Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Washington, D.C.

1. On September 18, 1793, which president laid the cornerstone of the United States Capitol building?

Washington

Adams

Jefferson

Madison

Monroe

2. French architect Charles L'Enfant designed the District of Columbia. Who designed the Capitol?

Mead

L'Enfant

Pritzker

Thornton

Pei

3. Which two states ceded landed to create the District of Columbia?

Maryland and Delaware

Maryland and North Carolina

Virginia and Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania and Maryland

Maryland and Virginia

4. On July 16, 1790, Congress declared that Washington, D.C., would be the nation's first what type of capital?

First

Permanent

Third

Wettest

Interim

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

Trenton

Philadelphia

Princeton

Richmond

New York

6. 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

7. The Capitol was burned down during which war?

Civil War

Revolutionary War

Spanish American War

War of 1812

Vietnam War

8. What was the Capitol building used for during the Civil War?

War room

Map room

Hospital

Vault

Museum

9. What is the name of the statue on top of the Capitol?

Statue of Freedom

Lady Liberty

Columbia

Saint Liberty

Freedom Woman

10. The Rotunda in the Capitol was originally going to be called by what name?

Acropolis

Pantheon

Temple

Circus

Circle