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Alabama History Chapter 16

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ spoke up for women and the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote.

a)

Werner von Braun

b)

George Coley Wallace

c)

John "Red" Dove

d)

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs

e)

Thomas Erby Kilby

2.

Governor ________ supported the building of a new prison and better living conditions for prisoners.

a)

Werner von Braun

b)

George Corley Wallace

c)

John "Red" Dove

d)

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs

e)

Thomas Erby Kilby

3.

The only governor to serve four terms was _______.

a)

Werner von Braun

b)

George Corley Wallace

c)

John "Red" Dove

d)

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs

e)

Thomas Erby Kilby

4.

AAA Cooper, a successful trucking company, was founded by _______.

a)

Werner von Braun

b)

George Corley Wallace

c)

John "Red" Dove

d)

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs

e)

Thomas Erby Kilby

5.

A great leader in America's Space Program, Dr. _______, helped establish Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.

a)

Werner von Braun

b)

George Corley Wallace

c)

John "Red" Dove

d)

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs

e)

Thomas Erby Kilby

6.

Which of the following college and universities was Julia Strudwick Tutwiler NOT important to its history?

a)

University of Montevallo

b)

University of Alabama

c)

University of South Alabama

d)

University of West Alabama

7.

Eight astronauts have been from Alabama. Which one listed below was NOT an astronaut?

a)

Henry Warren

b)

Charles R. Chappel

c)

Kathyrn Hire

d)

David Matthews

8.

Which one of the Alabamians listed below served as Surgeon General of the U.S.?

a)

Dr. Luther L. Terry

b)

Dr. James Marion Sims

c)

Dr. Larry J. DeLucas

d)

Dr. Haygood Spock

9.

Hugo L. Black was born in a log cabin in Harlan, AL. Which position did he NOT hold as a lawyer?

a)

member of the U.S. Supreme Court

b)

member of the Birmingham Layer Guild

c)

member of the Ku Klux Klan

d)

member of the U.S. Senate

10.

George Washington Carver was invited to work at Tuskegee Institute by

a)

George Wallace.

b)

his mother.

c)

Jimmy Buffet.

d)

Booker T. Washington.

11.

Which acivity below is NOT ture of George W. Carver?

a)

He made more than 300 products from peanuts.

b)

He kitted and crocheted.

c)

He played the piano.

d)

He married and had four children.

12.

Which one of the following taught himself to play the harmonica and won on American Idol?

a)

Lionel Richie

b)

Taylor Hicks

c)

Jimmy Buffet

d)

Nat "King" Cole

13.

Which two star athlestes played for Auburn University?

a)

Charles Barkley and Bo Jackson

b)

Paul "Bear" Bryant and Henry Aaron

c)

Mia Hamm and Bo Jackson

d)

Vonetta Jeffrey Flowers and Willie Mays

14.

Who was know as the "Brown Bomber"?

a)

Willie Mays

b)

Harper Lee

c)

Joe Louis

d)

Jesse Owens

15.

Who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

a)

Fannie Flagg

b)

Jesse Owens

c)

Ozzie Newsome

d)

Charles Barkley

16.

Big JIm Folsom was a popular goveron and in the 1946 election he received more votes than anyone who had run for governor in Alabama.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Condoleezza Rice was born in Birmingham and trained to become a concert pianist. President George Bush appointed her to be the first African American Secretary of State.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The first female governor of Alabama was Lurleen Burns Wallace

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A businessmean who built the moon-rocket laund pad in Floriday, the New Orleans Superdome, and King Saun University in Saudi Arabia is Arthur G. Gaston

a)

True

b)

False

20.

William R. Pettiford started the Penny Saving Bank in Birmingham in 1890.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Wrote "Fried Green Tomatoes" at the Whistle Stop Cafe

a)

Catherine Reddick Whitehill

b)

Heather Whitestone McCallum

c)

Harper Lee

d)

Fannie Flagg

e)

Jim Nobors

22.

Won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece

a)

Catherine Reddick Whitehill

b)

Heather Whitestone McCallum

c)

Harper Lee

d)

Fannie Flagg

e)

James Nabors

23.

Entertainer on the Andy Griffith Show

a)

Catherine Reddick Whitehill

b)

Heather Whitestone McCallum

c)

Harper Lee

d)

Fannie Flagg

e)

James Nabors

24.

Wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird"

a)

Catherine Reddick Whitehill

b)

Heather Whitestone McCallum

c)

Haprer Lee

d)

Fannie Flagg

e)

Jim Nabors

25.

Won Miss America in 1995- the first disabled person to win this title

a)

Catherine Reddick Whitehill.

b)

Heather Whitestone McCallum

c)

Harper Lee

d)

Fannie Flagg

e)

Jim Nabors

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