National Mall
In the movies
Beginnings
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This monument is the tallest in Washington, D.C. and shaped like an Egyptian obelisk.
What is the Washington Monument?
100
Film in which FBI Agent investigates the gruesome crimes of a serial killer by enlisting the help of the psychotic, yet genius professor turned serial killer known for eating his victims.
What is Silence of the Lambs?
The movie was not filmed at the Smithsonian but scenes were set at the Institution.
A Smithsonian entomologist identifies the moth found in the victims.
100
Name of the original museum in the Smithsonian
What is the Castle?
200
This monument is where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
200
In this film the captain and the crew of Enterprise must face a Borg threat to save the birth of the Federation.
What is Star Trek: First Contact?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard mentions the Smithsonian in this line:
"It's a boyhood fantasy...I must have seen this ship hundreds of times in the Smithsonian, but I was never able to touch it."
200
Who is the museum named after and what was so unusual about him?
The museum is named after British scientist James Smithson.
He never visited America
300
The name of the museum organization that is in charge of most museums on the Mall
What is the Smithsonian Institution?
300
In this movie Africans, taken from their home, begin a mutiny aboard the slave ship
What is Amistad?
John Quincy Adams is shown sleeping through the congressional debate about James Smithson's bequest.
300
How many museums and galleries does the Smithsonian Institution have?
The Smithsonian museums consist of 20 museums and galleries as well as the National Zoological Park, with ~137 million objects in their collections
400
The festival Washington, D.C. festival happening in 2 weeks (around March 22nd)
What is the Cherry Blossom Festival?
400
Agent 86, is sent on his first assignment as a field operative to stop the terrorist group KAOS.
What is Get Smart?
Several shot sequences are of the exterior of the Smithsonian.
The headquarters of the Agency is located inside the National Museum of Natural History.
400
Which Smithsonian museum can you see the Hope Diamond?
You can see the Hope Diamond at the National Museum of Natural History.
500
This Smithsonian museum is a home of modern art.
What is the Hirshorn Museum?
500
In this film blogger's and chef's life stories intertwine while the blogger attempts to cook all the chef's recipes
What is Julie and Julia?
Julie Powell visits Julia Child's kitchen at the National Museum of American History and leaves a bar of butter behind in honor of Child's love affair with butter.
500
what is the Museum of Natural History?