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Confederate Lingo [2] Trivia Quiz

Here is Part Two to Confederate Lingo.

A multiple-choice quiz by beterave. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
beterave

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
355,524

Updated
Mar 24 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1249

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 47 (3/10), Guest 107 (7/10), mulder52 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. During the Civil War who were the 'Yellowhammers'? Hint

Troops from South Carolina

Troops from Mississippi

Troops from Alabama

Troops from Louisiana

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Question 2 of 10

2. What were 'White Washed Rebs'? Hint

Clean Rebs

Young Rebs

Wounded Rebs

Turncoats

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Question 3 of 10

3. During the Civil War, what did Confederate soldiers call meat they could not identify? Hint

Mule meat

Mystery meat

Horse meat

Goat meat

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Question 4 of 10

4. While camping out, what was the 'mud method' used for? Hint

Bathing

Getting rid of lice

Cooking

Treating a wound

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why were the terms 'hayfoot' and 'strawfoot' used in training some recruits? Hint

To familiarize them with cavalry tactics

In order to teach left from right

To show them infantry and cavalry tactics

It was the best way to teach teamwork

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Question 6 of 10

6. During the Civil War, what was an 'Irish Shanty'? Hint

An open air laundry

A gambling parlor

An outhouse

A sutler tent

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Question 7 of 10

7. When someone was labeled a 'Jonah', what was he considered? Hint

Good luck

a great fisherman

A good swimmer

Bad luck

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Question 8 of 10

8. When something was 'jayhawked', what happened to it? Hint

It was stolen

It was lost

It was broken

It was captured by the Yankees

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Question 9 of 10

9. When someone was 'wallpapered', what was his condition? Hint

Drunk as a skunk

Cleaned out in a poker game

Badly beaten up

Gone over the hill

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Question 10 of 10

10. When someone had the 'flux', what might he be experiencing? Hint

The 'vapors'

The common cold

Diarrhea

Measles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. During the Civil War who were the 'Yellowhammers'?

Answer: Troops from Alabama

Yellowhammers were Confederate troops from Alabama. The nickname was gained when sport was made of the bright gold facings on their uniforms. It was a name that stuck with all soldiers from Alabama.

2. What were 'White Washed Rebs'?

Answer: Turncoats

Any Rebel soldier of the Confederacy who renounced the rebellion and swore an oath of allegiance to the United States was a white washed reb, or turncoat. They were also called Galvanized Yankees. Most of them were sent west to fight hostile Indians because no one trusted their 'conversion'.

3. During the Civil War, what did Confederate soldiers call meat they could not identify?

Answer: Mule meat

Any meat source that could not be identified, was labeled mule meat. During this era, eating mules was unheard of, no matter how desperate the situation was. Nonetheless, mules were consumed.

4. While camping out, what was the 'mud method' used for?

Answer: Cooking

The mud method was used when cooking small game. First, you roll your squirrel, racoon or possum in a mud ball insuring that at the carcass has at least an inch of mud covering it. Throw it on a hot fire and let it bake until the mud is hard on the outside. Crack open the mudball and enjoy your meal. Eating the entrails is optional.

5. Why were the terms 'hayfoot' and 'strawfoot' used in training some recruits?

Answer: In order to teach left from right

The terms hayfoot and strawfoot were used to teach raw recruits the difference between left and right. Keep in mind that illiteracy was an accepted fact and pretty common in some Southern outfits.

6. During the Civil War, what was an 'Irish Shanty'?

Answer: An outhouse

An "Irish shanty" was an outhouse. This was not the day when people were concerned about political correctness!

7. When someone was labeled a 'Jonah', what was he considered?

Answer: Bad luck

Anyone who was unfortunate to be labeled a Jonah, was considered bad luck to be around. Especially during picket duty or in a firing line.

8. When something was 'jayhawked', what happened to it?

Answer: It was stolen

Anything that was jayhawked was definitely stolen. When someone used that term, it left doubt as to what had happened to something that was missing. To accuse someone of this was to invite a fist fight.

9. When someone was 'wallpapered', what was his condition?

Answer: Drunk as a skunk

Someone who was wallpapered has had too much whiskey to drink. "That varmit Cletus sho' was wallpapered when he staggered in heah".

10. When someone had the 'flux', what might he be experiencing?

Answer: Diarrhea

Poor sanitation, living rough and a dismal diet of raw pork and soggy cornbread was sure to bring on a case of the 'Virginia two step'. This condition is better known as diarrhea. The cure for this was ... whiskey!

Source: Author beterave

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