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How Well Do You Know Washington DC?
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How did the White House get its name?
The citizens voted on the name.
President Washington chose the name.
The President's Palace sounded like a king's castle.
It was painted white after the building was burned.
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What memorial is this?
Vietnam Memorial
World War II Memorial
World War I Memorial
Korean War Memorial
3
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
4
What memorial is this?
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
5
What memorial is this?
Equal Rights Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
Licoln Memorial
African American History Memorial
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What monument is this?
The Obelsik
The Washington Monument
The World War II Memorial
Washington's Tower
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What is the purpose of the Holocaust Memorial Museum
educate people about the Holocaust so we never forget
to inform people about World War II
to explain the Jewish religon
to explain what life was like during World War II
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What memorial is this?
World War II Memorial
Vietnam Memorial
The Holocaust Museum
Korean Memorial
9
What building is this?
The Capitol
The Smithsonian Institute
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The White House
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Why did we fight the Korean War and what was the result?
Korea had nuclear weapon and we got rid of their weapons
to fight N. Korea/communism & Korea divided at 38th parallel
To conquer Korea and Korea became a country
Korea attacked us and Korea is now our colony
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Why is the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial significant?
He was assasinated.
The fiirst memorial to a nonpresident & an African American
He fought for equal rights.
He had a dream.
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What memorial is this?
The Lincoln Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial
The Korean War Memorial
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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What do the symbols of a diamond or a cross mean by the names?
The person was wounded or performed a dangerous mission
The person was important or wounded
The person was killed or missing
The person was missing or wounded
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What building is this?
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The White House
The Smithsonian Institute
The Capitol
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What memorial is this?
The Korean Memorial
The Revolutionary War
The Vietnam Memorial
The World War II Memorial
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What is the Smithsonian Institution?
The group of buildings where laws are made
a group of museums and research centers
Where the government officials live
a group of court buildings
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Why are there two different shades of white?
It was delayed 22 years & when restarted the marble changed
The top is too high to clean.
It was designed to have two colors.
Part of it is painted
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Why is Thomas Jefferson honored?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence & was 3rd President
He was a famous General in the Revolutionary War.
He saved the important documents from the White House fire.
He fought in the Korean War.
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What Is Abraham Lincoln most remembered for?
Ending Slavery
Being on the Penny
Being President
Being a General
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What two groups help to make laws in the Capitol?
The President and the Supreme Court
The House of Representatives and the Senate
The voters and the representatives
The Republicans and the Democrats
