Special Day With Honors

Special Day With Honors

Multiple Choice

What river runs through Richmond?

• Potomac

• Rappahannock

• York

• James

Multiple Choice

Maggie Walker was the first African American woman in the United States to own a _____.

• restaurant

• hospital

• bank

• grocery store

Multiple Choice

Richmond folklore tells us that a mausoleum in Hollywood Cemetery holds the remains of "the Richmond _______."

• Vampire

• Monster

• Dementor

• Creature

Multiple Choice

In 1811, the worst urban disaster in U.S. history at the time was a fire that took place at the Richmond _____.

• Times-Dispatch

• Forum

• Theatre

• Dairy Farm

Multiple Choice

Which famous couple was arrested for breaking Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act?

• Mary and Raymond Smith

• Mildred and Richard Loving

• Marissa and Robert Coleman

• Marie and Rhytt Remington

Multiple Choice

Elizabeth Van Lew was a _________ for the Union during the Civil War.

• Soldier

• General

• Spy

• Traitor

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a neighborhood in Richmond?

• Jackson Ward

• Oregon Hill

• Shockoe Bottom

• Ivy City

Multiple Choice

Which of the following former U.S. presidents is buried in Hollywood Cemetery?

• Herbert Hoover

• James Monroe

• James Branch Cabell

• George Washington

Multiple Choice

True or False: One of Richmond’s largest green spaces is named Maymont Park.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the former name of the Altria Theater?

• The Byrd Theater

• Grace Street Theater

• The Landmark Theater

• It has always been called Altria Theater

Multiple Choice

True or False: Richmond was named after a town in France.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a famous shopping and restaurant district in Richmond?

• Great Falls

• Carytown

• Shenandoah Valley

• Belle Isle

Multiple Choice

True or False: Richmond is known for the diversity of its restaurants.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following poets grew up in Richmond?

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Emily Dickinson

• William Shakespeare

• Shel Silverstein