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Georgia Trivia

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the state song of Georgia?
a)
Georgia on My Mind
b)
Midnight Train to Georgia
c)
Ramblin Man
d)
Rainy Night in Georgia
2.
What is the state bird of Georgia?
a)
Northern Cardinal
b)
Brown Thrasher
c)
Mockingbird
d)
Carolina Wren
3.
What is the month that Georgia receives the most annual rainfall?
a)
July
b)
August
c)
October
d)
April
4.
What is the hottest month in Georgia?
a)
July
b)
August
c)
September
d)
June
5.
What is Georgia's state reptile?
a)
American Alligator
b)
Gopher Tortoise
c)
Fence Lizard
d)
Copperhead
6.
Who founded Georgia as one of the original 13 colonies?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Cook
d)
James Oglethorpe
7.
What is the highest waterfall in Georgia?
a)
Tallulah Falls
b)
Anna Ruby Falls
c)
Amicalola Falls
d)
Dukes Creek Falls
8.
What is Georgia's highest elevation?
a)
Lookout Mountain
b)
Brasstown Bald
c)
Blood Mountain
d)
Yonah Mountain
9.

Which famous companies had their start in Georgia?

a)

Home Depot

b)

Bank of America

c)

Target

d)

Coca-Cola

e)

Chic-fil-A

10.

Name the GA physical feature that separates the Piedmont and Coastal Plains regions:

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Okefenokee Swamp

c)

Fall Line

d)

Chattahoochee River

11.

Can you name both of Georgia's Nobel Prize winners?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

John Lewis

c)

Ray Charles

d)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

e)

James Oglethorpe

12.

Name the three northern most Geographic Regions of Georgia?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Ridge and Valley

d)

Piedmont

e)

Appalachian Plateau

13.

What is the most Governors Georgia's had at one time?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What is the smallest of Georgia's 5 geographical regions?

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Ridge and Valley

d)

Appalachian Plateau

e)

Piedmont

15.

Which two hemispheres is Georgia located in?

a)

South/West

b)

South/East

c)

North/West

d)

North/East

16.

Which Georgia college has the largest campus in the world?

a)

Berry College

b)

University of Georgia

c)

Georgia Southern

d)

Columbus State

17.

What is Georgia's State Flower?

a)

Magnolia Blossom

b)

Cherokee Rose

c)

Yellow Daisy

d)

Peace Lilly

18.

What is Georgia's State Tree?

a)

Magnolia

b)

Pine

c)

Live Oak

d)

Cherry Blossom

19.

In what city did the American Gold Rush begin?

a)

Valdosta

b)

Atlanta

c)

Savannah

d)

Dahlonega

20.

The world center for ________ news center is located in downtown Atlanta.

a)

CNN

b)

FOX

c)

ABC

d)

NBC

21.

Which U.S. airline has its headquarters in Atlanta?

a)

Delta

b)

U. S. Airways

c)

United Airlines

d)

American Airlines

22.

What Ga author wrote "Gone With the Wind"?

a)

Sydney Lanier

b)

Margret Mitchell

c)

Gary Paulsen

d)

Erskin Caldwell

23.

This Georgia native was with The Pips and she sang "Midnight Train to Georgia"...

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Monica

c)

Gladys Knight

d)

Dianna Ross

24.

What city in Georgia is Ray Charles from?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Augusta

c)

Statesboro

d)

Albany

25.

Jackie Robinson, the first African-American major league baseball player, is from __________.

a)

Thomasville

b)

Valdosta

c)

Georgia

d)

Cairo

26.

As of 2020, he has starred as "Madea" in 11 different movies.

a)

Evander Hollyfield

b)

Jeff Foxworthy

c)

Tyler Perry

d)

David Mann

27.

The street light on this postcard has holes in it that were caused by Federal cannons during the bombardment of Atlanta in 1864. This street light survived

a)

the American Revolultion

b)

the Civil War

c)

the First World War

28.

After the Civil War and ______________, Atlanta began its 'rise from the ashes' and slowly become one of the important cities in the South.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reconstitution

c)

Reconstrucion

d)

Restitution

29.

Atlanta hosted events such as the International Cotton _____________to showcase its progress since the destruction caused by the Civil War.

a)

Expositions

b)

Explorations

c)

Excavations

d)

Exasperations

30.

The Bourbon Triumvirate was a group of three Georgia politicians who _______________

a)

controlled Georgia's government after the end of Reconstruction

b)

wanted to improve Georgia's economy without raising taxes

c)

were white supremacists and supporters of convict leasing

d)

were early investors in the supersonic Atlanta streetcar system

31.

During the Cotton States Exposition, __________________ gave his Atlanta Compromise speech encouraging African Americans to focus on economic improvement instead of politics.

a)

George Washington Carver

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

WEB DuBois

d)

Henry Grady

32.

He supported Georgia tenant farmers and sharecroppers early in his career. He led the fight to pass the Rural Free Delivery Act in Congress. Then he became an outspoken racist. Who was he?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Thomas Watson

d)

Thomas Rhett

33.

In 1892, some farmers in Georgia supported the _____________ Party's candidate because he promised to lower the prices railroads charged to transport cotton.

a)

Federalist

b)

Populist

c)

Tory

d)

Independent

34.
Why did James Oglethorpe suggest forming a colony for the poor?
a)
England wanted to get rid of its debtors permanently
b)
The homeless would readily come to the New World
c)
Oglethorpe had a friend who died in debtors prison
d)
The poor were mostly well-educated people who had fallen on hard times
35.
What ship brought Oglethorpe and the first colonists to Charleston, then Savannah, during the winter of 1732
a)
Ann
b)
Godspeed
c)
Mayflower
d)
Santa Maria
36.
Those who were selected to settle the colony of Georgia were required to
a)
Have served time in debtors' prison
b)
Bring their own farm tools with them
c)
Only sell their land to another Englishman
d)
Use a portion of their land to grow mulberry trees
37.
Who served as the translator for Oglethorpe in his discussions with Tomochici?
a)
William Bull
b)
Robert Montgomery
c)
Mary Musgrove
d)
Toonahowi
38.
Tomochichi allowed James Oglethorpe to settle on a bluff overlooking which river?
a)
Altamaha River
b)
Flint River
c)
Savannah River
d)
St. Mary's River

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