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Quiz about AlabamaThe Yellowhammer State
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Alabama--The Yellowhammer State Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Morrigan716
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
101,271
Updated
Sep 02 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
2014
Last 3 plays: portalrules123 (12/15), Dreessen (9/15), PurpleComet (13/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Alabama was named after the Alabama River?


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Question 2 of 15
2. What is Alabama's state song? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. Alabama's state mottos is "Audemus jura nostra defendere"?


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Question 4 of 15
4. What is the state tree? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. What is Alabama's state saltwater fish? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. The Old Soft Shoe is Alabama's state dance?


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Question 7 of 15
7. The state fossil is that of a prehistoric whale?


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Question 8 of 15
8. Granite is the state rock?


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Question 9 of 15
9. What is Alabama's highest point? Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. What is the largest city? Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. Each fall, a Peanut Recipe Contest is held in which Alabama city? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. In 1989, Fort Payne broke the record for the biggest cake ever baked.


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Question 13 of 15
13. Louise Fletcher is from Tuscaloosa?


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Question 14 of 15
14. Montgomery was the first capital of the Confederacy?


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Question 15 of 15
15. Does Alabama grow peanuts?



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Dec 13 2024 : portalrules123: 12/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Alabama was named after the Alabama River?

Answer: True

The name is thought to be a combination of Choctaw words. "Alibamu" means "thicket clearers" or "vegetation gatherers". This is where the Alabama River gets its name.
2. What is Alabama's state song?

Answer: "Alabama"

 "Alabama"'s melody was written by Edna Goeckel Gussen and the words were written by Julia S. Tutwiler.
3. Alabama's state mottos is "Audemus jura nostra defendere"?

Answer: True

It is Latin, meaning "We dare defend our rights".
4. What is the state tree?

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.
5. What is Alabama's state saltwater fish?

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.
6. The Old Soft Shoe is Alabama's state dance?

Answer: False

The state dance is actually the square dance.
7. The state fossil is that of a prehistoric whale?

Answer: True

It is called "Basilosaurus cetoides".
8. Granite is the state rock?

Answer: False

Alabama's state rock is marble.
9. What is Alabama's highest point?

Answer: Cheaha Mountain

 Cheaha Mountain is 2,407 feet above sea level.
10. What is the largest city?

Answer: Birmingham

 Birmingham is the largest, with a population of 265,968 (1990 census). Mobile is second with 196,278; Montgomery is third with 187,106; and Huntsville is fourth with 159,789.
11. Each fall, a Peanut Recipe Contest is held in which Alabama city?

Answer: Dothan

 The entrants compete at making dishes using peanuts.
12. In 1989, Fort Payne broke the record for the biggest cake ever baked.

Answer: True

It was made for Fort Payne's 100th birthday in 1989. It weighed 128,238.5 pounds and was shaped like the state of Alabama. The world record has since moved on.
13. Louise Fletcher is from Tuscaloosa?

Answer: False

She is actually from Birmingham, where she was born in 1936. Fletcher won the 1975 Oscar for Best Actress for her work in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".
14. Montgomery was the first capital of the Confederacy?

Answer: True

About 100 years later, the fight for black Americans' rights began in Montgomery with Martin Luther King, Jr.
15. Does Alabama grow peanuts?

Answer: Yes

It is one of the top producers of peanuts in the US.
Source: Author Morrigan716

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