Q 01/05

What was George Washington's role during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

A) Presiding officer

B) Secretary

C) Chief delegate of Virginia

D) Legal counsel

Answer · why

A) Presiding officer

Washington was unanimously elected presiding officer on May 25, 1787, nominated by Pennsylvania's Robert Morris; his prestige lent the proceedings wei...

Q 02/05

Before becoming president, what was Washington's primary occupation at Mount Vernon?

A) Planter and farmer

B) Lawyer

C) Merchant

D) Blacksmith

Answer · why

A) Planter and farmer

Washington was primarily a planter and farmer at Mount Vernon, which he ran from 1754 until his death in 1799, keeping detailed diaries of weather, cr...

Q 03/05

Which engagement is considered George Washington's first major victory of the Revolutionary War?

A) Bunker Hill

B) Saratoga

C) Trenton

D) Brandywine

Answer · why

C) Trenton

After the icy river crossing on Christmas night 1776, Washington's men surprised the Hessian garrison and captured almost two-thirds of it with minima...

Q 04/05

How many terms did George Washington serve as president?

A) One

B) Three

C) Two

D) Four

Answer · why

C) Two

Washington served two terms as president (1789-1797) and voluntarily stepped down, establishing the precedent of a two-term limit that lasted until FD...

Q 05/05

In which colony was George Washington born?

A) Massachusetts

B) Virginia

C) Pennsylvania

D) Maryland

Answer · why

B) Virginia

Virginia: Washington was born in 1732 in Westmoreland County on Virginia's Northern Neck, the first child of planter Augustine Washington's second mar...