Burial Sites Trivia

1. Which boxer, who won more heavyweight bouts than any other American in the 20th century, is buried in Arlington National Cemetery?

From Quiz Who's Who of Arlington Cemetery

Answer: Joe Louis

Joe Louis was born Joseph Louis Barrow on May 13, 1914 in LaFayette, Alabama. He started his amateur boxing career during the 1930s. When he turned to professional boxing, he had an amateur record of fifty wins, and four losses, with forty-three knockouts. When Joe Louis moved to professional boxing, he fought in sixty-nine pro fights and only had three losses. He had fifty-two knockouts, and held the heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949, longer than any boxer in the 20th century. Louis died in 1981 at the age of 66. Ronald Regan waived the eligibility rules for burial at Arlington National Cemetery for him. Louis was buried there on April 21, 1981.

From Quiz Necropolis in a Metropolis

Answer: 1833

Historically, the responsibility for burying the dead in Britain lay with the parish church, but after a change in the law in 1832, 'burial for profit' was allowed. With Glasgow's growing population and decreasing number of people attending church, an alternative to the church burial grounds was clearly needed and the Glasgow Necropolis was officially opened in April 1833.

From Quiz Tombs and Mausoleums

Answer: Otto von Bismarck

Otto von Bismarck was the first Chancellor of the German Empire from 1871 to 1890. He was the most powerful leaders of Germany during the reign of Wilhelm I. He was one of the key people behind the unification of Germany with Prussia as the central power in unified Germany, in which he served as the Imperial Chancellor. Under him, Prussia fought three wars against Denmark, France and Austria. He was called the 'Iron Chancellor'. Under his rule, the government was controlled by a the land-owning elite known as 'Junker'. The chapel of the Bismarck mausoleum is a protected monument. The epitaph on his tomb is: "A faithful German servant of Emperor Wilhelm I."

From Quiz Hollywood Forever - Resting Place of the Stars

Answer: Don Adams

Don Adams (1923-2005) was a comedian turned actor whose greatest fame was as the spy Maxwell Smart in the spoof espionage series "Get Smart". Smart fans may have noticed I packed a few of his most used sound bites into the question. A phone hidden in the heel of a shoe was also a way Smart had of contacting his bosses. The show ran for five seasons from 1965. It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry and was a send-up of mainstream serious espionage productions, such as the James Bond movies.

From Quiz US Presidential Burial Sites

Answer: Mount Vernon

Efforts by Congress to entomb the nation's father in Washington, DC were defeated by Southern members, concerned that, should the Union fail, Washington would forever be held captive in a foreign land.

From Quiz Kensico Cemetery

Answer: Lou Gehrig

All four answers are former NY Yankees and Catfish Hunter also died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis which has gotten a lot of much needed publicity with the ice bucket challenge.

From Quiz The Valley of the Kings

Answer: Luxor

Luxor, a modern metropolis with a population of almost half a million, stands on the site of the ancient city of Thebes. Luxor is located in southern Egypt; the other choices are all located in the north. In addition to the Valley of the Kings, Luxor has many other ancient attractions, and is a popular tourist destination for those visiting Egypt.

From Quiz Père Lachaise Cemetery

Answer: Confessor to King Louis XIV

Père François de la Chaise (1624-1709) was confessor to Louis XIV from 1674 until his own death. He lived in a Jesuit house that became known by his name due to his long life there. The cemetery, commissioned by Napoleon, was built on the site of the Jesuit house.

From Quiz Final Resting Places of the World

Answer: All the graves are above-ground vaults

Constructed in the 18th century, the Saint Louis Cemetery is in fact three Roman Catholic cemeteries that contain only above-ground vaults. These very elaborate burial grounds are located close to the Mississippi River and are prone to flooding. These cemeteries are a popular tourist attraction in the city and contain wonderful examples of Gothic Revival architecture. The above ground vaults were used because of flooding issues, but were also a pre-existing French and Spanish burial tradition.

From Quiz 'Sultans' at Rest

Answer: Oxfordshire

Located near Woodstock, and the Blenheim Palace, St Martin's Church was opened in 1804, on the site of a church that had been constructed around the 11th or 12th century. With major renovations occurring in 1891, the churchyard is the site of the Churchill family burial plot. The church is dedicated to St Martin of Tours. Oxfordshire is located in the southeastern area of England, and in addition to being home to Blenheim Palace, several other notable buildings can be found in the county, including the University of Oxford, Chastleton House and Mapledurham House. And, the illustrations of Toad Hall in 1908's "The Wind in the Willows" may have been based on Mapledurham House.

From Quiz How Did I End Up Inside Here?

Answer: Shah Jahan's tomb

Shah Jahan saw to it that the entire structure including the outlying gardens were built in perfect symmetry. If a line is drawn through the centre of the complex, the two halves will be mirror images. While there is a mosque on the western side of the tomb, an identical structure was built on the eastern side only to maintain symmetry and was called 'Jawab' which means answer or reply. This structure may have been used as a resting house for relatives and other visitors to the tomb though that was not the primary purpose behind its construction. The only thing that breaks the symmetry of the complex is Shah Jahan's tomb. Shah Jahan never intended for himself to be buried inside the Taj. He is thought to have been considering commissioning an elaborate tomb for himself when he was overthrown and imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb. When Shah Jahan died, he was buried in the Taj beside his beloved wife. Thus, Shah Jahan's grave is the only thing in the entire complex which is slightly out of place.

From Quiz Arlington National Cemetery

Answer: John F. Kennedy

JFK's place of interment is a highly emotional gravesite to visit. When President Kennedy visited Arlington during his presidency, he is said to have been particularly moved by a certain section of the cemetery. His widow, Jackie, remembered that visit, and that section became her husband's gravesite. Mrs. Kennedy and two of their children are also buried here. President Kennedy's grave is marked with the eternal flame.

From Quiz U.S. Presidential Burial Sites II

Answer: Father and son

John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams are both buried in Quincy, MA. They were the first father and son to be elected to the presidency. (I have read that George H. W. Bush would, on occasion, jokingly refer to George W. Bush as "Quincy" in reference to this.) Quincy, MA is sometimes called "The City of Presidents" as it is the only city in the US in which two presidents were born and are buried.

From Quiz U.S. Presidential Burial Sites I

Answer: Abilene, KS

Ike grew up in Abilene, KS and is the only president that Kansas can lay claim to. He died in 1968 and was mourned by millions of WWII veterans. The Eisenhower Boyhood Home, Museum, Library, and Memorial Chapel are all in the same complex in Abilene, KS, about 130 miles west of Kansas City, MO.

From Quiz Arlington National Cemetery

Answer: Civil War

General Montgomery Meigs established it as a method of getting back at Robert E. Lee, but the property did not belong to Robert.

From Quiz A View of Sutton Hoo

Answer: Suffolk

Sutton Hoo is situated near Woodbridge in Suffolk. During the 5th and 6th centuries, the east coast of England was invaded tribes from northern Europe and Scandinavia, the Angles and the Saxons.

From Quiz Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

Of course the trick answer to this old joke is no one is buried there but U.S. Grant and his wife Julia are "entombed" there. U.S. Grant was the most famous Union General during the American Civil War and the 18th President of the US serving from 1869 to 1877. Cary Grant was a famous actor, Francis Grant was a famous 19th Century painter and W. T. Grant was a retail department store owner who at one time led one of America's largest department store chains.

From Quiz Arlington Cemetery

Answer: Robert E. Lee

General Robert E. Lee was the field commander of the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virgina from June 1862 until the end of the war. The land on which Arlington Cemetery was laid was confiscated from his family when he resigned from the Union Army in April 1861.

From Quiz Necropolis in a Metropolis

Answer: Père-Lachaise, Paris

The Glasgow Necropolis covers 37 acres and is an ornamental, garden cemetery with a landscape modelled on the famous Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, established several decades earlier in 1804. John Strang, Chamberlain of Glasgow's Merchants' House, had visited Père-Lachaise and in 1831 produced a pamphlet called "Necropolis Glasguensis", which advocated the building of a new garden burial ground in Glasgow.

From Quiz Tombs and Mausoleums

Answer: Karachi

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the leader of the All-India Muslim League in British India from 1913 till the establishment of Pakistan, the formation of which was to a great extent due to his efforts. He was also the first Governor-General of Pakistan. Mazar-e-Quaid was designed by Yahya Merchant and its architecture was inspired by the Samanid Mausoleum in Uzbekistan, which is the final resting place of Ismail Samani, a Persian amir. Mazar-e-Quaid is made of white marble and incorporated features of Islamic architecture. It also contains the tombs of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's sister Fatima Jinnah, and Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.

From Quiz Hollywood Forever - Resting Place of the Stars

Answer: Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc (1908-1989) provided many of the voiced for the Looney Tunes and Hanna Barbera cartoons. Looney Tunes cartoons generally signed off with a final frame that read "That's all folks." Nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Voices", his career began in radio and he went on to work on television and the movies.

From Quiz US Presidential Burial Sites

Answer: Virginia

28 Confederate generals and over 18,000 enlisted Confederate soldiers are also buried at Hollywood Cemetery, located in the former rebel capitol of Richmond, Virginia. In addition to Presidents and soldiers, Hollywood's "residents" include several governors, Congress members, a Supreme Court Justice and even a Nobel Prize winner.

From Quiz Burying the Infamous Famous

Answer: Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal and its marble-domed roof-top is one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. It is also one of the most beautiful, remarkable, and romantic buildings in Asia. Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan lost his third, and most favorite, wife in 1631 during the birth of their 14th child. Grief stricken, he immediately began building the Taj Mahal. It took over 20 years to complete the mausoleum which now houses the body of his Persian princess, Mumtaz Mahal, and his own body that was interred there in 1658.

From Quiz The Valley of the Kings

Answer: West

Since the Nile flows northward, there are no north or south banks. The Valley of the Kings lies on the west bank, while the city of Thebes was located on the east bank. Since the sun sets in the west, that direction is associated with death in many cultures.

From Quiz Père Lachaise Cemetery

Answer: East

On the order of Napoleon, four new cemeteries were opened, due to the lack of space in the existing cemeteries. Montmartre to the north, Père Lachaise in the east and Montparnasse in the south. Passy, which is near to the Eiffel Tower and more central, was opened some years after the others, but was also originated by Napoleon.

From Quiz Final Resting Places of the World

Answer: Mummies from its cemetery

This tiny Italian church is famous for its display of natural mummies from the church's outside cemetery. The "Cimitero delle mummie" contains eighteen mummies that were put on display in 1833. Each of these bodies underwent natural mummification by the presence of a special mold that absorbed all the moisture from the corpses when they were interred. The church was founded by The Brotherhood of Good Death in 1567, whose main goal was to assist the poor and the dying. They provided free burial for the dead and kept a detailed registry of all those they buried.

From Quiz Arlington National Cemetery

Answer: Gettysburg Address

The pledge reads: "We are highly resolved that these dead shall not have died in vain." After the Battle of Gettysburg, the South was no longer able to mount an offensive campaign north of Virginia. Four months later, Abraham Lincoln gave his address that lasted only two minutes. The Gettysburg Address is considered one of the most articulate eulogies ever delivered.

From Quiz U.S. Presidential Burial Sites I

Answer: Lyndon Johnson

Lyndon Johnson was the second president from Texas (Eisenhower was the first) and so far the only one buried there. Stonewall, TX, according to the 2000 census has a population of 444, making it the smallest town to be the burial place of a president. It is only about 20 miles from Johnson City, TX; named for one of LBJ's ancestor cousins. The LBJ Library is found in Austin, TX.

From Quiz Arlington National Cemetery

Answer: Custis

The land belonged to Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Custis, she inherited it from her father George. George was the grandson of Martha Washington from her first marriage.

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