Famous Washingtonians
This "science guy" was born in Washington D.C.
Who is Bill Nye?
This metro line services the Esri office
What is the Silver line?
This DC sports team finished last place in the 2025-2026 season with a 17-65 record.
Who are the Washington Wizards?
This monument was the world's tallest structure between 1884 and 1889. You can get tickets 30 days in advance or day-of.
What is the Washington Monument?
On August 28, 1963, this civil rights leader delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This renowned composer and jazz pianist was a fixture on the U Street music scene in the 1920s before transitioning to Harlem, NY.
Who is Duke Ellington?
There are this many metro lines in DC.
What is 6?
DC's NFL team was known by this name directly before being called the Commanders.
What is the Washington Football team?
This urban DC park is more than twice the size of central park and was the third National Park unit to be designated.
What is Rock Creek Park?
This political scandal, centered on a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., eventually led to President Nixon's resignation.
What is the Watergate scandal?
Born in DC and raised in Bethesda, this simmer is the most decorated female swimmer in history.
Who is Katie Ledecky?
The DC metro opened on this year (from Rhode Island Ave to Gallery Place-Chinatown) (+-5 years for correct answer)
What is 1976?
This star Washington Capitals player has scored the most career goals in NHL regular season history.
Who is Alexander Ovechkin?
This public market, located in SE, has been operating continuously since 1873. It operates a flea market every weekend.
What is Eastern Market?
On April 14, 2865, President Lincoln was shot while attending a play at this theater.
What is Ford's theater?
This American professional basketball player, nicknamed "the Slim Reaper", is from Washington, D.C.
Who is Kevin Durant?
This event set Metro's single day ridership record.
What is President Obama's 2009 inauguration?
This Washington Spirit player helped scored three goals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, helping the United States to win gold.
Who is Trinity Rodman?
Which library, the largest in the world, offers public tours of its ornate Thomas Jefferson Building?
What is the Library of Congress?
During this massive 1963 gathering in Washington, D.C., more than 200,000 people assembled to advocate for civil and economic rights for African Americans.
What is the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
This orator, writer, and abolitionist was the most important leader of the 19th century African-American civil rights movement lived the later years of his life in Washington D.C.
Who is Frederick Douglas?
This metro station has the longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere (230 ft long).
What is Wheaton station (Red line)?
2018-2019 was a big year for DC sports teams, with these three professional teams winning their leagues' championships.
Who are the Washington Nationals, Capitals, and Mystics?
During the summer, this trail, stretching from Mount Vernon to Theodore Roosevelt Island, is one of the most heavily used multi-use trails in the country.
What is the Mount Vernon Trail?
In 1981, this U.S. president survived an assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.
Who is Ronald Reagan?