1. Which of these U.S. presidents was not born in Virginia?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. James Madison
C. Ulysses S. Grant
2. What is the state nickname?
A. The Tar Heel State
B. The Badger State
C. Old Dominion
3. Which mountain range is not in Virginia?
A. Allegheny
B. Shenandoah
C. Blue Ridge
D. Appalachian
4. In what year was Jamestown, Virginia founded as the first permanent English settlement?
A. 1515
B. 1607
C. 1699
D. 1701
5. Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth I.
A. True
B. False
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