Whose memorial, to be built across the tidal basin from the Jefferson Memorial, will be the first in Washington since the World War II Memorial completed in 2004?

Whose memorial, to be built across the tidal basin from the Jefferson Memorial, will be the first in Washington since the World War II Memorial completed in 2004?

• A. Martin Luther King Jr.
• B. Mahatma Gandhi
• C. Eleanor Roosevelt
• D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer: (A)

This question tests knowledge of where major U.S. memorials sit in Washington, DC and the timeline of when new ones were added. The clue is that the memorial will be built across the tidal basin from the Jefferson Memorial and would be the first new DC memorial since the World War II Memorial opened in 2004. The memorial that fits this description is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. It sits on the National Mall’s West Potomac Park, along the Tidal Basin facing the Jefferson Memorial, and it was dedicated in 2011, making it the first major new DC memorial after 2004. The other figures either do not have a memorial in that exact location or were memorialized earlier, so they don’t match both the placement and the timeline.

This question tests knowledge of where major U.S. memorials sit in Washington, DC and the timeline of when new ones were added. The clue is that the memorial will be built across the tidal basin from the Jefferson Memorial and would be the first new DC memorial since the World War II Memorial opened in 2004. The memorial that fits this description is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. It sits on the National Mall’s West Potomac Park, along the Tidal Basin facing the Jefferson Memorial, and it was dedicated in 2011, making it the first major new DC memorial after 2004. The other figures either do not have a memorial in that exact location or were memorialized earlier, so they don’t match both the placement and the timeline.