Civil War Exam Trivia
A General Science test on different types of Civil War
- 1.What was the name of the freshwater spring that opened up at the Andersonville Prison during the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Providence Spring
- B.
Swamp Of Life
- C.
The Oil Of Gladness
- D.
Abe Lincoln's Fountain
- 2.What famous Civil War General first commanded in the War Of 1812?
- A.
Winfield Scott
- B.
Ulysses Grant
- C.
Robert E. Lee
- D.
William Sherman
- 3.What patriotic song of the U.S. Civil War was sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree"?
- A.
Maryland, My Maryland
- B.
Dixie
- C.
Bonnie Blue Flag
- D.
Just Before The Battle, Mother
- 4.What article was Confederate General Stonewall Jackson known for sucking during the Civil War?
- A.
His Thumb
- B.
Lemons
- C.
Eggs
- D.
A Lollipop
- 5.Which of these Civil War battles was fought in Union territory?
- A.
Vicksburg
- B.
Shiloh
- C.
Chancellorsville
- D.
Antietam
- 6.The Civil War battle of Perryville was fought in what state?
- A.
South Carolina
- B.
Virginia
- C.
Kentucky
- D.
Tennessee
- 7.What western outlaw fought in a guerilla group during the Civil War?
- A.
Billy The Kid
- B.
Jesse James
- C.
Butch Cassidy
- D.
Sundance Kid
- 8.What was the first state to secede from the Union during the Civil War?
- A.
Georgia
- B.
Virginia
- C.
Tennessee
- D.
South Carolina
- 9.In what state did General Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House to end the Civil War?
- A.
Virginia
- B.
Pennsylvania
- C.
Georgia
- D.
South Carolina
- 10.What Civil War-era distinction did South Carolina bear?
- A.
First To Abolish Slavery
- B.
Birthplace Of Secession
- C.
Last Seceding State
- D.
No Battles Fought There
- 11.Who was the first man to lose his life in the American Civil War?
- A.
Noble Leslie Devotie
- B.
Patrick Garand Crain
- C.
William Colin Levere
- D.
Clifford Edward Rice
- 12.What Civil War Union general was known as the "Rock of Chickamauga"?
- A.
George McClellan
- B.
George Thomas
- C.
William Rosecrans
- D.
Phillip Sheridan
- 13.Who was the youngest General for the Union during the Civil War?
- A.
Galusha Pennypacker
- B.
Godfrey Weitzel
- C.
George Custer
- D.
Judson Kilpatrick
- 14.How many future United States Presidents fought in the Civil War?
- A.
Five
- B.
Three
- C.
Four
- D.
Six
- 15.What did Gabriel and George Rains do during the Civil War?
- A.
Supplied The Confederacy With Weapons And Ammo
- B.
Twins Killed Together On The Merrimac
- C.
Bodyguards Of Jefferson Davis
- D.
Chief Surgeons In Richmond Hospitals
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