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| After the first city planner was dismissed, who were the two men who took over? |
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| Benjamin Banneker and Major Andrew Ellicott |
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| Analostin Island honors whom? |
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| Discuss the succession of the executive office of the president. |
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Vice President
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Lab |
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| What is Frederick Douglas's full name? |
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| First Unitarian Church had the city's first church bell. Who made it? |
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| Give the date and time Lincoln died, as well as the place. |
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| April 15, 1865 at 7:22 a.m. in the Peterson House which is at 516 10th St NW |
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| Give the years of construction of the Washington National Cathedral. |
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| How long is the Arlington Memorial Bridge? |
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| How many acres are at the National Arboretum? |
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| How many acres does the Congressional Cemetery have? When was it opened? |
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| How many acres in Arlington National Cemetery? |
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| How many acres in Rock Creek Park? |
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| How many acres in the zoo? |
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| How many amendments are there to the US Constitution? |
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| How many columns at Jefferson |
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| How many columns at Lincoln? |
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| How many miles were retro ceded to Virginia? |
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| How many pillars are there at the Lincoln Memorial? |
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| How many rooms are there in the capitol? |
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| How many rooms in the White House? |
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| How many sides does the Octagon House have? |
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| 6 (this is a trick question octogons have 8 sides but the octogon hous eonly has 6) |
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| How many stars are on the flag at the Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima)? |
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| 50, even though there were only 48 when the battle of Iwo Jima happened; the Memorial represents all Marine Corps battles since 1775 |
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| How many statues are there at the Korean Memorial? |
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| How many statues in statuary hall? |
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| 38 in the hall itself, 98 total in the collection |
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| How much does the statue Freedom weigh? |
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14,985 pounds
(15 shy of 15) |
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| How much money did it cost to build the new Memorial Amphitheatre in Arlington National Cemetery? What year was it complete? |
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| How tall is the statue Freedom? |
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| How tall is the Washington Monument? How many steps does it have? |
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| 555' 5 1/8" tall (according to NPS), 897 steps |
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| Name the building with doors that are 38.5 feet tall and weigh 6.5 tons each. |
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| Name the statue on top of the Capitol dome. How tall is she? |
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| Lady Freedom - 19 1/2 feet tall |
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| Name the three largest public buildings in DC. |
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| Ronald Reagan Building, FBI Headquarters, Madison building of the Library of Congress |
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| Name the two Presidents buried at Arlington |
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| John F. Kennedy and William Howard Taft |
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| Name the years of the Korean War. |
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| On what hill is the Capitol located? |
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| The C&O Canal runs between DC and where? How many miles away is this city? |
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| Cumberland, MD - 185 miles |
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| The Charles Sumner building is named after whom? |
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| Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts |
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| What bridge was constructed because of the Unknown Soldier burial ceremony? |
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| Arlington Memorial Bridge |
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| What covers the tip of the Washington Monument |
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| What denomination is the Washington National Cathedral? |
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| Episcopalian, but any can worship there |
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What did Arthur Brown, Jr. build?
A) National Aquarium
B) Hubert Humphrey Health & Human Services
C) Ronald Reagan International Trade Building
D) None of the Above |
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| D) None of the Above, he designed the Department of Labor building and the Interstate Commerce building |
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| What did Hilyard Robinson Design? |
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| Famous black architect; designed many buildings at Howard University, the Ralph Bunche house and Langston Terrace |
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| What do the initials C&O stand for? |
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| What famous Civil War photographer is buried in Congressional Cemetery? |
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| What is another name for the Marine Corps Memorial? |
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| What is the age requirement to be President? Senator? Member of the House of Representatives? |
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| President - 35; Senate - 30; House - 25 |
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| What is the date Alexandria became a city? |
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| What is the district flag patterned after? |
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| The Washington family Crest |
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| What is the Jefferson Memorial modeled after? |
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| What is the largest office building constructed? |
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| What is the largest office building in DC? |
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| What is the largest room in the White House? |
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| What is the limit on buildings built inside DC? |
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| 20 feet taller than the width of the road or 15 stories |
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| What is the name of the church across from the White House? |
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| What is the official name of the Washington National Cathedral? |
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| Cathedral church of St. Peter and St. Paul |
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| What is the oldest church in DC? |
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| St. John's Church in Georgetown |
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| What is the only non-governmental building on Constitution Avenue? |
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| The American Pharmaceutical Association |
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| What is the quote at the end of the Korean Memorial? |
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| "Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met." Also "Freedom is not free." |
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| What is the term of a Senator? Member of the House of Representatives? |
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| Senate - six years staggered so that 1/3 are up for election every two years; House - two years |
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| What memorial is 252 feet long and sits at the foot of Capitol Hill? |
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| What pair of animals was given to the National Zoo in 1972? From whom? |
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| Pandas named Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing, given by China |
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| What purposes has the Blair house served? |
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| A guest house for foreign dignitaries, a temporary quarters for the White House |
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| What river runs into the Potomac? |
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| What statue was the first to honor an African American woman? |
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| What was housed in the National Portrait Gallery? |
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| What was the first public building in DC? The second? The third? |
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| first - White House; second - Capitol; third - Treasury Building |
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| What was the original size of DC |
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| What were the years of construction of the Washington Monument? |
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| 1848-1854; 1876-1884; 1885-1888 |
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| What year was the Old Executive Office Building completed? |
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| When did construction on the Washington National Cathedral begin? End? |
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| It began on Sept. 29, 1907, and ended on Sept. 29, 1990 |
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| When was the American Red Cross founded? |
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| When was the cornerstone of the White House laid? |
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| When was the Department of Treasury building completed? |
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| When was the Lincoln Memorial dedicated? |
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| When was the Mayflower hotel built? |
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| When was the National Portrait Gallery built? |
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| When was the Unknown Soldier of World War I buried? Where? |
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| November 11, 1921 in the Tomb of the Unknowns |
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| When were the cornerstones for the two oldest buildings in DC laid? |
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| October 13, 1792 and September 19, 1793 |
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| Where are the IMAX theatre and the Einstein Planetarium located? |
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| IMAX at Air and Space, Planetarium at the Natural History Museum |
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| Where can you touch a moon rock? |
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| The National Air and Space Museum |
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| Where did the granite for the FDR memorial come from? |
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| Where did the material to build the Vietnam wall come from? |
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| Where did Truman stay while the White House was being renovated? |
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| Where does the C&O Canal run to? How many locks does it have? How many are in the Georgetown area? |
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| It runs to Cumberland, MD, and has 75 locks, 4 of which are in Georgetown (one of these locks is uncompleted) |
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| Where does the Potomac River start? |
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| Fairfax stone near Kempton, MD |
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| Where is Pierre L'Enfant buried today? When was he buried there? |
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| Arlington - he was moved there in 1909 |
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| Where is the Benjamin Banneker memorial located? |
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| There isn't one, however, he has a circle at L'Enfant plaza. |
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| Where is the exhibit "Washington DC Symbol and City" located? |
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| Where is the hope diamond located? |
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| Where is the only "non-government" moon rock located? |
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| Where is the statue of Andrew Jackson located? |
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| Where was the Nixon scandal? |
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| Where was the UN created? Who was the first delegate? |
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| It was created at Dumbarton Oaks, and the first US delegate was Eleanor Roosevelt |
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| Where was the zoo located before moving to its present location? |
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| Where were funeral services for JFK held? |
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| Where would a Catholic go to see a shrine? |
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| The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at 400 Michigan Ave NE |
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| Where would a Spanish speaking visitor go to see the Aztec Gardens, a patio, and Columbian ornaments? |
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| The Organization of American States building at 17th and Constitution NW |
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| Which bridge is not named after an African American: Duke Ellington, Benjamin Banneker, Whitney Young, Charles Drew |
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| Which government building takes up a whole block? |
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| Which is the 7th largest cathedral in the world? The 6th? |
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| 7th: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; 6th: National Cathedral |
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| Which is the last surviving mill in the DC area? |
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| Which President lived in the Mayflower hotel for 90 days? |
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| Which President was the only president to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? |
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| Who are the men depicted above the entrance to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial? |
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| Jefferson himself, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman |
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| Who designed the bust of JFK that is located in the Kennedy Center? |
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| Who designed the capitol rotunda? |
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| Started by Dr. William Thornton, completed by Charles Bulfinch |
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| Who designed the Old Executive Office building? |
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| Who designed the statue Freedom? |
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| Who designed the Treasury Building? |
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| Who designed the West Wing American Art Gallery? |
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| Who gave the National Zoo a pair of Giant pandas? Where are they now? |
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| China gave them, they died, and two more pandas are on loan now |
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| Who gave the US the carillon next to the Iwo Jima memorial? |
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| Who is buried at the Lincoln Memorial? |
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| No one. Lincoln is buried in Springfield, Illinois |
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| Who is buried in the Jefferson Memorial? |
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| No one - this is a trick question. |
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| Who is Georgetown named after? |
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| Either King George II or local landowners George Gordan and George Beall |
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| Who is the Director of the National Gallery of Art? |
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| Who is the Library of Congress a memorial to? |
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| Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams |
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| Who is the only President buried within the boundaries of DC? Where? |
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| Woodrow Wilson - the National Cathedral |
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| Who planted the first cherry trees? When? Who gave them to DC? |
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| Helen Taft and Viscountess Chinda planted them in 1912, when they were given by the City of Tokyo |
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| Who received both the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Honor in the same year under President Jimmy Carter? |
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| Who should visit George Washington Masonic Memorial temple? Where is it? |
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| Masons should, at 101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Who started Howard University? |
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| General Oliver Otis Howard |
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| Who started the Library of Congress? |
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| Who took the photo that Iwo Jima was sculpted from? |
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| The Founder of the American Red Cross |
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| Who was Dr. William Thornton? |
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| The first architect of the U.S. Capitol |
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| The first female Cabinet member; she was Secretary of Labor under FDR |
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| The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (also author of a few Federalist Papers) |
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| Who was the 23rd President? |
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| Who was the architect of the Smithsonian Castle? |
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| Who was the first female cabinet member? What department did she head? Who appointed her? In what year? |
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| Francis Perkins - Department of Labor - FDR - 1933 |
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| Who was the physician who was also an architect of the Capitol? |
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| Who wrote a famous speech at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel? (Give author's name and a famous line from the speech) |
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| Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the "I Have a Dream" speech there - "This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty of the I sing." |
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| Who wrote Battle Hymn of the Republic? Where? |
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| Julia Ward Howe in the Willard Intercontinental Hotel |
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| Why is it called "DC: the last colony"? |
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| Washington is subject to the laws passed by Congress, including tax laws, but does not have voting representation in Congress |
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| Why is there no J street? |
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| Officially because J could be confused with I in Old English script, unofficially because L'Enfant hated John Jay |
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| Who signed the act authorizing USDA? When ? |
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| President Lincoln on May 15, 1862 |
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| When was the Smithsonian Institution established? By Whom? |
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| Who designed the Old Executive Office Building? |
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| What bridge has lions guarding it? |
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| How many universities have a campus in DC? |
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| 8: American University, Catholic University of America, Gallaudet Univesity, George Washington University, University of the District of Columbia, Howard University, Georgetown University, Southeastern University |
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| What are the only avenues not names after states? |
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| Constitution Avenue and Independence Avenua (former B Streets) |
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| How much money did it cost to build the new Memorial Amphitheatre in Arlington National Cemetery? What year was it complete? |
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| Who was the first US delegate to the United Nations? |
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| Where would you find an underwater gardens? |
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| Who is the Willard Intercontinental Hotel named after? |
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| What is the first Interior Building now called? |
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| US General Services Administration Headquarters |
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| Who was the designer of the Metropolitan Episcopalian church? |
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| Who spent 25 years decorating the inside of the Capitol? |
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| Constantino Brumidi spent 25 years painting the Apotheosis of Washington |
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| Who started the Quadrangle Museums Project? |
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| 8th Smithsonian Secretary, S. Dillon Ripley |
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| Who designed the Smithsonian Quadrangle? |
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| Japanese architect - Junzo Yoshimura |
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