Question 1
At which fort in Charleston Harbor did the conflict begin in 1861?
- Fort Sumter
- Fort Moultrie
- Fort McHenry
- Fort Pickens
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Fort Sumter
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American Civil War trivia quiz
American Civil War trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 American Civil War questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the American Civil War questions cover
- Ironclads
- Commerce Raiders
- Confederacy
- Emancipation
- Naval War
- Prison Camps
- Reconstruction
- Abolition
- Assassination
- Atlanta Campaign
- Black Soldiers
- Chancellorsville
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Question 2
Who was elected U.S. president in 1860 and led the Union during most of the conflict?
- Andrew Johnson
- Abraham Lincoln
- Ulysses S. Grant
- James Buchanan
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Abraham Lincoln
Question 3
Who served as president of the seceding Southern states during the war?
- John C. Breckinridge
- Robert E. Lee
- Jefferson Davis
- Alexander Stephens
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Jefferson Davis
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How a American Civil War match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven American Civil War questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
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