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Difficult World Trivia: Abraham Lincoln | 10 Questions

Some random questions on Lincoln and his life, mostly during and around the period of his presidency.

A multiple-choice quiz by Weehawken. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Weehawken

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
265,347

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. When was Abraham Lincoln inaugurated for his first term? Hint

March 4, 1861

February 20, 1861

January 20, 1861

April 4, 1861

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Question 2 of 10

2. During the Republican Nomination Convention in 1860, Lincoln lost to this man on the first two ballots, but finally won the party's nomination on the third ballot. Hint

Andrew Johnson

John C. Fremont

William Seward

Stephan Douglas

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lincoln received zero votes in 9 southern states in the 1860 election.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. After what battle did Lincoln decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Hint

Antietam

Second Bull Run

Gettysburg

Shiloh

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lincolns Gettysburg Address was received enthusiastically by the crowd.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What biblical passage did Lincoln quote in his famous "House Divided" speech? Hint

Genesis 44:12

Matthew 5:5

Psalm 34:8

Mark 3:25

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Question 7 of 10

7. Lincoln opposed this compromise just before the war, which would have allowed for the expansion of slavery. Hint

Compromise of 1850

Congressional Peace Compromise

South Carolina Compromise

Crittenden Compromise

8. In his first inaugural address, Lincoln said he would support a proposed thirteenth amendment to the Constitution that congress had passed. What would the amendment have effectively meant? Hint

Slavery would be abolished

All slaves would be deported

Secession would be illegal

Congress could not make slavery illegal

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many terms did Lincoln serve in Congress? Hint

One

Two

Zero

Three

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Question 10 of 10

10. Upon hearing the news of what battle did Lincoln sullenly exclaim, "My God, my God! What will the country say?" Hint

Chancellorsville

Bull Run

Shiloh

Fredericksburg

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Abraham Lincoln inaugurated for his first term?

Answer: March 4, 1861

Today the inauguration takes place on January 20th, but back then there was a longer stretch before the President Elect was sworn in.

2. During the Republican Nomination Convention in 1860, Lincoln lost to this man on the first two ballots, but finally won the party's nomination on the third ballot.

Answer: William Seward

William Seward was the favorite going into the convention. Seward won on the first two ballots, but failed to get the number of votes needed to secure his nomination. Lincoln, who got second to Seward on the first two ballots, gained the votes of others who dropped out so by the third ballot Lincoln won carrying enough votes to win the nomination. Lincoln would later make Seward his Secretary of State.

3. Lincoln received zero votes in 9 southern states in the 1860 election.

Answer: True

Lincoln was not on the ballot paper in 9 states - he was on the ballot paper in Tennessee.

4. After what battle did Lincoln decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer: Antietam

Lincoln wanted to wait for a victory before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. The number of casualties at Antietam were four times that of Normandy in WWII.

5. Lincolns Gettysburg Address was received enthusiastically by the crowd.

Answer: False

He gave his speech for the dedication of the graveyard at Gettysburg. This would become his most famous speech, but the crowd expected him to give a longer speech and was taken aback by its shortness. It was not until people read the speech in newspapers that it became so well thought of.

6. What biblical passage did Lincoln quote in his famous "House Divided" speech?

Answer: Mark 3:25

"If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand." Mark 3:25
Lincoln used it referring to the divided state of the country as half slave and half free.

7. Lincoln opposed this compromise just before the war, which would have allowed for the expansion of slavery.

Answer: Crittenden Compromise

John J. Crittenden introduced the compromise in Congress in hopes of averting war. Lincoln opposed it and all compromise that would have allowed for the expansion of slavery.

8. In his first inaugural address, Lincoln said he would support a proposed thirteenth amendment to the Constitution that congress had passed. What would the amendment have effectively meant?

Answer: Congress could not make slavery illegal

The proposed amendment (intended to discourage the Southern states from leaving the Union) was the only compromise effort Congress was able to pass; however, the war came and it was never ratified. Instead the actual "thirteenth amendment" would later abolish slavery.

9. How many terms did Lincoln serve in Congress?

Answer: One

He served in Congress from 1847-49. He "retired" because like many of his day he believed the Compromise of 1850 had forever solved the country's slavery problem.

10. Upon hearing the news of what battle did Lincoln sullenly exclaim, "My God, my God! What will the country say?"

Answer: Chancellorsville

Stonewall Jackson would be accidentally shot by his own men during this battle and would later die.

Source: Author Weehawken

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