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Do You Know Custer? Trivia Quiz

So, you think you know Custer? Well, I've got news for you, buddy! Test your knowledge of George Armstrong Custer with this quiz!

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

Author
JsusFreak

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
58,222

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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2512

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Question 1 of 10

1. Custer was a briefly a brevet major general in the final stages of the Civil War. What rank did he revert to after the end of the War? Hint

Captain

Sergeant

Major

Lieutenant

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did Custer place in his class at West Point? Hint

Last

Second

First

Fifth

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following is not true about Custer? Hint

He was really shy and reserved

He always wanted publicity

He was egotistical

He once considered running for president

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was one thing Custer was afraid of? Hint

Water

Heights

Fire

Open spaces

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Question 5 of 10

5. Custer never participated in the American Civil War.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What U.S. president did Custer consider to be his 'role model'? Hint

President Jackson

President Lincoln

President Grant

President Johnson

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the midst of the second Sioux War, which general was Custer under the command of? Hint

Gen. Henry Gibbon

Gen. Alfred Terry

Gen. George Crook

None of these

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Question 8 of 10

8. Custer's leaders, Marcus Reno and Frederick Benteen hated him.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. How long did the Battle of the Little Big Horn last? Hint

3 days

3 hours

2 days

2 hours

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Question 10 of 10

10. Custer was NOT the last to die at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Custer was a briefly a brevet major general in the final stages of the Civil War. What rank did he revert to after the end of the War?

Answer: Captain

At the end of the Civil War most officers with brevet (temporary) ranks returned to their previous ranks. Custer was only promoted to Lieutenant Colonel when the Seventh Cavalry was formed.

2. Where did Custer place in his class at West Point?

Answer: Last

Custer was NOT strong academically and came bottom of his graduating class. His father's influence on West Point got him in there in the first place. Without his dad, West Point wouldn't have accepted him.

3. Which of the following is not true about Custer?

Answer: He was really shy and reserved

Out of all these things, Custer was not a shy and reserved person.

4. What was one thing Custer was afraid of?

Answer: Water

He had a deathly fear of water. Gee, I wondered how he kept clean.

5. Custer never participated in the American Civil War.

Answer: False

In fact he participated in the Civil War right after he graduated from West Point.

6. What U.S. president did Custer consider to be his 'role model'?

Answer: President Grant

Ulysses Grant was Custer's 'role model' because he was a military hero and a U.S. president, two things Custer wanted to be very badly. Unfortunately, Grant did not take very kindly to Custer.

7. In the midst of the second Sioux War, which general was Custer under the command of?

Answer: Gen. Alfred Terry

Actually, Custer was NOT a major character in the second Sioux War like some school textbooks say. President Grant deliberately placed Custer under the command of a general because he did not want him to be in ANY leadership role whatsoever.

8. Custer's leaders, Marcus Reno and Frederick Benteen hated him.

Answer: True

They both hated him because they thought he was a megalomaniac.

9. How long did the Battle of the Little Big Horn last?

Answer: 2 days

The battle went on for two days, but Custer was dead by the time the battle was over.

10. Custer was NOT the last to die at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Answer: True

Custer was killed early in the Battle of the Little Big Horn, in about the first day it began.

Source: Author JsusFreak

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