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American Civil War Part L Trivia Quiz

A quiz on about the Civil War. A few things you might not have known. Have fun. Thanks for playing.

A multiple-choice quiz by Colmosby. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Colmosby

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
249,577

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
3226

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What Civil War officer recorded the highest grade attained at West Point in the nineteenth century?
Hint

Lee

Hancock

Grant

Whiting

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Question 2 of 10

2. What date did Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address? Hint

July 20, 1963

Nov. 19, 1863

Dec. 25, 1862

Never gave a speech at Gettysburg

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you were a CSA soldier and fired a "Buck and Ball", what caliber musket would you fire it from?
Hint

.58

.62

.54

.69

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Question 4 of 10

4. At what location did Ulysses S. Grant first capture an entire army in the American Civil War? Hint

None of these

Fort Donelson

Vicksburg

Appomattox

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was "pop skull"? Hint

a bust in the head from a musket

liquor

a shoot to the head

medicine

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first soldier killed in the Civil War? Hint

Samual Banks

Daniel Hough

Ben Thompson

James Wright

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Question 7 of 10

7. What date did Major Anderson surrender Fort Sumter? Hint

April 14, 1861

April 12, 1861

April 15, 1861

April 13, 1861

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Question 8 of 10

8. What two states were admitted to the Union during the Civil War? Hint

Missouri, Kansas

Arizona, Tennessee

Kentucky, Maryland

West Virginia, Nevada

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Question 9 of 10

9. What might I wear if I thought I could relieve dysentery?
Hint

belly band

red longjohns

tight belt

corn meal bag on my belt

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Question 10 of 10

10. How long was the term of the CSA President?
Hint

6 years

indefinite

4 years

5 years

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Civil War officer recorded the highest grade attained at West Point in the nineteenth century?

Answer: Whiting

CSA General William Whiting graduated at the top of the class in 1845 and held that record until Douglas MacArthur established a new record in 1903.

2. What date did Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address?

Answer: Nov. 19, 1863

On November 19 1863 Lincoln gave his speech dedicating the new soldiers' cemetery at Gettysburg at an event attended by an estimated 15,000 people.

3. If you were a CSA soldier and fired a "Buck and Ball", what caliber musket would you fire it from?

Answer: .69

The shot consisted of 3 large buckshot on top of a .69 caliber, smoothbore musket ball encased in a paper cartridge.

4. At what location did Ulysses S. Grant first capture an entire army in the American Civil War?

Answer: Fort Donelson

Fort Donelson - the Army of Central Kentucky.
Vicksburg - the Army of Mississippi, and
Appomattox Court House - the Army of Northern Virginia

5. What was "pop skull"?

Answer: liquor

A contraband liquor also known as "bust head", "rifle knock knee" and "old red eye".

6. Who was the first soldier killed in the Civil War?

Answer: Daniel Hough

On April 14, 1861 as a member of the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter he was accidentally killed by an exploding cannon during evacuation cememonies at the fort.

7. What date did Major Anderson surrender Fort Sumter?

Answer: April 13, 1861

At about 2:30 P.M. on April 13, 1861 Major Anderson surrendered the fort to the CSA.

8. What two states were admitted to the Union during the Civil War?

Answer: West Virginia, Nevada

West Virginia, a new state formed by mountain Unionists in Virginia, was followed the next year by Nevada.

9. What might I wear if I thought I could relieve dysentery?

Answer: belly band

It was a flannel bandage mistakenly thought to relieve dysentery.

10. How long was the term of the CSA President?

Answer: 6 years

CSA prsidents were limited to one six-year term.

Source: Author Colmosby

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