December 27, 2006

Best of 2006: Calling All Know-It-Alls

The DC D.C. Quiz

It’s that time again — when we prepare to ring in the new by celebrating the best of the past year. So this week, we give you some of our favorite stories from 2006.

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Originally published on 3/9/06

You think you know this town. (The senator from Nebraska. Cab zones. The Brickskellar’s beer list.)

So prove it. Here’s a quiz to see if you’ve been paying attention.

1. What’s D.C.’s motto?

2. When was D.C.’s flag adopted?

3. On which street did Henry Rollins grow up?

4. Which architect designed the domed museum at Dumbarton Oaks?

5. The National Gallery has the only painting in North America by which renowned artist?

6. Name the movies filmed at the following locations:
a) St. Elizabeth’s Hospital.
b) Ben’s Chili Bowl.
c) The Northumberland at 2039 New Hampshire Avenue.

7. Which American president is buried at the National Cathedral?

8. How many Super Bowls have the Redskins won?

9. Who’s always riding a horse in Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park?

10. Which band played their first U.S. show at the Washington Coliseum?

11. What did Marion Barry exclaim upon being arrested the first time?

Check back tomorrow for the answers. Googling, by the way, is cheating.

Answers:
1. “Justitia Omnibus”: Latin for “justice for all.”
2. 1938. The design was inspired by the shield from George Washington’s family coat of arms.
3. Tunlaw Road.
4. Philip Johnson in 1963.
5. Leonardo da Vinci, Ginevra de’ Benci.
6. a) A Few Good Men.
b) The Pelican Brief.
c) Clear and Present Danger and Broadcast News.
7. Woodrow Wilson, who is also the only president buried in D.C.
8. Three.
9. Joan of Arc.
10. The Beatles in 1964. (The Coliseum was also known as U-Line Arena.)
11. “Bitch set me up.”