During the 1800s, one of the biggest winter celebrations, by George!, was the annual observance of George Washington's birthday. Even before his death in 1799, the Washington's Birthday bash -- and accompanying Birthnight Ball -- were firmly established in New England and elsewhere in the young republic as high cause for revelry, often at the local tavern, if not at the home of a prominent citizen.

Take this little True/False test on the nation's first President, about whom as many myths and legends abound as historical facts.