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Name all the color lines of the DC metro system
What is Green, Red, Yellow, Orange, Silver, Blue line
What are the three branches of government
What is Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branch
This president known for his charisma always puts the us in U.S with his famous quote: "My fellow Americans," what president said this quote?
Who is Barack Obama
Nature surely is beautiful. Especially in the spring when everybody gathers in D.C to see what tree bloom in the spring each year?
What is Cherry Blossom?
This UNC alum became the 11th U.S. President
Who is James K Polk
This metro station noted as being one of the busiest lines connects the Green, Yellow, Red, Blue, Orange, and Silver lines
What is L'Enfant Plaza
The Constitution is a fundamental document for our way of life in the U.S. It'd be an understatement if we said it had a lot of words so we will narrow our focus. What are the first 3 words of the Constitution?
What is: We the People
This president deemed one of the most popular ones by people of his time and today always put his country first in this quote: "Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country." What president said this quote?
Who is John F. Kennedy
We enjoy a good show, but some have not so great experiences in the theatre. This infamous theatre near the White House is home to a famous assassination of the 16th president. What is the name of that theatre
What is Forde's Theatre
UNC Chapel Hill was founded the same year the Constitution was ratified. What was that year?
What is 1789
This is the only Metro line that doesn’t share tracks with any other line at any other station
What is the Red Line?
Uh no! The president falls ill and passes away, what 3 positions are next in line to take over presidency
When tearing down the Berlin wall in 1989 a spark to fuel that commitment was given by this president when he said in 1987 "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." What president said this quote?
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Washington famously uses letters to denote streets within the city's grid, but what letter from the first half of the alphabet is skipped over in this pattern?
What is the letter j
This Tarheel was your governor for a good chunk of your life! Now he's taking the next step in his career and is running for a North Carolina senator seat in D.C. Name that Tar Heel?
Who is Roy Cooper
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You are at Reston Town Center
You need to get to Anacostia
What is the only possible way of making there using only the metro system
What is Silver Line toward Downtown Largo → transfer at L’Enfant Plaza → Green Line toward Branch Avenue
The Civil War was tumultuous time but some good came out of it! Those being new additions to the constitution. What 3 amendments were added to the constitution and what do they do?
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment:
13: Abolish slavery
14: Birthright citizenship
15: No discrimination in official elections/voting
It seems like this 39th president had marital troubles when he said this silly quote: “I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.” Who was that president?
The Folger Library located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. is home to a large collection of printed works by what famous author of English poetry and plays you have definitely read in high school?
Who is William Shakespeare
Brooke Baldwin is not only a famous journalist and news anchor, but also a Tar Heel! If you wanted to see her on t.v to support a fellow Tar Heel what major news network would you tune into?
What is CNN
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You are at Addison Road–Seat Pleasant
You need to get to Medical Center
What is the only possible way of making it there only using only the metro system
Blue Line toward Franconia–Springfield → transfer at Metro Center → Red Line toward Shady Grove
They say America has heavy machinery, well that's true in more ways than one. Name the top 3 fattest presidents
1) William Howard Taft (~330-340 lbs)
2) Grover Cleveland (~260 lbs),
3) Donald Trump (~239-250 lbs)
Being president is a hard job, there's nothing like winding down and getting a drink. According to this president who shares a first name with a president during the Great Depression “There is nothing left to do but get drunk."
Who is Franklin Pierce
Madam's Organ, a bar in DC's Adams Morgan neighborhood, sits at the site of the original "Children's Bargaintown" store, opened in 1948, and which would eventually become what retail juggernaut?
What is Toys R Us
Name the last 3 presidents and/or vice presidents to visit UNC Chapel Hill's campus