Abraham Lincoln Live Trivia Game

The questions

1. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in 1809. Which state did this future president call his birthplace? (Hint: It's known for horses and bluegrass — not the music kind!)
   · Indiana

   · Illinois

   · Kentucky

   · Tennessee
2. Lincoln taught himself to read and write even though he had very little formal schooling. About how many total years of school did Lincoln actually attend?
   · About 12 years

   · About 8 years

   · About 1 year

   · He went to Harvard
3. Before becoming president, Lincoln worked many jobs. Which of these was NOT one of his real jobs? (One of these is totally made up — can you spot it?)
   · Store clerk

   · Lawyer

   · Railroad conductor

   · Rail splitter
4. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. What was the main purpose of this historic document?
   · To declare war on Britain

   · To declare that enslaved people in Confederate states were to be considered free

   · To end the Civil War immediately

   · To create a new national holiday
5. The Civil War divided the United States into two sides. Which group of states was fighting AGAINST Lincoln's Union government?
   · The Western Territories

   · The Confederate States of America

   · The Border States

   · The Commonwealth of New England
6. Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in American history at a cemetery dedication in Pennsylvania in 1863. What is this legendary speech called?
   · The Declaration of Independence

   · The Gettysburg Address

   · The Emancipation Speech

   · The Union Proclamation
7. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address began with the famous words 'Four score and seven years ago.' If one score equals 20 years, how many years was Lincoln talking about?
   · 47 years

   · 107 years

   · 87 years

   · 27 years
8. Lincoln belonged to a political party that had just been formed in the 1850s and stood against the spread of slavery into new territories. Which party was it?
   · The Democratic Party

   · The Whig Party

   · The Republican Party

   · The Federalist Party
9. Lincoln ran against Stephen Douglas for a U.S. Senate seat from Illinois in 1858. The two men held famous public debates on a very big issue. What was the central topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
   · Whether Illinois should build more railroads

   · The expansion of slavery into new territories

   · How to handle immigration from Europe

   · Whether the United States should go to war with Mexico again
10. Sadly, President Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865, just days after the Civil War ended. He was shot while attending a play. What was the name of the theater where this tragic event took place?
    · Carnegie Hall

    · Ford's Theatre

    · The Globe Theatre

    · The Lincoln Center

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