People
Terms
Battles
Places
Second Grade Level Questions
100

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis

100

What issue was the main cause of the Civil War?

slavery

100

First battle of the Civil War (no casualties)

Fort Sumter

100

What city was the Confederate capital?

Richmond, VA

100

¿Cuántos días tiene un año bisiesto?

366

(How many days are in a leap year? Spanish)

200

Who was the most important Confederate General during the Civil War?

Robert E. Lee

200

What kind of economy was present in the north/Union?

Manufacturing and industry

200

Which battle is considered the turning point of the war in the eastern theater?

Gettysburg

200

Kicking off his March to the Sea, Sherman burned down about 40% of which major city?

Atlanta, GA

200

He aha ka laina noʻonoʻo e hoʻokaʻawale i ka Honua i ka ʻĀkau a me ka Hema?

Equator

(What imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres? Hawaiian)

300

Who was the first General to die in the Civil War (Wilson's Creek)

Nathaniel Lyon

300

The act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

Blockade

300

Which battle is known as the Bloodiest Day in American History?

Antietam

300

Which state was the first to secede?

South Carolina

300

Quot minuta sunt in una hora?

60

(How many minutes are in an hour? Latin)

400

Who became commander of the Army of the Potomac after Burnside's blunder at Fredericksburg?

Joseph Hooker

400

Ships that were protected by metal plates and coverings

ironclads

400

After which Union victory did Ulysses S. Grant receive backlash for allowing his army to be surprise attacked?

Shiloh

400

After his victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Grant was able to secure the state capital city of __________________.

Nashville

400

Mzunguko wa 85 hadi karibu kumi

90

(Round 85 to the nearest ten. Swahili)

500

Who commanded the bayonet charge down little round top at the Battle of Gettysburg?

Joshua Chamberlain

500

A type of government with central government supremacy is called _________________ whereas a government with state supremacy is called ______________________.

federal (federalism, federalist)

confederal (confederalism, confederalist)

500
During which battle did Stonewall Jackson sustain injuries leading to his death?

Chancellorsville

500

There were two major battles of the Civil War fought over the town of Manassas, VA (First and Second Battles of Bull Run). What made Manassas so important?

railroad hub

500

ⴷ ⴰⵛⵓ ⵉ ⴷ ⴰⵙⴳⴻⵜ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ "ⴰⵖⴻⵔⴹⴰ" ⴷⴻⴳ ⵜⴻⴳⵍⵉⵣⵉⵜ?

Mice

(What is the plural of the word "mouse" in english? Tamazight [Tifinagh])

A language spoken by the indigenous Amazigh people of North Africa, primarily in Morocco and Algeria, with ~14 million speakers