Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. Who was the 15th?
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. On the exact same date, a famous scientist was also born. Who was that person?
Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Albert Einstein
What recently established political party did Lincoln belong to when he was elected president in 1861?
Whig Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
National Union 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?
Greek Revival
Catslide roof
Log cabin
Tent
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
Basketball
Baseball
Wrestling
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.” How much time is that?
47 years
67 years
87 years
27 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
Writer
Musician
Baseball player
How long after the end of the Civil War was Lincoln shot in Ford's Theater?
1 year
5 days
2 months
8 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?
Juneteenth
Harriet Tubman Day
Independence Day 2
Susan B. Anthony Day
What was the first state to leave the union following Abraham Lincoln being elected president of the United States?
South Carolina
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Abraham Lincoln was born in the state of Kentucky. What side did Kentucky fight on during the Civil War?
Union
Neutral
A little bit of both!
Confederate
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?
750,000
1 million
30,000
300,000
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
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Turn of the Screw
Who sat on the throne of the British Royal Family during Lincoln's presidency from 1861 to 1865?
Edward VII
Queen Victoria
William IV
George V
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