Test your grammar and general knowledge with this quiz about the state of Virginia. In 1999, the US Mint issued quarters celebrating the five first states to join the union: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut. In 2000, five new quarters will be released celebrating the states of Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire and Virginia. New quarters will be issued every year until 2008. Click here if you'd like to read more about the US Mint 50 State Quarter Program. 1. The Virginia quarter honors the 400th anniversary of _________________, the oldest permanent colony in the U.S. Jamestown Richmond Chesapeake Arlington 2. The capital of Virginia is _________________. Jamestown Richmond Chesapeake Arlington 3. Those who died while on duty in the US military forces, those having at least 20 years' active duty or active reserve service, or those retired for disability, among others, are eligible for burial in Jamestown National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery Virginia National Cemetery the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 4. In 1895, Virginia native Booker T. Washington made his famous speech in which he urged whites to accept blacks equal social position in order to prevent social convulsion. urged whites to recognize him as a chief spokesperson for the blacks. urged blacks to accept their inferior social position for the present and to strive to raise themselves through vocational training and economic self-reliance. urged blacks NOT to accept their inferior social position for the present and to strive to raise themselves through vocational training and economic self-reliance. 5. JFK's grave in Arlinton is marked by ever-blooming flowers planted by his wife and brothers a replica of the Statue of Liberty a statue of him giving his inaugural address an eternal flame lighted by his wife and brothers 6. Mount Vernon, a historic mansion in Virginia, was the home of ______________________ ,one of the "founding fathers" of the United States of America. James Monroe Thomas Jefferson George Washington Abraham Lincoln 7. Patrick Henry's famous "liberty or death" speech was delivered at St John's Church in Richmond. Henry delivered this speech because he favored a rupture with England. he wanted to be released from prison. he wanted political criminals to be released from prison. he wanted Virginia to become an independent state. 8. In 1614 Pocahontas married John Rolfe, one of the colonists in Jamestown, and there began an eight-year _____________ between the Native Americans and the colonists. In 1622, when both Pocahontas and her father Powhatan were both dead, Powhatan's successor led ____________ the colony. peace - an assault on war - peace to truce - an assault on peace - peace to 9. Virginia's nickname is Old World Old Fellow Old Dominion Old State 10. It became Virginia's nickname because when King Charles II took the throne after the Civil War in England, Virginia was the oldest state in the US. when King Charles II took the throne, he is said to have referred to Virginia as the Old Dominion in gratitude for its loyalty during the civil war. Virginia was the site of the oldest permanent colony, which is where King Charles found asylum during the Civil War. King Charles is said to have lived in Virginia during the Civil War in England. Click one of the states below to take our previous quizzes. Check back soon for quizzes on other US states. Delaware Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia Rhode Island Tennessee Indiana Alabama Michigan Iowa Minessota New Jersey Georgia South Carolina New York Vermont Ohio Mississipi Maine Florida Wiscosin Oregon Connecticut Massachussetts New Hampshire North Carolina Kentucky Louisiana Illinois Arkansas Texas California Nevada