| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 7) Washington DC sits on this river | Potomac | 100%
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| 1) The president of the US lives inthis mansion | White House | 100%
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| 16) This massive library is the oldest federallibrary in the US | Library of Congress | 83%
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| 14) This civil rights leader marched on WashingtonDC to deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 | Martin Luther King | 83%
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| 11) The US Dept of Defense is located in this5 sided building across the river from DC | Pentagon | 83%
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| 17) 639 acre military cemetery in VA across the Potomac from DC, the largest in the US Cemetery System | Arlington | 75%
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| 19) Cherry blossom trees are celebrated each year to signify theUS relations with this nation | Japan | 75%
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| 12) Washington is home to this MLB baseball team | Nationals | 75%
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| 8) This massive museum complex consists of 17 buildings across the city | Smithsonian | 75%
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| 3) Washington was burned by the Britishduring this war | War of 1812 | 75%
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| 4) The tallest building in the city is:(excluding radio towers) | Washington Monument | 75%
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| 10) This domed building houses the US Congress | Capitol | 67%
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| 5) Lincoln was shot at this theater onApril 14, 1865 | Fords | 67%
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| 2) Address of the above | 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue | 58%
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| 9) What upscale DC neighborhood is alsohome to a prestigious university with the same name? | Georgetown | 58%
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| 15) The FBI calls this building home, after the first director of the Bureau | J Edgar Hoover | 58%
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| 18) This popular movie takes place in Washington,where a man tries to steal the Declaration of Independence to find a lost treasure | National Treasure | 58%
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| 20) The Washington Monument is in this shape | Obelisk | 50%
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| 13) Washington was named the US capital inwhich year? | 1790 | 42%
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| 6) Lincoln was attending this play whenBooth fired the shot | Our American Cousin | 17%
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