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1. Starting out in Northwest Alabama, we begin our tour of this lovely state in a city along the banks of the Tennessee River. Founded in 1818, this city is the largest city in the Shoals area of the state. Birthplace of W.C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues," this city shares its name with a large European city.
2. Just six miles south on U.S. Highway 43 is the town of Tuscumbia, birthplace of this miracle of a woman. Her likeness is on the Alabama state quarter and she is also the first Socialist to be depicted on any state quarter. Name her.
3. Every year in the summer time, Tuscumbia hosts performances of the award winning show about this proud daughter of Alabama and citizen of the world. Name the play or musical:
4. The Alabama Music Hall of Fame and Museum is in Muscle Shoals. It celebrates the incredible music heritage of Alabama. Which of the following celebrities are Alabama natives and inductees into the Hall of Fame?
5. From Tuscumbia, we head east on U.S. Highway 72 about 41 miles and arrive in the city of Decatur, home to a 500 acre family park whose waterpark contains America's first wave pool. You'll want to "duck" in for a swim, picnic, and hike around this lovely park. Name it.
6. From Decatur, we travel east on U.S. Highway 72 for about 20 miles and arrive in the city of Huntsville, the fourth largest city in Alabama. Which of the following is true about Huntsville?
7. While in Huntsville, we visit the world-famous U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Which of these exhibits can you find there?
8. Heading southeast from Huntsville for about 38 mies on U.S Highway 72 and then about 28 miles on Alabama Highway 35 we cross beautiful Lake Guntersville, the largest lake in Alabama, and onward to the city of Fort Payne. Fort Payne is the home of what famous musical group?
9. Fort Payne is the gateway to a national preserve that shares the name with a river and a canyon. Name the river, canyon, and national preserve.
10. From Ft. Payne, we travel through the National Preserve about 19 miles on Alabama Highway 35, then about ten miles on Alabama Highway 68, arriving in Cherokee County, home to Weiss Lake, the Crappie (fish) Capital of the World, a true sportsman's paradise. We are now in the beautiful little town that is the county seat of Cherokee County, and also my hometown. Although the name of the town might seem strange due to its location in the state, its location in the county makes perfect sense. What is this town's name?
11. Heading south from this town, we travel down Alabama Highway Nine for about 16 miles, then about 12 miles on Alabama Highway 21, arriving in Jacksonville, home to my alma mater, Jacksonville State University. Which famous former Miss America attended Jacksonville State University?
12. From Jacksonville, we head about 12 miles south down Alabama Highway 21 to a city that shares, with a slightly different spelling, the name of a cast member of the TV show "Friends". Name the cast member.
13. Heading west on Interstate 20 for about eleven miles, we arrive at what is billed as the fastest, largest, and most competitive superspeedway in the world. What is the correct spelling of this superspeedway?
14. What is the name of the hall of fame located adjacent to the superspeedway on Interstate 20 in Alabama?
15. Which of these people is NOT an inductee into the Hall of Fame located next to the superspeedway on Interstate 20 in Alabama?
16. Traveling about 20 miles north on Alabama Highway 77, then about five miles on U.S. Highway 411 we come to the city of Gadsden, situated alongside what river?
17. One of the major attractions in Gadsden is named for the Native American maiden Noccalula. What is this attraction?
18. Heading west from Gadsden about 46 miles on U.S. Highway 278, we arrive in the city of Cullman. The major attraction in Cullman shares its name with a famous hymn. Name the attraction.
19. The founders of the place where the attraction is located were sent there to minister to a specific group of immigrant settlers. To which of these groups were they sent?
20. Traveling about 47 miles down Interstate 65, we come to the end of the first part of our journey. Which of the following places does NOT have a location that shares the name with this largest city in Alabama?
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