FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Arlington National Cemetery
Quiz about Arlington National Cemetery

10 Average Questions about Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is a sacred square mile of American geography. Play this quiz in remembrance...

A multiple-choice quiz by blaxlaw. Estimated time: 4 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. World Trivia
  6. »
  7. World Sites
  8. »
  9. Burial Sites

Author
blaxlaw
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
314,308
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
449
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
- -
Question 1 of 10
1. Requests for burial in Arlington National Cemetery skyrocketed after the death of which American president? Hint


NEXT>

Question 2 of 10
2. On the arch of Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery is etched a pledge from what American document? Hint


NEXT>

Question 3 of 10
3. Arlington National Cemetery was established in what year? Hint


NEXT>

Question 4 of 10
4. The original plot of Arlington National Cemetery is on the confiscated estate grounds of what family? Hint


NEXT>

Question 5 of 10
5. By the time the U.S. Civil War ended in 1865, Arlington contained approximately how many graves? Hint


NEXT>

Question 6 of 10
6. What section of Arlington National Cemetery is known as the saddest acre in America? Hint


NEXT>

Question 7 of 10
7. What popularly visited tomb at Arlington National Cemetery is a grave site that has been guarded around the clock by the U.S. Army since April 6, 1948? Hint


NEXT>

Question 8 of 10
8. Which man, serving as the Quartermaster General of the Union army during the Civil War, was ordered by Secretary of War Stanton to choose a new site for a military cemetery because the Union dead had completely filled the military cemeteries of Alexandria and Washington? Hint


NEXT>

Question 9 of 10
9. Which U.S. president was the first to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery? Hint


NEXT>

Question 10 of 10
10. Which U.S. astronaut, who commanded a Spacelab mission in 1985, is buried in Section 23 of Arlington National Cemetery? Hint



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Requests for burial in Arlington National Cemetery skyrocketed after the death of which American president?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

 JFK's place of interment is a highly emotional gravesite to visit. When President Kennedy visited Arlington during his presidency, he is said to have been particularly moved by a certain section of the cemetery. His widow, Jackie, remembered that visit, and that section became her husband's gravesite. Mrs. Kennedy and two of their children are also buried here. President Kennedy's grave is marked with the eternal flame.
2. On the arch of Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery is etched a pledge from what American document?

Answer: Gettysburg Address

 The pledge reads: "We are highly resolved that these dead shall not have died in vain." After the Battle of Gettysburg, the South was no longer able to mount an offensive campaign north of Virginia. Four months later, Abraham Lincoln gave his address that lasted only two minutes. The Gettysburg Address is considered one of the most articulate eulogies ever delivered.
3. Arlington National Cemetery was established in what year?

Answer: 1864

 Arlington National Cemetery, located in Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington D.C., was established during the fourth year of the U.S. Civil War because so many casualties were coming to the North's capital's burial grounds and hospitals. The date was June 15, 1864. The cemetery is owned by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
4. The original plot of Arlington National Cemetery is on the confiscated estate grounds of what family?

Answer: Robert E. Lee

 The soldiers that General Grant was sending to fight Robert E. Lee were being buried in Robert E. Lee's own front yard. Officers stationed at the site were ordered that the Union dead be laid to rest within a few feet of the front door of the man that the Union blamed for their deaths, so that no one could ever again live in the house.
5. By the time the U.S. Civil War ended in 1865, Arlington contained approximately how many graves?

Answer: 16,000

 The cemetery is a place of respect and reverence. William Henry Christman, a private from Pennsylvania, was the first soldier to be buried in Arlington on May 13, 1864. Arlington, and Mill Springs National Cemetery, are the oldest military burial grounds in the U.S..
6. What section of Arlington National Cemetery is known as the saddest acre in America?

Answer: Section 60

 Hundreds from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried in Section 60. Many soldiers had requested in their wills to be buried in Section 60. The area has become a gathering place for those who lost loved ones.
7. What popularly visited tomb at Arlington National Cemetery is a grave site that has been guarded around the clock by the U.S. Army since April 6, 1948?

Answer: Tomb of the Unknowns

 Originally known as the Tomb of the Unknown Dead, it was first filled with the anonymous remains of over 1,000 soldiers gathered from unmarked graves on battlefields near Washington. The Tomb's site marks the center of Mrs. Robert E. Lee's old rose garden.
8. Which man, serving as the Quartermaster General of the Union army during the Civil War, was ordered by Secretary of War Stanton to choose a new site for a military cemetery because the Union dead had completely filled the military cemeteries of Alexandria and Washington?

Answer: Montgomery Meigs

 Montgomery Meigs was from Georgia, and had once served under Robert E. Lee in the peacetime army. It was Meigs who picked Robert E. Lee's lawn at Arlington for the new army cemetery. His son, Lieutenant John R. Meigs was killed by Confederate guerrillas in the Shenandoah Campaign, and was buried in his father's old commander's lawn.
9. Which U.S. president was the first to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery?

Answer: William H. Taft

 Taft was born in 1857 in Cincinnati, was president from 1908 to 1912, and died in 1930. Taft's widow, Helen, was the first first lady to be buried in Arlington.
10. Which U.S. astronaut, who commanded a Spacelab mission in 1985, is buried in Section 23 of Arlington National Cemetery?

Answer: Robert F. Overmyer

 Retired Marine Col. Overmyer died in 1996 during the crash of an experimental civilian aircraft he was test piloting. Col. Overmyer commanded the first fully operational flight of the space shuttle.
Source: Author blaxlaw

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor ladymacb29 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
Related Quizzes
1. Here Lies... Average
2. Arlington Cemetery Average
3. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery Difficult
4. Hollywood Forever - Resting Place of the Stars Very Easy
5. Paradise By Way of Kensal Green Average
6. A Tour of Tombs Difficult
7. Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb? Average
8. Final Resting Places of the World Average
9. U.S. Presidential Burial Sites II Average
10. Arlington National Cemetery Tough
11. Places of Rest Average
12. A Matter of Grave Concern Tough

Referenced Topics
General   World   Geography   World Sites   U.S. Presidents   Aircraft   Burial Sites   Rivers   Pennsylvania   Abraham Lincoln   U.S. Army   Georgia   John F. Kennedy   Washington   Virginia   Afghanistan   Iraq   William H. Taft  

Other Destinations
  Explore Other Quizzes by blaxlaw

  Go to World Sites Quizzes

  More Burial Sites Quizzes

  FunTrivia Homepage

4/19/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us