The answer is:
"When he made 6 free-throws in a row, Joel refuted Steve's claim that he couldn't shoot baskets."
George Washington was in charge of the Continental Army during America's fight for independence from Great Britain. The reason why America sought independence from Britain in the first place is because Americans despised monarchical rule and King George. To make Washington a king would have been extremely backwards and hypocritical.
The definition of wrench is: a sudden violent twist or pull. So I would go with choice D.