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Quiz about Civil War  Part Deux
Quiz about Civil War  Part Deux

Civil War - Part Deux Trivia Quiz


This is a little easier than the last one!

A multiple-choice quiz by Fian. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Fian
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
8,755
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
5249
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 143 (10/15), Guest 69 (14/15), Guest 209 (13/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. How was Confederate General Earl Van Dorn killed? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The Battle of Pittsburgh Landing is also known by what name? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. According to many Historians, which battle was decided by 'three cigars'? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which State does not have a star in the Stars and Bars? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Which of the following was not among the first seven states to secede from the Union? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What hapless Union General was given the moniker 'Commissary'? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What was General Grant's original middle name? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What Confederate General was known by the nickname 'Old Pete'? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Who never commanded the Army of the Potomac? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Which Union General's famous last words were 'They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance'? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What was the name of the ill-fated Confederate submarine? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Who is often credited with sighting the first Union gun fired in defense of Ft. Sumter? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What was Jefferson Davis wearing when he was captured? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What happened to Jefferson Davis after he was captured? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What did John Wilkes Booth reportedly say after he shot Lincoln? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How was Confederate General Earl Van Dorn killed?

Answer: Shot by a jealous doctor

Earl Van Dorn, one of the Confederacy's brightest stars, was shot and killed in his tent by Dr. George Peters - it seems the good doctor did not appreciate the attention General Van Dorn had paid to Mrs. Peters!
2. The Battle of Pittsburgh Landing is also known by what name?

Answer: Shiloh

3. According to many Historians, which battle was decided by 'three cigars'?

Answer: Antietam

Private Barton Mitchell of the 27th Indiana, was said to have found an envelope containing three cigars wrapped in a piece of paper. The piece of paper turned out to be Gen. Robert E. Lee's Special Orders 191- which detailed the detachments and orders of march for the Army of Northern Virginia. Acting on this information, McClellan was able to make a concentrated attack on Lee's scattered army that culminated in the Battle of Antietam.

This battle ended Lee's first invasion of the North and went a long way to sealing the fate of the Southern cause.
4. Which State does not have a star in the Stars and Bars?

Answer: Kentucky

Although less well known than the 'Battle Flag' the 'Stars and Bars' contained 3 bars (2 red, one white) and 7 stars in a field of blue. the 7 stars represented the first 7 states to secede from the Union.
5. Which of the following was not among the first seven states to secede from the Union?

Answer: North Carolina

6. What hapless Union General was given the moniker 'Commissary'?

Answer: Banks

After a thorough drubbing of Nathanial Prentiss 'Commissary' Banks, General Jackson captured a veritable mother lode of Union supplies - which fed and armed his troops for weeks thereafter.
7. What was General Grant's original middle name?

Answer: Ulysses

Grant's original name was Hiram Ulysses Grant.
8. What Confederate General was known by the nickname 'Old Pete'?

Answer: James Longstreet

9. Who never commanded the Army of the Potomac?

Answer: Sherman

10. Which Union General's famous last words were 'They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance'?

Answer: John Sedgwick

In 1864 during the Battle of Spotsylvania, Sedgwick admonished his men, who were hiding from Confederate sharpshooters, by saying, 'They cannot hit an elephant at this distance,' he was shot through the head and died instantly.
11. What was the name of the ill-fated Confederate submarine?

Answer: Hunley

The doomed ship sank 4 times - killing the bulk of its crew each time. The fourth, and final sinking, occurred shortly after its maiden, successful attack on the U.S.S. Housatonic.
12. Who is often credited with sighting the first Union gun fired in defense of Ft. Sumter?

Answer: Abner Doubleday

Abner, who is often credited with the invention of baseball (despite the lack of credible supporting evidence) is also said to have sighted the gun.
13. What was Jefferson Davis wearing when he was captured?

Answer: His wife's coat

Jefferson Davis was in his carriage when captured and his wife, realizing that it was getting cool and that she would be going back into the house, would not need her jacket but her husband would, so she gave it to him to wear.
14. What happened to Jefferson Davis after he was captured?

Answer: He was imprisoned

Mr. Davis suffered cruelly in a Union prison before the tide of public opinion successfully pressed for his release.
15. What did John Wilkes Booth reportedly say after he shot Lincoln?

Answer: Sic semper tyrannis

'Thus always with tyrants' is also the state motto of Virginia.
Source: Author Fian

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