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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-11-2012
When Abraham Lincoln was president what was the amount of the annual appropriation that the White House could spend on books?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-11-2012
Hint #1: The book I used to find this figure has already been mentioned previously in the forum.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Rob Wick - 08-11-2012
$250, according to Harry E. Pratt.
Best
Rob
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-11-2012
Rob, that's the correct amount as well as the exact source used.
I keep giving away these free nights - you already have one in the Lincoln Bedroom. This one will be in Sandburg's Harbert home in Michigan. Just let the folks there know when you're coming.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Rob Wick - 08-11-2012
Cool Roger!
Next time I want to go for the all-expense round trip to Connemara!
Best
Rob
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-28-2012
Very late on April 14th or very early on the 15th (sources differ on the exact time) George Atzerodt disposed of a knife in front of a store on the south side of F Street. What kind of store was it?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-28-2012
Hint #1: The store's name was Creaser's. What product did it sell?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - J. Beckert - 08-28-2012
A drug store?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-28-2012
Good guess, Joe, but it was not a drug store.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - L Verge - 08-28-2012
Creaser's was a shoe store. A lady in an adjacent house saw Atzerodt throw something in the gutter and sent a servant out to retrieve it.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-29-2012
You are correct, Laurie!
You win one free pair of shoes from Harrods of Knightsbridge.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Rob Wick - 08-29-2012
Roger,
Don't they have an outlet in Gettysburg where the Confederacy was headed to find some footwear?
Best
Rob
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 08-29-2012
Rob, I have heard that story. Possibly our newest member, Mike Kanazawich, will chime in here. Mike is an author as well as being a licensed battlefield guide at Gettysburg.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Laurie Verge - 08-29-2012
Mike,
I'm so glad that you have joined this forum. Hello from Surrattsville.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 09-12-2012
To the nearest 1/2 inch, what was the width of Abraham and Mary's house in Springfield?