Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Quiz

When was the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier established?

• 1920

• 1921

• 1925

• 1926

Who proposed the legislation for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

• President Woodrow Wilson

• Sgt. Edward F. Younger

• President Warren G. Harding

• Hamilton Fish Jr.

Which war's unknown soldier was first interred at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

• World War I

• Vietnam War

• World War II

• Korean War

When did the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier start being guarded 24 hours a day?

• 1925

• 1926

• 1932

• 1937

Which regiment has been guarding the Tomb since 1948?

• 4th Infantry Regiment

• 3rd Infantry Regiment

• 2nd Infantry Regiment

• 1st Infantry Regiment

Who was the first African American sentinel to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

• Hamilton Fish Jr.

• Specialist 4th Class Fred Moore

• Sgt. Edward F. Younger

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower

When were the Unknowns of World War II and the Korean War interred?

• 1954

• 1956

• 1958

• 1961

Who was the first female to earn the Tomb Guard Identification Badge?

• Heather Lynn Johnsen

• Elizabeth Fraser

• Thomas Hudson Jones

• Lorimer Rich

Which President presided over the interment ceremony of the Vietnam War Unknown?

• President Ronald Reagan

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower

• President Woodrow Wilson

• President Warren G. Harding

What was the original inscription on the crypt designated for the Vietnam War Unknown changed to?

• Honoring and Keeping Faith with America's Missing Servicemen

• Here Rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known but to God

• A Grateful Nation Remembers

• In Memory of the Unknown Soldier