DC History
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Fall Food
100
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell
100
This type of Japanese tree was transplanted to DC
What is the cherry tree
100
President Obama was born in this state in 1961
What is Hawaii.
100
Played the fixer in Scandal.
What is Kerry Washington?
100
What do we customarily cook on Thanksgiving?
What is a turkey
200
Opened in 2011, this memorial was the first ever memorial for an African-American on the National Mall in Washington DC.
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
200
This landmark is surrounding by different Smithsonian museums and monuments, but there is no shopping here.
What is the National Mall
200
This is the name of the Obama's dog, who lived with them in the White House
What is Bo.
200
This monument, located on the National Mall in Washington DC, is the world's tallest stone structure.
What is the Washington Monument
200
What are the two most common pies eaten on Thanksgiving?
What is pumpkin and apple
300
His unique brand of funk music as a singer, guitarist and songwriter known as the "godfather of go-go." He died in 2012.
Who is Chuck Brown?
300
Arlington cemetery is located in this state.
What is Virginia
300
President Obama graduated from this law school in 1991
What is Harvard Law School
300
This landmark is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
What is the White House?
300
What are two types of potatoes eaten during a Thanksgiving dinner?
What are mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes
400
This DC holiday marks the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act, which president Abraham Lincoln signed on April 16, 1862 (and sometimes give the rest of the country a one-day extension for taxes.
What is Emancipation Day
400
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
400
President Obama is known for his community work in this major American city before his beginnings in state and national politics.
What is Chicago
400
This famous actor is most known for his roles in Remember the Titans, American Gangster, Flight, The Taking of Pelham 123, Man on Fire, and 2 Guns.
Who is Denzel Washington
400
This tart berry is a sauce/jelly staple for the Thanksgiving table.
What is cranberry sauce
500
Name of the National's first manager
Who is Frank Robinson?
500
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
500
President Obama completed this number of full terms as a US Senator before running for President in 2008.
What is zero (he served three out of the four years of his term before resigning to focus on his presidential campaign).
500
This great African-American educator, author, orator, and presidential adviser became the leading voice of the former slaves and their descendants during the segregation of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Who is Booker T. Washington
500
What turkeys actually gobble?
Male turkeys