Trivia: Abraham Lincoln was known by what popular nickname?
Washington of the West
The Colossus
Landslide Lincoln
Honest Abe
The correct answer is Honest Abe
So why is this answer correct? : According to lore, Lincoln earned his “Honest Abe” nickname while working as a store clerk in New Salem, Illinois. It’s said that whenever he realized he had shortchanged a customer, he would go to great lengths to rectify his mistake, even closing up shop or following patrons outside to deliver the correct change. That reputation stayed with him throughout his legal and political careers, and proved to be an asset in campaigning.