I’ll Be Impressed If You Score 13/18 on This General Knowledge Quiz (feat. Abraham Lincoln)

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. Who was the 15th?

• Andrew Johnson

• Franklin Pierce

• Ulysses S. Grant

• 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?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

What recently established political party did Lincoln belong to when he was elected president in 1861?

• Democratic Party

• Whig Party

• Republican Party

• National Union Party

Lincoln was famously raised in a very specific type of home. What was that type of home?

• Catslide roof

• Log cabin

• Greek Revival

• Tent

Abraham Lincoln was particularly gifted at a certain sport. He would eventually be honored in that sports Hall of Fame. What sport was it?

• Baseball

• Basketball

• Football

• Wrestling

In 1846, Lincoln spoke out against the war America was then involved in. What war was that?

• Civil War

• Mexican–American War

• Puget Sound War

• American Revolutionary War

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?

• Musician

• Baseball player

• Writer

• Actor

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?

• Harriet Tubman Day

• Independence Day 2

• Juneteenth

• Susan B. Anthony Day

What was the first state to leave the union following Abraham Lincoln being elected president of the United States?

• Texas

• South Carolina

• Arkansas

• Kansas

Abraham Lincoln was born in the state of Kentucky. What side did Kentucky fight on during the Civil War?

• Neutral

• Confederate

• A little bit of both!

• Union

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

• 300,000

• 750,000

• 1 million

In July of 1865, just months after Lincoln was assassinated, what US organization was founded with the aim of protecting American political leaders?

• S.H.I.E.L.D.

• United States Secret Service

• FBI

• The National Security Agency (NSA)

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

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• The Turn of the Screw

• Pride and Prejudice

Who sat on the throne of the British Royal Family during Lincoln's presidency from 1861 to 1865?

• George V

• William IV

• Queen Victoria

• Edward VII