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How Well Do You Know Washington DC?
How Well Do You Know Washington DC?
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1
What is the Freedom Wall?
a wall of quotes about freedom
wall of 4,000 stars representing the soldiers that died
a wall with names of people who fight for freedom
a wall with the names of the soldiers that died
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How did the White House get its name?
The President's Palace sounded like a king's castle.
President Washington chose the name.
The citizens voted on the name.
It was painted white after the building was burned.
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What building is this?
The White House
The Smithsonian Institute
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Capitol
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What Is Abraham Lincoln most remembered for?
Being on the Penny
Being a General
Ending Slavery
Being President
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Why did we fight the Korean War and what was the result?
Korea attacked us and Korea is now our colony
To conquer Korea and Korea became a country
to fight N. Korea/communism & Korea divided at 38th parallel
Korea had nuclear weapon and we got rid of their weapons
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What memorial is this?
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
Equal Rights Memorial
African American History Memorial
Licoln Memorial
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What is the Smithsonian Institution?
a group of court buildings
a group of museums and research centers
The group of buildings where laws are made
Where the government officials live
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Why is Thomas Jefferson honored?
He saved the important documents from the White House fire.
He was a famous General in the Revolutionary War.
He fought in the Korean War.
He wrote the Declaration of Independence & was 3rd President
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What memorial is this?
The Korean War Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Lincoln Memorial
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What two groups help to make laws in the Capitol?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
The Republicans and the Democrats
The voters and the representatives
The President and the Supreme Court
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Why is the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial significant?
He had a dream.
The fiirst memorial to a nonpresident & an African American
He fought for equal rights.
He was assasinated.
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Why are there two different shades of white?
It was designed to have two colors.
Part of it is painted
The top is too high to clean.
It was delayed 22 years & when restarted the marble changed
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What memorial is this?
The Revolutionary War
The Korean Memorial
The Vietnam Memorial
The World War II Memorial
14
What memorial is this?
Vietnam Memorial
Korean War Memorial
World War II Memorial
World War I Memorial
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What memorial is this?
The Holocaust Museum
Vietnam Memorial
Korean Memorial
World War II Memorial
16
What monument is this?
Washington's Tower
The Washington Monument
The World War II Memorial
The Obelsik
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What memorial is this?
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
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What building is this?
The White House
The Capitol
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Smithsonian Institute
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What do the symbols of a diamond or a cross mean by the names?
The person was important or wounded
The person was killed or missing
The person was wounded or performed a dangerous mission
The person was missing or wounded
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What is the purpose of the Holocaust Memorial Museum
to inform people about World War II
educate people about the Holocaust so we never forget
to explain the Jewish religon
to explain what life was like during World War II
