Spirit Of 76

Question 1

How much money did it cost to restore Union Station?

Answer 1

100s of millions of dollars.

Question 2

He painted “The Apotheosis of Washington” inside the capitol?

Answer 2

Constantino Brumidi

Question 3

What is the name of the headquarters for the national armed forces?

Answer 3

Pentagon

Question 4

Where is Pierre Charles L’Enfant buried?

Answer 4

Arlington Cemetery, in front of the Le Mansion.

Question 5

*How many names are inscribed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall?

Answer 5

58,280

Question 6

This war memorial depicts soldiers on patrol alone with that depicts veterans from the war.

Answer 6

Korean War Memorial

Question 7

What is the name of the Statue on top of the capitol building?

Answer 7

Statue of Freedom

Question 8

It is the corporate headquarters for Amtrak.

Answer 8

Union Station.

Question 9

How many acres make up the Arlington Cemetery?

Answer 9

~700 624

Question 10

In what order on the Vietnam Memorial are the names inscribed?

Answer 10

Year they we’re killed.

Question 11

Once the US Government confiscated Arlington, what did they use it for?

Answer 11

A Cemetery.

Question 12

This war memorial is in honor of the thousands of marines who lost their lives to take the South Pacific Islands from the Japanese.

Answer 12

Iwo Jima

Question 13

Writings from this document can be found engraved in the walls of the Jefferson Memorial.

Answer 13

Declaration of Independence

Question 14

Word that means a building.

Answer 14

Capitol

Question 15

Why does the capital city lie in a diamond shape?

Answer 15

Each point faces a cardinal direction. NSEW.

Question 16

Martha Washington’s great grandson was the owner of present day Arlington.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

How tall is the Jefferson Memorial from floor to head?

Answer 17

25 feet.

Question 18

Where would one find George Washington’s false teeth on display?

Answer 18

American History Museum

Question 19

How tall is the Statue of Freedom?

Answer 19

19 1/2 feet.

Question 20

Sixty-five thousand visitors pass through the doors of this place daily.

Answer 20

Union Station

Question 21

George Custis inherited Arlington from his father. The daughter of Mr. Custis married

Answer 21

Robert E. Lee

Question 22

What fort was being bombed when the Star Spangled Banned was being written? Also, what war was it in?

Answer 22

Fort McHenry, MR

1812

Question 23

What body of water does the Jefferson Memorial overlook?

Answer 23

Basin Trio

Question 24

In Arlington, he has a simple white cross to his memory.

Answer 24

Robert (Bobby) Kennedy

Question 25

Where would one find the Hope Diamond on display?

Answer 25

Natural History Museum

Question 26

What drama was Lincoln watching when he was shot?

Answer 26

"Our American Cousin"

Question 27

What are the original dimensions of the capital city?

Answer 27

10 miles by 10 miles= 100m^2

Question 28

Over what issue did the government confiscate Arlington?

Answer 28

The civil war

Question 29

What portrait was from the White House by dolly madison during the war of 1812?

Answer 29

Portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stewart

Question 30

The ships anchor and mast can be seen at Arlington

Answer 30

USS Maine

Question 31

What type of tree was given by the Japanese to Washington, DC?

Answer 31

Cherry Tree

Question 32

What river runs through the capital city?

Answer 32

Potomac river

Question 33

Who shot Lincoln?

Answer 33

John Wilkes booth

Question 34

How many sides is the building of the US pentagon?

Answer 34

5

Question 35

What is the lee Custis mansion in Arlington called today?

Answer 35

Arlington mansion

Question 36

How many steps do the guards at the tomb of the unknown soldiers take?

Answer 36

21 steps

Question 37

Wha is the name of the elephant found in the middle of the natural history museum?

Answer 37

Jumbo

Question 38

Where would one find dinosaur fossils displayed?

Answer 38

Natural history museum

Question 39

He was the chief engineer to design the capital city.

Answer 39

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

Question 40

What is the name of the theater where Lincoln was shot?

Answer 40

Ford Theatre, 10th Street

Question 41

What two presidents are buried in Arlington?

Answer 41

JFK and William Taft, 1st to be buried

Question 42

What wars are represents at the tomb of he unknown soldier?

Answer 42

WW1 WW2 and Korean

Question 43

Which Smithsonian museum is the most heavily attended?

Answer 43

Air and Space Museum

Question 44

Who sold his personal library to congress to restart the library of congress?

Answer 44

Thomas Jefferson

Question 45

During what world war was the pentagon built?

Answer 45

World War 2

Question 46

How many flags surround the Washington Monument?

Answer 46

50 one for each state

Question 47

The name of the dome on the capitol building is

Answer 47

The rotunda.

Question 48

What is he name of the house were Lincoln died?

Answer 48

Peterson house

Question 49

This presidential Memorial is 5 acres long and is divided into sections according to his four terms as US president.

Answer 49

Franklin D. Rossevelt, 32

Question 50

He laid the cornerstone of the capitol building.

Answer 50

George Washington

Question 51

How tall is the Washington monument?

Answer 51

555.5 feet tall

Question 52

Where would one go to see the original clothing and personal possessions that Lincoln was carrying the day he was shot?

Answer 52

Ford's Theater Museum (basement)

Question 53

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.

Answer 53

Lincoln Memorial

Question 54

What year did Congress move tot Washington, DC?

Answer 54

1800

Question 55

Prior to moving to DC, what city was the temporary capital city?

Answer 55

Philadelphia, PA

Question 56

Where would one find the Gutenberg Bible, famous speeches, and the copyright office of Washington, DC?

Answer 56

Library of Congress

Question 57

*Who wrote the Star Spangled Bannef

Answer 57

Francis Scott Key

Question 58

Where will one find he History of mans flight on display?

Answer 58

Air and Space Museum

Question 59

What States gave land to form D.C.?

Answer 59

Virginia and Maryland

Question 60

What was going on in our country that stopped the construction of the Washington Monument?

Answer 60

Civil War

Question 61

How many statues is each allowed to have in Statuary Hall?

Answer 61

2 TN- Andrew Jackson and John Sevier

Question 62

Where would one go to see the original Star Spangled Banner flag?

Answer 62

US History Museum

Question 63

What street will one not find in Washington DC?

Answer 63

J Street

Question 64

The construction of the Washington Monument stopped at this point for 25 years.

Answer 64

150 feet

Question 65

In what wing of the capitol building does the House of Representatives meet?

Answer 65

Left

Question 66

How many seconds doe sit take for the elevator to get to he top of the Washington Monument?

Answer 66

70 seconds

Question 67

The capitol building was torched during which war?

Answer 67

War of 1812

Question 68

Whose Memorial is a 30 foot sculpture made from white granite and opened in 2011?

Answer 68

Dr. MLK Jr.

Question 69

The World War 2 Memorial is most well known for what feature found in its center?

Answer 69

Water Fountains

Question 70

What is the locations where we enter and exit the Metro?

Answer 70

Get on at Arlington on the 10th stop get of at Capitol South.

Question 71

Name things you are looking to see at the National Portrait Museum.

Answer 71

Pocahontas, John Brown, and Presidents

Question 72

What museum is dedicated to the memory of six million Jews who were systematically killed during World War 2?

Answer 72

Holocaust Museum

Question 73

Who was the first Postmaster General and has a statue in front of the Old Post Office Pavilion?

Answer 73

Benjamin Franklin

Question 74

In what museum can you see exhibits dedicated to the American Presidents, all American Wars, the History of Transportation, and Pop Culture?

Answer 74

American History Museum

Question 75

What grave in Arlington Cemetery is noted by an Eternal Flame?

Answer 75

Kennedy, JFK

Question 76

*What two teams are playing in the baseball game we are planning to attend?

Answer 76

Baltimore Orioles Vs. Kansas City Royals