FREE Funeral Service Trivia Questions and Answers

Question 1

What typical speed should a hearse travel at while proceeding in procession to the cemetery if the hearse uses surface roadways through a city with a 30 MPH speed limit?

Accepted Answer

23 MPH

Answer

34 MPH

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3 MPH

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7 MPH

Question 2

During his funeral liturgy, which way does a Catholic priest's casket face?

Accepted Answer

The foot end of the casket facing the congregation

Answer

No, a priest's coffin is never carried into the church

Answer

For the assembly to view the coffin from left to right, it is positioned at an angle

Answer

Foot end of the casket facing the altar

Question 3

What kind of coffin design is permitted for burial according to Jewish custom?

Accepted Answer

All-wood

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Any, as long as it wasn't constructed on the Sabbath (Saturday)

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Steel

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Wood and metal

Question 4

What is the professional phrase for traveling to a person's death site to get their remains?

Accepted Answer

Removal

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Take away

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Pick up

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Extraction

Question 5

What is the typical temperature of a human cremation?

Accepted Answer

1400-1600 degrees Fahrenheit

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7000-7200 degrees Fahrenheit

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800-1000 degrees Fahrenheit

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2100-2300 degrees Fahrenheit

Question 6

What is meant by the phrase "thermal reduction"?

Accepted Answer

Keeping remains in a refrigeration unit

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The process through which the body naturally cools to ambient temperature after passing away

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Cryogenics (freezing of the body)

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The act of cremating

Question 7

Which of the following is not a death test performed by non-medical professionals that are not considered an expert test?

Accepted Answer

Taking "deceased's" temperature

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Responsiveness to stimuli

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Pulse

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Checking for the presence of condensation from breath on a tiny mirror held to the mouth