Q 01/05

Charlottesville is named after which British queen?

A) Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

B) Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach

C) Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

D) Anne of Great Britain

Answer · why

A) Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The town was established by an act of the Albemarle County assembly in 1762, when Charlotte was the new bride of George III.

Q 02/05

Which two US presidents lived in Charlottesville?

A) Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

B) Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe

C) James Madison and John Tyler

D) George Washington and James Monroe

Answer · why

B) Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe

Both commuted to Richmond as governors along the 71-mile Three Notch'd Road; Madison's home, Montpelier, is in nearby Orange.

Q 03/05

What was Charlottesville's population at the 2020 census?

A) About 72,000

B) About 28,000

C) About 46,500

D) About 110,000

Answer · why

C) About 46,500

Combined with Albemarle County for statistics, the area comes to roughly 160,000 people.

Q 04/05

What is Charlottesville's common nickname?

A) Jeff City

B) Little Richmond

C) The Hoo

D) C'ville

Answer · why

D) C'ville

The University of Virginia gives the city an unusually young median age of under 30.

Q 05/05

In what year was Charlottesville established by an act of the Albemarle County assembly?

A) 1762

B) 1775

C) 1789

D) 1801

Answer · why

A) 1762

It sat on the Three Notched Road, a trade route from Richmond to the Great Valley that is now US Route 250.