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Trivia: Abraham Lincoln

09:24 AM CST on Monday, February 12, 2007

By TODD DAVIS / Staff writer

On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born. How much do you know about our 16th President?

1. Illinois is known as "The Land of Lincoln," but it's not the state of his birth. In which state was Lincoln born?
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Wisconsin

2. Lincoln emerged on the national political scene through his debates with Stephen A. Douglas. What position were they competing for?
President of the United States
Governor of Illinois
The Republican Party's presidential candidate
U.S. Senator from Illinois

3. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was a document that inspired anti-slavery sentiment, but it only freed slaves in rebellious areas. Which of these cities was exempt?
Atlanta
Houston
Birmingham
New Orleans

4. Lincoln's famous address at Gettysburg was given as part of what ceremony?
Political rally for the Republican party
Dedication of a cemetery
Rally to encourage enlistment
Dinner honoring victorious Union generals

5. On Good Friday of 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln in Ford's Theatre. Which state's motto did Booth yell during his escape?
South Carolina
Illinois
Georgia
Virginia

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