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THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
Friday, March 18, 2016
Quiz: American Civil War

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No, this isn't a quiz about current political events!
We are reaching back in the past for a quiz about a wee little skirmish
betwixt the blue and the grey.


1. When was the American Civil War?
           a.   1776 - 1782
           b.   1812 - 1814
           c.   1861 -  1865
           d.   1891 - 1895

2.  In what year did the longest surviving civil war veteran die?
(Verified)
           a.  1939
           b.  1945
           c.  1949
           d.  1956

3.   How many people (soldiers and civilians)  perished in the Civil War?
          a.  340,000
          b.  450,000
          c.  515,000
          d.  627,000

4.   Who was the President of the Confederate States?
          a.  Robert E. Lee
          b. Jefferson Davis
          c.  Millard Crumpet
          d.  Stonewall Jackson

5.   On ___________________, confederate troops started the Civil War by
firing on ___________.
              a.  April 12, 1812;  the White House
              b. April 12, 1891; the Pentagon
              c.  April 12, 1861; Fort Sumter
              d.  April 12, 1776; Fort Polk

6.  How many states seceded from the Union?
              a.  7
              b. 11
              c.  12
              d.  0   (No state seceded.  They instead withdrew; secession
would have only occurred had the South won the civil war.)

7.  Why did the Senate not promote  Wladimir Krzyzanowski to the rank of
General?
           a.  It turned out he was not an American citizen
           b. Nobody could pronounce his name
           c.  He was a confederate spy
           d.  He wasn't even alive.   Wladimir Krzyzanowski was a famous
soldier in World War II

8.   Which of the following statements is/are true about Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address?
            a.  It took two minutes to deliver
            b.  Abraham Lincoln didn't write it.   His aide, Samuel
Mathiason, did.
            c.  He delivered it in Philadelphia, not Gettysburg
            d.   The first line "Four score and seven years ago," though
syntactically elegant, was mathematically incorrect,  He should have
written "Five Score and three years ago."

9.  True or False:   All Slave States seceded from the Union.

10.  What city was the first capital of the Confederate States of America?
           a. Atlanta, Georgia
           b. Montgomery, Alabama
           c. Richmond, Virginia
           d. Charleston, South Carolina

ANSWERS

1.  c.  1861 - 1865

2. d. 1956
Albert Henry Woolson (February 11, 1847 – August 2, 1956)
A member of the Union army and longest surviving civil war veteran whose
status has been verified.

3.         d. 627,000
And more soldier died of disease rather than in battle.

4. b. Jefferson Davis
(Ironically, from his appearance, he could have been Abe Lincoln's twin
brother.)

5. c.  April 12, 1861; Fort Sumter

6.  b. 11
South Carolina
Mississippi
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Tennessee
North Carolina

7.       b. Nobody could pronounce his name
According to the record, the US Senate denied him a promotion because
nobody knew how to pronounce his name.

8.            a.  It took two minutes to deliver
Yes, one of the English languages' most famous speeches could have been
written on a large postcard.  It contained 260 words.   Lincoln was
ridiculed for his speech, as he appeared so brief, especially when compared
to Everett's Gettysburg Address that required two whole hours.

9.  False
Four slave states, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri remained with
the Union.

10.  b. Montgomery, Alabama