Calusa Washington DC Trivia

Question 1

How many museums make up the Smithsonian Institution?

Accepted Answer

19

Question 2

The National Museum of Natural History houses the largest cut diamond in the world, called.....

Accepted Answer

The Hope Diamond

Question 3

What did John Wilkes Booth shout after shooting president Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

Ever thus to tyrants! The South is avenged!

Question 4

How many judges are on the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 5

Who was the original architect that designed the city?

Accepted Answer

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

Question 6

Thomas Jefferson was the 1st ____, 2nd ____, and 3rd ________.

Accepted Answer

1st Secretary of State, 2nd Vice President, 3rd President

Question 7

Who was with Lincoln when he was shot?

Accepted Answer

Mary Todd Lincoln, Major Henry Rathbone, Clara Harris

Question 8

What is this?

Accepted Answer

World War II Memorial

Question 9

What body of water can you see from Mt. Vernon?

Accepted Answer

Potomac River

Question 10

Which of these documents are NOT found at the National Archives?

Accepted Answer

the recipe for Coca Cola

Question 11

What is the name of the statue on top of The Capitol?

Accepted Answer

Statue of Freedom

Question 12

T or F: MLK's most famous speech was "I Have a Dream". Every word is engraved on his memorial.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

What is this?

Accepted Answer

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Question 14

What else did John Russell Pope design?

Accepted Answer

The Jefferson Memorial

Question 15

Where is Washington DC located?

Accepted Answer

Between Virginia and Maryland

Question 16

What direction is the capitol facing and why?

Accepted Answer

East, because it has level ground for a proper entrance

Question 17

How many names are on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and how are they arranged?

Accepted Answer

over 57,000- arranged by date of injury leading to death

Question 18

What is this?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial

Question 19

What does the inscription "Freedom is not Free" mean to you?

Accepted Answer

An expression of respect and gratitude to our military, Many soldiers gave their lives for the freedom of others., Something else

Question 20

Who is eligible to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery?

Accepted Answer

Any active duty member of the Armed Forces, Any of these choices, The spouse or child of someone who is buried at Arlington, Any veteran retired from active military service

Question 21

Why does the Washington Monument have 2 different colors of stones?

Accepted Answer

Construction stopped for 25 years and new stones were used.

Question 22

Who designed the National Archives?

Accepted Answer

John Russell Pope

Question 23

What monument is this?

Accepted Answer

Washington Monument

Question 24

Who killed Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

John Wilkes Booth

Question 25

Who was the first president to live in the White House?

Accepted Answer

John Adams

Question 26

T or F: The United States Marine Corp Memorial is also called the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

What is this?

Accepted Answer

Arlington National Cemetary

Question 28

What do the 56 columns of the World War II Memorial represent?

Accepted Answer

Unity between the states, federal territories and DC

Question 29

Fireside Chats were radio conversations that Roosevelt used to explain his policies...

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

Where can you see the First Ladies' ball gowns?

Accepted Answer

National Museum of American History

Question 31

What is the name of the largest room in the White House?

Accepted Answer

East Room

Question 32

What is this?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Question 33

What is the name of the document that Lincoln issued to free the slaves?

Accepted Answer

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 34

What is this?

Accepted Answer

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Question 35

What Amendment limits the number of terms a President can serve?

Accepted Answer

22nd Amendment

Question 36

Where can you see Lindbergh's plane that made the first transatlantic flight in 1927?

Accepted Answer

National Air and Space Museum

Question 37

What is this?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Question 38

At the Jefferson Memorial, how tall is the statue of Jefferson and what is it made of?

Accepted Answer

129 feet, bronze

Question 39

What branch of government does the Supreme Court represent?

Accepted Answer

Judicial

Question 40

True or false: Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 41

What is this?

Accepted Answer

Lincoln Memorial

Question 42

What is the name of the Guest House for the White House?

Accepted Answer

Blair House

Question 43

How many rooms does the Roosevelt Memorial have and what do they represent?

Accepted Answer

4, they represent each term that he served as President

Question 44

What is this?

Accepted Answer

United States Marine Corp Memorial

Question 45

Which president lived at Mt. Vernon?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

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