| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Name of the assassin | John Wilkes Booth | 95%
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| Name of Theater he was attending | Ford's Theatre | 79%
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| Name of future USA president who declined the invitation to go to theatre (and was always said to regret it) | Ulysses S. Grant | 74%
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| Vice-president who succeeded Lincoln | Andrew Johnson | 69%
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| Name of Play Lincoln was attending | Our American Cousin | 57%
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| Christian holiday he was assassinated on | Good Friday | 56%
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| Town where Lincoln was buried | Springfield | 51%
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| Mode of transport that took Lincoln's body from Washington to his burial place | Train | 51%
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| "Now he belongs to the ___" | ages | 48%
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| Name of son who attended Lincoln's death bed | Robert Lincoln | 45%
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| Doctor who splinted the assassins leg whilst they were on the run | Samuel A Mudd | 38%
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| Name of the Lincoln's male guest at the theatre | Major Henry Rathbone | 30%
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| Area of the White House where Lincoln lay in state | East Room | 29%
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| Name of boarding house owner, hung as a conspirator | Mary Surratt | 27%
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| Hung conspirator, who attempted to murder William Seward | Lewis Powell | 22%
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| Type of gun used to shoot Lincoln | Derringer | 21%
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| Name of man who went on the run with the assassin | David Herold | 19%
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| Name of the Lincoln's female guest at the theatre | Clara Harris | 18%
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| Name of the farm where the assassin was shot | Garrett's | 13%
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| Name of the house Lincoln was moved to | Petersen House | 13%
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| Name of cemetery where Lincoln is buried | Oak Ridge | 12%
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| Bodyguard who advised Lincoln not to attend | William H Crook | 10%
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| Actress who craddled the wounded president's head | Laura Keane | 9%
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