Civil War
The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865. This topic is part of U.S. History within History. This page currently draws on 60 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Civil War trivia questions
The U.S. Civil War was fought between the Union and what?
Answer: Confederacy
Bonus fact: The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865.
Which battle is often called the turning point of the Civil War in the East?
Answer: Gettysburg
Bonus fact: Gettysburg ended Lee's invasion of the North in 1863.
What river did Caesar famously cross in 49 BCE, triggering civil war?
Answer: Rubicon
Bonus fact: Crossing the Rubicon symbolized passing a point of no return.
Which Picasso painting depicts the bombing of a Spanish town during the Civil War?
Answer: Guernica
Bonus fact: Guernica became a powerful antiwar image.
Which Keaton film features a locomotive chase during the Civil War?
Answer: The General
Bonus fact: The General is now considered a silent-film classic.
Which Civil War experience deeply influenced Whitman's later poetry?
Answer: Working as a volunteer nurse and hospital visitor
Bonus fact: He cared for wounded soldiers in Washington hospitals.
The Greek Civil War was fought mainly in which decade?
Answer: 1940s
Bonus fact: The conflict lasted from 1946 to 1949.
The Greek Civil War became an early flashpoint of what broader conflict?
Answer: Cold War
Bonus fact: The United States supported the Greek government under the Truman Doctrine.
The Angolan Civil War began soon after independence from which country?
Answer: Portugal
Bonus fact: Angola became independent in 1975.
Which two movements were the main rivals in the Angolan Civil War?
Answer: MPLA and UNITA
Bonus fact: The war was deeply entangled with Cold War politics.
The Mozambican Civil War was fought mainly between FRELIMO and whom?
Answer: RENAMO
Bonus fact: The conflict lasted from 1977 to 1992.
Mozambique had gained independence from which country shortly before the civil war?
Answer: Portugal
Bonus fact: Independence came in 1975.