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Monuments & Memorials
Museums & Tourist Attractions
Branches of Government
Senators & Congressional Reps
Travel Etiquette & Norms
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We will visit both the Korean War Memorial and the Vietnam War Memorial on our trip. What two decades did these wars take place?
Korean War (1950-1953) - The Fifties Vietnam War (1955-1975) - Fifties, Sixties and Seventies but mostly Sixties
100
Where the president lives.
What is the White House?
100
How many people are in the Senate?
100
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Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris
Who are the Senators representing California?
100
Taylor Stern, Ashley Webster, Paul Waken and Megen O'Keefe
Who are the chaperones for the DC Trip that are giving up their Spring Break to create a wonderful educational opportunity for 8th Grade Students.
200
We will be visiting Arlington National Cemetery. Besides the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, there is a former President buried here that attacks many tourists. Which President?
John F. Kennedy, Jr. who was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, while on a campaign trip to Dallas.
200
Are people allowed in the capital building?
Yes
200
Where does Congress meet?
The Capitol
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Paul Ryan
Who is the Speaker of the House and third in line for the presidency if Trump and Pence get killed?
200
What is the most important meal of the day that will help you have energy to tour DC? If we have to meet the bus at 8:30 am, what time would you most likely have to come down for Breakfast?
BREAKFAST What is 7:30 am. This will provide students time to go back to their room and get what they need before getting on the bus.
300
Who was the President during the Civil War and where is his memorial located in Washington DC?
The Lincoln Memorial on The National Mall
300
Name one president that has a monument/memorial other than Lincon and Washington.
Answers may vary - FDR and Thomas Jefferson
300
This stops one branch of government from having too much power.
What are Checks and Balances?
300
Barbra Boxer
Who is a former California Senator?
300
What is the ideal number of hours for a teenager to sleep each night to function properly?
Eight 1/2- Nine hours a night.
400
After the British burned down the Library of Congress in 1814, who offers his entire personal book collection to rebuild this Library?
Thomas Jefferson
400
The most visited national landmark in DC.
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
400
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
435
400
Name 2 Republican Senators.
Answers may vary Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- Ky) Orrin Hatch (R- UT)
400
Asking questions, not talking while a tour guide is speaking, staying with the group, having energy to walk around DC without complaint.
What is the ideal Wildwood attitude needed to benefit an entire group of travelers?
500
Who was president of the United States during the Great Depression and WWII? What did he create to help generate jobs?
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt and what is the WPA (Works Projects Administration)
500
555 feet tall in Washington DC?
What is the height of the Washington Monument.
500
How many people are currently on the Supreme Court? Who is President Trump's nominee?
8 Neil Gorsuch
500
Who represents DC in the congress?
They do not have any congressional representatives. This is why their license plate reads, "Taxation Without Representation".
500
Name FIVE great attributes of travelers.
Answers May Vary