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After the first city planner was dismissed, who were the two men who took over?
Definition
Benjamin Banneker and Major Andrew Ellicott
Term
Analostin Island honors whom?
Definition
Teddy Roosevelt
Term
Discuss the succession of the executive office of the president.
Definition
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
Term
What is Frederick Douglas's full name?
Definition
Frederick Bailey
Term
First Unitarian Church had the city's first church bell. Who made it?
Definition
Joseph Revere
Term
Give the date and time Lincoln died, as well as the place.
Definition
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.
Definition
1907-1990
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How long is the Arlington Memorial Bridge?
Definition
2,163 feet
Term
How many acres are at the National Arboretum?
Definition
446
Term
How many acres does the Congressional Cemetery have? When was it opened?
Definition
32 acres; opened in 1807
Term
How many acres in Arlington National Cemetery?
Definition
612
Term
How many acres in Rock Creek Park?
Definition
2100
Term
How many acres in the zoo?
Definition
166
Term
How many amendments are there to the US Constitution?
Definition
27
Term
How many columns at Jefferson
Definition
54
Term
How many columns at Lincoln?
Definition
36
Term
How many miles were retro ceded to Virginia?
Definition
33
Term
How many pillars are there at the Lincoln Memorial?
Definition
36
Term
How many rooms are there in the capitol?
Definition
540
Term
How many rooms in the White House?
Definition
132 - 35 are restrooms
Term
How many sides does the Octagon House have?
Definition
6 (this is a trick question octogons have 8 sides but the octogon hous eonly has 6)
Term
How many stars are on the flag at the Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima)?
Definition
50, even though there were only 48 when the battle of Iwo Jima happened; the Memorial represents all Marine Corps battles since 1775
Term
How many statues are there at the Korean Memorial?
Definition
19
Term
How many statues in statuary hall?
Definition
38 in the hall itself, 98 total in the collection
Term
How much does the statue Freedom weigh?
Definition
14,985 pounds
(15 shy of 15)
Term
How much money did it cost to build the new Memorial Amphitheatre in Arlington National Cemetery? What year was it complete?
Definition
1 million dollars, 1920
Term
How tall is the statue Freedom?
Definition
19 1/2 feet
Term
How tall is the Washington Monument? How many steps does it have?
Definition
555' 5 1/8" tall (according to NPS), 897 steps
Term
Name the building with doors that are 38.5 feet tall and weigh 6.5 tons each.
Definition
National Archives
Term
Name the statue on top of the Capitol dome. How tall is she?
Definition
Lady Freedom - 19 1/2 feet tall
Term
Name the three largest public buildings in DC.
Definition
Ronald Reagan Building, FBI Headquarters, Madison building of the Library of Congress
Term
Name the two Presidents buried at Arlington
Definition
John F. Kennedy and William Howard Taft
Term
Name the years of the Korean War.
Definition
1951-1953
Term
On what hill is the Capitol located?
Definition
Jenkins Hill
Term
The C&O Canal runs between DC and where? How many miles away is this city?
Definition
Cumberland, MD - 185 miles
Term
The Charles Sumner building is named after whom?
Definition
Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts
Term
What bridge was constructed because of the Unknown Soldier burial ceremony?
Definition
Arlington Memorial Bridge
Term
What covers the tip of the Washington Monument
Definition
100 oz. of aluminum
Term
What denomination is the Washington National Cathedral?
Definition
Episcopalian, but any can worship there
Term
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
Definition
D) None of the Above, he designed the Department of Labor building and the Interstate Commerce building
Term
What did Hilyard Robinson Design?
Definition
Famous black architect; designed many buildings at Howard University, the Ralph Bunche house and Langston Terrace
Term
What do the initials C&O stand for?
Definition
Chesapeake and Ohio
Term
What famous Civil War photographer is buried in Congressional Cemetery?
Definition
Matthew Brady
Term
What is another name for the Marine Corps Memorial?
Definition
Iwo Jima
Term
What is the age requirement to be President? Senator? Member of the House of Representatives?
Definition
President - 35; Senate - 30; House - 25
Term
What is the date Alexandria became a city?
Definition
1779
Term
What is the district flag patterned after?
Definition
The Washington family Crest
Term
What is the Jefferson Memorial modeled after?
Definition
The Pantheon in Rome
Term
What is the largest office building constructed?
Definition
The Pentagon
Term
What is the largest office building in DC?
Definition
Reagan building
Term
What is the largest room in the White House?
Definition
The East Room
Term
What is the limit on buildings built inside DC?
Definition
20 feet taller than the width of the road or 15 stories
Term
What is the name of the church across from the White House?
Definition
St. John's
Term
What is the official name of the Washington National Cathedral?
Definition
Cathedral church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Term
What is the oldest church in DC?
Definition
St. John's Church in Georgetown
Term
What is the only non-governmental building on Constitution Avenue?
Definition
The American Pharmaceutical Association
Term
What is the quote at the end of the Korean Memorial?
Definition
"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."
Term
What is the term of a Senator? Member of the House of Representatives?
Definition
Senate - six years staggered so that 1/3 are up for election every two years; House - two years
Term
What memorial is 252 feet long and sits at the foot of Capitol Hill?
Definition
U.S. Grant Memorial
Term
What pair of animals was given to the National Zoo in 1972? From whom?
Definition
Pandas named Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing, given by China
Term
What purposes has the Blair house served?
Definition
A guest house for foreign dignitaries, a temporary quarters for the White House
Term
What river runs into the Potomac?
Definition
Anacostia
Term
What statue was the first to honor an African American woman?
Definition
Mary McLeod Bethune
Term
What was housed in the National Portrait Gallery?
Definition
The Old Patent Office
Term
What was the first public building in DC? The second? The third?
Definition
first - White House; second - Capitol; third - Treasury Building
Term
What was the original size of DC
Definition
100 square miles
Term
What were the years of construction of the Washington Monument?
Definition
1848-1854; 1876-1884; 1885-1888
Term
What year was the Old Executive Office Building completed?
Definition
1888
Term
When did construction on the Washington National Cathedral begin? End?
Definition
It began on Sept. 29, 1907, and ended on Sept. 29, 1990
Term
When was the American Red Cross founded?
Definition
1881
Term
When was the cornerstone of the White House laid?
Definition
October 13, 1792
Term
When was the Department of Treasury building completed?
Definition
1800, originally
Term
When was the Lincoln Memorial dedicated?
Definition
1922
Term
When was the Mayflower hotel built?
Definition
1925
Term
When was the National Portrait Gallery built?
Definition
1867
Term
When was the Unknown Soldier of World War I buried? Where?
Definition
November 11, 1921 in the Tomb of the Unknowns
Term
When were the cornerstones for the two oldest buildings in DC laid?
Definition
October 13, 1792 and September 19, 1793
Term
Where are the IMAX theatre and the Einstein Planetarium located?
Definition
IMAX at Air and Space, Planetarium at the Natural History Museum
Term
Where can you touch a moon rock?
Definition
The National Air and Space Museum
Term
Where did the granite for the FDR memorial come from?
Definition
South Dakota
Term
Where did the material to build the Vietnam wall come from?
Definition
Bangalore, India
Term
Where did Truman stay while the White House was being renovated?
Definition
The Blair-Lee House
Term
Where does the C&O Canal run to? How many locks does it have? How many are in the Georgetown area?
Definition
It runs to Cumberland, MD, and has 75 locks, 4 of which are in Georgetown (one of these locks is uncompleted)
Term
Where does the Potomac River start?
Definition
Fairfax stone near Kempton, MD
Term
Where is Pierre L'Enfant buried today? When was he buried there?
Definition
Arlington - he was moved there in 1909
Term
Where is the Benjamin Banneker memorial located?
Definition
There isn't one, however, he has a circle at L'Enfant plaza.
Term
Where is the exhibit "Washington DC Symbol and City" located?
Definition
National Building Museum
Term
Where is the hope diamond located?
Definition
Natural History Museum
Term
Where is the only "non-government" moon rock located?
Definition
The National Cathedral
Term
Where is the statue of Andrew Jackson located?
Definition
Lafayette Square
Term
Where was the Nixon scandal?
Definition
The Watergate
Term
Where was the UN created? Who was the first delegate?
Definition
It was created at Dumbarton Oaks, and the first US delegate was Eleanor Roosevelt
Term
Where was the zoo located before moving to its present location?
Definition
The National Mall
Term
Where were funeral services for JFK held?
Definition
St. Matthew's Church
Term
Where would a Catholic go to see a shrine?
Definition
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at 400 Michigan Ave NE
Term
Where would a Spanish speaking visitor go to see the Aztec Gardens, a patio, and Columbian ornaments?
Definition
The Organization of American States building at 17th and Constitution NW
Term
Which bridge is not named after an African American: Duke Ellington, Benjamin Banneker, Whitney Young, Charles Drew
Definition
Charles Drew
Term
Which government building takes up a whole block?
Definition
FBI
Term
Which is the 7th largest cathedral in the world? The 6th?
Definition
7th: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; 6th: National Cathedral
Term
Which is the last surviving mill in the DC area?
Definition
The Pierce Mill
Term
Which President lived in the Mayflower hotel for 90 days?
Definition
Harry Truman
Term
Which President was the only president to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Definition
William Howard Taft
Term
Who are the men depicted above the entrance to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial?
Definition
Jefferson himself, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman
Term
Who designed the bust of JFK that is located in the Kennedy Center?
Definition
Robert Berks
Term
Who designed the capitol rotunda?
Definition
Started by Dr. William Thornton, completed by Charles Bulfinch
Term
Who designed the Old Executive Office building?
Definition
Alfred Mullet
Term
Who designed the statue Freedom?
Definition
Thomas Crawford
Term
Who designed the Treasury Building?
Definition
Robert Mills
Term
Who designed the West Wing American Art Gallery?
Definition
John Russell Pope
Term
Who gave the National Zoo a pair of Giant pandas? Where are they now?
Definition
China gave them, they died, and two more pandas are on loan now
Term
Who gave the US the carillon next to the Iwo Jima memorial?
Definition
The Netherlands
Term
Who is buried at the Lincoln Memorial?
Definition
No one. Lincoln is buried in Springfield, Illinois
Term
Who is buried in the Jefferson Memorial?
Definition
No one - this is a trick question.
Term
Who is Georgetown named after?
Definition
Either King George II or local landowners George Gordan and George Beall
Term
Who is the Director of the National Gallery of Art?
Definition
Earl A. Powell III
Term
Who is the Library of Congress a memorial to?
Definition
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams
Term
Who is the only President buried within the boundaries of DC? Where?
Definition
Woodrow Wilson - the National Cathedral
Term
Who planted the first cherry trees? When? Who gave them to DC?
Definition
Helen Taft and Viscountess Chinda planted them in 1912, when they were given by the City of Tokyo
Term
Who received both the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Honor in the same year under President Jimmy Carter?
Definition
John Wayne
Term
Who should visit George Washington Masonic Memorial temple? Where is it?
Definition
Masons should, at 101 Callahan Dr., Alexandria, Virginia
Term
Who started Howard University?
Definition
General Oliver Otis Howard
Term
Who started the Library of Congress?
Definition
John Adams
Term
Who took the photo that Iwo Jima was sculpted from?
Definition
Joseph Rosenthal
Term
Who was Clara Barton?
Definition
The Founder of the American Red Cross
Term
Who was Dr. William Thornton?
Definition
The first architect of the U.S. Capitol
Term
Who was Francis Perkins?
Definition
The first female Cabinet member; she was Secretary of Labor under FDR
Term
Who was John Jay?
Definition
The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (also author of a few Federalist Papers)
Term
Who was the 23rd President?
Definition
Benjamin Harrison
Term
Who was the architect of the Smithsonian Castle?
Definition
James Renwick
Term
Who was the first female cabinet member? What department did she head? Who appointed her? In what year?
Definition
Francis Perkins - Department of Labor - FDR - 1933
Term
Who was the physician who was also an architect of the Capitol?
Definition
Dr. William Thornton
Term
Who wrote a famous speech at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel? (Give author's name and a famous line from the speech)
Definition
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."
Term
Who wrote Battle Hymn of the Republic? Where?
Definition
Julia Ward Howe in the Willard Intercontinental Hotel
Term
Why is it called "DC: the last colony"?
Definition
Washington is subject to the laws passed by Congress, including tax laws, but does not have voting representation in Congress
Term
Why is there no J street?
Definition
Officially because J could be confused with I in Old English script, unofficially because L'Enfant hated John Jay
Term
Who signed the act authorizing USDA? When ?
Definition
President Lincoln on May 15, 1862
Term
When was the Smithsonian Institution established? By Whom?
Definition
1846 by James Smithson
Term
Who designed the Old Executive Office Building?
Definition
Alfred Mullet
Term
What bridge has lions guarding it?
Definition
Taft Memorial Bridge
Term
How many universities have a campus in DC?
Definition
8: American University, Catholic University of America, Gallaudet Univesity, George Washington University, University of the District of Columbia, Howard University, Georgetown University, Southeastern University
Term
What are the only avenues not names after states?
Definition
Constitution Avenue and Independence Avenua (former B Streets)
Term
How much money did it cost to build the new Memorial Amphitheatre in Arlington National Cemetery? What year was it complete?
Definition
1 million dolars - 1920
Term
Who was the first US delegate to the United Nations?
Definition
Eleanor Roosevelt
Term
Where would you find an underwater gardens?
Definition
US Botanical Gardens
Term
Who is the Willard Intercontinental Hotel named after?
Definition
Henry Willard
Term
What is the first Interior Building now called?
Definition
US General Services Administration Headquarters
Term
Who was the designer of the Metropolitan Episcopalian church?
Definition
George Dearing
Term
Who spent 25 years decorating the inside of the Capitol?
Definition
Constantino Brumidi spent 25 years painting the Apotheosis of Washington
Term
Who started the Quadrangle Museums Project?
Definition
8th Smithsonian Secretary, S. Dillon Ripley
Term
Who designed the Smithsonian Quadrangle?
Definition
Japanese architect - Junzo Yoshimura
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