* The Shaara's were responsible for these fictional accounts of the American Civil War. What was the relationship between these two men?
* Which work does not belong to the Shaara trilogy?
* Which novel was the work of Michael Shaara?
* The trilogy centers around several Civil War generals one of which was Joshua Chamberlain. Unlike many of the other main characters, Chamberlain was not a career military person. What was his occupation before the war?
* Many of the generals on opposing sides were aquaintences from their days at West Point and some even considered themselves close friends. Which pair of opposing friends are central characters in two installments of the trilogy?
* After Jackson is shot by his own troops at Chancellorsville, who is his attending physician according to the trilogy?
* In the first installment, 'The Killer Angels,' what was the name of the spy who brought information to the Confederacy at Gettysburg?
* What Confederate infantry commander is seem as a sort of opposite to the aggressive Jackson and was later highly critical of Lee after the war?
* In the third installment of the trilogy, what does Lee spend his postwar years doing?
* One of the early examples of this genre is Richard Lovelace's 1649 poem "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars." Lovelace knew of the heartbreak of going off to fight because he himself had fought in which recent war(s)?
* One of the Tennyson's most famous poems deals with the "Charge of the Light Brigade" in the Crimean War. According to Tennyson, how many soldiers rode with the brigade that day?
* One poet who was more famous for two poems written upon the death of Abraham Lincoln served as a nurse during the American Civil War and based his "The Wound Dresser" on his experiences there. Who was this poet?
* What event in American history is chronicled by 'Thirteen Days'?
* What year was this book first published?
* Who was the Soviet leader at the time of the crisis?
* What happened on October 16, 1962, the first day of the crisis?
* What country was responsible for building the missile bases in Cuba?
* During this period, who was the Secretary of Defense in the United States.
* When the crisis first began, a group of men came together to discuss appropriate action by the United States. What was this committee eventually called?
* What final event of the crisis almost provoked a nuclear attack on the U.S.S.R.?