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The Ultimate Arlington National Cemetery Quiz | World Sites

Some basic and hard questions

A multiple-choice quiz by kacyshadow. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kacyshadow

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
302,741

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. During which war was Arlington National Cemetery established? Hint

Spanish-American War

Civil War

Indian Wars

War of 1812

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Question 2 of 10

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

Custis

Lee

Jefferson

Randolph

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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

Warren Burger

William Douglas

Thurgood Marshall

Earl Warren

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Question 4 of 10

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

Fred Dent

Fred Sherman

John Dent

Robert Lincoln

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Question 5 of 10

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

Casket Team

Color Guard

Riderless Horse

Military Band

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Question 6 of 10

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

Robert Kennedy

John "Black Jack" Pershing

George Marshall

John F. Kennedy

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Question 7 of 10

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

Secretary Of War

General John "Black Jack" Pershing

His wife

Former President William Taft

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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

Robert Todd Lincoln

Thomas Jackson, Jr.

James Garfield, Jr.

Fred Dent, Jr.

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Question 9 of 10

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

Orville Wright

Thomas Selfridge

Wilbur Wright

Thomas Baldwin

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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

John Lincoln Clem

Abner Doubleday

Phi or Philip Kearney

Nelson Miles

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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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