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December 28, 2005 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Players' Choice: Washington, D.C. Packing Round 1. Washington, D.C. was historically called the FEDERAL city. 2. A two-week festival celebrated the blooming of the CHERRY trees in early spring. 3 The expansive green between the Capital and Potomac is simply called the MALL . 4. The FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Memorial was opened by President Bill Clinton on May 2, 1997. 5. The district in Washington is home to the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building. 6. Which of these daily newspapers first broke the Watergate Scandal Story. WASHINGTON POST Picture: Capital building Departure Round 1. President Reagan celebrated his 70th birthday in this famous restaurant in the Watergate Hotel. JEAN-LOUIS 2. A basketball-sized chunk of marble fell onto the front steps of the SUPREME COURT on November 29th. 3. Washington's own native music genre which first appeared in the late 1970's is GO-GO . 4 Three bodies of water in D.C. are the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and ROCK Creek. 5. Washington hosts the annual Legg Mason TENNIS Classic. Picture: interior of very large room with desks On Tour 1. This catastrophic even almost destroyed the city of Washington in 1814. BRITISH SEIGE 2 The so-called "Castle" on the Mall is headquarters for the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION . 3. These universities are all in Washington, D.C. except TEMPLE UNIVERSITY . 4. The FOLGER Library has the largest collection of Shakespearian materials in the world. 5. Residents have been buying meat and produce at the historic EASTERN market since 1873. 6. This island in the Potomac River is the site of a popular national park. ROOSEVELT ISLAND 7. You can visit Ford`s Theater where Lincoln was shot and PETERSEN House where he died. Picture: white building with rounded dome and trees 8. Which Washington place of worship is called "The church of the Presidents"? ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL 9. The White House stands between the old Executive Office Building and this. THE TREASURY 10. King's Dominion in nearby Bowswell, Virginia, is a THEME PARK . 11. The 1889 Romanesque Revival old Post Office building now holds a SHOPPING CENTER . 12. This square in front of the White House's main facade is a common place for demonstrations. LAFAYETTE SQUARE Bonus Question One The new World War II Memorial is located on the Mall at the east end of the REFLECTING Pool. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Virginia and Maryland is Washington, D.C. found? Area 4 Picture: very modern squarish building with flat fountain and glass pyramids Slide Show 1. The dome of the U.S. Capital is topped by Thomas Crawford`s bronze statue called LIBERTY . >>>NTN can't make up their mind on this one. The last two times they asked this question the answer was Freedom.<<< "The dome finally reached completion in December 1863, topped off with a 19-foot classical bronze statue of a woman called "Freedom." http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/capitoldome/" 2. The interior of this landmark building is decorated with wall and ceiling murals. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 3. The landmark JEFFERSON Memorial is fronted by the lovely tidal basin. 4. This architect designed the National Gallery's modern east wing that opened in 1978. I.M. PEI Clues for next destination: San Diego and Tijuana Detroit and Windsor El Paso |