MCQs on George Washington’s Birthday (Third Monday in February)
1. What is the official name of the holiday celebrating George Washington’s Birthday?
A) Washington Day
B) Presidents’ Day
C) Washington’s Birthday
D) Federal Day
Answer: C) Washington’s Birthday
2. On which day is George Washington’s Birthday observed?
A) February 14
B) February 22
C) The third Monday in February
D) The first Monday in February
Answer: C) The third Monday in February
3. Which U.S. President’s birthday is celebrated on George Washington’s Birthday?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) John Adams
Answer: C) George Washington
4. In which year was George Washington’s Birthday first celebrated as a federal holiday?
A) 1799
B) 1832
C) 1879
D) 1971
Answer: C) 1879
5. What was the original date of George Washington’s Birthday before it was changed to the third Monday in February?
A) February 11
B) February 22
C) February 15
D) February 18
Answer: B) February 22
6. Which U.S. President is also honored on the same holiday as George Washington’s Birthday?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) John F. Kennedy
Answer: A) Abraham Lincoln
7. Which law moved George Washington’s Birthday to the third Monday in February?
A) The Uniform Monday Holiday Act
B) The Federal Holiday Act
C) The National Holiday Act
D) The Presidents’ Day Act
Answer: A) The Uniform Monday Holiday Act
8. Which U.S. President’s birthday is NOT officially celebrated as part of Presidents’ Day?
A) George Washington
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) James Madison
Answer: D) James Madison
9. What was George Washington’s profession before becoming President?
A) Lawyer
B) Farmer
C) Merchant
D) Teacher
Answer: B) Farmer
10. Where was George Washington born?
A) Virginia
B) New York
C) Pennsylvania
D) Massachusetts
Answer: A) Virginia
11. What military rank did George Washington achieve during the American Revolutionary War?
A) Colonel
B) General
C) Major
D) Captain
Answer: B) General
12. How many terms did George Washington serve as President?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Answer: B) Two
13. Which famous landmark in Washington, D.C., is named in honor of George Washington?
A) Lincoln Memorial
B) Washington Monument
C) Jefferson Memorial
D) White House
Answer: B) Washington Monument
14. Which year did George Washington become the first President of the United States?
A) 1776
B) 1789
C) 1790
D) 1801
Answer: B) 1789
15. What was the name of George Washington’s plantation?
A) Mount Vernon
B) Monticello
C) Montpelier
D) Belle Grove
Answer: A) Mount Vernon
16. Who succeeded George Washington as President?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) James Madison
D) James Monroe
Answer: A) John Adams
17. What was George Washington’s role in the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
A) Delegate
B) Secretary
C) President of the Convention
D) Advisor
Answer: C) President of the Convention
18. What year did George Washington retire from public life?
A) 1783
B) 1789
C) 1797
D) 1801
Answer: C) 1797
19. Which U.S. state was named in honor of George Washington?
A) Washington
B) Virginia
C) Maryland
D) Pennsylvania
Answer: A) Washington
20. What was George Washington’s stance on political parties?
A) He supported them
B) He was indifferent
C) He opposed them
D) He founded them
Answer: C) He opposed them