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Quiz about Arlington National Cemetery
Quiz about Arlington National Cemetery

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A multiple-choice quiz by kacyshadow. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
kacyshadow
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
302,741
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
765
Last 3 plays: Johnmcmanners (10/10), ZWOZZE (3/10), Guest 136 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. During which war was Arlington National Cemetery established? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which family owned the property that is now Arlington National Cemetery? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which Supreme Court Justice closely connected to the Kennedy Assassination is buried across the road from the Tomb of the Unknowns? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. President Grant's brother-in-law is buried in Section 37. Who is he? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following is NOT part of a full honor funeral for the rank of Colonel? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Whose interment changed the regulations for a ground burial? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who represented President Woodrow Wilson at the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknowns in 1920? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This son of a president is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He is well known for being saved from death by the brother of the man who killed his father. Who is he? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The first person killed in a military plane accident is buried at Arlington. What was his name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This military hero who is buried at Arlington lost his life during the Battle of Chantilly during the Civil War. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. During which war was Arlington National Cemetery established?

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.
2. Which family owned the property that is now 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.
3. Which Supreme Court Justice closely connected to the Kennedy Assassination is buried across the road from the Tomb of the Unknowns?

Answer: Earl Warren

Elected governor of California and appointed to the court by Eisenhower. He was placed in charge of investigating the assassination of the former president.
4. President Grant's brother-in-law is buried in Section 37. Who is he?

Answer: Fred Dent

Fred Dent served during the Civil War and introduced his sister Julia to Grant while both were stationed in St. Louis. Up until the interment of President Kennedy the regulations for burial were not as stringent as they are today. Dent was a Colonel in the US Army and officers were automatically eligible for burial there.
5. Which of the following is NOT part of a full honor funeral for the rank of Colonel?

Answer: Riderless Horse

Only a flag officer (General & Admiral) receives the riderless horse.
6. Whose interment changed the regulations for a ground burial?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

After the assassination the requests for burial at Arlington increased, therefore the need for more stringent regulations. Prior to his interment Arlington was not as popular for burial.
7. Who represented President Woodrow Wilson at the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknowns in 1920?

Answer: Secretary Of War

President Wilson was too ill at the time of the dedication, the Secretary of War represented him at the ceremony.
8. This son of a president is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He is well known for being saved from death by the brother of the man who killed his father. Who is he?

Answer: Robert Todd Lincoln

Served as Secretary of War as well as served in the army during the Civil War. Robert Lincoln wrote about the event in a journal. Edwin Booth (John Wilkes Booth's brother) pulled him out of the way of a train. This occurred shortly before the assassination of Lincoln's father by Booth's elder brother John Wilkes Booth, also an actor by profession.
9. The first person killed in a military plane accident is buried at Arlington. What was his name?

Answer: Thomas Selfridge

The accident occurred on September 17, 1908. Selfridge was the military observer on the flight and the pilot was Orville Wright. Thomas Baldwin was a balloonist. Wilbur Wright died a few years later, in 1912, while Orville lived until 1948.
10. This military hero who is buried at Arlington lost his life during the Battle of Chantilly during the Civil War.

Answer: Phi or Philip Kearney

His grave marker is an equestrian statue that is located very close to the Arlington House.
Source: Author kacyshadow

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