The Gettysburg Trivia Show | "GettysNerd"

[@totaldobro7062]

Been looking forward to this video coming out! I really enjoyed taking the qualifier pre-quiz, even if it was a bit of a reality check on my Gettysburg knowledge. Still, a great reminder of how much there always is to learn, no matter what you think you know. Grateful for the American Battlefield Trust for always finding new ways to get people talking about battlefield preservation!

[@Ray-vv4ey]

Ditto. Reality check! I need to get up to speed, lol!

[@sethmaxfield6658]

Thanks so much to the ABT for putting this all together! This event was so much fun and it was a real privilege to meet some great people, staffers and contestants and audience members too. And a great excuse to go to Gettysburg!

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Great to have you!

[@annmcgehee1728]

This was awesome, looking forward to 2025! Congratulations to all five contestants!

[@takyram96]

This was so fun to watch. It would be fun to do on other Civil War topics.

[@Ray-vv4ey]

Great event! Lots of fun. Who says history is boring, lol? Kudos to ABT and the ACHS, and all supporters!

[@JimGettys]

I looked at the qualifier quiz and quickly decided that I could not possibly be a Gettysnerd... Though I definitely qualify being a nerd of a Gettys! One of the few questions I could answer, who James Gettys' father was, of course has many answers because the question did not specify which James Gettys!

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Nice.

[@JimGettys]

​@@AmericanBattlefieldTrust for example, there are two James Gettys of Gettysburg. The first father was Samuel, and the second's father was James. And as soon as you go further afield you get many other answers as well... In my case, the answer is Charles Briggs Gettys....

[@danburke9790]

Very enjoyable, well done, loved the good natured banter. Also loved that it was low tech and traditional.

[@JohnLight1]

I watched this before I went to bed last night. It made me feel stupid. Any of the panelists could have won. And when I fell asleep, Tim Smith was in my dream.

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

😮

[@barbaraaschultz1029]

Very impressive, WTG all

[@JonathanLundkvist]

The host brings some great energy into this!

[@SS_MARSCH43]

Man I love trivia.

[@ChrisWeil]

George is the man!

[@johnmcclish2735]

Bringing out the Big names!!!

[@glenntaylor8235]

This was just wonderful to watch. Great job. I just hope Sarah K Bireley was behind the camera. 😊

[@sethmaxfield6658]

she was at the merchandise table!

[@stflaw]

I was able to flatter myself that I knew a great deal about the battle, until I watched this video.

[@Robotguy115]

wish i had Garys energy, great stuff. i had 3 reletives in the civil war 2 were surgeons (brother's) and 1 was an infantryman, who was captured and then told the confederates he would fight for them, then when released immediately went back to the north. he also was in the Fredericksburg battle, among others

[@alankoemel3168]

So was the question “what is your favorite color” a “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” reference?

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

100%! Did you catch the way he asked the question? :-)

[@alankoemel3168]

@@AmericanBattlefieldTrust yes I did. Is this going to be annual event now or just this year? I did the qualifying test. Obviously didn’t make the cut. The video looked like a lot of fun. Y’all did a good job.

[@craigc3682]

This is the best!!!

[@Gitarzan66]

Six Questions Lentz in 2025.

[@jorgemartinpaez4376]

Adelbert Ames former 20th me commander was in the 11th corps? this is interesting, 137th NYSVINF fortifications, David Ireland the traverse? topography in Culp's hill, knoll, and muchchowers I've never heard of it, This is interesting! A large group of boulders near devils Den the Devil's Kitchen? Wow, was the 83rd Pa Vol inf there? The quarry wow I almost said seminary ridge, mehchi spring this is fun! Robert parker? Parrot the artillery wow! James Smith lost more artillery 4th ny ind battery lost most guns at Gettysburg, Seminary Ridge, confederates organized art into battalion ex Washington Light Artillery of NOLA, and CSA had a cavalry div jeb Stuart riding up north getting his name in the papers? Billy Smith is old, 65 at Gettysburg, almshouse run there's plum run and willoubys run, I was thinking plum run, III CORPS John Henry Hobart Ward interesting dies due to a train years later? John White star div 12 corps wow! Iron US 60% Pettigrew CSA, Armistead and Lang, 60%+ ouch, V corps James C Ryce okay 44th NYSV INF took over Vincent Brigade after Vincent was wounded mortally, Gen Samuel K ZOOK killed? Basil Biggs was the African American farm owner whose farm was crossed? by the rebels?

[@dadsongs]

I once planted a small flag at the Willard Monument. I turned around, and it was being eaten by a cow. Long time ago.

[@Clare-qo5jv]

That cow must have been really hungry to eat a flag!

[@bigsarge2085]

Cool!

[@terryguers3150]

What was in George's blue bag as the winner?

[@12pak]

DEO VINDICE

[@dadsongs]

I'd survive about 20 seconds.

[@SS_MARSCH43]

Maybe 45 minutes at the least because I'm a big history buff of all wars 1775-present day. Military history

[@jeffreydunning3886]

Can you still take the exam just for fun to see how much you know?

[@McNair39thNC]

Still have to say that I don’t think it’s fair for guides to take that test and I don’t believe that many did as I’ve heard someone state. Why does a guide need to prove they’re a Gettysnerd😂

[@tberkoff]

How did Mike get the Willard's brigade question?? Rigged!!

[@McNair39thNC]

What do you mean?

[@dadsongs]

The “Cowards” were the 125th NY. Yay, me.

[@McNair39thNC]

Wrong you, 126th NY 😂

[@kevinlewallen4778]

This looks like fun. However, the first question in any Civil War trivia contest should be, What caused the Civil War? It's depressing how many buffs know detailed orders of battle for every encounter but have their minds polluted with Lost Cause nonsense.