Wayne Wheelwright - The Abraham Lincoln Quiz Book

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THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN QUIZ BOOK

By

Wayne Wheelwright

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The Abraham Lincoln Quiz Book

Published in 2013 by Andrews UK Limited

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Questions

1. What was Abraham Lincolns date of birth?
2. What was the name of Abraham Lincolns father?
3. What was the name of Abraham Lincolns mother?
4. Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
5. Where did Samuel Lincoln, a descendant of Abraham Lincoln move to America from?
6. How did Abraham Lincolns grandfather die as witnessed by Abraham Lincolns father when he was a child?
7. What did his mother die of when Abraham Lincoln was 9 years old?
8. After the passing of his mother who took charge of caring for Abraham Lincoln?
9. How did Abraham Lincolns sister die whilst in her 20s?
10. What was the name of the woman Abraham Lincolns father married after the passing of Lincolns mother?
11. What was the name of the gang that challenged Abraham Lincoln to a seriously competitive wrestling match?
12. Fearing the milk sickness outbreak along the Ohio river where did the Lincoln family move to in 1830?
13. As a 22 year old Abraham Lincoln travelled down the Sangamon River and ended where?
14. What was the name of Lincolns first romantic partner that he met when he first moved to New Salem?
15. Who did Abraham Lincoln become engaged to in 1840?
16. Where was the woman Abraham Lincoln got engaged to from?
17. On what date did Abraham Lincoln marry Mary Todd?
18. What was the name of Abraham Lincolns first son?
19. What was the name of Abraham Lincolns second son?
20. What was the name of Abraham Lincolns third son?
21. What was the name of Abraham Lincolns fourth son?
22. Which of Abraham Lincolns sons was the only one to live to adulthood?
23. In which conflict did Abraham Lincoln serve as a captain in the Illinois Militia?
24. During his first speech how did Abraham Lincoln react when he saw a supporter in the crowd being attacked?
25. Where did Abraham Lincoln finish out of the 13 candidates for the Illinois General Assembly?
26. What profession did Abraham Lincoln decide to embark on teaching himself with the use of books?
27. In which year was Abraham Lincolns second and successful campaign for the Illinois General Assembly?
28. In which year was Lincoln granted admission to the bar?
29. What was the name of Mary Todds cousin that Abraham Lincoln practised law under?
30. How many successive terms did Abraham Lincoln serve in the Illinois House of Representatives?
31. What was the name of the lawyer Abraham Lincoln closely followed in supporting the American Colonization Society program towards helping the abolition of slavery?
32. Which house of the United States Congress was Abraham Lincoln elected to in 1846?
33. Which Congressman did Lincoln write a bill to abolish slavery with in the District of Columbia?
34. When Abraham Lincoln spoke out against the Mexican-American War he said it was down to which Presidents desire for military glory?
35. What was the name of the resolutions in which Lincoln demanded to know where blood had been spilled on American soil in regards to the Mexican-American war?
36. What nickname did Lincolns resolutions regarding the Mexican-American war earn him from one Illinois newspaper?
37. Upon realising Clay would not win the presidency who did Lincoln support for the whig nomination in the 1848 presidential election?
38. What was the patent Abraham Lincoln received for?
39. Who did Abraham Lincoln represent in a dispute with one of its shareholder, James A. Barret?
40. Abraham Lincolns most noteworthy criminal trial was defending who against the charge of the murder of James Preston Metzker?
41. Upon the eyewitness claiming he saw the murder by moonlight what evidence did Abraham Lincoln provide to discredit the witness?
42. What was the name of Abraham Lincolns cousin that he defended against the charge of stabbing another man to death?
43. What act did Abraham Lincoln return to politics to oppose?
44. What was the name of Abraham Lincolns speech he gave in 1854 which he repeated on his way to the presidency where he declared his opposition to slavery?
45. In 1854 Abraham Lincoln ran as a Whig for which U.S. Senate seat?
46. When Abraham Lincolns support in his 1854 attempt for a Senate seat began to wane who did he ask his backers to vote for?
47. In which year did the state Republican party convention nominate Abraham Lincoln for the U.S. Senate?
48. What was the name of the speech Lincoln delivered drawing on Mark 3:25 that clearly distanced himself from his rival and voiced a view of the future?
49. The Senate campaign of 1858 featured seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and which Democrat candidate?
50. What was the name of the German-language newspaper Lincoln purchased in 1859?
51. In February, 1860 New York party leaders invited Abraham Lincoln to give a speech where?
52. Which journalist said of Lincoln No man ever before made such an impression on his first appeal to a New York audience.
53. What label did Lincolns supporters for his presidential candidacy adopt?
54. On which date was Abraham Lincoln elected President of the United States?
55. Which numbered President of the United States was Abraham Lincoln?
56. Who did Abraham Lincoln beat to become President of the United States?
57. His win made him the first president form which party?
58. Out of the 15 slave states how many cast no ballots for Abraham Lincoln?
59. Which states left the Union before Lincoln took office?
60. Six of the states that left the Union set themselves up as a sovereign nation known as what?
61. President Lincoln refused to recognise the Confederacy and declared secession what?
62. What was the name of President Lincolns head of security that uncovered possible assassins in Baltimore on the way to Lincolns inauguration?
63. Where did Confederate troops first fire on Union troops forcing them to surrender and starting the American Civil War?
64. On April 15 Lincoln called on all states to send troops to do what?
65. Over the next few months which states declared their secession?
66. What was the name of the writ Abraham Lincoln suspended on April 27, 1861?
67. What name was given to the vocal group of Democrats that opposed Lincoln and the American Civil War?
68. What was the name of the Act Lincoln signed on August 6, 1861 that authorised judiciary proceedings to free slaves being used to support the Confederate war effort?
69. What was the name of the British merchant ship illegally intercepted by the U.S. Navy that almost started a war with Great Britain?
70. What book did Abraham Lincoln borrow from the Library of Congress to learn military terms?
71. Who did Abraham Lincoln replace Simon Cameron with as War Secretary following complaints of inefficiency and profiteering?
72. On June 19, 1862 Congress passed an act endorsed by Lincoln banning what?
73. On what date was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
74. On what date was the Emancipation Proclamation put into effect?
75. What did the Emancipation Proclamation order state?