Virtual Field Trip Answer Key

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Virtual Field Trip Answer Key Our Nation’s Capital: Washington D.C.

Instructions: Follow the links on the webpage to find the answers to following the questions. Be careful, not all the links are the same even though they may look similar. Be sure to click each one individually for each question. Fill in this worksheet with your answers.

1. Washington D.C. belongs to which state? a. Virginia b. Maryland c. Pennsylvania d. None of the above

2. What does “D.C.” stand for? District of Columbia

3. After watching the video clip: The March of Time what is the name of the great national burial ground? Arlington Cemetery

4. In what year was the Capitol completed? 1800

5. Which famous president was supposed to have been buried in the Capitol? a. Thomas Jefferson b. George Washington c. John Adams d. Andrew Jackson

6. How many years did it take to put the dome on top of the Capitol? 11 years

7. Which TWO streets surround the Capitol? a. Independence Ave b. Washington Lane c. Lincoln Circle d. Constitution Ave

8. The Jefferson Memorial honors our third president, Thomas Jefferson. The memorial, like Jefferson’s home is based on the architecture of what famous landmark in Rome? Roman Pantheon

9. The 36 Doric columns on the outside of the Lincoln Memorial represent the number of WHAT at the time of Lincoln's death in 1865? 36 States in the Union 10. Which memorial is the size of a football field and commemorates the lives of 16 million Americans who served in the armed forces of during the war? World War II Memorial

11. The Washington Monument is how tall (it’s ok to round to the nearest foot)? 555 feet

12. Which museum houses the largest collection of material about the murder of more than six million Jews by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945? Holocaust Museum

13. How many of the Smithsonian museums are actually in Washington D.C.? 17

14. The Smithsonian Institution building is often referred to as WHAT? The Castle

15. Which museum is considered to be the most popular in the world? Air and Space

16. Arlington Cemetery was established in May of what year? 1864

17. Arlington Cemetery is owned by? U.S. Department of Army

18. When was the Tomb of the Unknown approved? March 4, 1921

19. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and in any weather. What number symbolizes the highest military honor that can be bestowed? The tomb guard walks this same number of steps, pauses for this same number of seconds then turns around and repeats the process. 21

20. At the end of this worksheet please write a 5-paragraph essay outlining 3 of sites (the capitol, a museum, the cemetery, etc.) located around Washington D.C. that you most would like to see and why