Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. Who was the 15th?
James Buchanan
Andrew Johnson
Franklin Pierce
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. On the exact same date, a famous scientist was also born. Who was that person?
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
What recently established political party did Lincoln belong to when he was elected president in 1861?
National Union Party
Whig Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln was the first sitting American president to be assassinated. How many more US presidents have been assassinated since?
Lincoln was famously raised in a very specific type of home. What was that type of home?
Catslide roof
Greek Revival
Tent
Log cabin
Abraham Lincoln was 6ft 4inches tall. How many US presidents in history have been taller than him?
Abraham Lincoln was particularly gifted at a certain sport. He would eventually be honored in that sports Hall of Fame. What sport was it?
Football
Baseball
Wrestling
Basketball
In 1846, Lincoln spoke out against the war America was then involved in. What war was that?
During his famous Gettysburg Address, Lincoln said the line "Four score and seven years ago.โ How much time is that?
67 years
47 years
27 years
87 years
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln but did you know that Lincoln actually knew who Booth was beforehand? The president was actually a fan of Booth's and once invited him to the White House. What was Booth's profession that earned him the admiration of the man he would one day assassinate?
Actor
Baseball player
Musician
Writer
How long after the end of the Civil War was Lincoln shot in Ford's Theater?
8 months
5 days
1 year
2 months
In 1863, Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation and word of this proclamation made it to Texas on June 19th. A new holiday in the United States was signed into law in 2021 that celebrates emancipation. What is the name of this holiday that occurs every June?
Independence Day 2
Harriet Tubman Day
Juneteenth
Susan B. Anthony Day
What was the first state to leave the union following Abraham Lincoln being elected president of the United States?
Kansas
South Carolina
Texas
Arkansas
Abraham Lincoln was born in the state of Kentucky. What side did Kentucky fight on during the Civil War?
Confederate
Union
Neutral
A little bit of both!
In 1848, Lincoln was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. This is when the California Gold Rush broke out. How many people are said to have moved to the region in an attempt to strike it rich?
30,000
1 million
300,000
750,000
In July of 1865, just months after Lincoln was assassinated, what US organization was founded with the aim of protecting American political leaders?
In 1852, while Lincoln was a member of the US House of Representatives, Harriet Beecher Stowe published an anti-slavery book that became the top-selling book other than the Bible in the 19th century. What is the name of the book?
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
The Turn of the Screw
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who sat on the throne of the British Royal Family during Lincoln's presidency from 1861 to 1865?
Queen Victoria
William IV
Edward VII
George V
4 Comments
I got 8 out of 18!
History novice! Study up, and maybe next time you’ll pass!
Not surprising, Iโm not good at history
6/18 thankful it was not a test for a grade.
8 / 18
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