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This Monument is located due south of the White House and due East of the Lincoln Memorial?

What is the Washington Monument

100

The architect of the Washington Monument modeled its structure off of this shape from Ancient Egypt?

What is an Egyptian obelisk

100

Franklin Delano Roosevelt connected with everyday Americans through discussions about his New Deal programs and the progress of World War II with this radio program?

What are Fireside Chats

100

This founding father wrote, "All men are created equal"?

Who is Thomas Jefferson

100

George Washington lived in this house after leaving the presidency, roughly only 15 miles from Washington D.C.?

What is Mount Vernon

200

This Memorial is located due West of the Washington Monument?

What is the Lincoln Memorial

200

The four rooms of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial represent this element of Roosevelt's life?

What are his four terms as president

200

Abraham Lincoln wrote this document in 1863 to decree that all enslaved people should be set free?

What is the Emancipation Proclamation

200

Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, "I have a dream" while giving a speech in front of this memorial?

What is the Lincoln Memorial

200

This woman, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wife, represented the United States as one of the early delegates to the United Nations?

Who is Eleanor Roosevelt

300

This Memorial is located due south of the Washington Monument and southeast of the FDR Memorial?

What is the Jefferson Memorial

300

A quote from this document, including the line "all men are created equal," is inscribed within the walls of the Jefferson Memorial.

What is the Declaration of Independence

300

Thomas Jefferson wrote this foundational document in 1776 that stated the United States would no longer be a colony of Great Britain?

What is the Declaration of Independence

300

The quote "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen" has been used to describe this U.S. President?

Who is George Washington

300

The building of the Washington Monument was halted because of this war.

What is the Civil War

400

This Memorial is located southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and northwest of the FDR Memorial?

What is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

400

These are the four principles represented by quotes in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial?

What are democracy, hope, justice, and love

400

Dr. King was a leader during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, a boycott that was sparked by this woman?

Who is Rosa Parks

400

Abraham Lincoln quoted the famous line, "all men are created equal" in this speech during the Civil War?

What is the Gettysburg Address

400

Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded this prize in 1964 because of his influence in teaching others to fight for their rights with words, not violence?

What is the Nobel Peace Prize

500

This Memorial is located southeast of the MLK Jr. Memorial and Northwest of the Jefferson Memorial?

What is the FDR Memorial

500

The 36 columns in the Lincoln Memorial represent this?

What are the 36 states that were a part of the US in 1865

500

George Washington helped write this important document in 1787?

What is the United States Consititution

500

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt said December 7th, 1941 would be a "date that would live in infamy," he was reacting to this event?

What is the attack on Pearl Harbor

500

Abraham Lincoln was born in this state, on February 12, 1809.

What is Kentucky