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How much money did it cost to restore Union Station?

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100s of 1,000,000s of $

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

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Constintino Bermine

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Where is Pierre Charles L’Enfant buried?

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In front of 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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What war memorial depicts soldiers on patrol along with a wall that depicts veterans from that 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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How many acres make up Arlington Cemetery?

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624

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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 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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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 means a building?

Capitol

capital

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Capitol

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

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True

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How tall is the Jefferson Memorial from floor to head?

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25 feet

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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 Statue Of Freedom?

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19 1/2 feet

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65,000 visitors pass through the doors of this place daily.

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Union station

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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? ______________ Also what war was this in? ______

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Fort McHenry Maryland

War of 1812

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What body of water does the Jefferson Memorial overlook?

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Tidal basin

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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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What drama was Lincoln watching when he was shot?
Our American Cousin
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What are the original dimensions of the capital city?
10 miles by 10 miles
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Over what issue did the government confiscate Arlington?
Civil War
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What portrait was saved from the White House by Dolly Madison during the War of 1812??
George Washington painted by Gilbert Stewart
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This ships anchor and mast can be seen at Arlington
USS Maine
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What type of tree was given by the Japanese to Washington DC
Cherry blossom
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What river runs through capital city
Potomac River
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Who shot Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
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How many sides is the building of the US Pentagon?
5
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What is the Lee Custis Mansion in Arlington called today?
The Arlington Mansion
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How many steps guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier take?
21
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What is t name of the elephant found in the middle of the Natural History Museum?
Jumbo
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Where would one find dinosaur fossils displayed?
Natural History Museum
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He was the chief engineer to design the capital city.
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
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What is the name of the theater where Lincoln was shot?
Ford's Theater on 10th Street
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Which two presidents are buried in Arlington?
JFK and William Howard Taft
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What wars are represented at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
WWl WWll and Korea
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Which Smithsonian Museum is the most heavily attended?
Air and Space Museum
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Who sold his personal library to congress to restart the Library of Congress?
Thomas Jefferson
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During what world war was the Pentagon built?
World War ll
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How many flags surround the Washington Monument?
50
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The name of the dome on the Capitol building is?
Rotunda-180 feet
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What is the name of the house where Lincoln died?
Petersen House
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This Presidential Memorial is 5 acres long and is divided into sections according to his four terms as US President.
FDR #32
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He laid the cornerstone of the Capitol building
George Washington
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How tall is the Washington Monument?
555.5 feet tall
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Where would one go to see the original clothing and personal possessions that Lincoln was carrying the day he got shot?
Ford's theater Museum
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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.
The Lincoln Memorial
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In what year did Congress move to DC?
1800
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Prior to moving to D.C., what city was temporarily the capital?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Where would one find the Gutenberg bible, famous speeches, and the copyright office of D.C.?
Library of Congress
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Who write the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
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Where will one find the history of mans flight on display?
Air and Space Museum
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What States gave land to form D.C. ?
Virginia and Maryland
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What was going on in our country that stopped the Construction of the Washington Monument?
The Civil War
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How many statues is each state allowed to have in Statuary Hall?
2 | TN= Andrew Jackson and John Seveir
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Where would one go to see the original Star Spangled Banner flag?
US History Museum
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What street will one not find in DC?
J
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The construction of the Washington Monument stopped at this point for 25 years.
150 ft
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In what wing of the Capitol building does the House of Representatives meet?
Left
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How many seconds does it take for the elevator to get to the top of the Washington Monument?
70
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The Capitol building was torched during what war?
War of 1812
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Whose Memorial is a 30 foot sculpture made from white granite and opened in 2011?
Dr MLK
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The World War ll Memorial is most well known for what feature found in its center?
Water fountains
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What is the locations where we enter and exit the metro?
Get on at Arlington | 10th stop get off at Capital South
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Name things you are looking to see at the national portrait gallery.
Presidents, John Brown, Pocahontas
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What Museum is dedicated to the memory of 6,000,000 Jews who were systematically killed during World War ll?
The Holocaust Museum
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Who was the first postmaster general and has a statue in front of the old Post Office Pavilion?
Benjamin Franklin
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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?
American History Museum
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What grave in Arlington Cemetery is noted by an eternal flame?
JFKs grave
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What two teams are playing in the baseball game we are planning to attend?
Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals

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