Georgia's Peach State Trivia Quiz

Answer: Land of the Trembling Earth

The Seminoles gave it this name because when marsh grows over swamp water, it creates a thick, hardened surface; however, this surface will quiver when someone walks onto it. The Okefenokee covers approx. 400,000 acres of land. It provides sanctuaries for thousands of species of wildlife. It became the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in 1937.

Answer: Savannah

Georgia's government operated from Savannah at the time of its statehood in 1776. In January 1780, because of the English invansion of Savannah, Augusta became the designated capital. Atlanta, the current capital, became the fifth city to be designated capital of Georgia in 1868. Other cities to serve as capital of Georgia were Louisville and Milledgeville.

Answer: Athens

The University of Georgia was incorporated in January 1785 and became the first state to charter a state supported university. The previous year, 1784, Georgia's General Assembly had set aside 40,000 acres of land to endow a college.

Answer: Girl Scouts of America

After a meeting with Sir Robert Baden-Powell, she came up with an idea to establish a group to help young girls of that era. She registered 18 girls for the first troop, called American Girl Guides. In 1913, the name was changed to the Girl Scouts of America. On July 3, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed a bill to authorize a stamp in honor of Juliette Gordon Low.

Answer: Clarke

Created in 1801, and named for Revolutionary hero Elijah Clarke, it included 250 square miles of land. Located in the northeast region of Georgia, it is geographically the smallest of Georgia's 159 counties. Ware County is the largest county in both Georgia and east of the Mississippi River, and second largest in the United States of America.

Answer: Augusta

The Masters, one of golf's four major tournaments, is played at Augusta National Golf Club. The first tournament was held on March 22, 1934. It was originally called the Augusta National Invitation; however, the official name was changed to the Masters Golf Tournament in 1940.

Answer: Atlanta

In May 1886, Doctor John S. Pemberton, an American pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. He first sold it at Atlanta's Jacob's Pharmacy. Coke was named for its main ingredients, coca leaves and the kola nut.

Answer: True

In 1841 Dr Crawford Williamson Long was the first person to document the use of ether during surgery. He removed a cyst from the neck of one of his patients. He did not publish his results until 1848 and thus another person, W.T.G. Morton, was initially credited with the discovery of ether for surgical purposes.

There is a museum dedicated to Dr. Long in Jefferson, Georgia. He is buried in the Oconee Hill Cemetery, located across the street from the University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium.

Answer: Fort Benning

Named after Confederate General Major Henry L. Benning, it speads over 180,000 acres and is home to the U.S. Army Infantry Training Brigade, Infantry School, Ranger Training Brigade, Airborne School and the School of Americas. The five kinds of infantry here are: mechanized, light, airborne, air assault, and ranger.

Answer: Waycross

he has said, in later life, that he was actually born in Michigan. He played football at Florida State University and later, went to Hollywood and became a celebrity. Some of his films were "Smokey and the Bandit", "Deliverance", "Citizen Ruth" and "The Hunter's Moon".