Semiquincentennial
The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4, 1776, in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
Tenleytown was first settled by a tavern keeper who opened his establishment at the fork of Wisconsin Ave. from this other thoroughfare.
What is River Road?
She's the program coordinator!
Who is Alex Flanigan?
Summer officially ends on the 21st day of this month.
What is September?
The District of Columbia used to extend into Virginia, mostly in what is now this county.
What is Arlington?
Among the committee assigned to write the Declaration was this elder statesman already famous for his electrical experiments.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Jackson-Reed High School was until recently named for this former president.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
He's the space manager!
Who is Jacob Weisman?
British Summer Time is the equivalent of this time shift in the United States.
What is Daylight Savings Time?
Even though the Capitol is the starting point for the District's four quadrants, this government residence lies closer to the city center.
What is the White House?
By subscribing to the Declaration in large script, this Founding Father's name became synonymous with "signature."
Who was John Hancock?
Wisconsin Ave. bisects this round traffic feature.
What is Tenley Circle?
She's the summer camp leader!
Who is Luna Dean?
The two months that fall completely in summer each have this many days.
What is 31?
Of the four directional quadrants that make up the city, this is the largest.
What is Northwest?
It wasn't till 1943 that this principal Declaration author received his own monument in Washington.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The local library bears the Tenley name and that of this other nearby neighborhood further up Wisconsin Ave.
What is "Friendship"?
He's the tech wiz!
Who is Avi Krishan?
Another meaning for "summer" is someone who performs this mathematical operation.
What is addition?
D.C. is divided into this many political wards.
What is eight?
Though signed on the 4th, the Declaration was actually adopted by Congress on this date in July.
What is the 2nd?
A temple on Wisconsin Ave. dated 1926 belongs to this fraternal organization.
Who are the Masons?
She's the executive director!
Who is Cathy Robertson?
This feature of the Earth's axis is what makes summers hot and winters cold.
What is tilt?
This urban section is named for the branch of the Potomac that divides it from the rest of the city.
What is Anacostia?