Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - This Week in History: The Capital

1. On July 16, 1790, Congress declared that Washington, D.C., would be the new nation's _____ capital?

First

Permanent

Third

Wettest

Interim

2. How many years did it take Congress to compromise on where to have the nation's capital?

One

Three

Four

Seven

Twelve

3. Which city was the primary competitor to be the capital?

Trenton

Philadelphia

Princeton

Richmond

New York

4. The site for the new capital was chosen in hopes that it would be an important port as well as offer access to the interior. D.C. sits at the headway of what river?

Brandywine

Delaware

Potomac

Hudson

Merrimac

5. Washington is named in honor of President George Washington, who is "Columbia" in the District of Columbia named for?

Christopher Columbus

Columbia University

Queen Columbine

King Columbus

Thomas Jefferson

6. D.C. was designed and planned by which Frenchman who fought in the American Revolution?

Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau

Pierre Beaumarchais

Napoleon Bonaparte

Alexis de Tocqueville

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

7. What federal building now sits on what was then called Jenkins' Hill?

Library of Congress

Lincoln Memorial

White House

U.S. Capitol

Smithsonian Museum

8. Who were the first residents of the White House?

John and Abigail Adams

Thomas Jefferson

George and Martha Washington

James and Dolly Madison

George and Laura Bush

9. A fire destroyed much of the capitol, what caused the fire?

A cow

War of 1812

Revolutionary War

Lightning

Matches

10. Washington D.C. is a city full of famous memorials and monuments. What was the first monument to be erected?

Jefferson Memorial

Washington Memorial

Tripoli Memorial

Liberty Monument

Revolution Monument