Meet George Washington Biography Timeline of GW's Life George Washington and Slavery Ask a Question Resources for Teachers Lesson Plans Internships Field Trips Martha Washington Be a Mount Vernon Kid Pioneer Farmer Quiz George Washington Quiz Martha Washington Quiz Dig Into George Home   learn : meet george washington : be a mount vernon kid : pioneer farmer quiz Pioneer Farmer Quiz Answer the questions below, then click submit to see your score. Crops 1. For most of his life, George Washington's main cash crop was: A. Tobacco B. Barley C. Wheat 2. What pest worried General Washington because it threatened wheat crops across the northeastern seaboard? A. A plague of locusts B. The Hessian Fly C. The tse-tse fly 3. Corn was one of the most important crops grown at Mount Vernon. Which of the following was NOT a use of the corn crop? A. Food for the family and slave population B. Feed for livestock C. Used to make corn whiskey at the distillery D. Used for fodder for fires E. Used to make dyes for clothing 4. Which of the following crops was plowed in as a "green manure"? A. Corn B. Buckwheat C. Potatoes 5. George Washington believed in inter-cropping to make his fields more productive. Inter-cropping is: A. Planting a second crop between rows of another crop B. Planting the seeds of two plants in the same hole C. Randomly scattering the seeds of several different crops in a single field New Husbandry George Washington was a leader in the "new husbandry". Which of the following farming techniques were the New Husbandry and which were the old or "common" method? 1. Deep Plowing Old New 2. Using Fertilizers Old New 3. Restoring land by planting grasses and clover Old New 4. Scattering or "broadcasting" seed Old New Animals 1. What 2 breeds at Mount Vernon today are descended from livestock left by Spanish explorers to the new world in the 17th century? A. Horses and Red Milking Devon cows B. Ossabaw Island hogs and Hog Island sheep C. Hog Island sheep and Red Milking Devon cows 2. George Washington was instrumental in promoting the use of which animal in America? A. Sheep B. Oxen C. Mules The 16-Sided Barn 1. George Washington designed and built a 16-sided treading barn to: A. Improve the efficiency of processing his wheat and other grain crops B. Train his horses C. Test his architectural skills 2. General Washington designed the treading floor of his barn so that grain would fall between gaps to the 1st floor where it was gathered and stored. What did he believe was the most effective gap for this purpose. A. 1 inch B. 2 1/2 inches C. 1 1/2 inches 3. Which type of wood was not used in the construction of the 16-sided barn? A. Oak B. Locust C. Pine D. Cypress E. Mahogany Fence Matching See if you can match the right type of fence with it's picture.   ? A B C D E ? A B C D E ? A B C D E ? A B C D E ? A B C D E     A: Hurdle Fence B: Post and Rail Fence C: Split Rail Fence D: Waddle Fence E: Living Hedges   Tool Matching General Washington used many tools to cultivate, or prepare his fields for planting, and to harvest and "process" his crops. Can you identify how these tools were used?   Cradle Cultivate Process Dutch Fan Cultivate Process Rake Cultivate Process     Cultivator Cultivate Process Spikey Roller Cultivate Process Flail Cultivate Process

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