George Washington Quiz - 83 Trivia Questions!

Discover more about George Washington, the founding father and first President of the United States, who played a crucial role in shaping the nation.

Who was the first President of the United States of America?

George Washington
George Washington's father
The Founders
Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote a hagiographic biography of George Washington in 1809?

George Washington
Mason Locke Weems
John Hancock
John Quincy Adams

Who nominated George Washington to preside over the Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1787?

George Washington
The British
The British Parliament
Benjamin Franklin

In which American state did General Clinton launch an invasion in 1778?

Georgia
New York
Virginia
Ohio

In June 1775, George Washington took command of the American forces at the Siege of which city?

Philadelphia
Boston
London
Washington, D.C.

Who was the commander of the British forces at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781?

Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
The British general Charles Cornwallis

Who painted a portrait of George Washington in 1795?

Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington
Gilbert Stuart
Charles Willson Peale

Who painted 'Battle of Long Island' in 1858?

Alonzo Chappel
Thomas Gainsborough
John Singer Sargent
George Washington

Who led the 1779 expedition that forced the Iroquois out of New York?

George Washington
John Sullivan
The Europeans
John Boswell

What was the name of George Washington's step-daughter who died in his arms in 1773?

Mrs. Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington
Patsy Custis

Who replaced General Howe as commander of the British forces at the Battle of Saratoga in 1778?

Henry Clinton
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
The French

Who painted 'The Washington Family', now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC?

Theodore Roosevelt
John Dickinson
Edward Savage
George Washington

What was the medical term for the inflammation of the upper windpipe that caused the death of George Washington?

Myopia
Cynanche trachealis
Tuberculosis
aorta suppurative

Which US federal holiday was proclaimed in 1879?

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day
Independence Day
Washington's Birthday

What was the name of George Washington's slave who escaped from Mount Vernon in 1797?

George Washington's slave
George Washington
Hercules Posey
Blackberry

In which US state did George Washington fight the Battle of Monmouth in 1778?

Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
New Jersey

Who led the British army at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777?

John Burgoyne
Charles Cornwallis
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington

Who was the commander of the British forces at the Battle of Staten Island in the American War of Independence?

John Brown
General Howe
Captain John Henry
The King

Who was George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury from 1789 to 1793?

George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson

What was the name of the French commander killed by George Washington's forces at the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1777?

Charles deGravespan
Joseph Coulon de Jumonville
Louis XIV
Jean-Antoine Lafitte

Who was the commander of the British forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775?

George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Gage
The British government

What was George Washington's title as Master of his Lodge in 1793?

Master of the Lodge
Grand Master
Grand Lodge
Master Mason

What was the name of George Washington's wife, who was to be freed from slavery after her death in 1799?

George Washington
Martha
George Washington's mother
Mary

Who was George Washington's secretary when he considered freeing his slaves?

Tobias Lear
James Madison
Jefferson
George Washington

What is the material of the sarcophagus in which George Washington is buried?

Bronze
Marble
Stone
Wood

In 1758, George Washington led a British expedition to capture which fort in the Allegheny Mountains?

Fort Pittsburgh
Fort Washington
Fort Duquesne
Fort Henry

What was the name of the enslaved servant in George Washington's household who ran away in 1796?

George Washington's wife
Mrs. Washington
Ona Judge
George Washington

Which American general was ambushed and defeated by the Native American tribes of the Northwest Territory in 1791?

Arthur St. Clair
James Gates
James Garfield
James Washington

Generals Washington and Rochambeau gave final orders before launching the Siege of which city in September 1781?

Yorktown
Washington
Paris
Philadelphia

George Washington's only overseas trip was to which island in 1751?

Barbados
St. Kitts
St. Helena
The Bahamas

The Jay Treaty of 1794 was signed by George Washington and John Jay to normalise trade relations with which country?

Canada
France
Japan
Great Britain

What was the 14th state to join the Union on March 4, 1791?

New York
Vermont
Virginia
Alabama

Who painted 'George Washington on his Deathbed' in 1799?

Junius Brutus Stearns
Charles Willson Peale
George Washington
John Adams

Which Act of 1765 was repealed by George Washington in 1766?

The Treaty of Fort Jefferson
The Federal Reserve Act
The War of Independence
Stamp Act

Which treaty was signed by George Washington and the Creek Indians in 1790?

Treaty of Fort Ticonderoga
Treaty of New York
Treaty of Fort Madison
Treaty of Paris

Who was the Vice-President of George Washington from 1789 to 1793?

James Madison
John Adams
George Washington
Jefferson

In which war did the Battle of Fallen Timbers take place?

Civil War
The Civil War
American Civil War
Northwest Indian War

Which British general was killed at the Battle of Monongahela in 1755?

Charles Cornwallis
Charles Dickens
Edward Braddock
George Washington

What was the name of George Washington's valet who was freed by his will?

George Washington's father
Billy Lee
George Washington
George Washington's valet

Who was the commander of George Washington's troops at the Battle of Trenton in the American War of Independence?

Nathanael Greene
John Hancock
John Dickinson
Benjamin Franklin

Which river did George Washington cross in 1753?

Ohio
The Mississippi
Mississippi River
Mississippi

Where was the fort that was commanded by Peter Andre and John Arnold during the American War of Independence?

Washington
West Point
New York
Fort Washington

What was George Washington's last medical procedure, which caused his death in 1799?

A heart operation
Sickness
Bloodletting
The operation to remove his tonsils

What was the name of the treaty signed by France and the USA in 1778, ending the War of 1777?

Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Alliance
The Treaty of Paris

At which battle of 1755 did George Washington ride on horseback?

Monongahela
Battle of the Monongahela
The Battle of Fort Henry
Battle of Yorktown

At which battle of 1754 did George Washington hold night council with the Indians?

Fort Necessity
The Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Yorktown
Fort Madison

What was George Washington's name for the United States of America?

SOUTHERN
UNITED SERIES
SOUTH
AMERICAN

Which US President made his farewell address to the nation at Gettysburg in 1863?

Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
President John F.Kennedy
Thomas Jefferson

What medical condition caused George Washington to lose all but one of his teeth?

Too much sugar
Tooth decay
Too much drinking
His wife's death

Who was the US Minister to France during the War of 1812?

Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
George Washington

What event caused George Washington to call for the formation of the US Constitution in 1787?

The Revolutionary War
The War of Independence
Shays' Rebellion
The American Revolution

Who was the most controversial member of George Washington's cabinet?

Hamilton
James Madison
Jefferson
George Washington

Which river did George Washington cross on his way to Pennsylvania in 1776?

Mississippi
River Tiber
Delaware
The Mississippi

Who is the author of 'George Washington and the Indians', a book about George Washington's dealings with Native Americans?

Theodore Roosevelt
Ron Chernow
George Washington
David Hume

What crop was George Washington's main source of income prior to the American War of Independence?

Poisonous plants
Tobacco
Cotton
Rice

Who was the commander of the American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1795?

Theodore Roosevelt
Anthony Wayne
James Madison
Jefferson

April 13, 1776 saw the start of the American War of Independence when George Washington arrived in which city?

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.

What was the name of the US frigate commissioned by George Washington in 1794?

The Constitution
USS Constitution
USS Constitution and Virginia
USS Enterprise

Which American university is named after the first President of the United States?

The University of Virginia
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Virginia
George Washington University

Who was George Washington's Secretary of War during the American War of Independence?

George Washington
George Washington's father
The British
Henry Knox

What was the name of the rebellion in Western Pennsylvania that was fought by George Washington's troops in 1775?

The American Revolution
Revolutionary War
American Revolution
Whiskey Rebellion

"Who painted ""The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton"" in 1776?"

The American government
John Trumbull
William Henry Gates
John Adams

Where in the USA would you find a statue of George Washington?

Washington D.C.
Mount Rushmore
New York
Washington, D.C.

In 1976, George Washington was posthumously promoted to what rank, the highest in the U.S. Army?

Captain
Chief of the Army
President
General of the Armies

Who was the leader of the expedition that captured Fort Ticonderoga in 1775?

George Washington
Charles Cornwallis
Jefferson
Benedict Arnold

George Washington was the 14th Chancellor of which American university from 1788 until his death in 1799?

College of William & Mary
Virginia Tech
The University of Virginia
University of Virginia

In which US city did George Washington live from 1790 to 1797?

New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Charlotte

What was the tallest building in the world between 1884 and 1889?

The Statue of Liberty
The Empire State Building
Washington Monument
The World Trade Center

What colour was the hair of King Louis XIV of France?

Blue
Reddish-brown
Red
White

What type of animals did George Washington breed at Mount Vernon?

Dogs
Pigs
Cats
Mules

What was the name of the 1783 mutiny in the American Army that was quelled by George Washington?

The American Revolution
Newburgh Conspiracy
Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of Newburgh

George Washington played a central role in which war?

European Wars
Civil War
World War II
American Revolution

What was the name of George Washington's father-in-law who appointed him surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia in 1749?

George Washington
John Hancock
Theophilus Washington
William Fairfax

Red Jacket was the chief of which Native American tribe?

Mohawk
Seneca
The Lakota
Southeastern

What was the name of George Washington's home?

Virginia
Washington's house
Mount Vernon
The White House

George Washington was a member of which church?

Greek
Lutheran
Anglican
Roman Catholic

April 19, 1775 saw the start of what war, with the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the Siege of Boston?

American Revolutionary War
Civil War
The French Revolution
The War of the Spanish Succession

Where did George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette meet?

Valley Forge
The White House
In the White House
Philadelphia

"Who painted ""Scene at the Signing of the Constitution"" in 1940?"

George Washington
William Faulkner
Howard Chandler Christy
John Hancock

George Washington was the first President-General of which hereditary military fraternity?

American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Society of the Cincinnati
Grand Lodge of Virginia

In 1792, George Washington was made an honorary citizen of which European country?

Germany
Italy
France
England

"Which artist painted ""George Washington Crossing the Delaware"" in 1851?"

George Washington
Emanuel Leutze
Leonardo da Vinci
William Blake

George Washington was a member of which organisation?

The National Society
The American Legion
Freemasonry
American National Congress
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