Washington D.C. Trivia

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  1. 4. What memorial has names of soilders who died?
  2. 5. In what year did Washington become the nations capital?
  3. 9. What river borders Washington DC?
  4. 10. What buildng does the statue of freedom sit on?
  5. 12. What memorial has big pillars and a statue of a famous U.S. president inside?
  6. 13. Home to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League, the Capital One Arena is located in what Washington DC neighborhood?
  7. 14. When it was founded in 1995, D.C. United was among the first major league franchises for which sport?
  8. 15. DC's origanal territory was from what two states?
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  1. 1. What monument is tall and skinny?
  2. 2. Where does the president live?
  3. 3. What does DC stand for?
  4. 6. What Washington DC building is the largest library in the United States, holding almost twice as many volumes as the second-largest?
  5. 7. The famous Washington D.C. cherry blossom trees that bloom along the Tidal Basin were a 1912 gift from the mayor of what international capital?
  6. 8. How many bathrooms are in the White House?
  7. 11. What sixth U.S. president, oddly enough, had a pet alligator that lived in the unfinished East Room of the White House?