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Quiz on George Washington: Life and Legacy

Test your knowledge on George Washington's life, his contributions, and his portrayal in popular culture through this informative quiz.

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1 What years did George Washington serve?

2 Who played Rico Rice in the movie 'George Washington'?

3 Who of the following has been President of George Washington University?

4 To whom did George Washington swear allegiance?

5 Which list is associated with federal judges appointed by George Washington?

6 Which is currently the premier party in George Washington's context?

7 What role did Paul Schneider play in the movie 'George Washington'?

8 Who played John Adams in the movie 'George Washington'?

9 What role did Jaclyn Smith play in the movie 'George Washington'?

10 Which award has George Washington received?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • as superintendent of Mount Vernon starting in 1937, Charles Wall would ride on horseback to inspect the grounds, which he saw restored to the way they were in the days of George Washington.
  • early in his short acting career Tod Griffin played George Washington and Patrick Henry on NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series.
  • the 1756 Fleming Castle is the oldest house in Flemington, New Jersey, but longstanding traditions that it housed a tavern visited by George Washington have been disproven.
  • according to legend, George Washington personally stopped an angry mob from burning St. Philip's Church in the Highlands (pictured).
  • a portion of Virginia's 71-mile (114 km) Massanutten Trail was built on orders from George Washington as a route of retreat should the Continental Army be defeated at Yorktown.
  • William Lee was U.S. President George Washington's personal servant, and the only one of his slaves freed by Washington in his will.
  • General Jakob von Washington, a distant relative and contemporary of US President George Washington, became a Baron of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
  • the Commander-in-Chief's Guard was a unit of the Continental Army that protected George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.
  • the United States Capitol crypt was intended as the entrance to George Washington's tomb.
  • the town of Morris, Connecticut is named in honor of coeducation pioneer Major James Morris, who served in the Continental Army with George Washington.
  • when a crowd removed their hats before hearing George Washington speak at the Storm-Adriance-Brinckerhoff House in East Fishkill, New York, he told them to put them back on since he was just an ordinary man.
  • the military theories of the 18th-century Welsh soldier Henry Lloyd were studied by George Washington and George S. Patton.
  • the first three residents of the John Kane House were a man nearly hanged for treason, a Patriot turned British Loyalist, and George Washington.
  • the war veterans' memorial (pictured) in Suffern, New York, is built on land where George Washington and Rochambeau camped with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
  • the first airmail of the United States was a personal letter from George Washington carried on an aerial balloon flight from Philadelphia by Jean Pierre Blanchard.
  • Tobias Lear probably destroyed six letters of conflict between George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
  • St Oswald's Church, Warton, Lancashire (pictured), has connections with the ancestors of George Washington.
  • George Washington served as a justice in the court of Alexandria City Hall in Alexandria when it was a courthouse.
  • George Washington's threshing barn was an early example of an American round barn.
  • George Washington gave Martha Parke Custis a miniature of himself as a wedding gift, and later left her 1/32 of his estate in his will.
  • George Washington called Dismal Swamp a "glorious paradise" and now part of it is a North Carolina state park.
  • American Revolutionary War officer William Stacy narrowly escaped death by burning at the stake and was given a gold snuff box by George Washington.
  • George Washington and James Fenimore Cooper visited the springs at Brookside, an early resort in Ballston Spa, New York.
  • George Washington's step-granddaughter Elizabeth Parke Custis married Thomas Law in 1796 at Hope Park plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  • Napoleon once commissioned Louis-Marcelin de Fontanes to write an éloge on George Washington.
  • John Honeyman was a spy who worked for George Washington and who provided intelligence crucial to the success of Washington's foray against the Hessian troops at Trenton, New Jersey on December 26, 1776.
  • John Hyson published articles on the history of the toothbrush, George Washington's dentures, and one entitled "Did You Know A Dentist Embalmed President Lincoln?".
  • Hancock Manor received wounded men from the Battle of Bunker Hill and entertained both Lafayette and George Washington.
  • President George Washington was once a guest at Lloyd House.
  • neoclassical Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi portrayed George Washington with a Roman haircut and a toga.
  • philanthropist Elliott Cresson received autographs of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson from ex-president James Madison.
  • Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington all visited the Yelverton Inn (pictured) in Chester, New York.
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