Answer: boll weevil
The city erected a monument to the boll weevil, an insect which arrived in Coffee County in 1915 and destroyed the local cotton crop, which was the main agricultural product of the region. The farmers were forced to diversify, and in just two years Coffee County was the largest producer of peanuts in the United States. Further crop diversity helped stabilize their economy. The monument was put up in 1919, perhaps the only monument in the world to an agricultural pest.
From Quiz: Exploring Alabama
Answer: Heart of Dixie
Other nicknames include Yellowhammer State and Cotton State. Alabama is located in the center of the southeastern states.
From Quiz: Alabama Trivia
Answer: Tennessee River
The Tennessee River is the largest river in Alabama. It contains four of the largest lakes in the state. Lake Guntersville is the largest.
From Quiz: Alabama River Geography
Answer: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The TVA was established in to develop an impoverished area, to avoid flooding of cropland, provide a source of clean energy, and to develop a series of recreational lakes.
From Quiz: Alabama: A New South State
Answer: Montgomery
Montgomery is in the center of the state. In 1846 Montgomery became the "permanent" capital of Alabama.
From Quiz: "Heart of Dixie" Alabama
Answer: Montgomery
From Quiz: Alabama Fun Facts
Answer: 30th
52,423 square miles
From Quiz: The State of Alabama
Answer: star blue quartz
Blue quartz gets its color from inclusions of other minerals. Occasionally they will form a a star-like shape inside. The star blue quartz was named Alabama's state gemstone in 1990.
From Quiz: Exploring Alabama
Answer: Magic City
Birmingham received this nickname due to its rapid growth from late 19th century into early 20th century. It has also been called The Pittsburgh of the South.
From Quiz: Alabama Trivia
Answer: Tennessee River
The Tennessee River has three metropolitan areas that border it. They are Huntsville, Decatur, and Florence (The Shoals).
From Quiz: Alabama River Geography
Answer: Helen Keller
Alabama's state quarter is also the first to have Braille on it.
From Quiz: Touring Alabama-North Alabama
Answer: "Alabama"
"Alabama"'s melody was written by Edna Goeckel Gussen and the words were written by Julia S. Tutwiler.
From Quiz: Alabama--The Yellowhammer State
Answer: 1819
Alabama became a territory on March 3, 1817, and became the 22nd state to enter the union on December 14, 1819.
From Quiz: "Heart of Dixie" Alabama
Answer: he was so fat he had to have his seat specially made
He supposedly weighed 500 pounds (When he sat around the House...)
From Quiz: Alabama Fun Facts
Answer: Montgomery
Montgomery is the capital of Alabama. It was incorporated in 1819. It is the second largest city in the state. It became the state capital in 1846. It is home to Maxwell Air Force Base and the yearly Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
From Quiz: Exploring Alabama
Answer: Iron Ore, Coal, Limestone
Birmingham is one of the few sites in the world where these three essential items for the smelting of iron occur naturally. For this reason, in the late 19th century Birmingham became an important center for mining and smelting.
From Quiz: Alabama Trivia
Answer: Mobile-Tensaw
The Mobile-Tensaw Rivers form a large delta that drains a very large area of the Southeast United States. An area the size of South Carolina is drained.
From Quiz: Alabama River Geography
Answer: "The Miracle Worker"
The performances take place at Ivy Green, the Keller family home.
From Quiz: Touring Alabama-North Alabama
Answer: St. Stephens
The Alabama, the area's first steamboat, was constructed in St. Stephens.
From Quiz: "Heart of Dixie" Alabama
Answer: natural bridge
The Natural Bridge of Alabama is 60 feet high, 148 feet long, and 33 feet wide.
From Quiz: Alabama Fun Facts
Answer: 112
It was recorded in Centreville on Sept. 5, 1925.
From Quiz: The State of Alabama
Answer: prehistoric human remains
It is estimated that people inhabited Russell Cave as long as ten-thousand years ago. It made a good winter shelter because the water inside never froze. The people of the time used flint found near the cave to make spear points and made fishing hooks out of bone. The cave became a National Monument in 1961.
From Quiz: Exploring Alabama
Answer: Huntsville
Huntsville is nicknamed the Rocket City. It is located in the counties of Madison and Limestone.
From Quiz: Alabama Trivia
Answer: Mobile Bay
Mobile Bay is one of the largest along the U.S. Gulf Coast. It creates an estuary that is the habitat for thousands of species of wildlife found nowhere else on earth.
From Quiz: Alabama River Geography
Answer: Mercedes Benz
The ultra modern plant can be seen from Interstate 59, and is located in Vance, Alabama. Honda and Toyota have subsequently built plants in the state.
From Quiz: Alabama: A New South State
Answer: Southern Longleaf Pine
Even though pines tend to have a more southerly distribution than spruces and firs, their natural range inclued all of North America except the extreme North and some parts of the Midwest.
From Quiz: Alabama--The Yellowhammer State
Answer: 5
The capitals in order were: St. Stephens, Huntsville, Cahaba, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery.
From Quiz: "Heart of Dixie" Alabama
Answer: W. C. Handy
The 'Father of the Blues' was born in a log cabin, now restored, with a museum nearby.
From Quiz: Alabama Fun Facts
Answer: camellia
The camellia has been the state flower of Alabama since 1959; previously the goldenrod had the honor. The Camellia japonica L. (also called the winter rose) has been the specific state flower since 1999.
From Quiz: Exploring Alabama
Answer: Redneck Riviera
The Alabama has a beautiful stretch of beaches along the Gulf Coast. Other states that are part of the US Gulf Coast are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida.
From Quiz: Alabama Trivia
Answer: Tennessee River
The Quad Cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, and Sheffield are split into by the Tennessee River. Florence sits on the northern banks, while Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, and Sheffield sit on the southern banks.
From Quiz: Alabama River Geography
Answer: Tarpon
Tarpons usually weigh less than 50 pounds, but have been known to tip the scales at 300. It ranks high as a game fish because of its fast runs and twisting leaps when hooked.
From Quiz: Alabama--The Yellowhammer State
Answer: William Wyatt Bibb
Bibb was elected in 1819. He did not serve one year because he died of tuberculosis on July 10, 1820. Don Siegleman was governor at the time I created this quiz, September, 2002.
From Quiz: "Heart of Dixie" Alabama
Answer: speakeasy
The caverns were named for Hernando DeSoto, who explored the area in 1540.
From Quiz: Alabama Fun Facts
Answer: Cheaha Mountain
The Creek Indians named the mountain "Chaha", meaning high place. It is 2,411 ft/735 m tall, but is said to appear taller because the land to the west is very low. There is also a state park at the top of the mountain.
From Quiz: Exploring Alabama
Answer: Camellia
Camellias abound in Alabama due to the climate. The oak-leaf hydrangea is the state wildflower.
From Quiz: Alabama Trivia
Answer: Alabama River
The South-Central region of Alabama is commonly referred to as the "River Heritage" region or just the "River Region". The Alabama has provided the Black Belt region with fertile soil for crops and water currents for transit since the first explorers arrived.
From Quiz: Alabama River Geography
Answer: 1831
The University of Alabama opened on April 13, 1831. There were fifty-two students and four teachers. The first president of the University was Reverend Alva Woods. At any Alabama ball game you will hear their fans yell, "Roll Tide".
From Quiz: "Heart of Dixie" Alabama