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Quiz about Facts about Gettysburg Monuments

Facts about Gettysburg Monuments Quiz

Some little known facts about the monuments covering the battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

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

Author
sweettalker

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
137,489

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which state has the most monuments on the battlefield? Hint

New York

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Virgina

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many Equestrian Memorials are there dedicated to generals on the battlefield? Hint

ten

seven

thirteen

nine

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Question 3 of 10

3. True or False, Gettysburg has more mounuments than any other battlefield.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the cost of the Virginia State Monument? Hint

$10,000

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year was the first Confederate State Monument placed on the battlefield? Hint

1899

1917

1885

1901

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which state has the names of all the soldiers who participated in the battle contained on bronze markers around the base of the monument? Hint

Maryland

Georgia

Virginia

Pennsylvania

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which state monument has the inscription "Your names are inscribed on fame's immortal scroll"? Hint

Ohio

Texas

Alabama

Virgina

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which state monument was added in 1929 to pay tribute to the 41 units that participated in the great campaign into Pennyslvania? Hint

South Carolina

Georgia

Alabama

North Carolina

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Question 9 of 10

9. On what anniversary of the battle was the Eternal Light Peace Memorial dedicated? Hint

25th

10th

50th

75th

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Question 10 of 10

10. The 11th Pennsylvania volunteers monument has a bronze likeness of what? Hint

A cat

A raven

A dog

An eagle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which state has the most monuments on the battlefield?

Answer: New York

New York has a total of 128 and Pennsylvania is a close second with 123.

2. How many Equestrian Memorials are there dedicated to generals on the battlefield?

Answer: seven

There are memorials to Generals Sedwick, Hancock, Howard, Slocum, Reynolds, Meade and Longstreet.

3. True or False, Gettysburg has more mounuments than any other battlefield.

Answer: True

At last count there were 1,340 monuments. The reason for this is quite simple. In the days following the battle, those immediately touched by the death of fallen loved ones and the nation needed a way to express thier grief. Nothing as devastating had happened to the young nation and monuments were a way of showing honor. Also, the battle took place in the midst of the Victorian Age, a time when death was a morbid fascination.

4. What was the cost of the Virginia State Monument?

Answer: $50,000

The Virginia State monument was dedicated on June 8, 1917 and unveiled by Miss Virgina Carter, a niece of General Lee.

5. In what year was the first Confederate State Monument placed on the battlefield?

Answer: 1917

The first Confederate State Monument was from the state of Virginia. With the completion of the Tennessee State Memorial in 1982 each southern State was at last represented.

6. Which state has the names of all the soldiers who participated in the battle contained on bronze markers around the base of the monument?

Answer: Pennsylvania

The height of the Pennsylvania monument is 110 feet. The base of the monument is 80 feet square and has a height of 9 feet. Around the base, and on the inner walls of the arches, are placed bronze tablets on which are recorded the names of 34,530 officers and enlisted men of Pennsylvania who participated in the battle. The monument cost $150,000 and was dedicated September 27, 1910."

7. Which state monument has the inscription "Your names are inscribed on fame's immortal scroll"?

Answer: Alabama

Dedicated in 1933, the monument stands near the spot where Law's Alabama Brigade began its attack on Little Round Top on July 2, 1863.

8. Which state monument was added in 1929 to pay tribute to the 41 units that participated in the great campaign into Pennyslvania?

Answer: North Carolina

The North Carolina state monument was designed by famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum.

9. On what anniversary of the battle was the Eternal Light Peace Memorial dedicated?

Answer: 75th

The Eternal Light Peace Memorial was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 3, 1938. This was the last Joint Reunion of the blue and gray; this memorial was an enduring reminder of "Peace Eternal in a Nation United". A sodum vapor lamp, which replaced the original natural gas flame, burns 24 hours a day as a sign of the commitment by the two sections to coexist as one nation.

10. The 11th Pennsylvania volunteers monument has a bronze likeness of what?

Answer: A dog

The name of the dog was Sallie. On the field during and after the battle of Gettysburg, the dog stayed with the regiment's dead and wounded. After Lee's army retreated from Gettysburg on July 4th, members of the 12th Massachusetts found her still alive.

The dog was weak from lack of food and water. Sallie was unfortunately shot and killed during the fighting on Feb. 6, 1865 at Hatcher's Run VA.

Source: Author sweettalker

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