George Washington MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. George Washington was the ............ President of the United States?

1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. Fourth

2. How many terms did George Washington serve as President of the United States?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

3. In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned against 2 things. What were they?

1. political parties and native americans
2. permanent alliances & native americans
3. political parties and permanent alliances
4. native americans and the national bank

4. In what war did George Washington serve as an officer in the Virginia Militia?

1. Pontiacs Rebellion
2. war of 1812
3. King Williams War
4. French and Indian War

5. The largest problem facing Washington when he became president was

1. His lack of military experience
2. His indecision on location on a national capital
3. The national debt
4. Native Americans

6. Washington set many examples for future presidents to follow. These are called

1. Prototype
2. Illustration
3. Precedent
4. Hierarchy

7. Washington set up a group of advisors called the

1. Cabinet
2. Advisory
3. Commanders
4. Joint Chiefs of Staff

8. What position was given to George Washington by Second Continental Congress in 1775?

1. Commander-in-chief
2. Attorney General
3. President
4. Prime Minister

9. What river did George Washington cross on Christmas to defeat the British?

1. Hudson River
2. Ohio River
3. Mississippi River
4. Delaware River

10. What was George Washingtons nickname?

1. Father of American Independence
2. Father of His Country
3. Father of the Constitution
4. The Era of Good Feelings President

11. What was the name of the army that George Washington commanded during the Revolutionary War?

1. Continental Army
2. Constitutional Army
3. Revolutionary Army
4. Declaration Army

12. When did George Washington first take oath as President of USA?

1. 20 January 1789
2. 5 March 1789
3. 30 April 1789
4. 4 July 1789

13. When was George Washington born?

1. 1 January 1730
2. 22 February 1732
3. 15 May 1731
4. 31December 1733

14. When Washington took the presidential oath of office, this was called his ...............

1. Coronation
2. Crowning
3. Inauguration
4. Christening

15. Where did the British surrender to George Washington at the end of the Revolutionary War?

1. Gettysburg
2. Bunker Hill
3. Yorktown
4. Cowpens

16. Where was George Washington born?

1. North Carolina
2. New York
3. Ohio
4. Virginia

17. Where was George Washington born?

1. Los Angeles
2. Orange county
3. New Orleans
4. Westmoreland county

18. Which one is not a precedent that Washington set?

1. Served 2 terms as president
2. Served 1 term as president
3. Taking the title Mr. President
4. Setting up an executive cabinet

19. Which river did George Washington cross on Christmas night 1776?

1. Potomac
2. Mississippi
3. Missouri
4. Delaware

20. Which two members of Washingtons cabinet were considered political rivals?

1. Alexander Hamilton & Thomas Jefferson
2. Edmund Randolph & Henry Knox
3. Thomas Jefferson & Edmund Randolph
4. John Adams & Alexander Hamilton

21. Who dispatched George Washington in October 1753 to warn the French commander at Fort Le Boeuf against further encroachment on territory claimed by Britain?

1. Robert Dinwiddie
2. Henry Knox
3. John Forbes
4. Edward Baddock

22. Who was George Washingtons wife?

1. Dolly Payne Todd
2. Abigail Smith
3. Martha Dandridge
4. Martha Wayles Skelton

23. Who was the Vice President of the United States under George Washington?

1. George Clinton
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Aaron Burr