THE SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM 207-780-4249 www.usm.maine.edu/planet 70 Falmouth Street Portland, Maine 04103 43.6667° N, 70.2667° W Founded January 1970 "We love the Universe. It's great!" THE DAILY ASTRONOMER Friday, March 18, 2016 Quiz: American Civil War --------------------------------------------------- Do you like the quizzes? Visit the "Daily Astronomer Quiz Archive Page" http://usm.maine.edu/planet/daily-astronomer-quiz-archive-page ------------------------------------------------------- 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