| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What does the D.C. stand for in the city's name? | District of Columbia | 97%
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| Who gave a speech to hundreds of thousands of people in front of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963? | Martin Luther King Jr. | 95%
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| Washington D.C. is located on the banks of what river? | Potomac River | 91%
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| What famous building would you find at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? | The White House | 91%
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| Which of these buildings lies just outside Washington D.C., not directly within in it? | The Pentagon | 89%
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| What type of tree was given to Washington D.C. by a foreign country in 1912, and is today an icon of the city? | Cherry | 69%
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| Which of these U.S. Presidents is buried in Arlington National Cemetery? | John F. Kennedy | 66%
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| What state donated the land on which Washington D.C. sits today? | Maryland | 59%
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| Who designed the city plan of Washington D.C.? | Pierre Charles L'Enfant | 59%
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| Who was the first President to live in Washington, D.C.? | John Adams | 48%
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