FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Alabama: A New South State Trivia Quiz

This quiz is a circumnavigation of the "New South" state, with a rich history and varied geography.

A multiple-choice quiz by jstagamtome. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jstagamtome

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,071

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1694

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Linda_Arizona (9/10), portalrules123 (8/10), Guest 18 (7/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Alabama stretches from the southern Appalachian Mountain range to the Gulf Coast. In the north, hydroelectric power is a major source of energy. What organization is responsible for this fact? Hint

U.S. Department of the Interior

Army Corps of Engineers

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Appalachian Water Authority (AWA)

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these four tourist attractions has more visitors? Hint

The Civil Rights Museum in Birmingham

Ivy Green, Helen Keller's birthplace in Tuscumbia

The First White House of the Confederacy in Montgomery

The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. A city in the south central part of the state has one of the largest collection of antebellum homes in the nation. It is also the location of a civil war foundry, and the Edmund Pettis bridge of Civil Rights era significance. What is the name of this city?

Answer: (One Word)

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Which major European car manufacturer built their first assembly factory in Alabama, between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa? Hint

Bavarian Motor Works

Mercedes Benz

Land Rover

Volvo

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Alabama, in comparison to neighboring states, was relatively unscathed by major battles during the Civil War.

True

False

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is not an Alabama distinction? Hint

First electric streetcar system in the U.S.

First open heart surgery in the Western Hemisphere

First flight school for powered craft in the U.S.

First woman in the U.S. elected as Governor

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. In order, what are Alabama's official state nut, insect, gemstone, and mineral? Hint

Peanut, Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, rose quartz, iron

Pecan, Monarch butterfly, star blue quartz, hematite

Walnut, Boll Weevil, black opal, copper

Chestnut, grasshopper, garnet, fluorite

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. What is the "Trail of Tears"? Hint

The civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery

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

A cemetery walk used by Confederate widows in Montgomery

An Alabama wildflower

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. What Army Corps of Engineers waterway project, opened in 1984, markedly reduced the distance traveled to bring goods from mid-America to the Gulf of Mexico? Hint

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

Black Warrior-Chatahoochee Waterway

Tallapoosa-Coosa Waterway

Alabama-Sipsey Waterway

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. What is Alabama's principal industry? Hint

Cotton

Coal

Poultry processing

Forestry

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Dec 18 2024 : Linda_Arizona: 9/10
Dec 13 2024 : portalrules123: 8/10
Nov 10 2024 : Guest 18: 7/10
Oct 25 2024 : Guest 136: 9/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Alabama stretches from the southern Appalachian Mountain range to the Gulf Coast. In the north, hydroelectric power is a major source of energy. What organization is responsible for this fact?

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.

2. Which of these four tourist attractions has more visitors?

Answer: The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville

The site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Marshall Space Flight Center, the development site for the Saturn V moon rocket, and U.S. Army Missle Command are based here.

Answer: Selma

The home of Mary Todd Lincoln's family is located in the historic district, and there is a self-guided driving tour available at the tourist office. A historic depot house and riverside restaurants are also noteworthy.

4. Which major European car manufacturer built their first assembly factory in Alabama, between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa?

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.

5. Alabama, in comparison to neighboring states, was relatively unscathed by major battles during the Civil War.

Answer: True

Unlike Tennessee, which had vital rail links at Nashville and major battles at Shiloh, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, and Franklin, or Mississippi, where Vicksburg and Corinth were major sites of battle, Alabama was the site of only minor battles and raids. Even Georgia endured the battle of Atlanta and Sherman's march to the sea.

The largest engagement in the state was the naval battle at Mobile Bay, which resulted in 322 Union and 1500 Confederate casualties.

6. Which of the following is not an Alabama distinction?

Answer: First woman in the U.S. elected as Governor

The first electric streetcar system ran in Montgomery in 1886. Dr. Leonidas Hill sutured a stab wound of the heart in 1902 in Montgomery County, and the Wright Brothers opened the first school for powered flight in the U.S. in 1910.

7. In order, what are Alabama's official state nut, insect, gemstone, and mineral?

Answer: Pecan, Monarch butterfly, star blue quartz, hematite

Although there is a Boll Weevil monument in Enterprise and Birmingham was built by the steel industry, they have no official state designation.

8. What is the "Trail of Tears"?

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

The southern route of the Trail of Tears parallels the Tennessee river through Chattanooga, Tennessee, all of northern Alabama. It is commemorated annually with hundreds of motorcycle riders following the route.

9. What Army Corps of Engineers waterway project, opened in 1984, markedly reduced the distance traveled to bring goods from mid-America to the Gulf of Mexico?

Answer: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

Here's how this typical federal government project was carried out: It was first proposed by the French explorer Marquis de Montcalm to Louis XV in the 1760's. Residents of Knox Co., Tennessee first petitioned Congress to build the project in 1810. Subsequent studies were commisioned in 1874, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1938, and 1945.

The project was approved in 1946, funded in 1968, and construction began in 1972. After two lawsuits to prevent the project delayed it for seven years, it was completed in 1984 and opened in 1985.

10. What is Alabama's principal industry?

Answer: Forestry

Twelve billion dollars a year were generated in harvesting of principally pine trees through 2003. Thanks for taking the quiz!

Source: Author jstagamtome

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor minch before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.