POP QUIZ (Honest Abe)

Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln.  In honor of the occasion, let's review the basics.

1. What year was Lincoln born?
a) 1789               b) 1799
c) 1809               d) 1819
2. Where is the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park?
a) Illinois              b) Virginia
c) Indiana            d) Kentucky
3. What were the names of Lincoln's mother and father?
a) Sarah and Thomas
b) Nancy and Thomas
c) Nancy and Robert
d) Mary and Robert
4. He served as a captain in the Sangamon County Rifles during this war.
a) Black Hawk War
b) War of 1812
c) Mexican War
d) Tecumseh's War
5. How many years did Lincoln serve in the Illinois state legislature?
a) Two                 b) Four
c) Six                   d) Eight
6. How many years did Lincoln serve in Congress?
a) Two                b) Four
c) Six                  d) Eight
7. In what year did Lincoln marry Mary Todd?
a) 1832               b) 1842
c) 1852            d) 1862
8. Which list of names below reflects the correct birth order of the Lincolns' four sons, from oldest to youngest?
a) Willie, Eddie, Tad, Robert
b) Tad, Robert, Eddie, Willie
c) Robert, Eddie, Willie, Tad
d) Robert, Eddie, Tad, Willie
9. In what year did Lincoln run as a Republican against Stephen A. Douglas for U.S. Senate?
a) 1859              b) 1858
c) 1857              d) 1856
10. Which of the following was not one of Lincoln's chief rivals for the GOP nomination in 1860?
a) William H. Seward
b) Simon Cameron
c) Salmon P. Chase
d) Hannibal Hamlin


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Answers : 1. c  ; 2. d  ; 3. b  ; 4. a  ; 5. d  ; 6. a  ; 7. b  ; 8. c  ; 9. b  ; 10. d