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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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Who painted “The Apotheosis of Washington” inside the capital?

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Constintino Bermeties

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

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Pentagon

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Where is Pierre Charles L’Enfant buried ?

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At Arlington simitary in front of the lee mansion

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How many names are inscribed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ?

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Around 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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What is the corporate headquarters for Amtrak

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Union Station

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9
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How many acres make up Arlington Cemetery

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Approx. 620 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 US Government confiscated Arlington, what did they use if for?

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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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Iwo Jima

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

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Declaration Of Independence

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What word means a building ( capitol or capital )

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Capitol

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Why does the capitol city lie in a diamond shape?

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Each point points in a cardinal direction

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Martha Washington’s great grandson was the owner of present day Arlington. True or False

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True

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How tall is the Jefferson Memorial from floor to head?

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25 ft

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18
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Where would one find George Washington’s false teeth on display?

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American History Museum

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How tall is the Stature of Freedom?

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19.5 ft

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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 __________?

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Robert E. Lee

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What fort was being bombed when the Star Spangled Banner was being written and what War was this in?

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Fort McHenry Maryland and 1812

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What body of water does the Jefferson Memorial overlook?

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Tital basin

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24
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In Arlington, he has a simple white cross to his memory?

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Robert Kennedy ( Bobby )

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25
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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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Civil War

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What portrait was saved from the White House by Dolly Madison during the war of 1812?

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Portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart

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

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USS Maine

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What type of tree was given by the Japanese to Washington D.C.?

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Cherry Tree

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What river runs through the capital city?

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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

35
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What is the Lee Custis Mansion in Arlington called today?

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Arlington Mansion

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

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21 steps

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What is the name of the elephant found in the middle of 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’fenfant

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

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Fords Theater on 10th street

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Which two presidents are buried in Arlington?

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William Howard Tap #27 and JFK #35

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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

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 World War was the Pentagon built

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World War 2

46
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How many flags surround the Washington Monument

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50 flags

47
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What is the name of the dome on the capital building

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Rotunda 180 ft

48
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What was the name of the House where Abraham Lincoln died

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Petersen House

49
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This presidential Memorial is 5 acres long and is divided into sections according to his four terms as U.S president

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FDR #32

50
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He laid the cornerstone of the capital building

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George Washington

51
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How tall is the Washington Monument

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555.5 ft 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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Fords theater Museum

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

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The Lincoln Memorial

54
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What year did congress move to Washington DC

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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

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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Francise Scott

58
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Where will one find the history of mans 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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Civil War

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

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2, TN’s are Andrew Jackson and John Seuer

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

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American 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 Constitution of 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 capital building did 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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War of 1812

68
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Whose Memorial is a 30 foot sculpture made from white granite and opened in 2011

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Dr.Martian Luther King

69
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The World War Two Memorial is most well known for what feature found in its center

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Water fountains

70
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What is the locations where we enter and exit Metro

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Get on at Arlington and at the 10th stop we get off at capitol south

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

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Pocahontas, John Brow, all the Presidents

72
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What Museum is dedicated to the memory of six million Jews who were systematically killed during during World War Two

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Holocost

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 the 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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JFK

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What two teams are playing in the baseball game we are planning to attend?

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Oriole’s v.s Royals

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