D.C. & State History

In what year was Washington, D.C., founded as the Nation's Capitol?

• 1890

• 1790

• 1780

• 1776

Which area and Metro stop are named after the man who designed the street map of D.C.?

• Farragut West

• Dupont Circle

• McPherson Square

• L'Enfant Plaza

The streets that run diagonally throughout the city are named after what?

• U.S. presidents

• U.S. states

• Letters of the alphabet

• U.S. state capitals

In 1973, Congress enacted the "District of Columbia Home Rule Act," which for the first time allowed D.C. to elect its own mayor and city council. Who was the FIRST mayor of Washington, D.C.?

• Walter Washington

• Marion Berry

• Anthony Williams

• Sharon Pratt Kelly

Murial Bowser has been the mayor for more than five years (since January 2015). Who are the only D.C. mayors who served a longer time in office?

• Marion Berry and Walter Washington

• Marion Bery and Sharon Pratt Kelly

• Marion Berry and Vincent Gray

• Marion Berry and Anthony Williams

Eleanor Holmes Norton has served as D.C.'s Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives since 1991. What is Del. Holmes Norton NOT allowed to do in her role?

• Run for re-election

• Serve on committees

• Speak on the House floor

• Vote on legislation

On December 7, 1787, which colony became the FIRST state in the U.S.?

• Virginia

• Delaware

• New York

• Pennsylvania

On August 21, 1959, which state became the 50th state in the U.S.?

• New Mexico

• Arizona

• Alaska

• Hawaii

If the current D.C. statehood bill passes the Senate, what name is being proposed for the new state?

• New Columbia

• Douglass Commonwealth

• District Commonwealth

• District of Columbia

D.C. has a larger population than which two U.S. states?

• Hawaii and Rhode Island

• Vermont and Hawaii

• Vermont and Wyoming

• Hawaii and Wyoming