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Quiz about Americans at War with One Another

Americans at War with One Another Quiz

A mixed bag of Civil War trivia.

A multiple-choice quiz by jkgregg. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jkgregg

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
107,886

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2337

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (10/10), Guest 75 (8/10), Guest 170 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. How much did the Civil War cost the U.S. Government? Hint

$2.5 million a day

$1.3 million a year

$1 billion total

$10 thousand a day

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Question 2 of 10

2. What were the "fireballs" used by the Southern civilians? Hint

small cannon balls for protection

substitution for coal to keep homes warm

communication system used to warn the presence of Union troops

a hot spicy dish that was cheaply made

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Question 3 of 10

3. What two important figures, on opposite sides during the Civil War, were born barely 100 miles apart and within eight months of each other? Hint

James Longstreet and William T. Sherman

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

A. P. Hill and George McClellan

Richard Ewell and George Meade

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Question 4 of 10

4. What important wartime event occurred Sunday, May 10, 1863 at 3:15 PM? Hint

J.E.B. Stuart was captured in Pennsylvania by Union troops

Confederate victory at Chancellorsville

"Stonewall" Jackson died

Grant and his troops invaded Vicksburg, MS

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Question 5 of 10

5. The West Woods, the Bloody Lane, the Cornfield and Dunkard Church are all landmarks of what major battle? Hint

Chancellorsville

Gettysburg

Shiloh

Antietam

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Question 6 of 10

6. 6. What famous Northern figure said, "I failed, I failed, and that is about all that can be said about it"? Hint

Ambrose Burnside

U.S. Grant

George McClellan

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 7 of 10

7. What cavalry officer became a general at age 23? Hint

George Custer

Nathan Forrest

J.E.B. Stuart

John Buford

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the largest battle west of the Mississippi River? Hint

Belmont

Vicksburg

Pea Ridge

Palmito Ranch

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Civil War leader earned this description: " He will take more chances, and take them quicker, than any other general in the county - North or South"? Hint

"Stonewall" Jackson

George Custer

Joseph Hooker

Robert E. Lee

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who were the "Tennessee Tories?" Hint

Tennesseans who refused to fight

Abolitionists from Tennessee

Confederates from Tennessee

Unionists from Tennessee

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How much did the Civil War cost the U.S. Government?

Answer: $2.5 million a day

According to a report released by the US Congress in 1863, the financial cost of fighting the war was $2.5 million a day

2. What were the "fireballs" used by the Southern civilians?

Answer: substitution for coal to keep homes warm

When the South's supply of coal was exhausted, city dwellers mixed coal dust, sawdust, and sand, and wet clay into hardened lumps called "fireballs," which they used to heat their homes.

3. What two important figures, on opposite sides during the Civil War, were born barely 100 miles apart and within eight months of each other?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis was born June 3, 1809 (some sources say 1808) in a portion of Christian County, Kentucky, now Todd County. Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky.

4. What important wartime event occurred Sunday, May 10, 1863 at 3:15 PM?

Answer: "Stonewall" Jackson died

Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson died, May 10, 1863 from pneumonia he developed after having his arm amputated from gunshot wounds he sustained from friendly fire.

5. The West Woods, the Bloody Lane, the Cornfield and Dunkard Church are all landmarks of what major battle?

Answer: Antietam

The Battle of Antietam located by Sharpsburg, Maryland occurred September 17, 1862. The West Woods, the Bloody Land, the Cornfield and Dunkard Church are all landmarks of that bloody battle that produced over 26,000 casualties.

6. 6. What famous Northern figure said, "I failed, I failed, and that is about all that can be said about it"?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

After making the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln used these self-critical words to describe his speech and delivery.

7. What cavalry officer became a general at age 23?

Answer: George Custer

Although George Custer finished last in his class at West Point, he became a general in the U.S. Army at age 23.

8. What was the largest battle west of the Mississippi River?

Answer: Pea Ridge

The Union victory at Pea Ridge, won on March 8, 1862, was the largest battle west of the Mississippi River.

9. What Civil War leader earned this description: " He will take more chances, and take them quicker, than any other general in the county - North or South"?

Answer: Robert E. Lee

A contemporary of Robert E. Lee so described the general.

10. Who were the "Tennessee Tories?"

Answer: Unionists from Tennessee

The expression "Tennessee Tories" was used by Confederates from Tennessee to refer to Unionists from Tennessee who joined the Northern Army.

Source: Author jkgregg

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