American Civil War True or False Quiz

Test your knowledge of the American Civil War with this quiz and answer whether the following 10 statements about the conflict are true or false!

1. True or False: The American Civil War began in 1860.

Confederate flag flying over Fort Sumter -- photo from 1861. Image is a detail from a stereoscopic photograph taken by Alma A. Pelot on the morning of April 15, 1861.

Wikimedia CommonsTrueFalse

2. True or False: South Carolina was the first US state to secede from the Union.

The ruins of Mills House and nearby buildings, Charleston, South Carolina, at end of American Civil War. A shell-damaged carriage and the remains of a brick chimney are in the foreground - 1865Wikimedia CommonsTrueFalse

3. True or False: Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States at the beginning and the end of the American Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding his spectacles and a pencil, 5 Feb 1865Wikimedia CommonsTrueFalse

4. True or False: About 10% of the US population served in the military during the American Civil War.

Photograph of the assembled officers of the 80th New York Infantry (20th N.Y.S.M.) at their encampment at Culpepper, Virginia. Glass collodion wet negative. The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 1863Wikimedia CommonsTrueFalse

24 Striking Tattoos That Beat the System

Nobody needs tattoo catalogs in tattoo salons anymore because anyone who wants to get a tattoo has a story that has left a mark on their hearts. In this new article, we have collected tattoos that tell a lot about their owners. And at the end of the article, there is a bonus showing that some people don’t really care what is on their bodies.

We at Bright Side are sure that tattoos are a kind of art and here are 24 examples of original and important pictures on the body that have an interesting story behind them.

An amazing 3D effect

This one is truly hypnotizing

2 hands in one

3rd degree burn scar covered by a phoenix

“The wife and I got tattoos of a diagram depicting the position of the planets as they were at the exact time we were married.”

“My girlfriend’s tattoo of her cat in a shark costume and her actual cat in a shark costume”

A simple explanation of entropy

“I proposed to my girlfriend with this tattoo, she said yes!”

When you treat any situation with humor:

“My mom’s tattoo of her mom’s birth and death date, and heartbeat into a signature. When she passes, I will get the same tattoo (relating to her of course) in her memory.”

“This is my dog and I.”

A tattoo artist from Brazil made a unique tattoo that literally opens when the arm opens.

“Tribute tattoo for my best friend who passed away”

“I found a way to incorporate a scar into something much more.”

“I got this tattoo after my heart transplant.”

Honeybees for a pair of married beekeepers

“My dad passed away 7 years ago, he got this tattoo when he turned 18, and when I turned 18, I got it too.”

“My favorite scene from Spirited Away

“About a month ago, I lost a friend in a climbing accident. This is my reminder of him as well as a reminder to myself to climb safe.”

“Got my first tattoo done yesterday.”

“After her son passed away, this awesome lady got the image and writing from a card he’d written for her tattooed on her forearm.”

“Moved from Sydney to Ireland when I was 10. I’m 20 now and here’s my first tattoo.”

“Shortly after my mother’s death in Nov 2013, I found a notebook where she had written a random note to my sisters and I that we had never received. This was part of it and I decided to get a tattoo of it.”

Bonus: Her tattoo says “fresh spring rolls” in Thai.

Which tattoo amazed you the most? Do you or any of your relatives have any important tattoos on your body? Tell us in the comment section below.

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