QUIZ: Can You Guess What The WWI Trench Slang Means?

Pear Drops

Retry Correct Incorrect Pear drops was trench slang for the poison gas introduced by the enemy in WWI. The nickname derived from how the chemicals smelled. Sadly, if you smelled the chemicals you likely perished.

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Pear Drops

• Small cans of rationed juice
• Poison gas
• Enemy bloodshed
• Tears shed by soldiers