History Trivia Quiz

He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II.

The land that includes present-day Arlington County (along with the City of Alexandria) was ceded to the federal government to become part of the new Federal District.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program called ARPANET was the forerunner to what is today the Internet.

Now named the Arlington Historical Museum of the Arlington Historical Society.  It is at 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road and was built in 1891. 

The telephone was installed in 1894.  It was only connected to Saegmuller’s nearby Easter Spring Farm.

In 1917, the US entered World War I against Germany and authorities feared sabotage.

This public art, named “The Family” by Winnie Owens Hart was installed in 2004 at High View Park.  It shows a family at the center of the community.

The 1896 shootout was at  Nelson’s Saloon in Jackson City which was at the Virginia end of the Long Bridge.  The shoot out is the subject of a new book “Shoot Out at Jackson City”

Marymount was the first Catholic college to be established in Virginia. It was founded by nuns in 1950 as a two-year women’s college.

On his 1st  Chesapeake voyage: Jun 2 – Jul 21, 1608, Capt. John Smith led 14 men in search of a route to the Pacific. They headed north from Jamestown probing rivers inland including the Potomac. Some Native Americans were friendly and gave him food, others were not, and he departed quickly.