Spirit Of 76

Question 1

How much money did it cost to restore union station?

Answer 1

Hundreds of millions of dollars

Question 2

He painted “The Apotheosis of Washington” inside the capitol

Answer 2

Constantius Bernini

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Pentagon

Question 4

Where is Pierre Charles L’Enfant buried?

Answer 4

Arlington Cemetary of the Lee 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 along with a wall 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 Armtrak

Answer 8

Union Station

Question 9

How many acres make up Arlington Cemetery?

Answer 9

624

Question 10

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

Answer 10

By the year they were 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

Iwogima Memorial

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Declaration of Independence

Question 14

Why does the capitol city lie in a diamond shape?

Answer 14

Each point faces a cardinal direction

Question 15

How talk is the Jefferson Memorial from floor to head?

Answer 15

25ft

Question 16

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

Answer 16

American History Museum

Question 17

How tall is the statue of Freedom?

Answer 17

19.5

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Union Station

Question 19

George Curtis inherited Arlington from his father. The daughter of Mr. Curtis married whom?

Answer 19

Robert E. Lee

Question 20

What fort was being bombed when the Star Spangled Banner was being written?

Answer 20

Fort Mchenry, War of 1812

Question 21

What body of water does the Jefferson Memorial overlook?

Answer 21

Tidle Basin

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Bobby Kennedy

Question 23

Where could on find the hope diamond on display?

Answer 23

Natural History Museum

Question 24

What drama was Lincoln watching when he was shot?

Answer 24

“Our American Cousin”

Question 25

What are the original dimensions of the capitol city?

Answer 25

10 miles by 10 miles

Question 26

Over what issue did the government confiscate Arlington?

Answer 26

Covalent War

Question 27

What portrait was saved from the White House by Dolly Madison during the War of 1812?

Answer 27

George Washington by Gilbert Stuart

Question 28

This ship's anchor and mast can be seen at Arlington

Answer 28

USS Maine

Question 29

What type of tree was given by the Japanese to Washington D.C.?

Answer 29

Cherry Blossoms

Question 30

What river runs through the capital city?

Answer 30

Potomac River

Question 31

Who shot Lincoln?

Answer 31

John Wilkes Booth

Question 32

How many sides on the building of the US pentagon?

Answer 32

5

Question 33

What is the Lee Custis Mansion in Arlington called today?

Answer 33

Arlington Mansion

Question 34

How many steps do the guards at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier take?

Answer 34

21

Question 35

What is the name of the elephant found in the middle of the Natural History Museum?

Answer 35

Jumbo

Question 36

Where would one find dinosaur fossils displayed?

Answer 36

Natural History Museum

Question 37

He was the chief engineer to design the capital city

Answer 37

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Ford's theatre, 10th Street

Question 39

Which two presidents are buried in Arlington?

Answer 39

John F. Kennedy, William Howard Taff

Question 40

What wars are represented at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

Answer 40

WWI,WWII,Korean War

Question 41

Which Smithsonian Museum is most heavily attended?

Answer 41

Space Muesum

Question 42

Who sold his personal library of congress?

Answer 42

Thomas Jefferson

Question 43

During what World War was the Pentagon built?

Answer 43

WWII

Question 44

How many flags surround the Washington Monument?

Answer 44

50

Question 45

What is the name of the dome on the capitol building?

Answer 45

Rotunda (180ft)

Question 46

What is the name of the house where Lincoln died?

Answer 46

Petersen House

Question 47

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

Answer 47

FDR, 32nd

Question 48

He laid the cornerstone of the Capitol building

Answer 48

George Washington

Question 49

How tall is the Washington Monument?

Answer 49

555.5ft

Question 50

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

Answer 50

Fords Theatre Museum

Question 51

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 51

Lincoln Memorial

Question 52

What year did congress move to Washington D.C?

Answer 52

1800

Question 53

Prior to moving to D.C, what city was the previous Capital?

Answer 53

Philadelphia,PA

Question 54

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

Answer 54

Library of Congress

Question 55

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

Answer 55

Francis Scott Key

Question 56

Where will one find the history of man's flight on display?

Answer 56

Air and Space Museum

Question 57

What states gave land to form D.C.?

Answer 57

Virginia, Maryland

Question 58

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

Answer 58

Civil War

Question 59

How many Statues in each state are allowed in Sanctuary Hall?

Answer 59

Two, TN's are A.Jackson and J.Sevier

Question 60

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

Answer 60

U.S. History Museum

Question 61

What street can not be found in Washington?

Answer 61

J Street

Question 62

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

Answer 62

150ft

Question 63

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

Answer 63

Left

Question 64

How many seconds does it take for the elevator to get to the top of the Washington Monument?

Answer 64

70

Question 65

The capitol building was torched during which War

Answer 65

War of 1812

Question 66

Who's Memorial is a 30ft sculpture made from white granite and opened in 2011?

Answer 66

Dr. Martin LK

Question 67

The World War II Memorial is most known for what feature in its center?

Answer 67

Water fountains

Question 68

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

Answer 68

Arlington, 10th stop get off capital south

Question 69

Name things you are looking to see in the National Portrait Gallery

Answer 69

Pochahontas, John Brown, Presidents

Question 70

What Museum is dedicated to the memory of six million Jews who were systematically killed during WW II?

Answer 70

Holocaust Museum

Question 71

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

Answer 71

Benjamin Franklin

Question 72

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

Answer 72

American History Museum

Question 73

What grave in Arlington cemetery is noted by an eternal flame?

Answer 73

John F. Kennedy

Question 74

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

Answer 74

Ordeals and Royals