WHO IS WASHINGTON DC?

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WHAT IS WASH DC'S
OFFICIAL FLOWER?
> AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE <

WHAT ARE PEOPLE THAT LIVE
IN WASHINGTON DC CALLED?
> WASHINGTONIANS <

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST
INDUSTRY IN WASH DC?
> FEDERAL GOVERNMENT <

HOW BIG IS
WASHINGTON DC?
> 68 square miles <

In addition, there are also seven counties in Maryland, and five in Virginia, that are part of the Washington DC metro area.

WHAT MARKS THE
CENTER
OF WASHINGTON DC?
> THE CAPITOL <

Washington DC is divided into four quadrants - Northwest, Southwest, Northeast and Southeast. The four sections of Washington DC all come together at the U.S. Capitol Building.

WHAT
IS THE HIGHEST
POINT IN WASHINGTON DC?
> FORT RENO PARK <

FORT RENO was involved in Washington DC's only civil war battle. And It is also famous for it's decades long summer concert series.

WHAT IS WASHINGTON DC'S
OFFICIAL TREE?
> THE SCARLET OAK <

WHO IS WASHINGTON DC NAMED AFTER?
> GEORGE WASHINGTON and CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS <
Washington, District of Columbia gets its name from our first President, George Washington, and from Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.

WHAT IS DC'S
OFFICIAL SONG?
> THE STAR SPANGLED <
> BANNER <

WHEN WAS
WASHINGTON DC
FOUNDED?
> 1791 <

DC was built on land that used to be part of Maryland and Virginia. Georgetown was founded forty years earlier in 1751.

IS WASHINGTON DC
A CITY OR A STATE?
> NEITHER <

Washington DC is neither a city or a state, it is a "federal district"

HOW IS A DISTRICT
UNLIKE A STATE?
> NO VOTE <

DC residents pay federal taxes, however they do not have a vote in Congress. In addition, DC has a extraordinary amount of federal oversight and control.

WHAT IS WASHINGTON DC'S
OFFICIAL BIRD?
> THE WOOD THRUSH <

HOW MANY PEOPLE 
ARE HOMELESS IN WASHINGTON DC?
> 4000+ <

There are currently over 4000 people living in Washington DC homeless shelters.

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