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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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