Capitol Building

Who laid the cornerstone of the Capitol Building

• Congress

• George Washington

• Dolley Madison

• The Senate

What two parts make up Congress?

• The president and vice president

• The president and his wife

• John F. Kennedy

• the Senate and the House of Representatives

Who captured Washington DC during the War of 1812?

• British troops

• the king

• the natives

• nobody

Who was the wife of the 4th president?

• Hilary Clinton

• Michelle Obama

• Dolley Madison

What is the circular area under the Capital dome called?

• the dome

• Great Rotunda

• picnic area

What has the Rotunda been used for?

• birthday parties

• graduations

• funerals

What did Dolley Madison save?

• a painting of George Washington

• important papers

• her children

Who makes laws for the country?

• Congress

• the senate

• the house of representatives

Which presidents had their funerals in the Great Rotunda?

• George Washington

• John F. Kennedy

• Abraham Lincoln

Where do the people who visit the Capitol come from?

• the United States

• Texas

• all over the world