Set 1

Question 1

Arrangement Room

Answer 1

An office where funeral arrangements are made

Question 2

Bereaved

Noun:
Adjective:

Answer 2

Noun- A person who has suffered the death of a loved one
adjective: suffering the loss of a loved one

Question 3

Bier

Answer 3

A stand the casket is placed on

Question 4

Calling Hours

Answer 4

A time when friends and acquaintances gather at a funeral home to view the decedents body after it has been prepared for viewing. This is also a time to offer condolences to the surviving family members. Also known as a wake.

Question 5

Cash Advance Items

Answer 5

Any goods and services that a funeral home must purchase from a third party vendor on behalf of the family. These items are Typically listed separately on the statement of Goods and Services and may include things such as honorariums, cemetery charges, obituary listings and certified copies of death certificates.

Question 6

Casket

Answer 6

A container designed to hold a body for burial

Question 7

Casketing

Answer 7

The placing of a body in the casket once it has been embalmed, dressed, and cosmetized.

Question 8

Celebrant

Answer 8

A funeral Celebrant serves by providing a funeral service, memorial service or tribute that is personalized and individualized to reflect the personality and lifestyle of the deceased after consultation with the family and loved ones and coordination with the funeral home. Also known as Celebrant

Question 9

Cemetery

Answer 9

An area for burial of caskets and urns either in the ground or entombed in a wall or a crypt

Question 10

Chapel

Answer 10

A room in a funeral home used for funerals and often viewing of the deceased by mourners.

Question 11

Church Truck

Answer 11

A stand with wheels that is placed under a casket to assist the funeral director and pallbearers when moving the casket to and from the church or funeral home for services

Question 12

Columbarium

Answer 12

A room or building with niches to store urns holding cremated remains.

Question 13

Committal Service

Answer 13

The concluding rite of a funeral service or memorial service. It can take place at the funeral service, the back of the church, graveside or the crematorium.

Question 14

Coroner

Answer 14

A public official whose duty is to investigate the cause of death if it appears to be from other than natural causes, or if there was no physician in attendance for a long time prior to death.

Question 15

Cosmetizing

Answer 15

A term specific to the funeral profession that refers to the utilization of cosmetics to restore life-like appearance to the deceased.

Question 16

Cremains

Answer 16

Ash and other elements of the deceased that remain following cremation. Also known as “cremated remains.”

Question 17

Cremated Remains

Answer 17

Ash and other elements of the deceased that remain following cremation.

Question 18

Cremation

Answer 18

The reduction of human remains by intense heat and flame to ash and bone fragments.

Question 19

Cremation Casket

Answer 19

A casket made of combustible material, designed specifically for cremation; see also “cremation container.”

Question 20

Cremation Container

Answer 20

Simple containers, often constructed of cardboard or chipboard, which preserve the dignity of remains prior to cremation and to assist with the placement of the remains into the retort.

Question 21

Cremation Permit

Answer 21

A certificate issued by local government authorizing cremation of the deceased.

Question 22

Crematory

Answer 22

A facility where cremation takes place.

Question 23

Crypt

Answer 23

A space in a mausoleum or in the ground where lawn crypts are placed to entomb casketed human remains; see also “mausoleum” and “lawn crypt.”

Question 24

Death Certificate

Answer 24

A legal document, signed by a medical professional or a coroner, certifying the death of an individual.

Question 25

Death Notice

Answer 25

A brief article announcing the death of an individual, typically placed in a newspaper.

Question 26

Deceased

Answer 26

Term referring to one who is dead.

Question 27

Direct Disposition

Answer 27

The disposition of human remains without a formal viewing or funeral ceremony; also known as direct burial or direct cremation.

Question 28

Disinter

Answer 28

To exhume, or remove from a burial site.

Question 29

Display Room

Answer 29

A room in the funeral home where caskets, urns, outer burial containers and other related items are displayed for individuals or families to select for purchase while planning a funeral or memorial service.

Question 30

Disposition

Answer 30

The means of laying human remains to rest; methods of disposition may include earth burial, entombment in a crypt, cremation, etc.

Question 31

Embalmer

Answer 31

One who is trained and licensed in the surgical procedure of disinfecting or preserving deceased human bodies by the injection or application of preservatives and antiseptics.

Question 32

Embalming

Answer 32

The process by which a trained and licensed embalmer chemically treats a body to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms, retard organic decomposition and restore an acceptable physical appearance; embalming offers temporary preservation of a deceased person’s body and allows for funerals to be held several days after the death has occurred by keeping the body in a viewable state.

Question 33

Entombment

Answer 33

The placement of human remains in a crypt or a tomb.

Question 34

Eulogy

Answer 34

A form of public speaking at funerals or memorials used to honor and pay respect to the deceased.

Question 35

Eulogist

Answer 35

A person who gives a eulogy at a funeral or memorial service.

Question 36

Family Car

Answer 36

A limousine used in the funeral procession by the immediate family; usually provided by the funeral home.

Question 37

Family Room

Answer 37

A room in the funeral home which allows the immediate family to have privacy during a visitation or funeral service.

Question 38

First Call

Answer 38

The initial call to the funeral director to notify of the death and to arrange transfer.

Question 39

Flower Car

Answer 39

A vehicle used to transport flowers from the funeral home to the church and/or cemetery.