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Washington, D.C.- "The City of Monuments" Quiz

The United States' capital city Washington, D.C. is filled with monuments of some of America's most famous founding fathers. Can you name which monument or place I am describing as we travel through D.C.?

A multiple-choice quiz by jbooker8. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jbooker8

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
334,008

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
2209

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. We pull up to a very tall monument. It was built between 1848 and 1884, and it stands 555 feet tall. It is a tribute to America's first president. What monument are we at? Hint

Jefferson Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

Washington Monument

The Smithsonian

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Question 2 of 10

2. We stop at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, which is home to the President of the United States. I wonder where we are; do you know? Hint

The Capitol

DC War Memorial

Arlington National Cemetery

The White House

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Question 3 of 10

3. We are back on the move to a place where many of America's government officials hold their meetings. Which building are we at now? Hint

The US Capitol

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The Washington Monument

The Smithsonian

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Question 4 of 10

4. We arrive at dome-shaped rotunda that honors the third U.S. President. There is also a bronze statue of the man inside. Where could we be? Hint

The White House

Iwo Jima Memorial

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Jefferson Memorial

5. This attraction looks like a long black granite wall. Wow, there are over 58,000 names of Americans who served for the United States inscribed on the wall. I wonder where we are now. Can you tell me? Hint

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Arlington National Cemetery

Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove

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Question 6 of 10

6. We travel across the Potomac River to where Robert E. Lee's house is located. John F. Kennedy is buried there, and this is where the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located. This is a special place, but I don't know where I'm at; do you? Hint

George Mason Memorial

Pentagon Memorial

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Arlington National Cemetery

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Question 7 of 10

7. We arrive at a building with a statue of a man sitting in a chair. The building is in honor of America's 16th president (he's on the front of the five dollar US bill). What building are we at now? Hint

Lincoln Memorial

Washington Monument

Jefferson Memorial

Ford's Theatre

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Question 8 of 10

8. We arrive at a five-sided building. It is the headquarters of the Department of Defense for America. It contains offices for the departments of the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy, as well as for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. I can't think of the name of this building. Can you help me? Hint

Martin Luther King Memorial

The White House

The Pentagon

National Library

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Question 9 of 10

9. We are at a memorial to pay tribute to America's 32nd president. There is a statue of a man and also a statue of a dog. There are also waterfalls at this memorial. Where are we? Hint

Washington Monument

Eisenhower Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

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Question 10 of 10

10. This place is famous for Lincoln's assassination. Where could we be? Hint

Jefferson Memorial

The White House

Lincoln Memorial

Ford's Theatre

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. We pull up to a very tall monument. It was built between 1848 and 1884, and it stands 555 feet tall. It is a tribute to America's first president. What monument are we at?

Answer: Washington Monument

Architect Robert Mills won a competition in 1836 to design the monument. The estimated cost to build the structure was $1 million. It was officially opened to the public on October 9, 1888.

2. We stop at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, which is home to the President of the United States. I wonder where we are; do you know?

Answer: The White House

President John Adams and his wife Abigail were the first to reside at the White House. The first president, George Washington, never lived in the White House.

3. We are back on the move to a place where many of America's government officials hold their meetings. Which building are we at now?

Answer: The US Capitol

The US Capitol has housed the meeting chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate for two centuries. The Capitol's signature "dome" is associated with this building worldwide.

4. We arrive at dome-shaped rotunda that honors the third U.S. President. There is also a bronze statue of the man inside. Where could we be?

Answer: Jefferson Memorial

The memorial is built along the Tidal Basin, in line with the White House, other memorials and the Capitol. A 19-foot bronze statue of Jefferson is surrounded by passages from the "Declaration of Independence".

Answer: Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a black granite wall inscribed with the names of Americans killed or missing in the Vietnam War. Construction of the walls was completed in late October 1982, and the memorial was dedicated on November 13, 1982.

Answer: Arlington National Cemetery

More than 330,000 American servicemen, as well as Presidents William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy, are buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated in 1921 and contains the remains of soldiers from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam.

Answer: Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated to Abraham Lincoln on May 30, 1922. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963.

Answer: The Pentagon

Headquarters of the Department of Defense, the Pentagon is one of the world's largest office buildings. Hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the western side of the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, exactly 60 years after the building's construction.

9. We are at a memorial to pay tribute to America's 32nd president. There is a statue of a man and also a statue of a dog. There are also waterfalls at this memorial. Where are we?

Answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself". These are the words of the 32nd president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Bill Clinton dedicated this memorial to President Roosevelt on May 2, 1997.

10. This place is famous for Lincoln's assassination. Where could we be?

Answer: Ford's Theatre

John Wilkes Booth stepped into the president's theatre box and assassinated Lincoln in Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated.

Source: Author jbooker8

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