Summer 2025
NASM
2025 Intern Program
Washington, DC
Smithsonian Potpourri
100
On theme for NASM, the extra-marital couple caught having an affair on the Jumbotron at a Coldplay concern were the CEO & Chief People Officer of this tech start up company.
What is Astronomer
100
With small features in two of our NMB galleries, she is the 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
100
This final NASM Summer Internship Google Form is due by August 18th ;)
The Internship Exit Survey
100
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
100
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.
What is the Castle (Smithsonian Castle)
200
Playing it a little fast & loose with the definition of "summer", this film is currently the highest grossing film of summer 2025 with a worldwide gross of over $1billion.
What is Lilo & Stitch
200
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
200
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 2026 or 2027 & from there, map the cosmos.
What is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
200
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
200
Celebrated each (scorching) July, outside on the National Mall this festival is a massive celebration of cultures across the globe. The theme in 2025 was "Youth and the Future of Culture".
What is the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
300
UHC found itself in the news this summer when members of congress proposed to move THIS object to THIS state via an element in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill"
What is the Space Shuttle Discovery to Texas
300
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
300
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 elephant dung
300
Located between Penn Quarter and Chinatown (for now?) Capital One Arena is home to these 2 DC sports franchises
Who are the Capitals (NHL) and the Wizards (NBA)
300
The Rock Creek Park location of the National Zoo welcomed visitors for the first time in 1891, but it's original location (housing bison, lynx, and 15 North American species) was here.
What is the National Mall
400
This fashion magazine featured an AI model in its pages for the first time this summer. Guess what? The internet was big mad.
What is Vogue
400
He was the first director of NASM, but is probably most famous for being the "third man" on the Apollo 11 Moon mission-- remaining in the command module while Neil & Buzz landed on the surface of the moon.
Who is Michael Collins
400
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
400
Have you seen THESE steps in Georgetown, famous for being featured in an iconic 1973 horror film?
What are the exorcist steps?
400
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
500
New couple alert? Katy Perry (just weeks out of her marriage with Orlando Bloom) was spotted out on the town with this former world leader.
Who is Justin Trudeau (Former Canadian Prime Minister)?
500
OUR Space Shuttle [Discovery] came to the Udvar Hazy Center 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
500
You've been as far as Dolcezza in the Hirschhorn foyer, but how far have you ventured into the museum? Works by these two B-named artists are in dialogue upstairs in the 2024-2025 exhibit [B___ x B____].
Who are Basquiat x Bansky
500
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
500
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) is the Smithsonian's only unit outside the United States. It has been located in this country since its founding in 1923.
What is Panama