Summer 2024
With 9 Olympic Gold medals and 14 career medals, this local athlete became the most decorated US Female Olympian in history at the Paris Games.
Who is Katie Ledecky
With small features in two of our NMB galleries, this younger sister of Wilbur & Orville played an important role in the Wright brother's innovations & commercial success in addition to her own academic accomplishments & work with the women's suffrage movement.
Who is Katherine Wright
This final NASM Summer Internship Google Form is due by August 16th ;)
The Washington DC cherry blossom trees that bloom along the Tidal Basin were a gift in 1912 from the mayor of what city?
What is Tokyo.
Unfortunately closed for the entirety of your internship tenure (for it's first renovation in more than 50 years) this is the name of the iconic building often thought of as the headquarters of the Smithsonian Institution.
"The Castle" (The Smithsonian Castle)
With a mid-June release date & over $1billion worldwide box office office earnings, this film is the highest grossing movie of the summer & is on track to be the highest grossing film of 2024.
What is Inside Out 2.
The Mariner 10, hanging in NMB's Exploring the Planets gallery, was the first spacecraft to study THIS planet and the first to use the gravity of one planet to reach another
What is Mercury
This is the name of the next generation Space Telescope we saw being constructed at our field trip to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. It is set to launch in 2027 & from there, map the cosmos.
What is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Holding the title of tallest structure in the world from 1884 until 1889, this still stands as the highest structure in the skyscraper-less city of Washington DC.
What is the Washington monument.
What is the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
This global meeting, hosted in early July right down the street, caused traffic headaches, Metro shutdowns, and the closure of several SI museums. Staff were invited to telework & one of our Tuesday networking sessions was rescheduled to accommodate.
What was the 2024 NATO Summit.
Featured in the back of NMB's "Destination Moon" gallery, this is the NAME of the Apollo 11 command module that carried Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collons on the first lunar landing flight in 1969.
What is Columbia.
According to our guide at Garber, the public can stop by MSC (& one of Garber's neighboring buildings)once a year to collect THIS, which I guess is good for your garden...?
What is elephant dung.
This Spanish-American celebrity chef created the World Central Kitchen, a non-profit devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters. He is a DC hero and the creator of some of our most iconic restaurants, including minibar, Jaleo, and Zaytinya.
Who is José Andres
The National Museum of the American Indian is NASM's neighbor, but the Smithsonian has another museum of the same name in this US city. Tourists be mindful when planning a visit!
What is New York City
The Democratic National Convention is being hosted in Chicago, beginning August 19th. The Republican National Convention was hosted a month earlier (mid July) in this Midwestern city.
This billionaire gave NASM a $200 million dollar gift in 2021, which will be used to build a learning center on the East end of the building, among other things. This gift was the largest gift to any Smithsonian since its founding in 1846.
Who is Jeff Bezos.
A highlight of the Hazy Restoration Hangar Tour was an up-close peek at ongoing restoration to this WWII aircraft, which survived more operational missions over Europe than any other during the war. A fan of the plane? Find its retro merch in our gift shop, ranging from socks to fridge magnets.
What is Flak-bait
With a historic house museum near Dupont Circle, this 20th century president is the only US president buried in the District of Columbia (at National Cathedral).
Who is Woodrow Wilson
Have you been to visit THIS iconic sculpture on the National Gallery of Art's East Building? Bonus points for a photo with the Capital in the background.
What is a blue rooster.
Actress Shelley Duvall died in July of this year, famous for iconic roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including a leading role in THIS 1980 horror movie, directed by Stanley Kubrick based on a book by Stephen King.
What is The Shining.
The Udvar Hazy Center's "Discovery" Space Shuttle came to the museum in 2012, replacing this shuttle, which never flew in space (don't worry, it found a new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air,& Space Museum in NYC).
What is the Enterprise.
This department hosted close to half of all 2024 summer interns (19 of our 39 person cohort).
What is Education
Embroiled in controversy earlier this year when it contemplated a move to Northern Virginia, the Capital One Arena in downtown DC is home to these 2 DC sports franchises.
Washington Wizards (basketball) & Washington Capitals (hockey).
From the imagined storage tunnels under the Smithsonian, Amy Adams comes to life as this figure from NASM's collection in the movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
Who is Amelia Earhart.