The Buzz: Washingtology


Posted at 03:49 PM ET, 02/01/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Jesse Redmon Fauset.
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Jesse Redmon Fauset, a Dunbar High School teacher and later editor of the NAACP’s “The Crisis,” was a literary critic identified with which cultural movement?

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Posted at 03:07 PM ET, 01/29/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What document, signed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, did Thaddeus Stevens present to the House of Representatives today in 1866?

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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 01/28/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Union officer Elmer Ellsworth.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What was Elmer Ellsworth, the first Union officer killed in action in the Civil War, doing when he was shot?

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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 01/25/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Al Capone.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Before turning to a life of crime, gangster Al Capone did his civic duty of registering for the draft. True or false?

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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 01/24/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Francis Scott Key.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which item that once belonged to Francis Scott Key is now part of the DC Fire and E.M.S. Museum’s collection?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:59 AM ET, 01/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 01/22/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Green Willow amusement park.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which neighborhood once held both the Eureka and Green Willow amusement parks?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:59 AM ET, 01/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 01/21/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Who served as executive architect overseeing the design of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:59 AM ET, 01/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 01/18/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about George Washington.
By Cultural Tourism DC
True or False: Since Washington took office, every president has been inaugurated Jan. 20.

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:59 AM ET, 01/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 01/17/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about which president was first to ride to his inauguration in a car.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Who was the first president to ride to and from his inauguration in an automobile?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:59 AM ET, 01/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 01/16/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What was the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts originally going to be named?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:00 PM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:18 AM ET, 01/16/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Abbott and Costello
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Which president was entertained by comedians Abbott and Costello at his inaugural gala?

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Posted at 02:52 PM ET, 01/15/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Cleveland Park.
By Cultural Tourism DC
How did Cleveland Park get its name?

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Posted at 11:56 AM ET, 01/15/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the presidential inauguration and television.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which swearing-in was the first to be nationally televised?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:56 AM ET, 01/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:54 AM ET, 01/14/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Abraham Lincoln.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which Civil War photographer’s studio recorded this photograph of President Lincoln?

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Posted at 12:14 PM ET, 01/11/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Andrew Jackson.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which Chief Justice administered the Oath of Office to Andrew Jackson in 1829?

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Posted at 12:07 PM ET, 01/10/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Elvis Presley.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Why did Presley arrive unannounced at the Nixon White House in 1970?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:07 PM ET, 01/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:11 PM ET, 01/09/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the presidential inauguration and the Internet.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which president was the first to have his inauguration broadcast live on the Internet?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:11 PM ET, 01/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 01/08/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Titanic Memorial.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which quadrant of the city has the Titanic Memorial?

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Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 01/07/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Anacostia Community Museum.
By Cultural Tourism DC
The original Anacostia Community Museum used a structure built for what purpose?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:24 PM ET, 01/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:36 AM ET, 01/04/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Theodore Roosevelt.
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Which of the following activities did President Theodore Roosevelt not do in Rock Creek Park?

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Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 01/03/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the 49th state.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Today in 1959 the 49th state was added. Which one was it?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:47 AM ET, 01/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 01/02/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the author Louisa May Alcott.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Why did author Louisa May Alcott come to Georgetown in 1862?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:59 PM ET, 01/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 01/01/2013

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Abraham Lincoln.
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What did Abraham Lincoln issue on this date in 1863?

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Posted at 01:47 PM ET, 12/31/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about George Washington University football.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Why won’t the GWU Colonials be playing in one of this week’s bowl games?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  01:47 PM ET, 12/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:51 AM ET, 12/28/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about a local farmers market.
By Cultural Tourism DC
At which local farmers market can you shop all year?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:51 AM ET, 12/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:40 AM ET, 12/27/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about downtown D.C.
By Cultural Tourism DC
In 1938, for the first time D.C. residents visiting downtown had to pay a nickel an hour to do what?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:40 AM ET, 12/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 12/26/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about a local Tiffany windows display.
By Cultural Tourism DC
A local Tiffany windows display was commissioned for a specific space and has not been moved since. Where can you see it?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:59 AM ET, 12/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 12/25/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about holiday mistletoe.
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The holiday mistletoe that is native to the D.C. region is actually a kind of parasite: true or false?

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Posted at 11:11 AM ET, 12/24/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about George Washington.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What nativity scene animal did George Washington pay 18 shillings to bring to Mount Vernon for Christmas in 1787?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:11 AM ET, 12/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:14 PM ET, 12/21/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the film ‘Miracle on 34th Street.’
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which federal entity delivered the crucial pieces of evidence in Kris Kringle’s trial in “Miracle on 34th Street?”

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:14 PM ET, 12/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:50 PM ET, 12/20/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Commerce Department.
By Cultural Tourism DC
In 1932, the Commerce Department received a reptilian gift. What was it?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  02:50 PM ET, 12/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:03 PM ET, 12/19/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Anderson House.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which patriotic organization is headquartered in Dupont Circle’s Anderson House?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:03 PM ET, 12/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:13 PM ET, 12/18/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the National Zoo.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What type of music did performers once entertain polar bears with at the National Zoo?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:13 PM ET, 12/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 12/14/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about ice skating in D.C.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Where can artsy Washingtonians go to ice skate during the winter months?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:15 PM ET, 12/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:05 PM ET, 12/13/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about a former amusement park.
By Cultural Tourism DC
At which former amusement park could one swim, ride donkeys, canoe, and glimpse the Washington Monument from across the river?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:05 PM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:14 PM ET, 12/12/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Nobel Peace Prize.
By Cultural Tourism DC
On Dec. 12, 1906, America received its first Nobel Peace Prize, for negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese War. Who won it?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:14 PM ET, 12/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:28 PM ET, 12/11/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the IRS.
By Cultural Tourism DC
The IRS used a special machine to calculate the excise tax on what commodity in 1937?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:28 PM ET, 12/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:01 PM ET, 12/10/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the National Menorah lighting ceremony.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Who was the first president to attend the National Menorah lighting ceremony?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:01 PM ET, 12/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 12/07/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Pearl Harbor.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Why did FDR decline to attend a White House luncheon the day of the Pearl Harbor attack?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:59 AM ET, 12/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:04 PM ET, 12/06/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about a D.C. holiday tradition.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What lasting D.C. holiday tradition did the Coolidges begin in 1923?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:04 PM ET, 12/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:57 AM ET, 12/05/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about prohibition.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Was the 18th Amendment responsible for closing D.C.’s breweries?

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Posted at 12:40 PM ET, 12/04/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Foggy Bottom.
By Cultural Tourism DC
From the 1890s until the 1970s, what was the function of the Foggy Bottom rowhouse at 21st and G streets?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:40 PM ET, 12/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:17 PM ET, 12/03/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Nathaniel Hawthorne.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which building did Nathaniel Hawthorne believe should be considered the “center” of Washington?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:17 PM ET, 12/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:50 PM ET, 11/30/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Freer Gallery.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What is the name of James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s bird-inspired space, on view at the Freer Gallery?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:50 PM ET, 11/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:18 PM ET, 11/29/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about former Postmaster Amos Kendall.
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Land donated by former Postmaster General Amos Kendall is currently the site for what?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:18 PM ET, 11/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:10 PM ET, 11/27/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about D.C.’s first African-American YWCA.
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For which poet is the city’s first African-American YWCA  named?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:10 PM ET, 11/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 11/26/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Round House.
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The Round House is in which D.C. neighborhood?

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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 11/23/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Black Friday.
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In the 1940s,  Black Friday shoppers might have scoured the aisles of which sprawling downtown department store, fondly known as “Woodies?”

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:59 AM ET, 11/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 11/22/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Thanksgiving.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Why is Thanksgiving celebrated on the last Thursday of November?

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Posted at 11:59 AM ET, 11/21/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about President Truman.
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 How did President Truman cope with the post-war “poultry-free-Thursday” restriction when it came time to celebrate Thanksgiving in 1947?

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Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 11/20/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about a Thanksgiving presidential pardon.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Who will receive a presidential pardon on Thursday?

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Posted at 12:08 PM ET, 11/19/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the ‘year of two Thanksgivings.’
By Cultural Tourism DC
Why did FDR move Thanksgiving up one week in 1939?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:08 PM ET, 11/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:56 AM ET, 11/16/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about a D.C. health organization.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which D.C. health organization, closed since 2002, drew young debutantes to attend a fundraising benefit in 1924?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  11:56 AM ET, 11/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:17 PM ET, 11/15/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about an historical U.S. document.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which document, adopted today in 1777, served as the United States’ first constitution until it was replaced in 1789?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:17 PM ET, 11/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:09 PM ET, 11/14/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which cereal heiress’s elegant gowns

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Posted at 12:07 PM ET, 11/13/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the D.C. suburb Silver Spring.
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For what is D.C. suburb Silver Spring named?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:07 PM ET, 11/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 11/09/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about presidential history.
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Which U.S. president was a veteran?

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Posted at 12:02 PM ET, 11/08/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the World War II Memorial.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Who controls the World War II Memorial and the Korean War Veterans Memorial?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:02 PM ET, 11/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:11 PM ET, 11/06/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Camp Meigs
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What was World War I-era Camp Meigs used for?

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Posted at 12:27 PM ET, 11/05/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Sewall-Belmont House.
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The Sewall-Belmont House is now headquarters for which organization?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:27 PM ET, 11/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:06 PM ET, 11/01/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about a fall holiday.
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On November 1 and 2, some families might build ofrendas, make sugar skulls, or hold gravesite vigils to observe which holiday?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  05:06 PM ET, 11/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:05 PM ET, 10/31/2012

Washingtology quiz of the day: Halloween in the District
By Cultural Tourism DC
You can’t trick or treat at the White House. Where can culturally curious kids (and kids at heart) go instead?

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Posted at 12:34 PM ET, 10/26/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Rockville’s St. Mary’s Church Cemetery.
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Whose grave bears this literary quotation: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:34 PM ET, 10/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:10 PM ET, 10/25/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about James and Dolley Madison.
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What geometric house did James and Dolley Madison live in after the White House was burned?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:10 PM ET, 10/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:06 PM ET, 10/24/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Martin Luther King Jr.
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What did Martin Luther King Jr. discuss with President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:06 PM ET, 10/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:11 PM ET, 10/23/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the H Street Corridor.
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Which television news broadcaster has a long history in the H Street corridor?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  01:11 PM ET, 10/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 10/22/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Hollywood personalities visiting D.C.
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Why did Hollywood personalities visit D.C. in October 1947?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:24 PM ET, 10/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:25 PM ET, 10/19/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Union Station.
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What “union” does Union Station’s name refer to?

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Posted at 12:04 PM ET, 10/18/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about local architecture.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What architect designed St. John’s Episcopal Church and the Capitol’s north and south wings?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:04 PM ET, 10/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 10/17/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about former boxer Eddie Leonard.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What did former boxer Eddie Leonard sell at his H Street shop during the 1950s?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:16 PM ET, 10/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:20 PM ET, 10/16/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Cardozo High School.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What is Cardozo High School’s mascot and why?

By Cultural Tourism DC  |  12:20 PM ET, 10/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:54 AM ET, 10/15/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about Pacific Circle.
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Which once-remote area of D.C. was originally called Pacific Circle?

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Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 10/12/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Height Act.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Who can alter the Height Act to allow D.C.’s buildings to shoot skyward?

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Posted at 03:25 PM ET, 10/11/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Corcoran Gallery of Art
By Cultural Tourism DC
Statues of what animal guard the 17th Street entrance to the Corcoran Gallery of Art?

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Posted at 11:48 AM ET, 10/10/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Residence Act.
By Cultural Tourism DC
What did the Residence Act of 1790 accomplish?

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Posted at 12:04 PM ET, 10/09/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the Declaration of Independence.
By Cultural Tourism DC
Which building, designed by architect John Russell Pope, displays the Declaration of Independence?

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Posted at 11:55 AM ET, 10/03/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about a Federal Triangle building
By Andy Smith
What building in the Federal Triangle is home to private and government offices?

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Tags:  washingtology

Posted at 02:23 PM ET, 10/01/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about D.C.’s city hall
By Andy Smith
Where did D.C.’s city hall get its name? See if you can claim the title of Washingtologist.

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Tags:  washingtology

Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 09/24/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz.
By Andy Smith
Know which president was the first to have running water in the White Hosut? Take the Washingtology quiz.

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Tags:  washingtology

Posted at 10:27 AM ET, 09/18/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz.
By Andy Smith
Know what style of painting Shaw resident Alana Thomas followed? Take the Washingtology quiz.

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Posted at 02:15 PM ET, 09/10/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz.
By Andy Smith
Know from which local university the football team invented the huddle? Take the Washingtology Quiz.

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Posted at 01:39 PM ET, 08/21/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith
With questions on Jazz Week and Abraham Lincoln, it’s time for another Cultural Tourism DC quiz.

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Posted at 12:02 PM ET, 07/23/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith
With questions on local music and Abraham Lincoln, it’s time for another Cultural Tourism DC quiz.

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Posted at 12:50 PM ET, 07/16/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith

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Posted at 01:52 PM ET, 07/06/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith
With questions on “The Muppet Show” and Dolley Madison, it’s time for another Cultural Tourism DC quiz.

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Posted at 01:56 PM ET, 06/29/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith
With questions on Abraham Lincoln and the Girl Scouts, it’s time for another Cultural Tourism DC quiz.

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Posted at 01:01 PM ET, 06/26/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith
With questions on Ben’s Chili Bowl and Watergate it’s time for another Cultural Tourism DC quiz.

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Posted at 11:55 AM ET, 06/25/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith
With questions on the National Zoo and John F. Kennedy, it’s time for another Cultural Tourism DC quiz

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Posted at 06:12 PM ET, 06/13/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith
With questions on Walt Whitman and Pearl Harbor, it’s time for another Cultural Tourism DC quiz

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Posted at 06:11 PM ET, 06/13/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith
With questions on a local Broadway star and Cold War history, it's time for the new Cultural Tourism DC quiz.

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Posted at 06:08 PM ET, 06/13/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith
With questions on Abraham Lincoln and Marvin Gaye, it’s time for a new Cultural Tourism DC quiz.

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Posted at 06:07 PM ET, 06/13/2012

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz!
By Andy Smith
With questions on Woodrow Wilson and John Phillip Sousa, it’s time for a new Cultural Tourism DC quiz.

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Tags:  washingtology quiz

Posted at 02:11 PM ET, 12/26/2011

Are you a Washingtologist? Take the quiz.
By Timothy R. Smith
With questions from Redskins and politics to Belva Lockwood, it’s time for the new Cultural Tourism DC quiz.

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