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Where did Lincoln get shot?
In a box at Ford's Theatre
100
Who was Mary Todd?
Lincoln's wife
100
What was his profession?
He was an actor.
100
Who said this, "I never saw him (Lincoln) so supremely cheerful-his manner was even playful" (page 30)
Mary Todd
100
What play was showing during the Assassination?
Our American Cousin
200
Where did Lincoln die?
William Peterson's House
200
Who was Edwin M Stanton?
The Secretary of War who was in charge of the search for Lincoln's assassin
200
What what his motivation to assassinate Lincoln?
To avenge the south
200
Who said "The south is avenged!" (page 43)
John Wilkes Booth
200
What is the author's connection to Abraham Lincoln?
They share the same birthday, Feb 12
300
Where was Booth captured/killed?
Richard Garrett's Barn
300
Who was Laura Keene?
The famous actress who asked to cradle Lincoln's head after he was shot
300
How did he die in the barn?
He was shot by a soldier
300
Who said "Im mad. Im mad!" (page 58)
Powell
300
Who declined the invitation to go with the Lincoln's to the play?
Ulysses S. Grant and his wife
400
Where did Booth and Herold travel first after the assassination?
Mudd's Farm
400
Who was William H. Seward?
The Secretary of State who Powell attempted to assassinate.
400
What kind of gun did he use?
.44-caliber Deringer pistol
400
Who said "I will suffer death first." (page 166)
John Wilkes Booth
400
What were the names of Lincoln's children?
Robert, William, Edward, and Tad
500
Where did Booth and his co-conspiritors meet to discuss their plans before the assassination?
Surratt Boarding House
500
Who was Edmund Spangler?
The man arrested for holding Booth's horse
500
What is Virginia's motto that he yelled on stage after assassinating Lincoln?
"Thus always to tyrants" (Page 43)
500
Who said "Abraham Lincoln died this morning at 22 minutes after seven o clock" (page 103)
Edwin M Stanton
500
How many people were hung for the crime of the assassination?
Four