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Quiz about They Carved Their Names With Pride
Quiz about They Carved Their Names With Pride

They Carved Their Names With Pride Quiz


A wide range of jobs became available to British women during World War II and this quiz is in honour of those women who carved their names with pride while their menfolk were away from home fighting the war.

A multiple-choice quiz by Plodd. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Plodd
Time
4 mins
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316,521
Updated
Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 10
1. Some British women who played their part on the home front were also named after a small British bird. Which is it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Were British women allowed to take part in combat on the front line in World War II?


Question 3 of 10
3. Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, played her part during the war as a vehicle mechanic for which women's organisation? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was the motto for the Women's Voluntary Service? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which organisation recruited women to work in the fields for up to fifty hours a week? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A great number of women worked in factories during World War II. Which of the following did women NOT make in these factories? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This female carved her name with pride amongst the ranks of spies working for the British government. What was her name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What do the initials W.A.A.F. stand for? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Women were part of which group of people who spent hours entertaining the troops both at home and abroad? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a bronze memorial on 9th July 2005 to the women who served in World War II. Where in London can this memorial be seen? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Some British women who played their part on the home front were also named after a small British bird. Which is it?

Answer: Wren

The Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) advertising poster during the war said "Join the Wrens and free a man for the fleet". There were approximately 74,000 Wrens by the end of the war. Their work included ship maintenance, communications, signalling, radar operations, meteorology and loading torpedoes on to the submarines.
2. Were British women allowed to take part in combat on the front line in World War II?

Answer: No

The closest British women were allowed to the front line was when they worked in field hospitals, treating soldiers straight from the battlefields. Women were also couriers during the war and may have got caught up in the fray purely by accident.
3. Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, played her part during the war as a vehicle mechanic for which women's organisation?

Answer: ATS

The women's branch of the army was called the Auxillary Territorial Service. It was formed in 1938 and the number of women recruited reached over 200,000 by the end of 1943. Women did most of the driving in the army in anything from staff cars to trucks. They also had training on how to maintain and repair the vehicles.
4. What was the motto for the Women's Voluntary Service?

Answer: The WVS never say no

These unpaid workers ran mobile canteens in bombed out areas, delivered water in tankers, knitted socks for the soldiers and helped evacuees find housing. The Women's Institute (WI) worked in a similar fashion but were reluctant to support war work as they were independent from any political affiliation or religious group. Since the war, the Women's Institute have carried out various charity deeds including posing for a calender in the nude.
5. Which organisation recruited women to work in the fields for up to fifty hours a week?

Answer: Women's Land Army

All able bodied men were needed to fight leaving a shortage of labourers to work on the farms. At the same time it became difficult to import food from abroad. Women ploughed the fields, dug up potatoes, harvested the crops, dug and hoed until they felt their backs would break.

They often had to work with old fashioned equipment such as horse drawn hand ploughs and to harvest the crops by hand.
6. A great number of women worked in factories during World War II. Which of the following did women NOT make in these factories?

Answer: Mobile phones

The work was often boring, but women with families were able to work close to home and still carry out their part for the war effort. Some of the factories recognised the need for childcare and set up nurseries and creches for the children of their staff.
7. This female carved her name with pride amongst the ranks of spies working for the British government. What was her name?

Answer: Violette Szabo

Born to an English father and French mother, Violette Bushell grew up in London and married a French army officer called Etienne Szabo, who was killed fighting in North Africa. She was recruited by the British government under code name 'Louise', working in France with the French resistance until she was captured and executed.

She was only 23 and was posthumously awarded the George Cross and the Croix de Guerre for her bravery.
8. What do the initials W.A.A.F. stand for?

Answer: Women's Auxiliary Air Force

The WAAF were first formed in 1938 when the threat of war loomed. Woman first joined as volunteers, but it was during 1941 that some women were conscripted into the service. By late 1943 the number of WAAF had increased to 183,000. Women were not allowed into combat but they played an important role by flying everything from small fighters and heavy bombers from the factories to the airfields and from one base to another.
9. Women were part of which group of people who spent hours entertaining the troops both at home and abroad?

Answer: ENSA

The Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) was made up of singers, dancers, actors, actresses and comedians who gave performances to civilian and military audiences. The entertainers would visit servicemen on the front lines and perform in the open air or in tents. The best known singer of the time was Vera Lynn, who was known as the 'forces' sweetheart'.
10. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a bronze memorial on 9th July 2005 to the women who served in World War II. Where in London can this memorial be seen?

Answer: Whitehall

The monument was designed by John W. Mills. It depicts women's war clothing left symbolically hanging on pegs. This represents their return home at the end of the war with their job well done.
Source: Author Plodd

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