Andy Seamans
Arlington National Cemetery
Questions:
This week's quiz is on the theme of Arlington National Cemetery, past
and present.
1. The mast of this ship, sunk in Cuban waters just before the
Spanish-American War, was moved to Arlington National Cemetery (ANC)
and erected in full height to be visited there. Name the ship.
2. This one-time prime minister of Poland asked to be held in the
United States after he passed away until Poland was free of Russian
rule. The famed statesman, pianist, composer was entombed in the base
of the monumental ship's mast in the preceding question. Name him.
3. After suffering five years as a prisoner of war (POW) and escaping,
this special services officer was murdered by communists on the
streets of Manila in the Philippines while serving as a U.S. military
adviser. Name him.
4. This General of the Armies is the highest-ranking military figure
in Arlington National Cemetery. Name him.
5. The most-decorated soldier in World War II went on to become a
popular movie star after his military years. Name him.
6. The first black four-star general now rests in Arlington Cemetery.
Name him.
7. Name the son of a U.S. president who served as secretary of war and
is buried in Arlington Cemetery.
8. Arlington National Cemetery is the land site for what was once the
estate resided in by Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Is Lee resting
on what was once the Custis-Lee estate?
9. Name the heavyweight boxing champion who was called the "Brown
Bomber," who served in the military and now rests in Arlington
National Cemetery.
10. One of the most well-known military air units of World War II was
the unit known as the "Flying Tigers." Name the general who founded
the Flying Tigers.
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