Can You Score 15/15 on This Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Quiz?
Iris | 09 - 12 - 2020
Updated: December 9, 2020 11:00 pm IST
Do you know? Washington D.C is home to many historic monuments and memorials of famous persons. Franklin D Roosevelt is one of them. You may recognize this famous person by the services he offered to his people. But how well do you know about his eminent memorial? Do you know who built his memorial and when? Can you answer these types of questions about the FDR memorial in Washington DC? Play our Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial quiz to know more about him.
1. When Was the FDR Memorial Established?
America’s great leader Franklin D Roosevelt’s memorial was established on May 2, 1997 by Bill Clinton, in West Potomac Park. It lies halfway between the Lincoln and Jefferson’s memorials in Washington.
2. Who was the First Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Henry A. Wallace was the first vice president to work under Roosevelt. He was also the 33rd Vice President of the United States. After the death of FDR, Wallace continued to serve as the secretary of Commerce.
3. How Many Rooms Are There in the FDR Memorial?
The design conceptualization of Roosevelt’s memorial contains four outdoor rooms & the garden was lively with water, stone, and sculpture. There were also sculptures and works by Neil Eastern, George Segal.
4. Where was President Franklin D. Roosevelt born?
Franklin D Roosevelt was born on Jan 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York to the Roosevelt family. He graduated from Groton School and Harvard College. He also attended Columbia law school and passed the bar exam.
5. How Many Terms Was FDR Elected to the Office of President of the United States?
Franklin D Roosevelt is the only president who has been elected 4 times in a row. He is the only president to serve more than twice and become a central figure in world events during the first 20th century.
6. Roosevelt’s Memorial Was Made of Red Granites.
True. Unlike many memorials that are made up of white granites, Roosevelt’s memorial was fully made of red granites. In order to make his memorial look special, those granites were shipped from the Dakotas.
7. What Event Forced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Declare War in World War II?
On Dec 8, 1941, Roosevelt delivered a speech called the “ Pearl Harbour speech” to a joint session of the U.S congress. Within an hour of speech, Congress passed a declaration of war which led to World War II.
8. Franklin D. Roosevelt Once Said 'the Only Thing We Have to Fear Is _________.'
Roosevelt once said “ The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” during his first inauguration as the 32nd president of the United States. Since then it has been famously pointed as “Fear Itself”.
9. What Is the Name of Roosevelt’s Dog?
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s favorite Scottish Terrier dog named Fala, which receives more fan mail than the other presidents. And also fala is the only dog to feature as a president’s pet in his memorial.
10. How Tall Is the FDR Memorial?
Franklin D.Roosevelt’s monument is 3 feet tall, 7 feet long, and 4 feet wide and made up of red marbles. Roosevelt also once said that if he were about to have a monument it should not be longer than his desk.
11. Who Was Hired to Design the FDR Memorial?
Lawrence Halprin is one of the famous landscape artists who built the memorial of Roosevelt. Halprin has been fond of Roosevelt’s memories which made him win the competition of memorial design in 1974.
12. How Much Did It Cost to Build the FDR Memorial?
It cost around $52 million to build the Roosevelt memorial. This memorial’s floors, walls, columns, pilasters, and cornices were built with the rare marbles which are shipped from Portugal, Italy, and France.
13. Franklin D Roosevelt Was the 32nd President of the United States.
Franklin D Roosevelt served as the 32nd president of the united states from 1933 to 1945 that is until his death. He also won four presidential elections and became the central figure during the 20th century.
14. When Did Franklin D Roosevelt Pass Away?
By 12th April 1945, Roosevelt collapsed in his office (Little White House, Georgia) due to cerebral hemorrhage and led to death at the age of 65. He just died right after entering into his fourth term.
15. Totally How Many Memorials Are There for FDR?
In order to honor the former president, Washington DC built two memorials for him. One is Roosevelt’s memorial which is located next to Jefferson’s memorial and the second suggested by Roosevelt himself.
