Abraham Lincoln Quiz - 65 Trivia Questions!

Delve into the life and leadership of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, in this quiz. Explore his role in the Civil War, his Emancipation Proclamation, and his enduring legacy as a symbol of American democracy.

Who was the first romantic interest of US President Abraham Lincoln?

Mary Todd Lincoln
Sarah Bush
Ann Rutledge
Sarah Lincoln

Which political theorist was a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln?

Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Karl Marx

Who did US President Abraham Lincoln marry in 1842?

Mary Todd Lincoln's grandmother
Mary Todd
Mary Todd Lincoln
Nancy Lincoln

Who was the 16th President of the USA, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865?

Theodore Roosevelt
John F.Kennedy
Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln

Who was the commander of the US forces at the Battle of Wood Lake in the American Civil War?

George Washington
Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry H. Sibley

Which theatre was Abraham Lincoln attending when he was assassinated in 1865?

The New Yorker
Ford
London
The Globe

Which US President insisted on using the Lincoln Bible for his inaugural ceremony?

Barack Obama
John F.Kennedy
Bill Clinton
George Washington

What was the name of the paper currency first issued by the US government in 1861?

Dollars
Greenbacks
Federal Reserve notes
Federal Reserve note

Who replaced Don Carlos Buell as commander of the Union Army during the American Civil War?

Lincoln
John Bell Hood
William Rosecrans
Jefferson

At which battle of 1865 did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses Grant, ending the American Civil War?

Appomattox
Battle of the Bull Run
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of the Wilderness

Who was the Vice-President of Abraham Lincoln?

Hannibal Hamlin
Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington

At which New York university did Abraham Lincoln make his first public speech in 1860?

The New School
Columbia
Cooper Union
The University of Virginia

What was the first name of William Armstrong, acquitted of the murder of James Preston Metzker by Abraham Lincoln in 1858?

William
William Armstrong
Duff
Willie

What was the name of the slave who was denied his freedom by the US Supreme Court in 1857?

Black Hawk
Theodore Roosevelt
Blacks and whites
Dred Scott

At which battlefield did Abraham Lincoln dedicate a cemetery in 1863?

Fort Wagner
Fort Harrison
Gettysburg
Washington

In which US state is Little Pigeon Creek?

Tennessee
Indiana
Mississippi
Florida

Who replaced General Burnside as Commander of the Union Army during the American Civil War?

Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson
Joseph Hooker

Who was appointed to the US Supreme Court in 1861 to replace Chief Justice Taney?

Salmon P. Chase
Thomas Jefferson
Robert B. Stevens
Charles W. Chase

In which US city did Abraham Lincoln practice law?

Springfield
Washington, D.C.
Chicago
Detroit

Which metal was found in the blue mass pills taken by US President Abraham Lincoln to treat constipation?

Mercury
Copper
Silver

Who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth in 1865?

John Wilkes Booth's wife
A gang of black soldiers
Sergeant Boston Corbett
A gang of soldiers

Who was the Democratic candidate defeated by Abraham Lincoln in the US Civil War?

George Washington
Jefferson
McClellan
Lincoln

In 1864, US President Abraham Lincoln promoted General Ulysses Grant to what rank, which had been unoccupied since George Washington?

General of the army
Lieutenant General
President
President of the United States

Who was the founder of the Whig Party, of which Abraham Lincoln was a disciple?

Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington
Henry Clay

Which US Senator proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854?

Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Stephen A. Douglas
William Howard Taft

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865?

Jefferson
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee

What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's wife who never replied to a letter he wrote to her in 1837?

Mrs. Lincoln
Nancy Lincoln
Mary Owens
Sarah Lincoln

Who was the US Senator who introduced the Freedmen's Bureau bill in 1865?

William Howard Taft
Jefferson
Charles Sumner
Lincoln

What was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War?

Richmond
Atlanta
The capital of Canada
Jefferson City

Which Confederate general famously raided Washington DC in 1864?

George Washington
Jefferson Davis
Jubal Early
General John Bell Hood

What is the hidden geometry of information, biology, strategy, democracy, and everything else?

Structure
Shape
Number
Color

What was the name of the church that Abraham Lincoln attended?

First Presbyterian Church
The National Cathedral
The Church of the Foursquares
The Old State House

Which US state was led by the iron industry and supported US President Abraham Lincoln's 1861 Emancipation Proclamation?

Pennsylvania
Mississippi
New York
Wisconsin

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1864 to 1866?

Robert Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Salmon Portland Chase
Robert E. Lee

At which fort did the Confederate forces open fire on the Union troops on April 12, 1861, igniting the American Civil War?

Fort Wagner
Fort Moultrie
Fort Sumter
Fort Henry

What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's mother?

Mrs. Lincoln
Mary
Mary Lincoln
Nancy

What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's sister who died in 1828?

Mrs. Lincoln
Sarah
Theodore
Sarah Lincoln's sister died in 1828.

Which river did Abraham Lincoln advocate for navigation improvements on in his campaign for the US Presidency in 1861?

Mississippi
Sangamon

What political party was Abraham Lincoln a member of?

Union
Independent
Republican
Democratic

In which US state was Abraham Lincoln born?

Wisconsin
Virginia
Kentucky
New York

Which US President issued a martial edict in 1861 freeing the slaves of the Confederate States of America?

John C. Frémont
Lincoln
George Washington
President Andrew Johnson

How many bills did US President Abraham Lincoln veto?

More than four
None
Three
Four

Who was the Chief of Staff to US President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War?

Lincoln's wife
Lincoln's brother
Robert E. Lee
Henry Halleck

Who was the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court during the American Civil War?

Jefferson
Roger B. Taney
Thomas Jefferson
John Roberts

What rare genetic disease did US President Abraham Lincoln have?

Scurvy
Marfan syndrome
syphilis
ALS

Who was the General-in-Chief of the Union Army during the American Civil War?

George Washington
John Brown
John Hancock
George B. McClellan

What were the names of Abraham Lincoln's sons who died in infancy?

Willie and Charles
Willie and Lincoln
Eddie and Willie
Willie and Oliver

What was the name of the youth organization that supported Abraham Lincoln in the US Civil War?

Wide Awakes
The National Association
The American Legion
Lincoln's Friends

What was the first name of US President Abraham Lincoln's third cousin, who was acquitted of murder in 1859?

Benjamin Lincoln
Simeon Quinn
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln

What did Abraham Lincoln say to the Confederate leaders at the end of the American Civil War?

They're not as bad as they are rumored to be
Let's get the peace
Let 'em up easy
Go to war with us.

What was the main source of conflict between the North and the South during the American Civil War?

The economy
The Union and the Confederacy
The Civil War
Slavery

What was Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech?

The Speech from the Bridge
Second Inaugural
The Civil War
The State of Union

Who was the governor of Tennessee during the American Civil War?

Jefferson
James B. Hay
Andrew Johnson
James K. Polk

In which battle of the American Civil War did General Robert E Lee defeat General George McClellan's forces?

Union defeat
Antietam
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
Washington

Abraham Lincoln made his home in which US state?

Missouri
Illinois
Tennessee
Virginia

"Who wrote ""The Prayer of Twenty Millions"", an 1862 letter to US President Abraham Lincoln, calling for emancipation?"

Horace Greeley
Lincoln
Jefferson
Charles Dickens

What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's son?

Theodore Roosevelt
Willie
Lincoln
Theodore

Who became President of the USA on 15th April 1865, the day after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

President Johnson
Jefferson
Lincoln's wife
Lincoln's father

In which sport did Abraham Lincoln become county champion at the age of 21?

Swimming
Basketball
Wrestling
Tennis

In February 1861, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the first President of the USA in which city?

Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C

Which amendment to the US Constitution outlawed slavery?

The Thirteenth Amendment and the Fourteen Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment and Fourteen Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment

In the American Civil War, General Rosecrans led the attack on which city in 1863?

Pittsburgh
Richmond
Atlanta
Chattanooga

"What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's famous ""house divided against itself"" speech?"

The First Civil War
Lincoln's Speech to the Congress
House Divided
A New Day

Which political party did US President Abraham Lincoln join in 1861?

The Democratic Party
Union Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party

Who became President of the USA in 1848, succeeding Abraham Lincoln?

John F.Kennedy
Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Zachary Taylor
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