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Old 11-12-2013, 10:16   #1
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How well do you know the Gettysburg Address?
November 19 is the 150th anniversary of this great speech. Here's a quick quiz on the event and the content of the speech to challenge the ol' memory box.

http://www.parade.com/226015/vianngu...anity201301110

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I guessed correctly on the 2 questions I was uncertain about. Perhaps I should go out and buy a lottery ticket today.

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Old 11-12-2013, 11:07   #2
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Missed two.

How long the speech occurred afterward and one fill in the blank...
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Old 11-12-2013, 11:35   #3
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I missed the one about where it was written. The envelope story was the common tale when I was a kid, IIRC. I have to thank Sister Mary Leo for making me learn it to compete in speech contest in 5th grade. Thanks for posting, Richard and thanks to my deceased teacher.
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Old 11-12-2013, 12:03   #4
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Missed the envelope/where was it written question, and the number of words. Thanks for posting, it's always interesting to see how much of this stuff we remember/have knowledge of.
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Old 11-12-2013, 13:21   #5
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Got 40%
I think I'm a Confederate.
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Old 11-12-2013, 13:47   #6
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I think I'm a Confederate.
Sad part is Guy, you probably did better that a majority of Americans could do.


I too missed the "where it was written" question.
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Old 11-12-2013, 14:35   #7
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I missed the number of people and would have missed the "envelope" if I had not read the above posts.

We had to memorize it in 7th grade.

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Old 11-13-2013, 12:57   #8
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I missed the number of people and would have missed the "envelope" if I had not read the above posts.

We had to memorize it in 7th grade.

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Old 11-13-2013, 13:35   #9
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Old 11-14-2013, 21:32   #10
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Guessed one answer. Yes, Richard, time to buy a lottery ticket.

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