Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. Who was the 15th?
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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. On the exact same date, a famous scientist was also born. Who was that person?
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What recently established political party did Lincoln belong to when he was elected president in 1861?
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Abraham Lincoln was the first sitting American president to be assassinated. How many more US presidents have been assassinated since?
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Lincoln was famously raised in a very specific type of home. What was that type of home?
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Abraham Lincoln was 6ft 4inches tall. How many US presidents in history have been taller than him?
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Abraham Lincoln was particularly gifted at a certain sport. He would eventually be honored in that sports Hall of Fame. What sport was it?
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In 1846, Lincoln spoke out against the war America was then involved in. What war was that?
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During his famous Gettysburg Address, Lincoln said the line "Four score and seven years ago.” How much time is that?
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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?
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How long after the end of the Civil War was Lincoln shot in Ford's Theater?
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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?
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What was the first state to leave the union following Abraham Lincoln being elected president of the United States?
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Abraham Lincoln was born in the state of Kentucky. What side did Kentucky fight on during the Civil War?
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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?
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In July of 1865, just months after Lincoln was assassinated, what US organization was founded with the aim of protecting American political leaders?
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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?
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Who sat on the throne of the British Royal Family during Lincoln's presidency from 1861 to 1865?
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