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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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A game for students after their 8th grade field trip to Washington, D.C.
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1
The majority of tourist attractions are in which quadrant of D.C.?
Southeast
Southwest
Northeast
Northwest
2
What is the official bird of D.C.?
Wood Pole
Wood Lark
Wood Thrush
Wood Duck
3
This is the biggest library in the world.
The Library of Senators
The White House Library
The Library of Mirrors
The Library of Congress
4
Which building in Washington, D.C. represents the judicial branch of government?
White House
Department of Defense
U.S. Capitol
Supreme Court
5
What is the name of Washington D.C.'s football team?
The Falcons
The Redsocks
The Giants
The Redskins
6
Which of these rivers run by Washington D.C.?
The Potomac
The Cuyahoga
The Hudson
The Amite
7
What is the name of D.C.'s hockey team?
The Penguins
The Winners
The Capitols
The Flyers
8
Where was "Columbia" in District of Columbia derived from?
Columbo the Great
The country Colombia
Christopher Columbus
Colombia University
9
What is the name of the museum dedicated to space and flight exploration?
The Air and Space Museum
The American History Museum
The African American Heritage Museum
The Museum of Natural History
10
Which building in D.C. represents the executive branch of the government?
The State Capitol
The White House
The Supreme Court
The Department of Defense
11
3 of these have lived in the White House.
Bear cubs
Alligators
Dogs
Otters
12
What is D.C.'s official flower?
The American Beauty Rose
The Cottage Rose
The Cherry Blossom
The Tiffany Rose
13
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Zachary Taylor
14
Which of these festivals attracts more than 1 million visitors to DC every year?
Presidential Inauguration Ball
Washington D.C. Film Festival
The National Mall Festival
The National Cherry Blossom Festival
15
Which type of land was D.C. built upon?
A hill
A mountain
A swamp
A farm
16
D.C. is in which of the following states?
None of the above
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
17
What year was D.C. established as the capital city?
1790
1803
1792
1800
18
Where could someone visit for information about Japanese internment in the U.S.?
The Holocaust Museum
The African American Heritage Museum
The American History Museum
The Museum of Natural History
19
In which year were D.C. residents granted the right to vote for president?
1950
1970
1981
1961
20
D.C. averages this much rain every year which is more than Seattle.
55 inches
12 inches
39 inches
26 inches
21
Which drink do D.C. residents drink more of per capita than any of the other 50 states?
Chocolate Milk
Wine
Lemonade
Beer
22
Approximately how many people live in Washington, D.C.?
1.5 million
1 million
2 million
0.5 million
23
What is absent from the layout of D.C. that you find in other cities?
Skyscrapers
Traffic
Sirens
Taxis
24
What does D.C. stand for?
District of Colombo
Day of Colombus
District of Columbia
Day of Commonwealth
25
Where is a nuclear fall out shelter located in the district?
Under the Capitol Building
Under the Metro
Under the White House
Under the Museum of Natural History
26
Approximately how many items are lost of the Metro each month?
1,000
250
750
500
27
What is the official motto of the district?
Let's party!
Nil Sine Numine
Caveat Emptor
Justitia Omnibus
28
Which museum would you visit to learn about the Pogroms in Europe?
The American History Museum
The Air and Space Museum
The African American Heritage Museum
The Holocaust Museum
29
If you wanted to see a real mummy, which museum would you visit?
The African American Heritage Museum
The Air and Space Museum
The American History Museum
The Museum of Natural History
30
This type of music originated in D.C. --what is it called?
Go go
Fly fly
Tip top
Shoo shoo
