Oh Bury Me Not Trivia Quiz

Answer: New York City

Calvary Cemetery is one of the oldest Roman Catholic cemeteries in North America. It is located in Queens, New York City. It has over 3 million burials making it the largest cemetery in America. It is 365 acres large.

Answer: Catacomb

A catacomb is an underground burial chamber. They can be quite extensive and include chambers for bones (pictured), private tombs, and large public tombs. These catacombs are a major tourist attraction.

Answer: Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

A mausoleum is a stone building used for entombment of the dead. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built by Artemisia after her husband Mausolus died. When Mausolus died in 353 BC, Artemisia was reported to have been so broken-hearted she hired the most talented artists to create the most magnificent tomb in the world.

Answer: Kumbet

Kumbets are domed mausoleums from Seljuks. Out of hundreds of kumbets originally in this area, today only 15 of them are still standing, some in bad shape. Some of the most spectacular ones in Ahlat are Emir Bayindir Kumbet, Emir Ali Kumbet, Sheikh Najmuddin Kumbet, and the Usta Shagird Kumbet.

Answer: Khufu

The Great Pyramid is one of the largest tombs in the world. It is generally thought to have been commissioned by Khufu, the second pharaoh of the 4th dynasty. The average core blocks of the Great Pyramid weigh about 1.5 tons each and how this creation was erected is a matter of conjecture.

Answer: New Orleans

Only in New Orleans, which is unique in so many ways, could cemeteries be major tourist attractions. However, because the city is built on a swamp, the deceased have to be buried above ground here in elaborate stone crypts and mausoleums. Over time the cemeteries, with elaborate sculptures have become known by the nickname of "Cities of the Dead."

Answer: False

With more than 400,000 interments, Arlington National Cemetery has the second-largest number of burials of any national cemeteries in the United States. There are many cemeteries that contain over 1 million tombs.

Answer: Ossuary

An ossuary, also referred to as a bone house, is a facility for the storage of human bones. Most ossuary buildings contain individual boxes of human bone, also called ossuaries.

Answer: False

This is a photograph of the Banzai Cliff Cenotaphs. These are a tomblike monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially one commemorating people who died in a war.

Answer: Viking

Viking boat burials are extremely rare, in part because only prominent individuals received the reverent and elaborate sendoff. In the Norse religion, valiant warriors entered festive and glorious realms after death, and it was thought that the vessels that served them well in life would help them reach their final destination.