DC Trivia
DMV stands for this
What is DC, Maryland, and Virginia?
The movie Independence Day is one of the reasons many people believe that this part of Nevada contains captured aliens
What is Area 51?
Randy, of Toy Story musical fame
Who is Neal? (Newman)
It's the alternate name of E Street outside NASA HQ
What is Hidden Figures Way?
Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Rudolph
Who are Santa's reindeer?
The stretch of I-495 that surrounds DC is colloquially called this
What is the Beltway?
NBA star Kyrie Irving and rapper B.o.B. are believers of this conspiracy theory; Take that, Magellan!
What is Flat Earth?
Nancy, of children's book amateur sleuthing
Who is Alvin? (Drew)
She was the first American woman in space
Who is Sally Ride?
Apollo, Artemis, Hades, Dionysus
Who are Greek mythological figures?
This actor was posthumously awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 2008's The Dark Knight
Who is Heath Ledger?
A satirical conspiracy theory popularized by Gen Z stipulated that these animals were actually government surveillance drones
What are birds?
Ray, of the game-tying 3-pointer for the Heat in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals
Who is Marvin? (Allen)
Who is Karen Feldstein?
Michael, Jim, Charles, Bill
Who are NASA Administrators?
In 1997's Batman and Robin, this actor plays Batman villain Mr. Freeze
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
These lines coming off of planes are believed by some to be government experiments on its citizens
What are chemtrails?
Wes, of Asteroid City and Moonrise Kingdom
Who is Elizabeth? (Anderson)
Although not the namesake of NASA HQ, this "Hidden Figure" was the first to integrate West Virginia's graduate schools
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Ox, Goat, Rabbit, Dog
What are Chinese Zodiac symbols?
This East Coast city was the last capital of the country prior to the founding of Washington, DC
What is Philadelphia?
This is why the American flag on the Moon appears to be waving in the wind (and it's NOT because it isn't actually on the Moon)
What is it's held up by wires for effect?
Beanie, of Lady Bird and Booksmart
Who is Karen? (Feldstein)
In 2005, this woman became the first female Deputy Administrator of NASA
Who is Shana Dale?
Howie, Steve, Alex, Pat
Who are game show hosts?