Feb. 12, 2025
Abraham Lincoln Trivia
Mark Ellison explores fascinating facts about our 16th president. From his early days as "Honest Abe" to White House goats, this episode reveals surprising Lincoln stories. Learn which famous debate took place in a tree and discover what he wrote on...
Mark Ellison explores fascinating facts about our 16th president. From his early days as "Honest Abe" to White House goats, this episode reveals surprising Lincoln stories. Learn which famous debate took place in a tree and discover what he wrote on an envelope while riding to his inauguration.
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Callarogus shark media. Greeting's history fans. I'm Mark Allison, and
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today we're exploring fascinating facts about our sixteenth president. Question one,
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Before entering politics? What unusual job did Lincoln have that
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earned him his nickname honest Abe? Question two? Which famous
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Lincoln Douglas debate was held in a tree? After? What
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unexpected event occurred? Question three? What pet lived in the
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Lincoln White House that had never been there before and
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hasn't been there since? Question four? Which part of Lincoln's
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inaugural speech did he actually write on the back of
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what while writing to the ceremony? Question five? What unique
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honor did Lincoln create for his wife's seamstress, making her
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the first woman to achieve what. We'll be right back
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with these presidential answers after this break. Welcome back trivia fans,
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Let's reveal today's answers. Question one asked before entering politics,
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what unusual job did Lincoln have that earned him his
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nickname honest Abe? Answer? As a store clerk, he once
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walked three miles to return six cents to a customer
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he had accidentally overcharged. This incident spread through New Salem, Illinois,
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earning him the nickname. Question two asked which famous Lincoln
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Douglas debate was held in a tree after what unexpected
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event occurred. Answer. The Ottawa debate platform collapsed, so they
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moved to a nearby oak tree's shade, with Lincoln joking
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it was fitting since he was a rail splitter. The
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debate oak still stands and is marked with a plaque.
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Question three asked what pet lived in the Lincoln White
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House that had never been there before and hasn't been
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there since. Answer. Lincoln's son Tad had two pet goats
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that lived in the White House and often ate important papers.
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They were named Nanny and Nanco and frequently rode in
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the presidential carriage. Question four asked which part of Lincoln's
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inaugural speech did he actually write on the back of
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what while riding to the ceremony. Answer. He wrote the
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final paragraph of his second inaugural address on an envelope
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while riding to the Capitol. The envelope is now in
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the Library of Congress. Question five asked what unique honor
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did Lincoln create for his wife, seamstress, making her the
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first woman to achieve what answer? Elizabeth Keckley became the
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first woman to have an official White House pass, allowing
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her to come and go freely. She later wrote a
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memoir about her time with the Lincolns that concludes today's
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five Daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions
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were crafted with the help of AI technology. If you'd
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like to enjoy five daily trivia questions without ads, check
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the link in our show notes. See you tomorrow.
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