Spirt Of 76 Flashcards
How much money did it cost to restore Union Station?
Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
He painted “The Apotheosis of Washington” inside the capital?
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What is the name of the headquarters for the national armed forces?
Pentagon
Where is Pierre Charles L’Endant buried?
Arlington cemetery in front of the Lee Mansion
How many names are inscribed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall?
Approximately 58,280
This war memorial depicts soldiers on patrol along with a wall that depicts veterans from that war?
The Korean War memorial
What is the name of the statue on top of the Capitol Building?
Statue of Freedom
What is the corporate headquarters for Amtrak?
The Union Station
How many acres make up Arlington cemetery?
Approximately 624 acres
In what order o the Vietnam Memorial are the names inscribed?
By the year they were killed
Once the US Government confiscated Arlington, what did they use it for?
Cemetery
This was memorial is in honor of the thousands of marines who lost their lives to take the South Pacific Islands from the Japanese?
Iwojima
Writing from this document can be found engraved in the walls of the Jefferson Memorial?
Deceleration of Independence
Which word means building: Capitol or Capital
Capitol
Why does the capital city lie in a diamond shape?
Each point is toward a cardinal direction
True or False: Martha Washington’s great grandson was the owner of present day Arlington?
True
How tall is the Jefferson Memorial from floor to head?
25 ft
Where would one find George Washington’s false teeth on display?
The American History Muesum
How tall is the Statue of Freedom?
19.5 ft
Sixty-five thousand visitors pass through the doors of this place daily?
The Union Station
George Curtis inherited Arlington from his father. The daughter of Mr.Custis married who?
Robert E. Lee
What fort was being bombed when the Star Spangled Banner was being written? Also, what war was this in?
McHenry, Maryland and the War of 1812
What body of water does the Jefferson Memorial overlook?
Title Bass Basin
In Arlington, he has a simple white cross to his memory?
Booby Kinedy(Robert)
Where would one find the Hope Diamond on display?
Natural History Muesum
What drama was Lincoln watching when he was shot?
“Our American Cousin”
What are the original dimensions of the capital city?
10 miles by 10 miles
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?
Portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart
This ship’s anchor and mast can be seen at Arlington?
USS Maine
What type of tree was given by the Japanese to Washington, D.C.?
Cherry Tree
What river runs through the capital city?
The Potomac River
Who shot Lincoln?
John Wilks Booth
How w many sides is the building of the US Pentagon?
5
What I’d the Lee Custis Mansion in Arlington called today?
Arlington Mansion
How many steps do the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider take?
21 steps
What is the name of the elephant found in the middle of the Natural History Museum?
Jumbo
Where would one find dinosaur fossils displayed?
Natural History Museum
He was the chief engineer to design the capital city?
Pierce Charles L’Enfant
What is the name of the theater where Lincoln was shot?
Fords theater on tenth street
Which two presidents are buried in Arlington?
William Howard Tapp and John F. Kinedy
What wars are represented at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider?
WW1,WW2, Korea
Which Smithsonian Museum is the most heavily attended?
Air and Space
Who sold his personal library to congress to restart the library of congress?
Thomas Jefferson
During what World War was the Pentagon built?
World War II
How many flags surrounded the Washington Monument?
50 flags, one for each state
The name of the dome on the Capitol building is?
Rotunda-180 ft
What is the name of the house where Lincoln died?
Peterson House
This presidential Memorial is 5 acres long and is divided into sections according to his four terms as U.S. presidents?
Franklin D. Roosevelt; our 32nd president
He laid the cornerstone of the Capitol building?
George Washington
How tall is the Washington Monument?
555.5 ft tall
Where would one go to see the original clothing and personal possessions that Lincoln was carrying the day he was shot?
Ford’s theatre Museum
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
What year did congress move to Washington, D.C.?
1800
Prior to moving to D.C., what city was the temporary capital city?
Philadelphia
Where would one find the Gutenberg Bible, famous speeches, and the copy right office of Washington,D.C.?
The Library of Congress( Neptun’s Fountion)
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Francise Scott
Where will one find the history of man’s flight on display?
Air and Space Museum
What states gave land to form D.C.?
Virginia and Maryland
What was going on in our country that stopped the construction of the Washington Monument?
The Civil War
How many Statues is each state allowed to have in Statuary Hall?
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Where would one go to see the original Star Spangled Banner flag?
U.S. History museum
What street will one not find in Washington D.C.?
J street
The construction of the Washington Monument stopped at this point for 25 years?
150 ft mark
In what wing of the Capitol building does the House of Representatives meet?
The left side
How many seconds does it take for the elevator to get to the top of the Washington Monument?
70 seconds
The Capitol building was torched during which war?
War of 1812
Whose Memorial is a 30 feet sculpture made from white granite and opened in 2011?
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The World War II Memorial is most well known for what feature found in its center?
Water fountions
What museum is dedicated to the memory of six million Jews who were systematically killed during World War II?
The Holocaust
Who was the first Postmaster General and has a statue in front of the Old Post Office Pavillion?
Benjamin Franklin
