Facts of Interest P.2 Flashcards
Address of the White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Shape of Washington Monument
Obelisk
World’s Largest Library
Library of Congress
Dec. of Ind. preserved in the…
National Archives
Prominent museums in Washington D.C
Smithsonians
Tombs of the Unknown ?
Arlington National Cemetery
Opening words of a supreme court case
“Mr. Chief Justice, may it please the court…”
Largest Catholic Church in USA
Basilica of the national shrine of the Immaculate Conception
First Catholic US President
John F Kennedy
Oldest Jesuit University
Georgetown University
1st US president to graduate from a Jesuit University
Bill Clinton
4 Presidents on Mt. Rushmore
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Abraham Lincoln
- Thomas Jefferson
- George Washington
4 State Capitals named after Presidents
- Jackson
- Jefferson City
- Lincoln
- Madison
President during WW1
Woodrow Wilson
President during WW2
- Harry Truman
2. FDR
US Military Academy located in
West Point, NY
US Naval Academy located in
Annapolis, ML
US Air Force academy located in
El Paso, CO
U.S Population & Rank
318 Million (3rd)
Florida Popoulation & Rank
19.89 Million (4th)
First Person in Space
Yuri Gagarin
First Person on the moon
Neil Armstrong
Florida means
flowery easter
Miami means
Big Water
Motto of Florida
In God We Trust
State Nickname
Sunshine State
State Flower
Orange Blossom
State Tree
Cabbage Palmetto
State Bird
Northern Mockingbird
State Animal
Panther
State Song, Composer
“Old Folks at Home” by Stephen Foster
Father of AC
John Gorric
Entrepreneur who developed Florida East Coast RR
Henry Flagler
Mother of Miami
Julia Tuttle
Architect of Washington D.C
Pierre L’Enfant