| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
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| Y | Neighborhood and military installation in SE DC | Navy {Yard} | 100%
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| V | One of two states which donated land for the federal district, although regaining it in 1846 | Virginia | 100%
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| T | Slogan printed on license plates advocating for statehood for the people of DC | End {Taxation} Without Representation | 94%
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| K | Venue that's home to the National Symphony Orchestra and National Opera, among other troupes and ceremonies | {Kennedy} Center | 94%
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| P | Main river denoting the boundary between DC and Virginia | Potomac | 94%
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| S | Series of museums and research centers located throughout DC known for its free admission | Smithsonian | 94%
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| Z | One of S, it's famously home to a pair of giant pandas | Zoo | 89%
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| E | Jazz legend born and raised in DC | Duke {Ellington} | 89%
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| F | Site of Abraham Lincoln's assassination | {Ford's} Theatre | 89%
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| Q | DC is divided into four of these, divided by North, South, East, and West Capitol Streets | Quadrants | 89%
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| U | Major train station, transportation hub, and mall near the Capitol | {Union} Station | 89%
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| N | Name for Ronald Reagan Airport until 1998, still used by many locals | Washington {National} Airport | 89%
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| C | Female personification of the US and namesake of the District | Columbia | 83%
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| G | Ritzy neighborhood home to a prestigious university | Georgetown | 83%
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| H | Historically black university established in 1867 | {Howard} University | 83%
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| J | The mayor of this nation's capital gifted cherry trees to DC in 1912 | Japan | 83%
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| M | Name for the DC-area public transit service | Metro | 83%
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| X | Alternative name for Meridian Hill Park, commemorating a slain civil rights leader | {Malcolm X} Park | 78%
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| O | Scientific and military facility also home to the Vice President | U.S. Naval {Observatory} | 78%
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| W | Demonym for people from DC | Washingtonian | 78%
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| D | Roundabout and neighborhood widely considered the heartbeat of DC | {Dupont} Circle | 67%
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| I | Major road passing the Library of Congress, Capitol, National Mall, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial | {Independence} Avenue | 50%
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| A | River flowing from Maryland and emptying into P, or a historic neighborhood in SE DC | Anacostia | 44%
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| R | 1,755 acre park visited by 2 million people annually | Rock Creek Park | 44%
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| L | French engineer/artist who laid out the city plan for the nation's new capital | Pierre {L'Enfant} | 39%
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| B | Famous diner known for half-smokes, hot dogs, and milkshakes | {Ben's} Chili Bowl | 33%
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