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Quiz about Civil War
Quiz about Civil War

Civil War Multiple Choice Quiz | 10 Questions


A good way to test your knowledge of America's bloodiest war. How well DO you know your Civil War facts?

A multiple-choice quiz by rutgersg. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
rutgersg
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
26,270
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
4438
Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (8/10), Guest 170 (10/10), Guest 24 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The name of the cemetery where the Union formed their defensive line during the battle of Gettysburg? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Name of General George Meade's favorite mount. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Name the general who foolishly redeployed his troops during the moments before the second day at Gettysburg. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which northern regiment suffered the highest casualty rate during the war? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Name of the city that changed hands 72 times during the war. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. He was spoken of on the deathbeds of both R.E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was Abraham Lincoln's annual salary as President? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was General Sherman's 'Christmas present' to President Lincoln? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What nationally known Union officer was killed on May 24th 1861 after pulling down a Confederate flag from atop a Virginia boardinghouse? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was the grandfather of Confederate General George W. Randolph? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The name of the cemetery where the Union formed their defensive line during the battle of Gettysburg?

Answer: Evergreen Cemetery

2. Name of General George Meade's favorite mount.

Answer: Old Baldy

Currently on display at the Civil War Library and Museum in Philadelphia
3. Name the general who foolishly redeployed his troops during the moments before the second day at Gettysburg.

Answer: Dan Sickles

Sickles lost his leg during this battle.
4. Which northern regiment suffered the highest casualty rate during the war?

Answer: 1st Minnesota

Only 47 of 262 survived the battle unscathed.
5. Name of the city that changed hands 72 times during the war.

Answer: Winchester, Va.

6. He was spoken of on the deathbeds of both R.E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

Answer: A.P. Hill

Hill always had a knack for getting to the field of battle in time to save the day.
7. What was Abraham Lincoln's annual salary as President?

Answer: $25,000

8. What was General Sherman's 'Christmas present' to President Lincoln?

Answer: Savannah, Ga

His troops captured Savannah on December 21, 1864.
9. What nationally known Union officer was killed on May 24th 1861 after pulling down a Confederate flag from atop a Virginia boardinghouse?

Answer: Colonel Elmer E.Ellsworth

The innkeeper, James Jackson, was then shot and killed by Ellsworth's men. Ellsworth was a personal friend of Lincoln.
10. Who was the grandfather of Confederate General George W. Randolph?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Randolph also served as Confederate Secretary of War
Source: Author rutgersg

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