History
The District of Columbia (D.C.) was named to honor this person.
Christopher Columbus
Where was the first capitol of the United States located?
New York City
Many floors under the dome at the center of the Capitol Building was a crypt made to bury this person.
George Washington
These were the workers who built the White House.
1800
George Washington designated 100 acres in these two states to become the new nation's capital.
Virginia and Maryland
Only members of the Congress are allowed to use these. They are never seen by the public.
Tunnels underground the Capitol Building. Also, elevators inside the Capitol Building.
All except one president has lived in the White House. Name the president who never lived there.
George Washington (He died a year before the White House was completed.)
The Lincoln Memorial has 36 columns to represent each of these.
The 36 states in the Union that existed at the time of President Lincoln's assassination.
What are the streets in Washington, D.C. named after?
The names of the 50 states.
All roads in Washington D.C. lead to this building.
Capitol Building
The White House has a total of 132 rooms. 35 of them are this kind of room.
Bathrooms
A famous American speech was made by Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1963 in front of the Lincoln Memorial. What was the name of his speech?
Washington D.C. stands along this river.
Potomac River
The Capitol Building was built at the foot of this famous hill where Native Americans had once built a meeting house for their own people.
Jenkins Hill
The White House has its own bowling alley. Get 400 points for every other unusual area you can name that is in the White House.
Movie theatre, swimming pool, dentist office, chocolate shop, a flower shop, media room
The Washington Monument was the tallest building in the world at 555 5 ⅛ feet tall until the completion of this structure in Paris, France which is 984 feet tall.
Eiffel Tower
George Washington chose the location of the Washington, D.C. to be only a few miles from his home. What was his nearby home called?
Mount Vernon
What two groups (which make up America's Congress) meet in the Capitol Building?
Senate (100 members) and House of Representatives (440 members)
Although George Washington never lived in the White House, he was the one to insist that the president's office be made this shape.
Oval
What military building just outside Washington, D.C. has 5 stories, 5 sides and 5 acres in the middle?
The Pentagon (Headquarters of the Defense Department) is the shape of a pentagon with a 5-acre courtyard at the center. It is one of the largest office buildings in the world with over 30,000 employees.