Q 01/05

Two days after the Battle of Germantown, what did Washington return to the British commander during a brief ceasefire?

A) His dress sword

B) His stolen horse

C) His pet dog

D) His wounded aide

Answer · why

C) His pet dog

His pet dog, a terrier found wandering the battlefield, wore a collar naming its owner. Washington had the animal fed and brushed before handing it ov...

Q 02/05

What did Washington order his soldiers to wear in their hats on the dark night march to Germantown?

A) A sprig of pine needles

B) A piece of white paper

C) A strip of scarlet flannel

D) A turkey feather

Answer · why

B) A piece of white paper

A piece of white paper in each hat was meant to mark friend from foe in the dark. The columns still lost touch with one another on the 16-mile march.

Q 03/05

Which Tennessee city is named for a North Carolina general mortally wounded by a cannonball at Germantown?

A) Memphis

B) Chattanooga

C) Clarksville

D) Nashville

Answer · why

D) Nashville

Nashville honors Francis Nash, whose brigade was covering the American retreat when a cannonball struck him down. He died of the wound within days.

Q 04/05

What weather on the morning of the Battle of Germantown blinded Washington's columns and wrecked their timing?

A) Thick fog

B) Driving sleet

C) A thunderstorm

D) Early snow

Answer · why

A) Thick fog

Thick fog hung over the ground all day, and gun smoke made it worse. Officers could not see the units beside them, so the planned attack from several ...

Q 05/05

Which future Chief Justice of the United States fought as a young lieutenant in the attack on Cliveden at Germantown?

A) John Jay

B) John Rutledge

C) John Marshall

D) Oliver Ellsworth

Answer · why

C) John Marshall

John Marshall, then 22, was wounded in the failed assault on the mansion. He went on to lead the Supreme Court for 34 years.