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The Chair of CAPAC

Who is Congresswoman Judy Chu?

100
The main river that Washington DC sits on

What is the Potomac River?

100

The President and CEO of APAICS

Who is Madalene Mielke?

100

The first AANHPI woman in Congress

Who is Patsy Mink?

100

The Asian American actor who won an Oscar this year for Best Supporting Actor

Ke Huy Quan

200

The APAICS Programs team

Who are Lan, Mackenzie, and Eric?

200

The tallest building in Washington DC

What is the Washington Monument?

200

The acronym for APAICS

What is the American Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies?

200

The form of government Hawai'i had before statehood

What is a monarchy?

200

The country that Crazy Rich Asians is set in

What is Singapore?

300

The Four P's

What are professional, punctual, present, and purposeful?

300

Name two DC national sports teams

What are the Nationals, the Capitals, the Wizards, the Mystics, and the DC United?

300

APAICS was founded alongside this caucus.

What is the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus?

300

The first Asian American to be printed on US currency

Anna May Wong

300

The first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating

Who is Kristi Yamaguchi?

400

Office attire etiquette

What is Business Professional?

400

The two nearest metro stations to Capitol Hill

What are Union Station and Capitol South Metro Stations?

400

The year that APAICS was founded

What is 1994?

400

One of the most prominent Filipino leaders who led union strikes alongside Cesar Chavez in the 1960s

Who is Larry Itliong?

400

The author of Joy Luck Club

Who is Amy Tan?

500

APAICS offers a variety of programs throughout the year. The programs offered are...

What are Congressional Fellowship Program, Congressional Internship Program, Regional Leadership Academies, National Leadership Academy, Women's Collective, and Youth Leadership Academy?

500

The DC flag looks like...

What are three red stars and two red stripes on a white background?

500

The two founders of APAICS

Who are the Hon. Norman Mineta and the Hon. Robert Underwood?

500

The year that the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed

What is 1943?

500

The first Asian American SNL cast member

Who is Bowen Yang?