Lincoln Discussion Symposium › Lincoln Discussion Symposium › Trivia Questions - all things Lincoln v
Extra Credit Questions

Threaded Mode
Extra Credit Questions
12-29-2024, 11:28 PM,
#4,666
J. Beckert Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,935
Threads: 50
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
Clayton Moore?
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
Find
Reply
12-30-2024, 09:12 AM,
#4,667
Rob Wick Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 3,038
Threads: 196
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
Sorry Joe, but it isn't Moore.

Although he was born in Massachusetts he was best known for western roles.

Best
Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
Find
Reply
12-30-2024, 01:14 PM,
#4,668
Rob Wick Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 3,038
Threads: 196
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
Next clue. He got his distinctive voice after being gassed in World War I.

Best
Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
Find
Reply
12-30-2024, 02:51 PM,
#4,669
Anita Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,616
Threads: 94
Joined: Jul 2013
RE: Extra Credit Questions
Walter Brennan?
Find
Reply
12-30-2024, 02:52 PM,
#4,670
Rob Wick Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 3,038
Threads: 196
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
I figured a California person would get it!

Yes, Anita, it was Walter Brennan. For the life of me, I can't imagine Brennan playing Lincoln.

Best
Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
Find
Reply
12-30-2024, 07:45 PM, (This post was last modified: 12-30-2024, 07:46 PM by Anita.)
#4,671
Anita Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,616
Threads: 94
Joined: Jul 2013
RE: Extra Credit Questions
(12-30-2024, 02:52 PM)Rob Wick Wrote: I figured a California person would get it!

Yes, Anita, it was Walter Brennan. For the life of me, I can't imagine Brennan playing Lincoln.

Best
Rob
Neither can I! Maybe it is because of the roles he played.
Find
Reply
01-18-2025, 04:30 PM,
#4,672
RJNorton Online
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 13,231
Threads: 556
Joined: Jun 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
Please try to answer without googling.

This event happened in Abraham Lincoln's lifetime. What is it?

[Image: whateventisdepictedhere.jpg]
Find
Reply
01-18-2025, 07:51 PM,
#4,673
Steve Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,671
Threads: 139
Joined: Jan 2017
RE: Extra Credit Questions
The murder of Elijah Lovejoy by a proslavery mob.
Find
Reply
01-19-2025, 05:00 AM,
#4,674
RJNorton Online
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 13,231
Threads: 556
Joined: Jun 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
Excellent, Steve! Yes, the image depicts the mob attacking the warehouse in Alton, Illinois, where Elijah Lovejoy's printing press was stored. The event happened on November 7, 1837. Lovejoy was a minister and abolitionist newspaper editor, and he was shot and killed by a pro-slavery mob which attacked the warehouse and destroyed the printing press. Abraham Lincoln was critical of mob violence in his 1838 Lyceum Address.
Find
Reply
02-15-2025, 08:37 PM,
#4,675
Rob Wick Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 3,038
Threads: 196
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
No googling, please.

Abraham Lincoln did this at least nine times, leading all other presidents. What did he do?

Best
Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
Find
Reply
02-15-2025, 10:00 PM,
#4,676
Steve Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,671
Threads: 139
Joined: Jan 2017
RE: Extra Credit Questions
Visit troops in the field?
Find
Reply
02-15-2025, 10:14 PM,
#4,677
Rob Wick Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 3,038
Threads: 196
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
Good guess, Steve, but that's not it.

Best
Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
Find
Reply
02-16-2025, 05:20 AM,
#4,678
RJNorton Online
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 13,231
Threads: 556
Joined: Jun 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
Visit hospitals?
Find
Reply
02-16-2025, 09:25 AM,
#4,679
Rob Wick Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 3,038
Threads: 196
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
Another good guess, Roger, but incorrect. According to my source for this question, what Lincoln did wouldn't have the same effect as it did in his time.

Best
Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
Find
Reply
02-16-2025, 10:10 AM,
#4,680
Gene C Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 6,352
Threads: 359
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Extra Credit Questions
I had a guess that I wasn't sure it was right, so I googled it to check. I was wrong, but what I found out was interesting to me, so I thought I'd share it with you.
(How many times did Lincoln quote from the Bible in his public speeches?)

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS was delivered on March 4, 1865, to a nation convulsed in the dying gasps of the Civil War. To the surprise of his audience, in only 701 words, Lincoln mentioned God 14 times, quoted Scripture four times, and invoked prayer three times.

Lincoln and Divine Providence - Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific University
https://spu.edu/depts/uc/response/summer...ee%20times.
So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
Find
Reply


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 16 Guest(s)