Looking for a fun game to play on your school trip to Washington DC? Â These “Would You Rather” questions are fun conversation starters!
Pass a list of questions out to students to play among themselves or play as a group over the motor coach microphone! Students can raise their hands to vote for their choice.
Washington DC: Would You Rather?
- … spend an hour at the Lincoln Memorial or at the Jefferson Memorial?
- … ride a paddle boat on the Tidal Basin or a pedi-cab around the National Mall?
- … see Air Force One fly overhead or the presidential motorcade drive down the street?
- … spend an afternoon in the Smithsonian American History Museum or an afternoon at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum?
- … tour the White House or go to the top of the Washington Monument?
- … watch Congress in session or go inside the Supreme Court building?
- … ride under the Potomac River on the metro or above it on a boat?
- … see the Cherry Blossom trees at peak bloom or the Presidential Inauguration Parade?
- … see a show at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts or a ballgame at Nationals Park?
- … star in the movie “National Treasure” or in “A Night at the Museum”?
- … watch a blacksmith forge metal at George Washington’s Mount Vernon or watch how money is made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing?
- … attend the White House Easter Egg Roll or watch fireworks from the National Mall on the 4th of July?
- … tour the Washington National Cathedral or Ford’s Theatre?
- … fly a kite on the National Mall or eat ice cream on the National Mall?
- … stay up late with your friends at the hotel or go to bed early?
- …work at the U.S. Capitol or as a National Park Ranger at one of the Washington DC memorials?
- … take a picture on the Albert Einstein statue at the National Academy of Sciences or in front of the White House?
- … lay a wreath at the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon or a lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery?
- … see the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives or Thomas Jefferson’s books at the Library of Congress?
- … see what Washington DC looks like 200 years in the future or see what it looked like 200 years in the past?
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