Trivia quiz with answers about the Washington Monument
In which city is the Washington Monument located?
Answer: Washington D.C.
What is the height of the Washington Monument in feet?
Answer: 555 feet 5 1/8 inches
What is the material used to construct the Washington
Monument?
Answer: Marble, granite and bluestone gneiss
What is the name of the architect who designed the
Washington Monument?
Answer: Robert Mills
What year did construction of the Washington Monument
begin?
Answer: 1848
What year was the Washington Monument completed?
Answer: 1884
What was the original purpose of the Washington
Monument?
Answer: To honor George Washington, the first President of the United States
What is the name of the organization that oversaw the
construction of the Washington Monument?
Answer: Washington National Monument Society
What is the name of the man who donated the land on
which the Washington Monument stands?
Answer: John Marshall
How many steps are there to reach the top of the
Washington Monument?
Answer: 897
How many stones were used to construct the Washington
Monument?
Answer: 36,491
What is the name of the organization that oversaw the
restoration of the Washington Monument after it was damaged by an earthquake
in 2011?
Answer: National Park Service
What is the name of the elevator that takes visitors to
the top of the Washington Monument?
Answer: Otis elevator
What is the name of the viewing platform at the top of
the Washington Monument?
Answer: Observation deck
What is the name of the museum located at the base of
the Washington Monument?
Answer: The National Museum of American History
What is the name of the reflecting pool located in
front of the Washington Monument?
Answer: The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
What is the name of the park that surrounds the
Washington Monument?
Answer: The National Mall
What is the name of the man who delivered the famous "I
Have a Dream" speech at the base of the Washington Monument in 1963?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.
How many years did it take to complete the construction
of the Washington Monument?
Answer: 36 years
What is the diameter of the base of the Washington
Monument?
Answer: 55 feet
What is the diameter of the top of the Washington
Monument?
Answer: 34 feet
What is the weight of the aluminum cap on the top of
the Washington Monument?
Answer: 100 ounces
What is the name of the decorative element located at
the top of the Washington Monument?
Answer: Apex
What is the name of the person who gave the dedication
speech at the opening of the Washington Monument in 1885?
Answer: Chester A. Arthur
What is the name of the person who gave the keynote
address at the re-opening of the Washington Monument in
2019 after its
restoration?
Answer: David Rubenstein
What is the name of the organization that maintains the
Washington Monument?
Answer: National Park Service
What is the name of the street that runs between the
Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument?
Answer: The National Mall
What is the name of the body of water located next to
the Washington Monument?
Answer: The Potomac River
What is the name of the man who oversaw the
construction of the Washington Monument after Robert Mills' death?
Answer: Thomas Lincoln Casey
What is the name of the man who designed the interior
of the Washington Monument?
Answer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
