Washington D.C. A-Z

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to Washington, DC.

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	Hint	Answer
A	River flowing from Maryland and emptying into P, or a historic neighborhood in SE DC	Anacostia
B	Famous diner known for half-smokes, hot dogs, and milkshakes	Ben's Chili Bowl
C	Female personification of the US and namesake of the District	Columbia
D	Roundabout and neighborhood widely considered the heartbeat of DC	Dupont Circle
E	Jazz legend born and raised in DC	Duke Ellington
F	Site of Abraham Lincoln's assassination	Ford's Theatre
G	Ritzy neighborhood home to a prestigious university	Georgetown
H	Historically black university established in 1867	Howard University
I	Major road passing the Library of Congress, Capitol, National Mall, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial	Independence Avenue
J	The mayor of this nation's capital gifted cherry trees to DC in 1912	Japan
K	Venue that's home to the National Symphony Orchestra and National Opera, among other troupes and ceremonies	Kennedy Center
L	French engineer/artist who laid out the city plan for the nation's new capital	Pierre L'Enfant
M	Name for the DC-area public transit service	Metro
N	Name for Ronald Reagan Airport until 1998, still used by many locals	Washington National Airport
O	Scientific and military facility also home to the Vice President	U.S. Naval Observatory
P	Main river denoting the boundary between DC and Virginia	Potomac
Q	DC is divided into four of these, divided by North, South, East, and West Capitol Streets	Quadrants
R	1,755 acre park visited by 2 million people annually	Rock Creek Park
S	Series of museums and research centers located throughout DC known for its free admission	Smithsonian
T	Slogan printed on license plates advocating for statehood for the people of DC	End Taxation Without Representation
U	Major train station, transportation hub, and mall near the Capitol	Union Station
V	One of two states which donated land for the federal district, although regaining it in 1846	Virginia
W	Demonym for people from DC	Washingtonian
X	Alternative name for Meridian Hill Park, commemorating a slain civil rights leader	Malcolm X Park
Y	Neighborhood and military installation in SE DC	Navy Yard
Z	One of S, it's famously home to a pair of giant pandas	Zoo