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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Alabama
30th. 52,423 square miles
| What was the hottest temperature, recorded in 1925, in Fahrenheit, on record in Alabama? | The State of Alabama
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112. It was recorded in Centreville on Sept. 5, 1925.
Hunstville. Children can go to space camp there.
Because of the yellow cloth on Confederate soldiers' uniforms. The flicker is also known as the state bird.
December. December 14, 1819
| Before it was 'The Yellowhammer State', 'The Camellia State', and 'The Heart of Dixie', what was Alabama's nickname? | The State of Alabama
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The Cotton State. It was so called over a hundred years ago. When the cotton crops began to die out, and profits from them decline, the name was changed.
| What was the claim to fame of Alabama senator Dixon Lewis of Montgomery? | Alabama Fun Facts
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he was so fat he had to have his seat specially made. He supposedly weighed 500 pounds (When he sat around the House...)
W. C. Handy. The 'Father of the Blues' was born in a log cabin, now restored, with a museum nearby.
Huntsville. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville is one of the world's largest space museums.
Andrew Jackson. It brought to an end the reign of the Creek Confederacy, helping to make future President Jackson a war hero.
Montgomery. Montgomery is in the center of the state. In 1846 Montgomery became the "permanent" capital of Alabama.
1819. Alabama became a territory on March 3, 1817, and became the 22nd state to enter the union on December 14, 1819.
St. Stephens. The Alabama, the area's first steamboat, was constructed in St. Stephens.
5. The capitals in order were: St. Stephens, Huntsville, Cahaba, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery.
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.
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".
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.
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.
Yellowhammer. Alabama has been know as the "Yellowhammer State" since the Civil War. The yellowhammer's correct name is the common flicker.
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.
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".
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.
| Does the Alabama driver's license have a special way of indicating that a person is under the age of 21 at time of issuance? | "Heart of Dixie" Alabama
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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.
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.
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.
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.
4. Tennessee to the north, Florida to the south, Georgia to the east, and Mississippi to the west.
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