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Washington D.C. True or False?

Guess whether these statements about Washington D.C. are true or false.
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Last updated: January 30, 2021
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1. D.C. stands for District of Columbia.
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2. Every President has lived in the White House at one point.
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George Washington never lived in the White House.
3. Washington D.C. gets more average annual rainfall than Washington State.
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4. The NFL Washington Football Team has always been based in D.C.
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They were initially known as the Boston Braves before they changed their name to the Redskins.
5. Marvin Gaye, Dave Grohl, and Samuel L. Jackson were all born in D.C.
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Dave Grohl was born in Ohio
6. The city's famous cherry trees were gifts from Japan.
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7. There's a crypt under the Capitol Building that was made for George Washington.
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He's not actually buried there, though.
8. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
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9. D.C. borders Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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It does not border West Virginia.
10. Muriel Bowser is the mayor of D.C.
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11. Over 40% of the population is African-American.
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12. The city of D.C. was burned in the Civil War.
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It was burned in the War of 1812.
13. The National Cathedral has a Darth Vader head as a gargoyle.
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14. D.C. borders more than one river.
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It borders both the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers.
15. D.C. citizens pay no federal or state taxes.
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