Civil War Quiz: What Do You Know About the Ku Klux Klan?

Q#1 – Where and when was the Ku Klux Klan founded?

Q#2 – What were the names of the six founding members?

Q#3 – What organization in existence at the time helped inspire the formation of the Ku Klux Klan?

Q#4 – What major Republican-initiated political action helped spread the KKK throughout the South?

Q#5 – What two paramilitary groups were created that were influenced by the KKK?

Q#6 – What were the major factors that caused the Ku Klux Klan to begin losing favor in the late 19th century?

Q#7 – Who was the founder of what has been called the “Second Klan,” and when and where did this occur?

Q#8 – What event was instrumental in the founding of this second version of the KKK?

Q#9 – What methods were used to increase membership in the KKK?

Q#10 – What religious initiatives did the KKK advance?

Q#11 – There are broad estimates of the number of members the Second Klan achieved at its peak in the mid-1920s; what were these estimates?

Q#12 – What events led to the creation of a Third Klan in the 1950s?

Q#13 – Were there ever any Ku Klux Klan organizations outside the United States, and if so, where?

Q#14 – What is the most likely origin of the name “Ku Klux Klan”?

Q#15 – Why do Ku Klux Klan members wear white robes?