Bell's coffin was constructed of Beinn Bhreagh pine by his laboratory staff, lined with the same red silk fabric used in his tetrahedral kite experiments. To help celebrate his life, his wife asked guests not to wear black (the traditional funeral color) while attending his service, during which soloist Jean MacDonald sang a verse of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Requiem": COUNT 4
QSN1 What kind of wood was Bell's coffin made from? ANS1 Beinn Bhreagh pine QSN2 What color silk was used in Bell's coffin? ANS2 red QSN3 What color were attendees asked to not wear at Bell's funeral? ANS3 black QSN4 Which singer performed at Bell's funeral? ANS4 Jean MacDonald