Quiz: Monuments and Memorials

By U.S. News Staff

May 22, 2009

How tall is the Washington Monument?
1. 425 feet, 10 inches
2. 555 feet, 5 inches
3. 690 feet, 6 inches
4. 870 feet, 9 inches
Which two famous speeches are enshrined on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial?
1. Lincoln's "house divided" speech and the Gettysburg Address
2. The Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's first inaugural address
3. Lincoln's first inaugural address and the "house divided" speech
4. The Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's second inaugural address
How many men are raising the flag in the Marine Corps War Memorial?
1. Two
2. Four
3. Six
4. Eight
True or false: The 184 benches at the Pentagon Memorial are organized by the age of each victim.
1. True
2. False
Which of the following memorials was the most recently established?
1. The Korean War Veterans Memorial
2. The Navy Memorial
3. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
4. The National World War II Memorial
In the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, what is Jefferson holding in his hand?
1. A scroll
2. A quill pen
3. A hat
4. Nothing
Which president does not currently have a national memorial?
1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Franklin Roosevelt
3. Dwight Eisenhower
4. Lyndon Johnson
Which of these memorials is not in Arlington National Cemetery?
1. The Tomb of the Unknowns
2. The Robert E. Lee Memorial
3. The George Mason Memorial
4. The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame

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