Trivia Game # 39 - Week 6

[hoosier]

Here are the questions for Week 6, the final week of Game # 39.

26. Following the Union defeat at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, what Congressional committee was set up to look into the doings of U.S. generals?

27. What October 1862 battle resulted in Braxton Bragg’s decision to conclude his advance into Kentucky and withdraw to Tennessee?

28. On July 29, 1862, vessel #290 built by the Laird brothers steamed out of Liverpool on its maiden voyage. By what name would this vessel ultimately be known?

29. What was “grabbling?”

30. (Two point question) In what very distinguished setting were Elida Rumsey and John Fowle married in 1862?

Answers to the questions for Week 6 will be due by 6 PM Saturday, July 1.

Good luck!

[samgrant]

26. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War

27. Perryville

28. CSS Alabama

29. fishing by use of the hands only (see Noodling)

30. House of Representatives chamber

[Rad2duhbone53]

26.Congressional joint Committee on the Conduct of the War

27. The Battle of Perryville

28.The Alabama

29. A form of fishing in which you would wait for Catfish to swim in shallow water to spawn and then scoop them up out of the water with your hands.

30. The Hall of Representatives at Washington D.C.

[texaswildcat]

1. Conduct of War

2. Battle of Perryville

3. The Alabama

4. The definition term : to scratch or search around with the hands, namely to catch fish by hands

5. They were married in the hospital gallery where a soldier called out for her to sing the Star Spangled Banner INCORRECT

[sarladaise]

26. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
27. Perryville
28. CSS Alabama
29. fishing with your hands
30. House of Representatives, Capitol, Washington

Have to take a hiatus from trivia as I am going on a 4-week vacation!

[Robert B. Condon]

26. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War

27. Perryville

28. C.S.S. Alabama

29. the art of fishing with one's hands

30. U.S. House of Representatives (SamGrant: were the Fire Zouaves still there to act as ushers?)

[traveller]

26. Congressional Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
27. Battle of Corinth INCORRECT
28. "Alabama"
29. Fishing by hand
30. Representatives Hall

[bgl1952]

#26 The Congressioal Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War

#27 Perryvill Oct . 8 , 1862

#28 C.S.S. Alabama

#29 Fishing with your hands

#30 Nation's Capitol [ White House ] INCORRECT

[ewc]

26- Ball's Bluff brought about the Radicals in Congress creating the Committee on the Conduct of the War;

27- Perryville;

28- what would become CSS Alabama;

29- Grabbling is the Southern art of catching catfish by hand, Frazer's novel Cold Mountain has a comical word picture of a bout of grabbling;

30- The wedding took place in the chamber of the House of Representatives in the Capitol building.

[Miss Markie]

26. The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War

27. Perryville

28. I am going with the CSS Shenandoah INCORRECT

29. fishing with your bare hands?

30. In the House of Representatives (the hall of representatives) and I believe they still are the only folks to have been married there.