Washington D.C. City Trivia – Extreme

Can you guess this trivia about Washington, the capital of the United States of America?

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Clue	Answer
District that Washington is in	District of Columbia
Address of the U.S. President	1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
555 foot-tall obelisk at the center of the National Mall	Washington Monument
Monument across the reflecting pool from the WWII Memorial	Lincoln Memorial
Institution that owns 17 museums in DC	Smithsonian
Most prestigious university	Georgetown
Largest library in the world, holding tens of millions of books	Library of Congress
Nearby city that has the Pentagon	Arlington
Busiest train station in DC	Union Station
Major airports that serve DC	Ronald Reagan
Major airports that serve DC	Dulles
The Declaration of Independence and Constitution are on display in this museum	National Archives
Due to the Height of Buildings Act, these are not allowed in DC	Skyscrapers
Old name of the Commanders NFL team, viewed as insensitive	Redskins
How many electoral votes does Washington, DC get for elections?	Three

Historical Events
1800	Washington takes the title of US capital from this city	Philadelphia
1814	The British set fire to the city during this war	War of 1812
1865	Abraham Lincoln is shot in this theater	Ford's Theater
1963	This activist gives his "I have a dream" speech	Martin Luther King Jr.
1972	This office complex is broken into, soon leading to Nixon's resignation	Watergate

3 Branches of Government		Building
Legislative		U.S. Capitol
Executive		White House
Judicial		Supreme Court

Rivers
Potomac
Anacostia

Bordering States
Maryland
Virginia

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Level 78

Nov 22, 2024

Yes, I am aware that the majority of US executive branch staff have offices in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, however that building is located on the White House grounds right across the street. I wanted to stick to one answer, and the White House seemed like the more sensical one.

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