Virtual Field Trip:
The United States Military Academy at West Point, NY
Touring the Campus
Buildings & Sites:
1. When was the Cadet Chapel dedicated?
2. What is the motto of the Academy inscribed on the window of the sanctuary?
3. When was the old Cadet Chapel built?
4. What infamous American traitor has a plaque hanging in this chapel?
5. How many chapels does West Point have?
6. What is the purpose of Quarters 100?
7. Name one of the previous occupants of Quarters 100.
8. Grant Hall is named for Ulysses S. Grant, when did he graduate?
9. List the names of the American five-star generals.
10. What is the significance of Constitution Island pertaining to the Revolutionary War?
11. When was Fort Putnam built?
12. Who has the oldest grave in the cemetery? What year?
Athletic Stadiums
Give the Names of the fields for each of these sports
13. Baseball-
14. Football-
15 Track & Field-
16. Basketball-
17 Softball-
Monuments & Statues
18. When did General George Patton Graduate?
19. Who dedicated the American Soldiers Statue?
20. Who dedicated the statue of Major General John Sedgwick? When?
21. What was his last command?
22. Where & when did he die?
23. What was the statue made from?
24. When did Douglas McArthur graduate?
25. What was his role in Japan after WWII?
26. When did Eisenhower graduate?
27. What political office did he hold?
28. Which President & general was among the foremost advocates of establishing the academy?
29. Who is known as the “father of the Military Academy?”
30. How long was the chain that floated on logs used as a barrier for the harbor?
31. When was the Battle Monument dedicated?
Cadet Topics
32. How large are the classes at West Point?
General Questions about the Academy: http://www.usma.edu/about.asp
33. When was the Academy founded (USMA History)?
34. List of notable graduates (notable graduates):
1828-
1829-
1835-
1837-
1840-
1840-
1843-
1846-
1854-