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Quiz about When Orry met George
Quiz about When Orry met George

When Orry met George Trivia Quiz


The quiz covers the 1st and 2nd part of the miniseries "North and South", not the book. Good luck and have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by DeepHistory. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
DeepHistory
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
364,653
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
607
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following historical figures did NOT appear at West Point? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In which of the following battles was Orry wounded, while leading a charge against Mexican forces? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What role did Elizabeth Taylor portray in the series? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. To whom did Grady, the slave who became Virgilia's husband, belong? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the profession of Elkanah Bent's biological father? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Why was Virgilia fired from the hospital where she worked? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was the name of the former overseer at Mont Royal, who led an uprising along with former slave Cuffey? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who saved George from Libby Prison, where he was kept? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the nationality of George's wife, Constance? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In which of the following battles did Orry have a field command? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following historical figures did NOT appear at West Point?

Answer: Robert E. Lee

Of cource, Lee did not make an appearence there, since he was at Fort Hamilton this time (1842-1846). The other three were Orry's and George's classmates.
2. In which of the following battles was Orry wounded, while leading a charge against Mexican forces?

Answer: Churubusco

Orry and George were ordered to make that suicidal attack by Major Elkanah Bent, their former instructor at West Point. Bent was megalomaniac and considered himself a new Napoleon. He hated both our heroes because they made them a fool and forced him leave the Academy.
During the attack, Orry was wounded and was seriously crippled.
3. What role did Elizabeth Taylor portray in the series?

Answer: Madam Conti

Madam Conti owned a brothel in New Orleans. It was the very same brothel where Madeline Fabray's (Orry's love interest) mother worked. She was also part-black. Conti revealed the secret to Elkanah Bent, who used it to carry his revenge against Orry.
4. To whom did Grady, the slave who became Virgilia's husband, belong?

Answer: James Huntoon

Grady was the cabman of the prominent South Carolina politician, who later married Ashton, Orry's wicked younger sister.
Virgilia helped Grady escape and later married him. Later, Grady was killed during John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry.
5. What was the profession of Elkanah Bent's biological father?

Answer: U.S. Senator

Bent was actually the illegitimate child of an Ohio politician and was adopted by the Bent family. After his expulsion from West Point, Bent blackmailed him that he would reveal his secret, if he did not help him obtain a superior rank in the U.S. Army.
6. Why was Virgilia fired from the hospital where she worked?

Answer: She was accused of leaving a captured Confederate officer to die.

When she heard of her dismissal, she pushed the hospital chief, Mrs. Neal, wounding her. She believed that Mrs. Neal was dead, fled and went to congressman Samuel Greene for help. Greene used Virgilia's desperate situation for his own gratification.
7. What was the name of the former overseer at Mont Royal, who led an uprising along with former slave Cuffey?

Answer: Salem Jones

Jones was a very brutal and sadistic overseer, employed by Orry's father, but later fired by Orry, because he was whipping the slaves, something that didn't happen at Mont Royal.
8. Who saved George from Libby Prison, where he was kept?

Answer: Orry and Charles

George and the other prisoners were tortured by the twisted commandant, Captain Turner. Despite not liking Yankees, they saved George, killed the commandant and provided him with a boat.
9. What was the nationality of George's wife, Constance?

Answer: Irish

Constance Flynn was the daughter of an Army surgeon. They met after the Mexican War and soon married. Orry was the best man at the wedding.
10. In which of the following battles did Orry have a field command?

Answer: Third Petersburg

Prior to receiving the appointment, Orry was an adviser of Jefferson Davis and served him ably. During the battle, he led troops against George, was wounded severely, was found by George in a Union hospital and arrived home just in time to stop an uprising.
Source: Author DeepHistory

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