Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Virginia History?

By Jay Simms

November 22, 2022

</p> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>Who is the Guy in the Golden Suit?</h3> <ul> <li>Robert Carter III</li> <li>Robert E. Lee</li> <li>George Washington</li> <li>George Mason</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>German political exile Charles Minnigerode brought what holiday tradition to Virginia?</h3> <ul> <li>Christmas tree</li> <li>Trick-or-treating</li> <li>Kissing under the mistletoe</li> <li>New Year ball drop</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>Which of these 19th-century icons was born into slavery in Virginia?</h3> <ul> <li>Booker T. Washington</li> <li>George Washington Carver</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>In 1872, 16-year-old William Addison Caldwell walked 28 miles to be the first student to enroll in what modern college?</h3> <ul> <li>Virginia Tech</li> <li>UVA</li> <li>William & Mary</li> <li>George Mason University</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>Who defeated Hank the Cat in his 2012 bid to replace Jim Webb in the United States Senate?</h3> <ul> <li>Tim Kaine</li> <li>Mark Warner</li> <li>George Allen</li> <li>Chuck Robb</li> </ul> </section> <p> </p> <p>