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Quiz about Alabama History
Quiz about Alabama History

Alabama History Trivia Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by musiclovr. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
musiclovr
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
151,094
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2710
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (8/10), Guest 38 (0/10), Guest 205 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What parallel is Alabama on? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. When did Alabama become a state? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How many capitals did Alabama have before settling on Montgomery? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who explored Alabama? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When did Alabama secede from the Union? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What country singer was born in Alabama? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Where was Baker Knight from? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Guy Hunt was the first governor to be elected to four terms in Alabama.


Question 9 of 10
9. Alabama never had a President of the USA.


Question 10 of 10
10. Alabama is a Southern state.



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Dec 02 2024 : Guest 98: 8/10
Nov 28 2024 : Guest 38: 0/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What parallel is Alabama on?

Answer: The 31st parallel

Well, Alabama is a southern state. But the Pinckney Treaty established it along the 31st paralell.
2. When did Alabama become a state?

Answer: Dec. 14, 1819

In 1795, Thomas Pinckney negotiated the Treaty of San Lorenzo, aka the Pinckney Treaty.
3. How many capitals did Alabama have before settling on Montgomery?

Answer: 3

Tuscaloosa, 1826; Cahaba, 1820-1825; Huntsville, 1819-1820. (St.Stephens was the temporary capital of the Alabama Territory from 1817-1819, prior to statehood).
4. Who explored Alabama?

Answer: Hernando de Soto

In 1540 De Soto explored much of what is now Alabama. I just put the two Louis in there. Tristan de Luna established several temporary settlements in Alabama.
5. When did Alabama secede from the Union?

Answer: Jan, 11,1861

Alabama was readmitted on June 25, 1868.
6. What country singer was born in Alabama?

Answer: Hank Williams. Sr.

He's the only one I know of. Gene Pitney is from Connecticut,
Baker Knight didn't sing country, and Rick Nelson was born in New Jersey.
7. Where was Baker Knight from?

Answer: Birmingham

Baker Knight had a band called Baker and the Knightmares.
8. Guy Hunt was the first governor to be elected to four terms in Alabama.

Answer: False

That was George Wallace. Guy Hunt was the first Republican governor since Reconstruction, and he served only two terms.
9. Alabama never had a President of the USA.

Answer: True

David Rice Atchison - President Pro Tempore of the Senate stood as Acting President for Zachary Taylor until he could be sworn in on Monday March 5th, 1849.
(See "The Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader", p. 402)
10. Alabama is a Southern state.

Answer: True

Alabama was the 22nd state. Alabama was the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
Source: Author musiclovr

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