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400

On September 9, 1983 a petition was submitted to Congress asking that the district be made this

what is State

400

Discovered as a child by P.T. Barnum, tiny 25" tall Charles Stratton became known as Tom this

who is Tom Thumb

400

In 1937 he made his first movie

Who is Reagan

400

By definition, crudites are veggies served this way

what is Raw

400

Carl Sagan knew that this number is the first to contain a "B" when spelled out

what is Billion

800

The White House has been known as this "Mansion", also the branch of our government that works here

what is Executive 
800

He was only 9 or 10 when he became Egypt's pharaoh sometime around 1348 B.C.

Who is King Tut

800

Unlike his Republican cousin, who was also president, he was a Democrat

who is FDR

800

Egypt's hawk-headed sun god

who is Ra

800

Alphabetically, it's the first Roman numeral

what is C

1200

The NSO, the National Symphony Orchestra, has been playing at this center since 1971, the year it opened

what is The Kennedy Center

1200

John Smith said that this girl was about 10 when he met her in 1607 (she looked a little older in the Disney movie)

who is Pocahontas

1200

He was the first president to live long enough to see his son elected president

who is John Adams

1200

peaking familially, the opposite of bro

what is Sis

1200

This multiple of 10 is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order

what is Forty

1600

In 1846 the District of Columbia gave back about 30 square miles of its area to this state

what is Virginia

1600

When he became the heir to the English throne at age 10, he probably had no idea he'd get married 6 times

who is Henry VIII
1600

Donald Trump is the 11th; this president was the 10th time a sitting incumbent was unseated by the voters. 

Who is H.W. Bush

1600

In macroeconomics, this 4-letter period of rapid market expansion and wealth generation is the inevitable precursor to a bust 

what is Boom

1600

When spelled out this number has as many letters as its value

what is Four

2000

Get off the Metro at Farragut North to visit this society's Explorers Hall

what is The National Geographic Society

2000

In 1815, at age 6, this future writer of scary stories moved to Great Britain with his foster family, the Allans

DAILY DOUBLE:
who is Edgar Allan Poe

2000

It was the last office to which Gerald Ford was elected

House Of Representatives

2000

In 2003 Playtex introduced 1/2 sizes to this feminine product

what is Bra

2000

This number, one of the first 20, uses only one vowel (4 times!)

what is Seventeen