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17 quizzes and 190 trivia questions.
1.
Remember Me Mausoleum Edition
  Remember Me: Mausoleum Edition   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. This quiz has ten questions related to famous ones
Average, 10 Qns, Midget40, Nov 26 23
Average
Midget40 gold member
Nov 26 23
265 plays
2.
Remember Me Memorial Edition
  Remember Me: Memorial Edition   great trivia quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
Memorials are structures, monuments or spaces created to commemorate and honour individuals, events or groups. This quiz has 10 that are dedicated to people. Just match the picture with who it belongs to.
Easier, 10 Qns, Midget40, Nov 14 23
Easier
Midget40 gold member
Nov 14 23
284 plays
3.
Remember Me Cemetery Match Edition
  Remember Me: Cemetery Match Edition    
Photo Match
 15 Qns
Fifteen cemeteries from around the world for you to match with their common names. I have removed the cities from the titles but added countries. There are enough hints in most of the photos themselves in you look close enough.
Average, 15 Qns, Midget40, Dec 20 23
Average
Midget40 gold member
Dec 20 23
82 plays
4.
Remember Me Grave Edition
  Remember Me: Grave Edition    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
A grave is simply a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or a dead body. They are usually typically marked by a stone or mound. These ten questions deal with some famous Europe and US ones from different walks of life.
Average, 10 Qns, Midget40, Dec 23 23
Average
Midget40 gold member
Dec 23 23
148 plays
5.
  Facts about Gettysburg Monuments    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some little known facts about the monuments covering the battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Difficult, 10 Qns, sweettalker, Mar 04 20
Difficult
sweettalker
Mar 04 20
569 plays
6.
A War Memorial
  A War Memorial   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Take a moment to reflect before you play this quiz relating to memorials for our war dead. We will remember them!
Average, 10 Qns, Plodd, Nov 27 14
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Plodd
734 plays
7.
LesserKnown Memorials and Monuments
  Lesser-Known Memorials and Monuments   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
A photo quiz on some of the world's lesser-known monuments and memorials that make just as big an impact as those more famous.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Sep 14 20
Average
Joepetz gold member
Sep 14 20
259 plays
8.
  Monuments to Peace Around the World    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Humans have always built monuments, often to commemorate historical dates or major events. In this quiz, we'll be taking a look at some monuments to peace from around the world.
Easier, 10 Qns, Gispepfu, Dec 18 21
Easier
Gispepfu gold member
Dec 18 21
602 plays
9.
To Make Sure That You Remember
  To Make Sure That You Remember...   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
We travel around the world on a tour of monuments to people and events. These monuments serve as reminders, and perhaps warnings.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi, Apr 21 14
Tough
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732 plays
10.
To Make Sure That You Remember 2
  To Make Sure That You Remember... (2)    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Take a trip around the world to see ten monuments to notable people and memorable events.
Tough, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi, Jul 12 15
Tough
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519 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What monument in Port Elizabeth was built to commemorate the tens of thousands of horses and mules that died during the Second Boer War?

From Quiz "Memorial Port Elizabeth"




11.
A Token Of Gratitude
  A Token Of Gratitude   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Most memorials are tokens of gratitude, love, or honor. Monuments come in a variety of designs and can be found in every country on the planet. Let's see what you remember about these ten.
Average, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Jul 12 15
Average
dcpddc478
592 plays
12.
  All Over Gettysburg   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The number of memorials and monuments in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the surrounding battlefield park can be quite overwhelming to a visitor. Match each memorial described with its location, found "all over Gettysburg".
Tough, 10 Qns, spanishliz, May 01 17
Tough
spanishliz editor
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13.
  This Is Monumental    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is about the many fascinating monuments all over the world.
Very Difficult, 15 Qns, bullymom, Mar 29 10
Very Difficult
bullymom
2361 plays
14.
  U.S. National Monuments    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is all about US National Monuments - how they get designated, who manages them, and questions about specific ones. Have fun!
Tough, 15 Qns, boredinVA, Nov 05 20
Tough
boredinVA
Nov 05 20
650 plays
15.
  Memorial Port Elizabeth    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where I grew up, is located on the Algoa Bay and was founded by the British settlers who arrived there in 1820. Let us take a trip along several monuments, memorials and museums and learn more about the city's history.
Average, 15 Qns, Shaffyre, Jul 04 20
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Shaffyre
Jul 04 20
308 plays
16.
  The Lincoln Memorial    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The quiz has nine questions about the Lincoln Memorial and one question about an event held at the Memorial. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, pennie1478, Apr 04 21
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Apr 04 21
1102 plays
17.
  The History of Mount Rushmore    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about Mount Rushmore, a monument dedicated to four U.S. Presidents- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Located in Black Hills, South Dakota, it was carved out of granite by 400 workers.
Tough, 10 Qns, puitpankaj, Sep 11 18
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Sep 11 18
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Monuments & Memorials Trivia Questions

1. The mountain on which the sculpture is built was named after Charles Rushmore. Who was he?

From Quiz
The History of Mount Rushmore

Answer: A lawyer from New York.

Charles Rushmore visited the area to check some mining titles for a local mining promoter in 1885. The mountain was jokingly named after him by his guide, when the latter was asked about the mountain's original name.

2. The governor of the Cape of Good Hope at the time when Port Elizabeth was founded, built a monument for his late wife. Which monument was this?

From Quiz Memorial Port Elizabeth

Answer: Donkin Reserve

On top of a hill overlooking Algoa Bay, this small stone pyramid was built with a lighthouse next to it. It is located in the middle of a small park with walkways and benches. Inside the monument is a museum dedicated to Sir Rufane Donkin and his wife as well as the history of the lighthouse. Buildings erected between the monument and the shoreline may not interfere with the view of the bay so that one can enjoy a great view of the city centre and the bay.

3. Where is the Lincoln Memorial located?

From Quiz The Lincoln Memorial

Answer: Washington D.C.

The Lincoln Memorial stands at the western end of the National Mall at West Potomac Park.

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

From Quiz Facts about Gettysburg Monuments

Answer: New York

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

5. In the Alabama town of Enterprise, there is a monument to this insect.

From Quiz This Is Monumental

Answer: Boll weevil

The citizens of Enterprise erected this unusual monument in 1919 to express their appreciation to the insect for destruction of the cotton crops in the early twentieth century, which forced their farmers to diversify their crops. The monument, which is the only known one to a pest, consists of a woman in a white gown holding a black boll weevil above her head. If you want to know more, check out http://www.eprisenow.com/bollweevil.html.

6. Also known as the Naval Monument, this Peace Memorial is located in Washington D.C., on the same grounds as which famous building?

From Quiz Monuments to Peace Around the World

Answer: Capitol

This beautiful monument was erected in 1877, and honors those who died in the naval battles of the American Civil War. It includes personifications of Peace, Victory, Grief and History, as well as symbols of science and art, and child versions of Mars and Neptune (Greek gods of war and the sea, respectively).

7. Who created the sculptures on Mount Rushmore?

From Quiz The History of Mount Rushmore

Answer: Gutzon Borglum

Gutzon Borglum was born in 1867. He was also commissioned to carve a Confederate Memorial on Stone Mountain, Georgia, but he abandoned the project. He died in 1941.

8. There's a row of 18 houses in Port Elizabeth, that were built in the 1850s and that are now a national monument. What is the name of this monument?

From Quiz Memorial Port Elizabeth

Answer: Donkin Street Houses

Along Donkin Street, the street that runs next to the hill where the Donkin Reserve was built, are eighteen houses that were built in the 1850s and that have changed very little since then. These terraced houses were built stepwise down the slope in the Victorian style and they give a view of the time when the British Settlers lived there.

9. The Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble the Parthenon. What country is the Parthenon in?

From Quiz The Lincoln Memorial

Answer: Greece & Athens

The memorial stands 190 feet long, 119 feet wide, and almost 100 feet high. The exterior is made of Colorado Yule marble with a walkway made of Massachusetts granite and Potomac River stones. The interior walls and columns are Indiana limestone, the floor Tennessee Pink marble, and the ceiling is made of panels of Alabama marble soaked in paraffin to make them translucent. The Parthenon is in Athens.

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

From Quiz Facts about Gettysburg Monuments

Answer: seven

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

11. In what city would you see the famous statue called Christ the Redeemer?

From Quiz This Is Monumental

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

This 38-meter tall statue, of Christ standing with his arms outstretched, is familiar from many postcard views of the city of Rio (Brazil). Erected in 1931, the statue underwent major restorations in 2000. You can ride a train up Corcovado Mountain and visit the statue up close.

12. What was the name of the first US National Monument to be so designated?

From Quiz U.S. National Monuments

Answer: Devil's Tower

The first National Monument was the Devil's Tower in Wyoming. It was designated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 and is managed by the National Park Service.

13. Under which President of United States did the construction of the monument begin?

From Quiz The History of Mount Rushmore

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

Coolidge said at the dedication of the project in 1927 that Rushmore was "American in its conception, magnitude and meaning". It was he who suggested that the face of Theodore Roosevelt be added to the monument.

14. Which monument on Market Square, in front of the Port Elizabeth City Hall, commemorates the first European to set foot in what is now South Africa?

From Quiz Memorial Port Elizabeth

Answer: Diaz Cross

Portuguese explorer Bartholomeus Diaz was the first European to set foot in what is now South Africa in 1488. The Diaz Cross was donated by the Portuguese Government to commemorate this event.

15. How many columns surrounding the Lincoln Memorial represent the states that were in the Union upon Lincoln's death?

From Quiz The Lincoln Memorial

Answer: 36

Altogether there are 38 fluted Doric columns. The additional two columns are behind the entrance to the colonnade.

16. The Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, features a monument to this author.

From Quiz This Is Monumental

Answer: Shakespeare

The Bard was born on April 23, 1564, and died on April 23, 1616. He was both baptized and buried in the Holy Trinity Church. Shakespeare had a placard put on his grave, which reads: "Good frend, for Jesus sake forbeare To digg the dust encloased here Blese be they man y spares thes stones And curst be he y moves my bones." Every year, near the anniversary of his birth and death, a large pageant parades through the town to lay flowers at Shakespeare's grave.

17. Which National Monument was the first one designated by the President to be managed by the Bureau of Land Management?

From Quiz U.S. National Monuments

Answer: Grand Staircase-Escalante

Until 1996, all National Monuments designated under the authority of the Antiquities Act were designated to be managed by other agencies. In 1996, President Clinton designated the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah to be managed by the Bureau of Land Management. By 2012, the agency was managing 17 National Monuments.

18. Whose statue stands in front of the Main Library of Port Elizabeth?

From Quiz Memorial Port Elizabeth

Answer: Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom from 1837 until her death in 1901. The Cape Colony was part of her realm. The main library of Port Elizabeth is located next to Market Square. A courthouse was built here first but it was replaced by the library building in 1902. The statue of Queen Victoria holding the Sovereign's Orb in her hand was erected in front of the library in 1903.

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

From Quiz Facts about Gettysburg Monuments

Answer: $50,000

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

20. In Budapest, the capital of Hungary, you can see the Millennial Monument, which commemorates the one-thousandth anniversary of what?

From Quiz This Is Monumental

Answer: the Magyar conquest of Hungary

The memorial, built from 1891-1898, marks the one-thousandth anniversary of Hungary's statehood. "Each part of the monument represents an important section of Hungarian history. In the focus of the semicircular colonnade stands the bronze statue of Archangel Gabriel on a 36-meter-high column, which was awarded a Grand Prix at the Paris World Exposition in 1900. According to an old Hungarian legend, the angel appeared in the dreams of first Hungarian king Saint Stephen and gave him the holy crown. The equestrian statues of the seven legendary chieftains who lead migrating Hungarians to the Carpathian Basin stand on the pedestal of the obelisk. The two circular peristyles present statues of famous kings, emperors and personalities of Hungarian history."- budapestinfo.com

21. Who owns National Monuments in the United States?

From Quiz U.S. National Monuments

Answer: The American people

Like National Parks, Fish and Wildlife Refuges, and public lands, National Monuments are owned by all of the American people. The federal government agencies fulfill a public trust to manage the areas for the benefit of present and future generations.

22. This President's head was the third to be built and was dedicated on the 150th anniversary of the United States Constitution. Who was he?

From Quiz The History of Mount Rushmore

Answer: Lincoln

Lincoln's head was dedicated on September 17, 1937. The carving of his face had been difficult because of his beard, but was eventually completed.

23. What bell tower was erected at the entrance to the Port Elizabeth harbour to commemorate the arrival of the 1820 British settlers?

From Quiz Memorial Port Elizabeth

Answer: The Campanile

The Campanile was built in 1923 to commemorate the arrival of the 1820 British settlers. It is located at the entrance to the railway station and harbour. The Campanile contains a chiming clock and the largest carillon of bells in the country. The staircase with 204 steps leads to the top of the tower from where you have a magnificent view of the city centre, the harbour and the bay.

24. On the walls of the Lincoln Memorial, what side is the Gettysburg address printed on?

From Quiz The Lincoln Memorial

Answer: South

Above the address is a carving by Jules Guerin of the Angel of Truth freeing a slave called "Reunion".

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

From Quiz Facts about Gettysburg Monuments

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.

26. In Bradenton, Florida, USA, there is a monument on the site where this explorer is believed to have landed in 1539.

From Quiz This Is Monumental

Answer: de Soto

Spaniard Hernando de Soto procured a permit for colonization of the Gulf Coast of what is now Florida. He and 600 of his closest friends are believed to have put ashore at this spot on May 30, 1539. They continued on through Arkansas to Oklahoma, "discovering" the Mississippi River in 1541. De Soto died in 1542, but his associates continued on to the area of the Panuco River, in modern-day Mexico.

27. Which National Monument is located in Colorado, was designated in 2000, and contains the largest density of archaeological sites in the country?

From Quiz U.S. National Monuments

Answer: Canyons of the Ancients

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has more than 6,000 archaeological sites, and up to 100 per square mile in some locations. It is the only National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the state of Colorado.

28. Which house still open to the public is the oldest in Port Elizabeth?

From Quiz Memorial Port Elizabeth

Answer: No 7 Castle Hill Museum

Though Victoria House is considered the oldest, disrepair led to it being condemned. No 7 Castle Hill was built in 1830 and is the oldest house in the city open to the public. It is now a museum of the period after the British settlers arrived in the area. The inside is furnished in the style of a typical middle-class British family in Port Elizabeth in the mid-19th century. It has beautiful yellow wood floors and beams.

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