How Northern Virginia Are You?

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1.

What is the correct pronunciation of Hooes Road?
- A.
  
  Who-se
- B.
  
  Hoe-se
- C.
  
  Hol-es
- D.
  
  What road is that?
2.

Fort Belvoir houses what branch of the military?
- A.
  
  Air Force
- B.
  
  Army
- C.
  
  Navy
- D.
  
  Marines
3.

HOV stands for
- A.
  
  High Octane Vehicle
- B.
  
  High Occupancy Vehicle
- C.
  
  Hot Occupant Vehicle
- D.
  
  Hold Over Vehicle
4.

T.C. Williams is
- A.
  
  An author or poet
- B.
  
  A school in some movie
- C.
  
  A school in Arlington
- D.
  
  The only public high school in Alexandria
5.

It’s the Christmas holiday season. Which area’s traffic do you most want to avoid?
- A.
  
  Leesburg
- B.
  
  Alexandria
- C.
  
  Tysons Corner
- D.
  
  Springfield
6.

Fred Thompson is
- A.
  
  An actor
- B.
  
  A politician
- C.
  
  A resident
- D.
  
  All of the above
7.

Northern Virginia houses what percentage of Virginia’s population?
- A.
  
  63 percent
- B.
  
  45 percent
- C.
  
  32 percent
- D.
  
  28 percent
8.

Which of the following is not a body of water found in Northern Virginia?
- A.
  
  Cedar Run
- B.
  
  Blackwater River
- C.
  
  Quantico Bight
- D.
  
  Hooffs Run
9.

From which Northern Virginia public high school did Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock graduate?
- A.
  
  Yorktown High School
- B.
  
  George Mason High School
- C.
  
  Washington-Lee High School
- D.
  
  Fairfax High School
10.

Which of the following areas is located in Fairfax County?
- A.
  
  Bremmington
- B.
  
  Mantua
- C.
  
  Carlton
- D.
  
  Woodridge
11.

How many U.S. Presidents were born in Virginia?
- A.
  
  4
- B.
  
  10
- C.
  
  8
- D.
  
  6
12.

Which TV show is not set in a Northern Virginia location?
- A.
  
  “NCIS”
- B.
  
  “Criminal Minds”
- C.
  
  “American Dad”
- D.
  
  “Line of Fire”
13.

If you’re traveling from Quantico Air Force Base to the VRE station in Woodbridge on Rt. 1, with three people in the car, during rush hour on I-95, which is the worst way to reach your destination?
- A.
  
  Route 1 North (straight through)
- B.
  
  I-95 regular lanes
- C.
  
  I-95 HOV lanes
- D.
  
  Through neighborhood roads
14.

What local higher-learning establishment is the second oldest in the nation?
- A.
  
  Mary Washington University
- B.
  
  George Mason University
- C.
  
  College of William and Mary
- D.
  
  Marymount University
15.

Which local airport is one of the busiest in the world?
- A.
  
  Reagan National Airport
- B.
  
  BWI
- C.
  
  Dulles
- D.
  
  None of the above
16.

It is reported that the Pentagon has almost 68,000 miles of internal telephone wires. How many trips along the Beltway does that equal?
- A.
  
  1,062 times
- B.
  
  1,511 times
- C.
  
  755 times
- D.
  
  566 times
17.

When the POTUS pardons a Thanksgiving turkey each year, where does the lucky feathered friend spend the rest of its days?
- A.
  
  Alexandria’s Mount Vernon
- B.
  
  Herndon’s Frying Pan Park
- C.
  
  Upperville’s Ayrshire Farm
- D.
  
  Fredericksburg’s Belvedere Plantation
18.

Which of the following states does not use the term “commonwealth” in its official name?
- A.
  
  Virginia
- B.
  
  Kentucky
- C.
  
  Massachusetts
- D.
  
  Delaware
- E.
  
  Pennsylvania
19.

Dumfries’ Weems-Botts museum is a namesake to Parson Weems, who:
- A.
  
  Founded Dumfries
- B.
  
  Was a decorated Civil War hero
- C.
  
  Was a signer of the Declaration of Independence
- D.
  
  Wrote the tale of George Washington cutting down the cherry tree
20.

The term Northern Virginia was first mentioned in the:
- A.
  
  1780s
- B.
  
  1860s
- C.
  
  1940s
- D.
  
  1970s
21.

How many miles of HOV lanes does Northern Virginia offer commuters?
- A.
  
  123 miles
- B.
  
  96 miles
- C.
  
  73 miles
- D.
  
  52 miles
22.

Northern Virginia data centers carry how much of the nation’s Internet traffic?
- A.
  
  15 percent
- B.
  
  30 percent
- C.
  
  50 percent
- D.
  
  65 percent
23.

In which Civil War battle did Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson lose the arm that is today buried separately from his Lexington gravesite?
- A.
  
  Battle of Chancellorsville
- B.
  
  First Battle of Bull Run
- C.
  
  Second Battle of Bull Run
- D.
  
  Battle of Seven Pines
24.

On Monday September 29, 1997, an earthquake hit the Manassas Battlefield and Interstate 66. How large or small was the quake on the Richter scale?
- A.
  
  4.5
- B.
  
  2.5
- C.
  
  3.5
- D.
  
  1.5
25.

The Fairfax Stone marks the source of the North Branch Potomac River. In what year was the stone originally placed?
- A.
  
  1492
- B.
  
  1899
- C.
  
  1746
- D.
  
  2001

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