Virginia History
This 1607 settlement was the first permanent English colony in North America.
What is Jamestown Settlement?
This organization's initials are JYF.
What is the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation?
This is the largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
Americans celebrated this milestone birthday on July 4, 2026.
What is America's 250th birthday (the Semiquincentennial)?
One term for talking trash about someone is "throwing" this, like a big elm tree might do.
What is "shade?"
The three ships that brought English settlers to Jamestown were the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and this ship.
What is the Discovery?
This is the largest department in JYF.
MOE.
An octopus has this many hearts.
What is three?
This international soccer tournament was hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico this summer.
What is the FIFA World Cup?
The name of this salsa means "beak of the rooster."
What is "pico de gallo?"
Pocahontas, meaning "Playful one," is the nickname of this famous Powhatan woman.
Who is Matoaka?
This is the name of the monthly HR newsletter.
What is 'The Scoop?'
This is the only continent with no native ants.
What is Antarctica?
This Virginia native, and her LA boyfriend, won Love Island.
Who are Trinity and Bryce?
The name of this branch of mathematics comes from the Arabic word for "reuniting."
What is "algebra"?
The British commander who surrendered at Yorktown in 1781 was this general.
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
This is the name of our Executive Director.
Who is Christy Coleman?
Despite its name, this nut is actually a seed.
What is a peanut?
June 1 celebrated the 100th anniversary of this iconic blonde's birth.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
She had a #1 hit in each year of the 90s—the only singer to do so.
Who is Mariah Carey?
These are five of the eight presidents hailing from Virginia.
Name at least 5!
April 1, 1976, to celebrate the Bicentennial, the Museum in Yorktown opened under this name.
What is Yorktown Victory Center?
Champagne can legally come only from this region of France.
What is Champagne?
This horse was the first ever Woman-Trained horse to win the Kentucky Derby.
Who is Golden Tempo?
Norville Rogers is the real name of this Scooby-Doo character.
Who is Shaggy?