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D.C. 76 Qestions Flashcards

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How much money did it cost to restore Union Station?

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Hundreds of millions of dollars

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He painted “The Apotheosis of Washington” inside the capitol

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Constantino Brumidi

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What is the name of the headquarters for the national armed forces?

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The Pentagon

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Where is Pierre Charles L’Enfant buried?

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In Arlington Cemetery,in front of the Lee Mansion

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How many names are inscribed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall?

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58,280

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This war memorial depicts soldiers on patrol along with a wall that depicts veterans from the war.

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Korean War Memorial

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What is the name of the statue on top of the capitol building?

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Statue of Freedom

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It is the corporate headquarters for Amtrak.

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Union Station

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How many acres make up Arlington Cemetery?

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Approximately 624 acres

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In what order on the Vietnam Memorial are the names inscribed?

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By the year they were killed

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Once the U.S. Government confiscated Arlington,what did they use it for?

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A cemetery

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This war memorial is in honor of the thousands of marines who lost their lives to take the South Pacific islands from the Japanese

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Iwodima

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Writings from this document can be found engraved in the wall of the Jefferson Memorial.

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Declaration of Independence

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14
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What word means building?

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Capitol with an o

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15
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Why does the capital city lie in a diamond shape?

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Each point faces a cardinal direction

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16
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True or false, Martha Washington’s great grandson was the owner of present day Arlington

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True

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17
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How tall is the Jefferson Memorial from floor to head?

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25 feet

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18
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Where would find George Washington’s false teeth?

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American History Museum

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How tall is the Statue of Freedom?

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19.5 feet

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20
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Sixty five thousand visitors pass through the doors of this place daily

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Union Station

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21
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George Custis inherited Arlington from his father.The daughter of Mr.Custis married who?

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Robert E. Lee

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What fort was being bombed when the “Star Spangled Banner” was being written?Also what war was this in?

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Fort McHenry, War of 1812

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What body of water does the Jefferson Memorial overlook?

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Tidal Bason

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In Arlington, he has a simple white cross to his memory.

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Robert (Bobby) Kennedy

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Where would one find the Hope Diamond on display?

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Natural History Museum

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26
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What drama was Lincoln watching when he was shot?

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“Our American Cousin”

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27
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What are the original dimensions of the capital city?

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10 miles by 10 miles

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28
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Over what issue did the government confiscate Arlington

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The Civil War

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What portrait was saved from the White House by Dolly Madison firing the War of 1812

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George Washington painted by Gilbert Stewart

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30
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This ship’s anchor and mast can be seen at Arlington

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USS May

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What type of tree was given by the Japanese to Washington

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Cherry Blossom

32
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What river runs through the capital city

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The Potomac River

33
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Who shot Lincoln

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John Wilks Booth

34
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How many sides is the building of the U.S Pentagon

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5 duh

35
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What is the Lee Custis Mansion in Arlington called today

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The Lee Arlington Mansion

36
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How many steps do the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier take

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21

37
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What is the name of the elephant found in the middle f the Natural History Museum

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Jumbo

38
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Where would one find dinosaur fossils displayed

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Natural History Museum

39
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He was the chief engineer to design the capital city

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Pierre Charles L’Enfant

40
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What is the name of the theater where Lincoln was shot

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Ford’s Theater on 10’s street

41
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Which two presidents are buried at Arlington

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William Taft and J.F.K.

42
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What wars are represented at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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WW1,WW2,Korean

43
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Which Smithsonian Museum is the most heavily attended

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Air and Space Museum

44
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Who sold his personal library to congress to restart the Library of Congress

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Thomas Jefferson

45
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During what war was the Pentagon built

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WW2

46
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How many flags surround the Washington Monument

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50

47
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The name of the dome on the capitol building is

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Rotunda 180ft

48
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What is the name of the house where Lincoln died

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The Petersen House

49
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This Presidential Memorial is 5 acres long and is divided into sections according to his 4 terms as U.S President

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Franklin D. Rosevelt

50
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He laid the corner stone of the capitol building

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George Washington

51
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How tall is the Washington Memorial

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555.5 feet tall

52
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Where would one go to see the original clothing and personal possessions that Lincoln was carrying the day he was shot

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Ford’s theater Museum

53
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This Memorial consist of 36 columns,one for each state that was preserved in the Union and a statue of that president who preserved the Union

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Lincoln Memorial

54
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What year did congress move to Washington D.C.

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1800

55
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Prior to moving to D.C.,what city was the temporary capital city

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Philadelphia Pa

56
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Where would one find the Gutenberg bible ,famous speeches,and the copyright office of Washington D.C.

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Library of Congress

57
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Who wrote “The Star Spangled Banner”

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Francis Maron

58
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Where will one find the history of man’s flight on display

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Air and Space Museum

59
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What states gave land to form D.C.

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Virginia and Maryland

60
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What was going on in our country that stopped the construction of the Washington monument

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The Civil War

61
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How many statues is each state allowed to have in Sanctuary Hall

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2,for Tennessee they are Andrew Jackson and John Severe

62
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Where would one go to see the original Star Spangled Banner flag

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U.S. History Museum

63
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What street will one not find in Washington D.C.

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J street

64
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The construction f the Washington Monument stopped at this point for 25 years

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150 ft.

65
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In what wing of the capitol building do the House of Representatives meet

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Left side

66
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How many seconds does it take for the elevator to get to the top of the Washington Monument

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70 seconds

67
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The capitol building was torched during which war

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The War of 1812

68
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Who’s Memorial is a 30 foot sculpture made from white granite and opened in 2011

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

69
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The WW2 Memorial is most known for what feature in its center

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Water fountains

70
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What is the locations where we enter and exit the Metro

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At Arlington

71
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Name things you are looking to see at the National Portrait Gallery

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Pocahontas,John Brown,and the presidents

72
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What Museum is dedicated to the memory of 6 million Jews who were systematically killed during WW2

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The Holocaust Museum

73
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Who was the first postmaster general and has a statue in front of the Old Post Office Pavilion

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Ben Franklin

74
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In what Museum can you see exhibits dedicated to American Presidents, all American Wars, the History of Transportation,and Pop Culture

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American History Museum

75
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What grave in Arlington Cemetery is noted by an eternal flame

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J.F.K

76
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What two teams are playing at the baseball game we are planning to attend

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Kansas City Royals and …………

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