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Quiz about Life of George Washington
Quiz about Life of George Washington

Life of George Washington Trivia Quiz


A fairly difficult quiz on the life and times of one of America's most famous men.

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
kristian88
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
114,774
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1324
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (7/10), Lori16602 (5/10), Guest 108 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. 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? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. His father was Augustine Washington, who was an estate manager. The estate involved tobacco and stockbreeding. But did his father run a slave plantation as well?


Question 3 of 10
3. 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? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 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? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 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? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 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? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 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. Which of the following was the name of one of his favourite horses? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. He was the first President of what became the constitutional United States but what number President was he of the American colonies (the Continental Congress and then the Articles of Confederation)? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 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.) Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Amongst his many other achievements, he was the first man to send what between Philadelphia and New Jersey? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 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?

Answer: Virginia

Born in Bridges Creek in Westmoreland County in 1732 and one of 10 children (and two half-brothers).
2. His father was Augustine Washington, who was an estate manager. The estate involved tobacco and stockbreeding. But did his father run a slave plantation as well?

Answer: Yes

It was not frowned upon as anything wrong in the early 1700s and the estate became very successful and wealthy because of the slaves.
3. 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?

Answer: Surveyor

He actually helped plan the building of Washington DC and the location of the presidential White House, which he never actually lived in. (It wasn't completed during his time in office.)
4. 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?

Answer: Commander-in-Chief of all American troops

After the end of the French-Indian War he served as a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses for 15 years.
5. 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?

Answer: Martha Dandridge Custis

He twice proposed marriage to Betsy Fauntelroy and was twice rejected.
He later adopted two of his step-grandchildren but never fathered any children of his own. Some sources give her name as Martha Dandridge Curtis.
6. 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?

Answer: Smallpox

Having suffered from smallpox himself, he vaccinated his entire army against it in 1777, when most doctors did not believe in vaccination. One thing he is also famous for is his false teeth.
7. 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. Which of the following was the name of one of his favourite horses?

Answer: Nelson

Washington was actually the first breeder of American jackasses and American mules. He had a mule named Royal Gift.
8. He was the first President of what became the constitutional United States but what number President was he of the American colonies (the Continental Congress and then the Articles of Confederation)?

Answer: 15th

He was the 15th president (of the 17th adminstration) of the colonies from Spetember 1774 to March 1789, but is recognised as the first president under the constitution of 1789, and the founding father of the US as it is today. The colonies had presidents dating back to the early 18th century, known also as the President of the Colonies or Colonial President.
9. 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.)

Answer: $25,000

Quite a princely sum in those days, however his own personal wealth was way in excess of this anyway.
10. Amongst his many other achievements, he was the first man to send what between Philadelphia and New Jersey?

Answer: Airmail letter

It was delivered from the then capital, Philadelphia, to New Jersey by balloonist Jean Pierre Blanchard. Is there anything this guy didn't do?
Source: Author kristian88

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