Which fictional characters did he go on to create?
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Wombles
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Hobbits
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Oompah Loompahs
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The Mr Men
Q.3.
Amelia Earhart worked as a Volunteer Nurse during the war. For what did she later become famous?
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She was the first woman to reach the South Pole
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She was the first woman to sail solo around the world
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She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
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She was the first woman to swim the English Channel
Q.4.
The playwright and novelist, Somerset Maugham, was too old to fight, being 40 years old when war broke out. How did he serve during the war?
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He broadcast morale-boosting speeches
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He was a troop entertainer
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He was a spy
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He was a map-maker
Q.5.
A. A. Milne served as an officer in the British Army during the war. He is famous for creating which character?
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Rupert the Bear
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Billy Bunter
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Winnie the Pooh
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Alice in Wonderland
Q.6.
Adolf Hitler, the future of Germany, fought in World War One. What rank did he reach?
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Corporal
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Captain
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Colonel
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General
Q.7.
P. G. Wodehouse, author of the books, achieved which dubious honour?
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He had the most leave of any soldier
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He served the least hours of any British officer
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He was the first man to leave Britain when war broke out
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He was rejected by the armies of two countries
Q.8.
Maurice Ravel was rejected as a pilot because of his height, weight, age and health. Instead he worked as a truck driver. In which area was he already famous at the time?
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He was a composer
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He was an astronomer
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He was an actor
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He was a jockey
Q.9.
This man, who went on to become Prime Minister of Britain, fought in the Gallipoli Campaign during World War One and rose to the rank of Major. What is his name?
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Winston Churchill
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Clement Attlee
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Neville Chamberlain
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Stanley Baldwin
Q.10.
C.S. Lewis left his studies and arrived on the front line of the Somme on which of his birthdays?
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His 17th birthday
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His 18th birthday
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His 19th birthday
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His 20th birthday