* One of the most influential men connected with the birth of the Constitution of the United States is undoubtedly George Washington. But do you know in which state he was born?
* His half brother Lawrence ran the family estate and George trained and worked outside of the family business. Do you know what his first profession was?
* He became a Colonel in the army and commanded during the French-Indian War, aged just 23. But what title did he hold during the War of Independence?
* He married in 1759 to a rich widow with two children, after being refused twice before by a different woman. What was the full name of his wife prior to their marriage?
* He was a very striking man, tall and muscular and a very imposing figure. But the one thing you would have noticed, had you met him, was his badly scarred face. What caused this?
* Being brought up on an estate, he was very fond of animals. He kept cats and would breed jackasses and mules. But his fondness was for his horses. What was the name of his favourite horse?
* Although a wealthy man by inheritance and by marriage he was paid a wage as president. Do you know how much this was annually? (Think about the time he was President and the value of money then.)
* Amongst his many other achievements, he was the first man to send what between Philadelphia and New Jersey?
* What size shoe did George Washington have?
* How many of the 69 electors voted against Washington in his first election for President?
* Through his paternal grandmother, Washington was related to what English monarch?
* What day did Washington celebrate as his birthday?
* Who was responsible for the legends of the cherry tree and Washington's inability to tell a lie?
* During the French and Indian War, what fort did Washington supervise the construction of?
* What county did Washington represent in the Virginia House of Burgesses?
* Whose speech to the Continental Congress in 1775 was in so much praise of Washington that he had to leave the room?
* In an effort called the Conway Cabal, members of the Continental Congress sought to have Washington replaced as commander of the Continental Army with who?
* Who was the British officer who attempted to surrender to the Conte de Rochambeau at Yorktown rather than Washington?
* In what city did Washington give his famous farewell address to the troops in 1783?
* President Washington signed a bill in 1792 establishing a US mint where?