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70+ Alabama Trivia questions

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern area of the United States, lined by Tennessee toward the north; Georgia toward the east; Florida and the Gulf of Mexico toward the south; and Mississippi toward the west. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the majority of any state

Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the “Heart of Dixie” and the “Cotton State”. The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state blossom is the camellia. Alabama’s capital is Montgomery, and its largest city by population and area is Huntsville Its most established city is Mobile, established by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana. Greater Birmingham is Alabama’s largest metropolitan area and its financial focus.

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Alabama Trivia questions

1 Alabama has a monument to something that made life difficult for local farmers. What is it?

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boll weevil

2 What is one Alabama state nickname?

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Heart of Dixie

3 Which of these colors are on the flag of Alabama?

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Red and White

4 What is the largest river in Alabama?

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Tennessee River

6  The city is the largest city in the Shoals area of the state. Birthplace of W.C. Handy, the “Father of the Blues.

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Florence

7 What is the capital of Alabama?

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Montgomery

8 The world’s first electric trolley system opened in this city in 1886.

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Montgomery

9 What rank is Alabama in size among the US States?

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30th

10 Name Alabama’s state gemstone.

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star blue quartz

11 Birmingham, Alabama is known as what?

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Magic City

12 Which isn’t an attraction in Montgomery, Alabama?

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Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame

13 Which river has the most metropolitan areas bordering it?

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Tennessee River

14 Which of these four tourist attractions has more visitors?

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The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville

15  The woman whose likeness is on the Alabama state quarter and she is also the first Socialist to be depicted on any state quarter. Name her.

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Helen Keller

16 What is Alabama’s state song?

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“Alabama”

17 In what year did Alabama gain statehood?

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1819

18 What was the claim to fame of Alabama senator Dixon Lewis of Montgomery?

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he was so fat he had to have his seat specially made

Alabama Trivia Facts

19 Which of these famous people was not from Alabama?

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Fred Astaire, dancer

20 Which city is situated on the Alabama River?

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Montgomery

21 What three minerals that were found in abundance in the mountains around Birmingham, Alabama?

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Iron Ore, Coal, Limestone

22 Which of these mountains is in Alabama?

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Mount Cheaha

23 Tallapoosa River, and Alabama River all flow into which other rivers before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico?

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Mobile-Tensaw

24 What is the name of this city,having one of the nation’s largest collections of antebellum homes?

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Selma

25 Which is NOT an Alabama river?

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Choctaw

26 What was the capital of The Alabama Territory?

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St. Stephens

27 Alabama boasts the longest ______ east of the Mississippi.

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a natural bridge

28 What was the hottest temperature, recorded in 1925, on record in Alabama?

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112F

29 What was found in Russell Cave in Bridgeport, Alabama in 1953?

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prehistoric human remains

30 Which Alabama city is home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center?

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Huntsville

31 Which of these water ports is the northernmost of Alabama?

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The port of Decatur

32 The Mobile-Tensaw River Delta flows into which bay?

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Mobile Bay

33 Which major European car manufacturer built their first assembly factory in Alabama?

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Mercedes Benz

34 The Alabama Music Hall of Fame and Museum is in Muscle Shoals. Which celebrities are Alabama natives and inductees into the Hall of Fame?

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Dinah Washington, Emmylou Harris, and Lionel Richie

35 What is the state tree?

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Southern Longleaf Pine

36 Since becoming its own territory, how many capitals has Alabama had?

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5

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37 What famous composer was born in Florence, Alabama in 1873?

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W. C. Handy

38 What is the state nut of Alabama?

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Pecan

39 What is Alabama’s state flower?

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camellia

40 The Alabama Gulf Coast is also known as what?

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Redneck Riviera

41 The “Quad Cities” or “Shoals” area is split in two by which major river?

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Tennessee River

42 What is the nickname of Huntsville, Alabama?

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Rocket City

43 What is Alabama’s state saltwater fish?

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Tarpon

44 Who was the first governor of Alabama?

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William Wyatt Bibb

45 The Kymulga Room in DeSoto caverns was used as a ______ during Prohibition.

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speakeasy

46 Which of these state parks is not in Alabama?

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Old Fort Harrod State Park

47 What is the tallest mountain in Alabama?

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Cheaha Mountain

48 What is Alabama’s state flower?

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Camellia

49 Which river has created a diverse “River Heritage” region in South-Central Alabama?

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Alabama River

50 Which of the following is not an Alabama distinction?

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The first woman in the U.S. elected as Governor

51 The University of Alabama sits along which river?

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Black Warrior River

52 When did the University of Alabama first open?

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1831

53 What city was Alabama’s capital from 1826-to 1846?

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Tuscaloosa

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54 Something happened in Elmore County, Alabama that formed a crater almost five miles wide; what was it?

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meteorite impact

55 The oldest Mardi Gras celebration in America is held in what Alabama city?

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Mobile

56 What is Alabama’s state rock?

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Marble

57 Which waterway provides a vital shortcut for eastern river traffic seeking a way to the Gulf without having to go an extra 1,000 miles down the Mississippi?

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Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

58 In order, what are Alabama’s official state nut, insect, gemstone, and mineral?

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Pecan, Monarch butterfly, star blue quartz, hematite

59Which of these is a nickname for Alabama?

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Yellowhammer State

60 When Auburn University first opened what was it called?

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East Alabama Male College

61 Which city is known as ‘Rocket City USA’?

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Huntsville

62 The Alabama Space and Rocket Center is in what city?

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Huntsville

63 How would a meteorologist describe Alabama’s climate?

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Humid subtropical

64 The first capital of the Confederate States of America was in what Alabama city?

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Montgomery

65 What species is the state fossil of Alabama?

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Whale

66 Which Georgia river flows on to divide a metro area between two states?

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Chattahoochee River

67 What is the “Trail of Tears”?

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The forced emigration march of eastern American Indian tribes to western lands

68 Fort Payne is the home of what famous musical group?

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Alabama

69 In what year was the first state archival agency organized?

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1901

70 Who won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814?

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Andrew Jackson

71 Why was the yellowhammer chosen as the state bird?

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Because of the yellow cloth on Confederate soldiers’ uniforms
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