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100
What is the name of the river which forms Washington D.C.'s border with Virginia?
Potomac
100
The District of Columbia gets how many electoral votes for presidential elections?
3
100
What sci-fi character is depicted in stone at the National Cathedral?
Darth Vader
100

What did U.S. Marine Corps pilot Capt. John Rahm do in his Harrier jump jet on June 6, 1991?

Land on the Mall. The dramatic landing was so the plane could be displayed as part of the Desert Storm victory celebration.

100
Which two states donated land to form the District of Columbia?
Maryland and Virginia
200

Who was the first president to live in Washington D.C. and the White House?

John Adams

200

DAILY DOUBLE

Queen City was a neighborhood of around 150 African American families in Arlington, Va., founded in the 1880s. What happened to it?

200
What memorial is a long wall along a stone path near a green park that lists out the names of the soldiers who died?
The Vietnam Memorial
200
Who designed the layout for the city of Washington D.C.?
Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant
200
What is the official bird of Washington D.C.?
Wood Thrush
300
What is the official flower of Washington D.C.?
American Beauty Rose
300
How many people visit Washington DC each year?
20 million
300
What is the official tree of the District of Colombia?
Scarlet Oak
300
Which cabinet department's headquarters is the only one not located within D.C.?
Department of Defense
300

DAILY DOUBLE

Part of the land that became the planned community of Reston, Va., was once something called the Green Forest Club. What was the Green Forest Club?

400
How many people live in Washington D.C.?
646,000
400
How many museums does the Smithsonian include?
19
400

The Charles County town of Waldorf, Md., used to have another name. What was it?

Beantown

400
Who was the architect who designed the White House?
James Hoban
400
BONUS! Before becoming the Washington Wizards, what was this NBA team's name? In what year did they make the change?
Bullets 1997
500
BONUS! How many exterior columns does the Lincoln Memorial have? What does this represent?
36 The number of states at the time of Lincoln's death
500
What former MLB team relocated to Washington D.C. and become the Nationals?
Montreal Expos
500

What did Russell Nesbit do with his hands in 1962?

What is walked down the stairs of the Washington Monument? Nesbit, a graduate of Cardozo High School, led a troupe of acrobats known as the Flying Nesbits.

500
BONUS! How many Super Bowls have the Washington Redskins won? Name a year in which they won.
3 1982 (XVII), 1987 (XXII), 1991 (XXVI)
500
BONUS! How many square miles is the land area of Washington D.C.? What was the original land area of Washington D.C.?
68.25 square miles 100 square miles