Geography
What two states granted land for the creation of the U.S. Capitol/Washington, DC?
What are Virginia and Maryland
How many deputy mayors are there in Washington DC?
What are 4
Is the total population of Washington DC:
500,000+
650,000+,
roughly 1 million people
What is 650,000+
What DC restaurant is known for receiving many celebrity visitors including President Obama?
What is Ben’s Chili Bowl
Was Virginia or Maryland eventually given back their land thus making Washington, DC smaller than it originally was?
What is Virginia
What is the name of the former DC mayor who currently serves as one of the 13 Councilmembers?
Who is Vincent Gray
The percentage of DC residents who identify as White is roughly:
55%
50%
45%?
What is 45%
What is a person from DC called?
What is a Washingtonian or Native Washingtonian.
What US President selected the exact location of Washington, DC?
Who is George Washington
The current Mayor of DC Muriel Bowser is in her second term of service. How many more times can she be elected Mayor of DC?
There are no term limits in Washington DC
The percentage of DC residents who identify as African American is roughly
55%
50%
45%?
What is roughly 45% (All time high was 70% + in the 70’s)
Which of these is the most visited place in Washington DC?
The National Mall and Veterans Memorials
The US Capitol and Capitol Hill
The Lincoln Memorial?
What is the US Capitol and Capitol Hill
Name one of the two cities where the US Capitol was once located?
What is New York City or Philadelphia
Name one of the four departments the deputy mayors are responsible for?
What is the Department of: Education or Health and Human Services or Planning & Economic Development or Operations and Infrastructure
The number of reported cases of death due to COVID 19 in Washington DC is roughly
1,000
2,000
3,000
What is roughly 1,000
Name one of three food items DC is known for
Half smokes or cupcakes or oysters
How many square miles is the District of Columbia?
What is approximately 68 square miles
What is the title of the person who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the District of Columbia?
Who is the City Administrator
DC Housing Authority provides housing for roughly how many residents?
25,000
50,000
75,000
What is roughly 50,000
Which of these is the most visited Smithsonian museum or institution in the United States?
National Zoo
American Art Museum
National Museum of Natural History
What is the National Museum of Natural History