DC

Question 1

On the “Final Solution” Floor there is a metal sign with a slogan from the entrance of Auschwitz. What does the sign read? Arbeit Macht Frei And what does it mean?

Answer 1

Arbeit Macht Frei

Work Sets You Free

Question 2

Air and Space Museum: What is significant about the Wright Flyer 1903?

Answer 2

It is the actual aircraft in which the brothers made the “first flight”

Question 3

Air and Space Museum: The pressurized suit of which man, who took a “small step” is on display here?

Answer 3

Neil Armstrong

Question 4

Most of the museums in D.C. are all known by this title

Answer 4

Smithsonian

Question 5

Which presidential monument has a dome on top?

Answer 5

Jefferson Memorial

Question 6

“Injustice anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere.” This was engraved on which monument?

Answer 6

ML King Memorial

Question 7

Which presidential monument displayed a man in a wheelchair and a dog named “Fala”?

Answer 7

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 8

Which Gettysburg event is shown in the 42-foot high “Gettysburg Cyclorama oil Painting” in the visitor’s center?

Answer 8

Pickett’s Charge

Question 9

On the brochure map, why is #15 called “the High Water Mark”?

Answer 9

The Angle was the climax of the battle-the furthest the Confederacy penetrated into the Union line

Question 10

Where is Reynolds Avenue?

Answer 10

North of the town where the Dunlap Restaurant was located

Named after Union General Reynolds-the
highest ranking soldier to die at Gettysburg

Faught on day 1

Question 11

After Day 1, the Confederates occupied ________ Ridge (western side of map), and the Union occupied _________ Ridge (eastern side of map).

Answer 11

Seminary

Cemetery

Question 12

A Union General lost a leg attempting to get to the Peach Orchard. Give the # of the Peach Orchard from your brochure _____Who was the general? _________________ And where in Washington D.C. can we go to visit his leg? ____________________________

Answer 12

10

Dan Sickles

The National Museum of Health and Medicine.

Question 13

Who has a portion of his December 8th speech engraved in the Pacific side of the WWII memorial?

Answer 13

FDR

Question 14

The tallest monument in Washington D.C. is dedicated to whom?

Answer 14

Washington

Question 15

Washington’s tomb is located at Mt. Vernon. Located about 50 yards from Washington’s (and Martha’s) tomb is another memorial dedicated to whom?

Answer 15

The enslaved men and women of Mt. Vernon

Question 16

The outside of the mansion appears to be made of stone, but it is not stone, what material is it?

Answer 16

Wood

Question 17

The ___________________________________________ is the largest Catholic church in the United States and North America.

Answer 17

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Question 18

Name all the Kennedys that are buried in Arlington Cemetery. 7 total:

Answer 18

Joe, JFK, Bobby, Teddy, Jackie (JFK’s wife), 2 infants

Question 19

Whose former house is perched on a hill at the highest point in Arlington Cemetery?

Answer 19

Robert E. Lee

Question 20

What is the number of flag raisers depicted on the Iwo Jima (U.S. Marine) Memorial?

Answer 20

6

Question 21

What is the largest office building in the world?

Why does this building, mentioned in the previous question, have a memorial?

Answer 21

The Pentagon

One of the 4 9/11 planes purposely crashed here killing 184

Question 22

Which monument included the Gettysburg Address engraved on the wall?

Answer 22

Lincoln Memorial

Question 23

What is the interactive feature of the Vietnam Wall that allows many people to remember loved ones that died in this war?

Answer 23

etching on to a paper

Question 24

What is an approximate number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War?

Answer 24

58,000

Question 25

Which war monument is most connected to the number 38?

Answer 25

Korean War

The 38th parallel/latitude still divides the two countries on the Korean Peninsula and war lasted around 38 months

Question 26

The statue on top of the Capitol Dome is called:

Answer 26

Freedom

Question 27

Three of the paintings in the Rotunda of the Capitol building are about the Revolution and one is about the Declaration of Independence. There are eight paintings total. What are the subjects of the other four paintings on the highest floor near the dome?

Answer 27

1.Pilgrims leaving Europe 2.De Soto discovers the Mississippi River 3. Baptism of Pocahontas 4. Landing of Columbus

Question 28

How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?

Answer 28

9

Ketanji Brown Jackson is the newest

Question 29

Most of the books in the Library of Congress were destroyed during the War of 1812, but whose collection helped restore the library in 1815?

Answer 29

Thomas Jefferson

Question 30

The White House is located on ______________ Ave.

Answer 30

Pennsylvania

Question 31

Much of Washington D.C. was set on fire and many buildings (including the White House) were burned during which war?

Answer 31

1812

Question 32

Who was the first president to live in the White House?

Answer 32

John Adams