George Washington Quiz

George Washington Quiz Questions

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1) When was George Washington born?
a) 1 January 1730
b) 15 May 1731
c) 22 February 1732
d) 31December 1733

2) Where was George Washington born?
a) Orange county
b) Westmoreland county
c) New Orleans
d) Los Angeles

3) After his father’s death in 1743 where did George Washington go to live with his half-brother Lawrence?
a) Philadelphia
b) New York
c) Buffalo
d) Mount Vernon

4) Who dispatched George Washington in October 1753 to warn the French commander at Fort Le Boeuf against further encroachment on territory claimed by Britain?
a) Robert Dinwiddie
b) Edward Baddock
c) John Forbes
d) Henry Knox

5) What was the marital status of Martha Dandridge Custis when George Washington married her in January 1759?
a) Spinster
b) Divorcee
c) Widow with no children
d) Widow with two children

6) What position was given to George Washington by Second Continental Congress in 1775?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Commander-in-chief
d) Attorney General

7) Which river did George Washington cross on Christmas night 1776?
a) Potomac
b) Mississippi
c) Missouri
d) Delaware

8) When did George Washington first take oath as President of USA?
a) 20 January 1789
b) 5 March 1789
c) 30 April 1789
d) 4 July 1789

9) Which treaty did USA sign with Spain in 1795?
a) Treaty of Paris
b) Jay’s Treaty
c) Pinckney’s Treaty
d) Madrid Treaty

10) Who was the Vice President when George Washington was the President?
a) Alexander Hamilton
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) John Adams
d) James Monroe

George Washington Quiz Questions with Answers

1) When was George Washington born?
c) 22 February 1732

2) Where was George Washington born?
b) Westmoreland county

3) After his father’s death in 1743 where did George Washington go to live with his half-brother Lawrence?
d) Mount Vernon

4) Who dispatched George Washington in October 1753 to warn the French commander at Fort Le Boeuf against further encroachment on territory claimed by Britain?
a) Robert Dinwiddie

5) What was the marital status of Martha Dandridge Custis when George Washington married her in January 1759?
d) Widow with two children

6) What position was given to George Washington by Second Continental Congress in 1775?
c) Commander-in-chief

7) Which river did George Washington cross on Christmas night 1776?
d) Delaware

8) When did George Washington first take oath as President of USA?
c) 30 April 1789

9) Which treaty did USA sign with Spain in 1795?
c) Pinckney’s Treaty

10) Who was the Vice President when George Washington was the President?
c) John Adams