October 18, 2015

Today we went to Washington D.C (again) but this time it was our last day. Because it was our last day, we were running out of energy. So we wandered around a little. Our first stop was the Fords Theater.

The Fords Theatre, for those of you who don’t already know… Is the theater where Abraham Linlcon was assassinated. When we got in the theater we went to the higher level so we got a very good view of the presidential box. We didn’t watch a play or anything, but just listened to a man tell us about what happened there. Let’s see what you know about Lincoln by answering these true or false questions. The answers will be at the bottom of the page.

1. T or F: Aberaham was the 16th president

2. T or F: Lincoln is buried in Kentucky

3. T or F: Lincoln’s middle name is Thomas

The next place we went was to see the White House. We didn’t get very close but it was still cool to see. Let’s see what you know about the White House.  These questions are going to be True or False as well.

4. T or F: George Washington oversaw the construction of the White House, but he never lived in it

5. T or F: The White House is not open to the public

6. T or F: Presidents are allowed to make changes to the White House décor during their term of residency

The answer to these questions are:

1. True
2. False, although he was born in Kentucky he was actually buried in Illinoise.
3. False, he doesn’t have a middle name!
4. True
5. False, up to 5,000 visitors go inside daily
6. True

We encourage you to comment and let us know how many you got right!

Here is a video I put together over the weekend. The audio is Martin Luther King Jr. , I have a Dream , and the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln.

-Grace