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Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
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08-11-2012, 04:20 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-11-2012 04:33 AM by RJNorton.)
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
When Abraham Lincoln was president what was the amount of the annual appropriation that the White House could spend on books?
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08-11-2012, 07:57 AM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
Hint #1: The book I used to find this figure has already been mentioned previously in the forum.
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08-11-2012, 10:28 AM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
$250, according to Harry E. Pratt.
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
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08-11-2012, 12:25 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-11-2012 12:26 PM by RJNorton.)
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
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. |
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08-11-2012, 01:29 PM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
Cool Roger!
Next time I want to go for the all-expense round trip to Connemara! 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
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08-28-2012, 11:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-28-2012 02:25 PM by RJNorton.)
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
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?
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08-28-2012, 02:24 PM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
Hint #1: The store's name was Creaser's. What product did it sell?
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08-28-2012, 03:06 PM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
A drug store?
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg" |
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08-28-2012, 04:36 PM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
Good guess, Joe, but it was not a drug store.
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08-28-2012, 06:08 PM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
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.
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08-29-2012, 04:23 AM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
You are correct, Laurie!
You win one free pair of shoes from Harrods of Knightsbridge. |
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08-29-2012, 07:28 AM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
Roger,
Don't they have an outlet in Gettysburg where the Confederacy was headed to find some footwear? 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
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08-29-2012, 08:01 AM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
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.
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08-29-2012, 08:27 AM
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
Mike,
I'm so glad that you have joined this forum. Hello from Surrattsville. |
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09-12-2012, 05:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-12-2012 08:13 AM by RJNorton.)
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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels
To the nearest 1/2 inch, what was the width of Abraham and Mary's house in Springfield?
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