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Virginia State Quarter Trivia Quiz

Here are some questions on the Virginia state quarter.

A multiple-choice quiz by garfieldngurgi. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
garfieldngurgi

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
148,795

Updated
Aug 10 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
583

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Question 1 of 10

1. What year was the Virginia state quarter released? Hint

1998

2000

1999

2001

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Question 2 of 10

2. Virginia became a state on June 25, 1788, making it the _____ quarter to be released. Hint

50th

1st

10th

last

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is in the design of the Virginia quarter? Hint

3 ships

The state tree, state outline, and state motto

The state outline, 3 ships, and state motto

A tree

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Question 4 of 10

4. What are the names of the 3 ships that are in the Virginia quarter design? Hint

Nina, Pinta, & Santa Maria

Lady Luck, Columbus, & Explorer

There are no ships in the design

Susan Constant, Godspeed, & Discovery

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Question 5 of 10

5. What city in Virginia is written on the back of the Virginia quarter? Hint

Richmond

Jamestown

Williamsburg

Roanoke

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who did Governor James Gilmore II appoint to select the design of the Virgina state quarter? Hint

The people of Virginia

State Treasurer Susan F. Dewey

Himself

The children of Richmond

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why is the word "quadricentennial" written below the ships? Hint

To celebrate the 400th birthday of Virginia

To celebrate the 400th birthday of the United States

Because it took 400 years for Virginia to become civilized

To celebrate the 400th birthday of Jamestown.

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Virginia state quarter was the first quarter to be released in the year 2000.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What are the two years that are written on the back of the Virginia quarter under the state name and above the "E pluribus unum" motto? Hint

1980 & 2000

1776 & 2000

1788 & 2000

1998 & 2008

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the Virgina quarter design all the ships are facing in the same direction.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was the Virginia state quarter released?

Answer: 2000

Virginia was the last quarter released in the year 2000.

2. Virginia became a state on June 25, 1788, making it the _____ quarter to be released.

Answer: 10th

The quarters are released in order that they became a state. Virginia was the 10th state to join the union.

3. What is in the design of the Virginia quarter?

Answer: 3 ships

The design of the Virginia quarter has three ships and honors the nation's oldest colony Jamestown, Virginia. In 2007 Jamestown turned 400 years old (Quadricentennial).

4. What are the names of the 3 ships that are in the Virginia quarter design?

Answer: Susan Constant, Godspeed, & Discovery

These ships brought the first English settlers to Jamestown. They left London on December 20, 1606, and on May 12, 1607, landed on a small island along the James River. Here the original 104 men and boys established the English settlement called Jamestown in honor of King James I.

5. What city in Virginia is written on the back of the Virginia quarter?

Answer: Jamestown

You can see the words Jamestown 1607-2007 written above the ships on the left-back side of the Virginia quarter. This is to celebrate the 400th year of Jamestown.

6. Who did Governor James Gilmore II appoint to select the design of the Virgina state quarter?

Answer: State Treasurer Susan F. Dewey

Ideas for the design were submitted from colleges, universities, museums, and state agencies. Representatives from the Library of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources, Virginia Tourism Corporation, and the Department of General Services helped the State Treasurer to select the design. The final design of the Jamestown Quadricentennial was chosen and submitted.

7. Why is the word "quadricentennial" written below the ships?

Answer: To celebrate the 400th birthday of Jamestown.

In 2007, Jamestown will celebrate its 400th birthday.

8. The Virginia state quarter was the first quarter to be released in the year 2000.

Answer: False

The Virginia quarter was the last quarter to be released in 2000. Massachusetts was the first, followed by Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, and then Virginia.

9. What are the two years that are written on the back of the Virginia quarter under the state name and above the "E pluribus unum" motto?

Answer: 1788 & 2000

These years represent the year that Virginia joined the Union (1788) and the year that the Virginia quarter was released (2000).

10. In the Virgina quarter design all the ships are facing in the same direction.

Answer: False

In the design there are three ships. The ships on the left and right of the design are both facing to the right. The ship that is in the middle of the design is turned sideways almost facing to the left.

Sources: www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_programs/

Source: Author garfieldngurgi

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