City Trivia - Washington D.C.

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1. What city served as the U.S. capital immediately before Washington?

Richmond ✓

New York City ✓

Philadelphia ✓

Charleston ✓

2. What memorial in Washington D.C. is an obelisk?

Lincoln Memorial ✓

Jefferson Memorial ✓

WWII Memorial ✓

Washington Memorial ✓

3. Washington's cherry trees were a 1912 gift from what country?

China ✓

Japan ✓

United Kingdom ✓

France ✓

4. What Act signed by Congress in 1790 established the capital district?

The Residence Act ✓

The Federal District Act ✓

The Hamilton-Ross Act ✓

The District of Columbia Home Rule Act ✓

5. What town, originally a part of the District of Columbia, was returned to the state that donated the land?

Mount Vernon ✓

Alexandria ✓

Greenbelt ✓

Falls Church ✓

6. Why did the state referenced in question 5 petition Congress for return of the town?

Due to hardships experienced by the state from lost tax revenue ✓

Due to a fear of residents that slavery would be abolished in the town ✓

Due to a decision of the US Supreme Court regarding eminent domain ✓

Due to a fear over access to water from the Potomac for agricultural uses ✓

7. Where can you go to view the Declaration of Independence?

The Capitol Building ✓

The Smithsonian Institution ✓

The National Archives ✓

The US Supreme Court Building ✓

8. Prior to becoming home to the Washington Nationals, Washington had a major league baseball team bearing what name?

Braves ✓

Generals ✓

Expos ✓

Senators ✓

9. Which of the following is not an NCAA Division I school mascot based in Washington?

Hoyas ✓

Eagles ✓

Bison ✓

Patriots ✓

10. Which of the following most closely depicts the total square miles of land in the District?

61 ✓

44 ✓

24 ✓

71 ✓

11. What is the last name of the first elected African-American mayor of Washington?

Berry ✓

Washington ✓

Robinson ✓

Walker ✓

12. Which most accurately describes the electors the District has in the Electoral College?

None ✓

A number equal to that of the least populous state ✓

Never more than 1 ✓

A number without limitation based upon its population as if it were a state ✓

13. Which was not a primary proponent of establishing a separate district as the US capital?

Alexander Hamilton ✓

James Madison ✓

Thomas Jefferson ✓

Benjamin Franklin ✓

14. Why was the District named 'Columbia'?

A feminine name that referred to the US at the time ✓

In honor of Christopher Columbus ✓

In reference to the supercontinent (Paleoproterozoic) ✓

After a river (now known as the Potomac) that flows through it ✓

15. What is the common name of the subway system that runs through Washington?

The Metro ✓

The Metra ✓

The Underground ✓

The Beltway ✓

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