Spirit Of 76 Flashcards
What is the approximate population of Washington DC?
650,000
He painted “The Apotheosis of Washington” inside the Capitol.
Constantino Burmetti
What is the name of the headquarters for the national armed forces?
Pentagon
Where is Pierre Charles L’Enfant buried?
Arlington Cemetery in front of the Arlington Mansion
How many names are inscribed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall?
58,280
This war memorial depicts soldiers on patrol along with a wall that depicts veterans from that war.
Korean War Memorial
What I the name of the statue on top of the Capitol building?
The Statue of Freedom
It is the corporate headquarters for Amtrak.
Union Station
What is the name of the street where we will be visiting to do souvenir shopping?
10th Street
In what order on the Vietnam Memorial are the names inscribed?
The order as they died
Once the US Government confiscated Arlington, what did they use it for?
A cemetery
This war memorial is in honor of the thousands of marines who lost their lives to take the South Pacific Islands from the Japanese.
Iwo Jima
Writings from this document can be found engraved in the wall of the Jefferson Memorial.
The Declaration of Independence
The word that means a building.
Capitol
Why does the capital city lie in a diamond shape?
Each corner will point in a cardinal direction N,S,E,W
True or False. Martha Washington’s great grandson once was the owner of present day Arlington?
True
How tall is the Jefferson Memorial from floor to head?
25 ft
How tall is the Statue of Freedom?
19.5 ft
Sixty-five thousand visitors pass through the doors of this place daily.
Union Station
George Custis inherited Arlington from his father. The daughter of Mr. Custis…
Robert E. Lee
What fort was being bombed when the Star Spangled Banner was being written?
Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland
What war was going on when the Star Spangled anamorphic was written?
The War of 1812
What body of water does the Jefferson Memorial overlook?
The Tidal Basin
In Arlington, he has a simple white cross to his memory.
Robert Kennedy, younger brother of JFK
Where would one find the Hope Diamond on display?
Natural History Musem
What drama was Lincoln watching when he was shot?
Our American Cousin
What are the original original dimensions of the capital city?
100 miles ^2
Over what issue did the government confiscate Arlington?
The Civil War
What portrait was saved from the White House by Dolly Madison during the War of 1812?
George Washington’s portrait painted by Gilbert Stewart
This ships anchor and mast can be seen at Arlington.
USS Maine