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Washington DC
Washington DC Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | The federal capital territory of the US, clued by its four quadrants, the L'Enfant Plan, and its placement along the Potomac River. |
| National Mall | The ceremonial axis stretching from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, housing eleven distinct Smithsonian museums. |
| Pierre Charles L'Enfant | The French-born engineer who drafted the 1791 grand plan of Washington D.C., featuring diagonal avenues and a grid layout. |
| Lincoln Memorial | The Neoclassical temple at the western end of the National Mall, containing a massive seated statue by Daniel Chester French. |
| Daniel Chester French | The prominent American sculptor who designed the monumental marble statue housed inside the Lincoln Memorial. |
| Capitol Building | The legislative center positioned on Jenkins Hill, where annual presidential State of the Union addresses are held. |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | The reflective black granite V-shaped wall slicing into the earth, designed by architect Maya Lin. |
| Maya Lin | The architect who, as an undergraduate student, designed the controversial yet acclaimed Vietnam Veterans Memorial. |
| The Cairo Hotel | The 1894 high-rise building whose tall construction directly prompted the city's strict building height limit regulations. |
| Ben's Chili Bowl | The iconic restaurant located on the historically Black U Street corridor, famous for serving spiced "half-smoke" hot dogs. |
| Gallaudet University | The world's premier higher-education institution serving deaf students, located in the NoMa neighborhood. |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial | The Tidal Basin monument featuring the monolithic "Stone of Hope" emerging from a "Mountain of Despair." |
| Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill | The cancelled SNES video game where the title character knocks Millie the dog out of the White House to foil a plot. |
| Watergate Hotel | The cylindrically curved riverfront complex located in the Northwest quadrant, famous for the 1972 political break-in scandal. |
| Anacostia River | The waterway that joins the Potomac River at the southern tip of the District, defining much of its eastern border. |
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