HUNT FOR DC

 

 

  1. What is the name of General Robert E. Lee’s army that fought at Gettysburg ?
    http://www.gettysburg.com/bog/bogs     t ory/story3.htm

 

  1. What is the name of the Union army that fought at Gettysburg ?
    http://www.gettysburg.com/bog/bogstory/story4.htm

 

  1. In Lincoln ’s Gettysburg Address how long are Four Score and Seven years?
    (A hint look up the word “score” in the dictionary and do the math!)

 

  1. How many black soldiers and sailors fought in the American Civil War?
    http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/ CLICK and look in       [The Memorial]   [History]

 

  1. The land that is now Arlington National Cemetery was owned by what famous Civil War General?   Did he fight for the Union or for the Confederacy?
    http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/arlington_house.html

 

  1. At the statue of Albert Einstein what is Einstein contemplating (looking at)?
    http://www.kittytours.org/thatman2/search.asp?subject=85

 

  1. What are Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 4-Freedoms?
    http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/82springwood/82visual5.htm

 

  1. The Korean War is sometimes referred to as the ______________ war?
    http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent1/?file=index

 

  1. The Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a ______________?
    http://www.nps.gov/linc/

 

  1. The Marine Corps Memorial depicts six service men raising the American Flag on an island in the Pacific Ocean during WWII.   What is the name of that island?
    http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/usmc.htm

 

  1. What are the 3 Components that make up the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial?
    http://www.nps.gov/vive/home.htm

 

  1. What is the name of the statue that sits on top of the Capitol Dome?
    http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/capitol_chron.cfm

 

  1. In Washington DC the Smithsonian Institution is not just one building but is made up of how many different sites in Washington DC ?
    http://www.si.edu/visit/      

 

  1. What is the name of the newest Museum to be added to the Smithsonian Institution?
    What exhibition might I see at this new museum?
    http://www.nmai.si.edu/  

 

  1. What was the Enola Gay?   Where would I go to see this object?
    http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal103/gal103_former.html

 

  1. Tell me one thing that I could see at the National Museum of American History.
    http://americanhistory.si.edu/

 

  1. In the Museum of American History you can view Boston Celtic uniform number 14. Who wore that jersey and what was his nickname?
    http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&objkey=103

 

  1. What is the shape of the Hirshhorn Museum ?What is housed in the Hirshhorn?
    http://www.hirshhorn.si.edu/

 

  1. At one time in history the White House was nearly destroyed.   In what year did it happen?   What happened? Who did it?
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=entertainment/profile&id=793011&typeId=3

 

  1. We all know where the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers is for WW I, WW II, and Korea is, but where is the Tomb for the Unknown Soldier from the American Revolutionary War?
    http://www.continentalline.org/articles/0101/010102.htm

 

  1. Why isn’t there an unknown soldier from the Vietnam War?
    http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/vietnam.htm

 

  1. We will probably go to Union Station for a lunch stop.   What kind of food will I be able to buy at the Acropolis?
    http://www.unionstationdc.com/dinning.asp?gid=7

 

  1. Washington DC is on the Potomac River .   What does the word Potomac mean in the Piscataway Indian Language?
    http://www.nmai.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=dc&second=visitor&third=inside#potomac

 

  1. Who does the World War II memorial honor?
    http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=facts.asp&subpage=intro

 

  1. Who was the first designer of the city of Washington DC?
    http://www.washington.org/index.cfm?blnNavView=True&idContentType=498&idCurrentPage=30&CFID=13758554&CFTOKEN=64478739

 

  1. Who was Donald David Watson?   Where was he from? What happened to him?
    http://thewall-usa.com/

 

  1.   I want to go from Arlington National Cemetery to the Smithsonian Metro Rail Station how much will it cost me, regular faire?    How long will it take?   What color line will I be taking?
    http://www.wmata.com/test_tplanner/index.cfm

  1. A new memorial is in the planning stages for Washington D.C.   Who will be honored by this new memorial?   What will be the official name of this new memorial?   http://www.disabledveteranslifememorial.org/about.html

 

  1. When we walk over to the fence to look at the White House we will see a statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park .   Andrew Jackson holds the distinction of being the only president ever done what to another man?
    http://www.kittytours.org/thatman2/search.asp?subject=25

 

  1. You probably know that Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth Ford’s Theater.   What was the name of the play that President Lincoln was watching?
    http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/ford.html

 

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