"Heart of Dixie" Alabama Trivia Quiz

Answer: Montgomery

Montgomery is in the center of the state. In 1846 Montgomery became the "permanent" capital of Alabama.

Answer: 1819

Alabama became a territory on March 3, 1817, and became the 22nd state to enter the union on December 14, 1819.

Answer: St. Stephens

The Alabama, the area's first steamboat, was constructed in St. Stephens.

Answer: 5

The capitals in order were: St. Stephens, Huntsville, Cahaba, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery.

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.

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".

Answer: East Alabama Male College

In the past Auburn has gone by all four names. Women were first admitted to Auburn in 1892, making it the oldest four-year coed school in Alabama and the second oldest in the Southeast. Go Tigers! Auburn's other mascot is the War Eagle.

Answer: 1901

The state archive agency was organized in 1901. It was housed in the capital building until 1940. At that time it moved across the street to the War Memorial Building.

Answer: Yellowhammer

Alabama has been know as the "Yellowhammer State" since the Civil War. The yellowhammer's correct name is the common flicker.

Answer: Alabama

The words of "Alabama", the state song, were written by Julia S. Tutwiler. The music was written by Mrs. Edna Gockel Gussen of Birmingham.

Answer: True

Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia. She passed away on June 1, 1968.

Answer: Birmingham

Kate Jackson was born in Birmingham on October 29, 1948. She is best known for her roles in "Charlie's Angels" and "Scarecrow and Mrs. King".

Answer: Paul Bryant

All choices were at one time the head football coach. Paul William Bryant was born in Kingsland, Arkansas in 1913. He was the head football coach from 1958-1982. He broke the record for the most football coaching victories with 323.

Answer: Yes

When Alabama first started doing this they put a star in the upper right hand corner of the license. Currently the word Alabama is in white letters with a red background on the top. If a person is over 21 the background will be blue unless they hold a commercial license, then it will be purple. Alabama does not require you to put your social security number on your license unless you hold a commercial license.

Answer: Montgomery

The capital was moved from Montgomery to Richmond, Va on May 24, 1861. The Confederate White House is open to the public in Montgomery.

Answer: 24

Desoto State Park, one of Alabama's 24 state parks, is located along the Little River in Northwestern Alabama. The park was named for the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto. At Desoto State Park you will find Desoto Falls and Little River Canyon. Little River Canyon is one of the deepest gorges east of the Mississippi River.

Answer: 67

Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, Dekalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolf, Russell, St. Clair, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, Winston.

Answer: 4

Tennessee to the north, Florida to the south, Georgia to the east, and Mississippi to the west.

Answer: camellia

In 1927, the goldenrod was made the official state flower. It was changed to the camellia in 1959; however, it did not become official until June 1999.

Answer: True

The first electric street car in the world ran down Dexter Avenue in Montgomery.

Answer: Huntsville

NASA opened the first Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. It opened in 1982.

Answer: No

Alabama does not require bartenders to be licensed, although they should go through a responsible vendors course or something similar.

Answer: Tuscumbia

Grand Opening ceremonies were held on July 26, 1990. Yes, the country music group "Alabama" was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993.

Answer: The Old State Bank

This landmark built in 1833 originally housed the Tennessee Valley branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama. After the bank closed it was used for many things including a hospital during the Civil War. It was one of only three buildings that survived the burning of Decatur. You can still see the bullet holes and cannon marks left on the columns of the bank from the Civil War.

Answer: Yes

The cemetery is located in Northwest Alabama. It is located 4.5 miles off Alabama Highway 247 on Coon Dog Cemetery road, about midway between Red Bay and Tuscumbia.