George Washington Birthplace Online Scavenger Hunt

Complete the activity below to earn your George Washington Birthplace National Monument Virtual Junior Ranger badge! When you finish, download and print your badge to add to your collection!

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Colonial Revival Garden gate and brick path to the Memorial House Museum

NPS / Stephen Girimont

Find out what makes George Washington Birthplace National Monument special by exploring our website to find the answers for the scavenger hunt questions.

Question 1

There are many things that you can do when you visit the birthplace. Choose what you cannot do.

a. take a hike, have a picnic, go fishing
b. ride a bike, earn a Junior Ranger badge
c. go camping, collect fossils
d. read a book, journal, sketch a flower

Answer

c. go camping, collect fossils

George Washington Birthplace does not allow camping or the collection of fossilized objects.

Learn more about the things to do in the park and about the paleontological resources.

Question 2

Fossils in the park are impacted by natural and human factors.
a. true
b. false

Answer

a. true

Learn more about the paleontological resources.

Question 3

George Washington was born in 1733 at Popes Creek Plantation.
a. true
b. false

Answer

b. false

George Washington was born in 1732 at Popes Creek Plantation. Watch a short video about George Washington's Birth.

Question 4

What year was the Birthplace Monument built?
a. 1891
b. 1896
c. 1932
d. 1923

Answer

b. 1896

Read about the history of the Birthplace Monument, complete another Virtual Junior Ranger opportunity by spotting the differences between the 1896 monument and the modern monument, and check out the Birthplace Monument photo gallery.

Question 5

Josephine Wheelwright Rust was instrumental in creating which of the following?
a. The Memorial House Museum
b. The Birthplace Monument
c. The Wakefield National Memorial Association
d. a & c

Answer

d. a & c

Read about Josephine Wheelwright Rust and the Memorial House Museum.

Question 6

The buildings in the park were created during the Colonial Revival Movement. What did the Colonial Revival Movement focus on?
a. authenticity
b. creating a feeling
c. fairytales
d. reality

Answer

b. creating a feeling

Read more about the Colonial Revival Movement.

Question 7

Cordgrass, marsh hibiscus, and marsh elder are some of the native plants that are used in the park to help control erosion.
a. true
b. false

Answer

a. true

Read how the park works to reduce erosion with native plants.

Question 8

Which of the following waterways can be seen at George Washington's Birthplace? Choose all that apply.
a. Dancing Marsh
b. York River
c. Popes Creek
d. Potomac River

Answer

a, c, d

View the photo galleries for these waterways. Complete another Virtual Junior Ranger opportunity by coloring the waterways that flow into the Chesapeake Bay.

Question 9

What heritage breed livestock can be seen at the park today?
a. Hog Island Sheep
b. Devon Cattle
c. Ossabaw Hogs
d. All of the above

Answer

d. All of the above

View the photo galleries of the livestock found at the park.

Question 10

What year did George Washington's great-grandfather, John arrive in Westmoreland County, Virginia?
a. 1657
b. 1659
c. 1660
d. 1653

Answer

a. 1657

Read about John Washington and what brought him to this area.