Lincoln Trivia

Twenty Questions

As we meet up around the country, you could win a  prize  by answering the following Lincoln Trivia Questions. Be sure to check the Announcements page occassionally to see when I'll be near you.

1. What was the name of the boy who saved Lincoln from drowning in Knob Creek when he was just 7 years old?
2. What was Abraham Lincoln's official position on US Patent #6469, and what was the patent for? 
3. On January 20, 1841, Lincoln completed an aggressive medical treatment for a severe bout of depression.  What was his doctor's name?
4. At what age did Lincoln go hunting for the last time, and what animal did he shoot?
5. Who read the Declaration of Independence in public at the Portsmouth, MA town square on July 4, 1860?
6. First Lady Mary Lincoln celebrated the New Year of 1863 at a séance in the Georgetown home of Cranstoun Laurie.  What was the name (first and last) of the friend who accompanied her?
7. Even though Mary Lincoln promised a close friend that she wouldn't leave her husband while he was president, rumor has it that she almost eloped from the White House with another man.  Who was the man she allegedly planned to elope with from the White House?
8.  Who said the following - "I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me, and causes me to tremble for the safety of our country. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people, until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the republic is destroyed."
9. On June 8, 1864 Abraham Lincoln broke a 30 year tradition in American presidential politics.  What did he do?
10. After Lincoln stopped riding the circuit in 1857, Metamora's first resident lawyer moved to town. He lived in a two story colonial style house about a block from the town square. What was his name?
11. What connection did Lincoln have to Washington State before he was elected President ?
12. Who was Lincoln's favorite actor?
13. A scene in the book, Lincoln’s Diary – a novel, describes a wine pairing. The wine was one that Ty Cline selected to accompany a seared sea scallops recipe that the book’s author prepared on Channel 9, KCTS Cooks. In the novel, however, it was paired with a tuna and pasta dish. What was the grape varietal of the wine? 
14. What brand of whiskey was named after a place where Lincoln's father once worked?
15. Who did Lincoln share a bed with when he was in his twenties?
16. Who escorted Mrs. Lincoln to the 1861 Inaugural Ball?
17. On the evening of his second inaugural, in whom did President Lincoln confide, "I shall never live to see peace; this war is killing me."
18. How many of Mrs. Lincoln's brothers/half-brothers fought for the Confederate Army?
19. What deadly act did Lincoln offer to perform for his Cabinet?
20. Which former US Presidents did Lincoln most dislike?

 

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