Trivia Game # 31 - Week 5

[hoosier]

Here are the questions for Week 5. Thanks to Ole for helping me out this week with one of the questions.

21. What historically black college in Washington, DC was named for a Civil War general?

22. What Union ironclad gunboat had the misfortune to be the first warship to be sunk by a wire-detonated mine?

23. On April 8, 1862, Federal troops captured the Confederate stronghold known as Island # 10, near New Madrid, MO. Why was it called Island # 10?

24. "The General," principal object in what has come to be known as the Great Locomotive Chase, is preserved today in a museum in Kennesaw, GA. By what name was the town of Kennesaw known during the Civil War?

25. (Two point question) When the CSS Albemarle's smokestack was damaged in a battle on May 5, 1864, making it impossible to obtain the proper draft conditions to keep coal fires burning, what alternate fuel did her captain use to keep steam up?

Those of you who have not yet posted answers to the questions for Week 4 may still do so until 6 PM Saturday, June 11.

Answers to the questions for Week 5 will be due by 6 PM Saturday, June 18

Good luck!

 

[raggedrebel]

21) Howard University
22) USS Cairo
23) It was the tenth island from the mouth of the river. INCORRECT
24) Big Shanty
25) Bacon, lard and butter
RR

 

[traveller]

21. What historically black college in Washington, DC was named for a Civil War general?

Howard University

22. What Union ironclad gunboat had the misfortune to be the first warship to be sunk by a wire-detonated mine?

USS Cairo

23. On April 8, 1862, Federal troops captured the Confederate stronghold known as Island # 10, near New Madrid, MO. Why was it called Island # 10?

Because it was near the Tennessee-Kentucky border INCORRECT

24. "The General," principal object in what has come to be known as the Great Locomotive Chase, is preserved today in a museum in Kennesaw, GA. By what name was the town of Kennesaw known during the Civil War?

Big Shanty

25. (Two point question) When the CSS Albemarle's smokestack was damaged in a battle on May 5, 1864, making it impossible to obtain the proper draft conditions to keep coal fires burning, what alternate fuel did her captain use to keep steam up?

lard & bacon

 

[texaswildcat]

1. O. O Howard College

2. USS Cairo

3. It was the tenth island south of the Ohio River's juncture with the Mississippi

4. Big Shanty Georgia

5. Bacon was thrown into the boilers

 

[aggie80]

21. What historically black college in Washington, DC was named for a Civil War general? Howard University was named for General Oliver O. Howard.

22. USS Cairo

23. In 1861 Island #10 was part of a chain of islands in the Mississippi River lying below Cairo, Illinois, that led into the heart of the Confederacy. It was so named for its position as tenth in this chain from north to south.

24. Big Shanty

25. Lard and bacon were burned.

 

[hoosier]

Bumping this thread up to the top.

 

[bill_torrens]

Sorry! I'm not sure my previous attempt to post the answers got through.

21. Howard University

22. U.S.S. Cairo

23. Because it was the tenth such island in the stretch of river below the mouth of the Ohio

24. Big Shanty

25. Bacon, lard & butter

 

[cindyscoops]

Game #31- Week 5

21. Howard University

22. USS Cairo

23. "...Island No. 10 so named because it was the tenth island south of the junction of the Ohio River with the Mississippi River (at Cairo, Illinois)..." from bookguy.com

24. Big Shanty

25. "Nearly all the bacon,lard, and butter was burned, the bulkhead also, to raise steam..." Statement of John B. Patrick of the CSS Albemarle.

 

[rivrrat]

21. Howard University
22. Uss Cairo
23. It was one of a string of islands on the Missippi which were not named but numbered on navagational charts, from St. Louis to Vicksberg. INCORRECT
24. Big Shanty
25. According to the statement of Confederate Navy deserter John B. Patrick on June 26th 1864. "Nearly all the bacon, lard, and butter was burned, the bulkhead also, to raise steam to get back with."

 

[hoosier]

Here are the answers to the Week 5 questions:

21. Howard University was named for Oliver O. Howard.

22. On Dec. 2, 1862, the USS Cairo was sunk by a pair of mines attached to wooden floats and connected by a wire suspended below the surface of the water. When the Cairo struck the wire, it resulted in the detonation of the mines' fuses and the explosions sank the ship.

23. The island was called # 10 because it was the tenth island south of the junction of the Mississippi River with the Ohio River at Cairo, IL.

24. Kennesaw was known as Big Shanty during the Civil War.

25. The Albemarle's captain ordered barrels of bacon and lard to be brought from the ship's stores and dumped on the hot coals. The grease melted and caught fire, generating enough steam so that the vessel could limp home to port.

The question I thought would give people trouble was the one about the "bacon-powered" CSS Albemarle, but everyone got that one right. You must all have watched the same History Channel episode I did.

Scores at the end of Week 5:

FIRST DIVISION

CindyScoops 29
RaggedRebel 28
Aggie80 11

SECOND DIVISION

Bill_Torrens 29
Texaswildcat 23
Sarladaise 17
Traveller 16
Idlewild 12
Sockknitter 6
Calicoboy 5
CWReader 5
RivrRat 5
LRD89 2