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Civil War Officers' Schools Trivia Quiz

For this quiz you match the name of person with the college or university they graduated from.

A multiple-choice quiz by wednesday38. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
wednesday38

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
63,751

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
806

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. James Longstreet graduated from which school? Hint

He didn't go to college

VMI

United States Military Academy

William and Mary

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Question 2 of 10

2. Robert E. Lee graduated from which of the following schools? Hint

Virginia Military Institute

United States Military Academy

University of VA

None of the above

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Question 3 of 10

3. Jefferson Davis graduated from which of the following schools? Hint

University of VA

United States Military Academy

James Madison College

VMI

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ulysses S. Grant graduated from which school? Hint

United States Military Academy

Yale

New York University

None of the above

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Question 5 of 10

5. Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson graduated from which of the following schools? Hint

Emory and Henry College

Virginia Military Institute

United States Military Academy

William and Mary

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Question 6 of 10

6. John Pope attended which of the following schools? Hint

He didn't attend a college

Emory and Henry College

United States Military Academy

Harvard

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Question 7 of 10

7. General William Sherman attended which school? Hint

Franklin College

None of the above

Philadelphia University

United States Military Academy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Joseph E. Johnston graduated from which school? Hint

United States Military Academy

William and Mary

VMI

None of the above

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Question 9 of 10

9. PT Beauregard graduated from which school? Hint

United States Military Academy

Loyola University

Virginia Military Institute

Georgetown University

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Question 10 of 10

10. General Joshua Chamberlain graduated from which school? Hint

United States Military Academy

Bowdoin College

Georgetown University

None of the above

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. James Longstreet graduated from which school?

Answer: United States Military Academy

He graduated from West Point in the Class of 1842.

2. Robert E. Lee graduated from which of the following schools?

Answer: United States Military Academy

Lee is considered one of the greatest generals of all time. After the war, Lee became the president of Washington College.

3. Jefferson Davis graduated from which of the following schools?

Answer: United States Military Academy

He was in the Class of 1828 at West Point. During the war, his young son Joe died after falling over the balcony at the White House in Richmond.

4. Ulysses S. Grant graduated from which school?

Answer: United States Military Academy

He graduated from West Point in 1843. He was a general in the Union army.

5. Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson graduated from which of the following schools?

Answer: United States Military Academy

Jackson graduated from the USMA in 1846. Afterwards he became a professor at VMI, which is also where he is buried.

6. John Pope attended which of the following schools?

Answer: United States Military Academy

Pope graduated in the Class of 1842.

7. General William Sherman attended which school?

Answer: United States Military Academy

Sherman graduated from West Point in 1840. Sherman is considered one of the most controversial people of the Civil War.

8. Joseph E. Johnston graduated from which school?

Answer: United States Military Academy

Johnston graduated from the USMA in the Class of 1829.

9. PT Beauregard graduated from which school?

Answer: United States Military Academy

He graduated in 1838. Beauregard was an officer in the Confederate army.

10. General Joshua Chamberlain graduated from which school?

Answer: Bowdoin College

He graduated from Bowdoin in 1852.

Source: Author wednesday38

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