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Cincinnati’s Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum

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Introduction:
"Spring Grove is the second largest cemetery in the United States. Established in 1845 it is the final resting place of more than thirty Civil War generals and ten governors. I hope you enjoy this quiz about some of her more famous residents"


1. Although he coveted the presidency this former Ohio governor and United States Senator never lived in the White House. However, he served in Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet as the Secretary of Treasury and was a Chief Justice US Supreme Court. Who is this famous American buried in Cincinnati’s Spring Grove Cemetery?
    William Seward
    Millard Fillmore
    Cincinnatus Fleming
    Salmon P. Chase


2. What famous Civil War General,buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, disliked his nickname, “Fighting Joe”?
    Joseph E. Lee
    Joe Ambrose Burnsides
    Joe S. Grant
    Joe Hooker


3. What famous soap making family has loved ones buried at Cincinnati’s Spring Grove Cemetery?
    Ivory and Dial
    Procter and Gamble
    Benson and Hedges
    Johnson and Johnson


4. Spring Grove Cemetery resident Charles L. Fleischmann was a famous manufacturer of what product?
    Yarn
    Yeast
    Yo- Yos
    Yak Milk


5. Inventor and entrepreneur Powel Crosley Jr., buried at Cincinnati’s Spring Grove Cemetery, made history as the owner of the Cincinnati Reds. How did he change baseball?
    He staged baseball’s first ever night game
    He started the 7th inning stretch tradition
    He scheduled baseball’s first All-Star game
    He developed the concept of the pinch hitter


6. What famous musical instrument manufacturer will you find buried at Spring Grove?
    John Sousa
    Rudolph Wurlitzer
    Clare E. Nett
    Ono Yamaha


7. What Hall of Fame New York Yankees pitcher , who is interred at Cincinnati’s Spring Grove Cemetery, also broadcast Cincinnati Reds baseball games for twenty -four years?
    Yogi Berra
    Waite Hoyte
    Randolph Hunter
    Enos Daughter


8. Alexander McGuffey, who is buried at Spring Grove, along with his brother William is credited with writing what famous series of books?
    The Adventures of Superman
    Illustrated Stories of the Bible
    McGuffey Readers
    The New England Primer


9. Jesse and Hannah, the parents of this US President, are buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.
    Gerald Ford
    William Henry Harrison
    Ulysses S Grant
    Abraham Lincoln


10. Spring Grove resident Bernard Kroger founded and developed one of America’s most famous companies. What industry did he revolutionize?
    Restaurant Business
    Aeronautics
    Cosmetic Industry
    Grocery Business


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