DC Flashcards
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?
Arbeit Macht Frei
Work Sets You Free
Air and Space Museum: What is significant about the Wright Flyer 1903?
It is the actual aircraft in which the brothers made the “first flight”
Air and Space Museum: The pressurized suit of which man, who took a “small step” is on display here?
Neil Armstrong
Most of the museums in D.C. are all known by this title
Smithsonian
Which presidential monument has a dome on top?
Jefferson Memorial
“Injustice anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere.” This was engraved on which monument?
ML King Memorial
Which presidential monument displayed a man in a wheelchair and a dog named “Fala”?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which Gettysburg event is shown in the 42-foot high “Gettysburg Cyclorama oil Painting” in the visitor’s center?
Pickett’s Charge
On the brochure map, why is #15 called “the High Water Mark”?
The Angle was the climax of the battle-the furthest the Confederacy penetrated into the Union line
Where is Reynolds Avenue?
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
After Day 1, the Confederates occupied ________ Ridge (western side of map), and the Union occupied _________ Ridge (eastern side of map).
Seminary
Cemetery
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? ____________________________
10
Dan Sickles
The National Museum of Health and Medicine.
Who has a portion of his December 8th speech engraved in the Pacific side of the WWII memorial?
FDR
The tallest monument in Washington D.C. is dedicated to whom?
Washington
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?
The enslaved men and women of Mt. Vernon
The outside of the mansion appears to be made of stone, but it is not stone, what material is it?
Wood
The ___________________________________________ is the largest Catholic church in the United States and North America.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Name all the Kennedys that are buried in Arlington Cemetery. 7 total:
Joe, JFK, Bobby, Teddy, Jackie (JFK’s wife), 2 infants
Whose former house is perched on a hill at the highest point in Arlington Cemetery?
Robert E. Lee
What is the number of flag raisers depicted on the Iwo Jima (U.S. Marine) Memorial?
6
What is the largest office building in the world?
Why does this building, mentioned in the previous question, have a memorial?
The Pentagon
One of the 4 9/11 planes purposely crashed here killing 184
Which monument included the Gettysburg Address engraved on the wall?
Lincoln Memorial
What is the interactive feature of the Vietnam Wall that allows many people to remember loved ones that died in this war?
etching on to a paper
What is an approximate number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War?
58,000
Which war monument is most connected to the number 38?
Korean War
The 38th parallel/latitude still divides the two countries on the Korean Peninsula and war lasted around 38 months
The statue on top of the Capitol Dome is called:
Freedom
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?
1.Pilgrims leaving Europe 2.De Soto discovers the Mississippi River 3. Baptism of Pocahontas 4. Landing of Columbus
How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
9
Ketanji Brown Jackson is the newest
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?
Thomas Jefferson
The White House is located on ______________ Ave.
Pennsylvania
Much of Washington D.C. was set on fire and many buildings (including the White House) were burned during which war?
1812
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
John Adams
