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The District of Columbia is the capital of the United States. You might have known that it is not a state, but did you know that it is a unique federal district? Take a look at Washington, D.C.
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1 Tour of Washington, DC
On July 16, 1790, the American capital Washington, DC was established. Celebrate it by taking this quiz, which is arranged in the form of a bus tour around the city.
Very Difficult
25 Q
bullymom
Jul 11 02
4557 plays
2 The District of Columbia
Questions about the seat of the US Government.
Tough
10 Q
TonyTheDad
Jan 30 03
2124 plays
3 Washington D.C.--The Nation's Capital
Welcome to America's capital city!
Tough
15 Q
Morrigan716
Sep 30 02
3093 plays
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Last Updated Nov 21 09 5:50 AM

Some sample questions from this category:

* All aboard! We begin our tour at the Lincoln Memorial, on the shore of the Potomac. What architect designed this memorial?
* Going east on Independence Avenue and looking across the Tidal Basin you see the white dome of the Jefferson Memorial. Inside the memorial you will find excerpts from the two documents for which Jefferson most wanted to be remembered: the Declaration of Independence and _________.
* Not far from the Jefferson Memorial, on 14th Street, is the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing, established in 1862. You can take a tour of this building and actually see money being made. You learn that all US currency is produced using the intaglio method. What does this mean?
* Coming up Jefferson Street, we come to two art museums of the Smithsonian, the Freer and Sackler Galleries. In the Freer Gallery, you can see the beautiful Peacock Room, which is dedicated to the works of this famous American artist.
* On the right side of the mall facing the Capitol is the National Air and Space Museum, the most visited museum in town. One of the many things you can see is the command module that brought the astronauts back to Earth after the first moon landing in 1969. What is its name?


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