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Alabama - More Interesting than You Know

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.S.A. Specific : Alabama - More Interesting than You Know

Introduction:
"Here is some information about Alabama that really puts this state on the map."


1. What has been NASA's home in Huntsville since 1960 and has greatly influenced the exploration of space?
    Huntsville Flight Center
    Marshall Space Flight Center
    NASA in Alabama
    Marshal Space Center


2. DeSoto Caverns in Childersburg was named for Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto who passed through the area during his explorations. What was the original name for this cave?
    Kymulga Cave
    Coosa Caverns
    It had no name
    Childersburg Cave


3. The battleship USS Alabama sits in a memorial park in Mobile. How many lives were lost due to enemy fire aboard the Alabama during WWII?
    63
    120
    0
    2


4. Which famous female author, lecturer, educator, and activist was born in Tuscumbia on June 27, 1880?
    Ida B. Wells
    Susan B. Anthony
    Helen Keller
    Mary Ann Shad Cary


5. Which group of men became the first black military airmen during the WWII era?
    The United Airmen
    The Tuskegee Airmen
    Freedom Fighters
    Flying High


6. Alabama is the only state that has all of the resources to make what?
    Brass
    Refined gasoline
    Steel
    Plastic


7. The city of Enterprise has a statue in honor of what insect?
    Praying mantis
    German cockroach
    Dust mite
    Boll weevil


8. In 1995, which Miss Alabama was chosen to be the first Miss America with a disability?
    Yolande Betbeze
    Heather Whitestone
    Kimberly Aiken
    Tara Holland


9. Which singer and entertainer, born in Montgomery in 1919, was known as the man with the velvet voice?
    Fats Domino
    Frank Sinatra
    Nat King Cole
    Louis Armstrong


10. In what year did the Birmingham Airport open?
    1931
    1961
    1953
    1982


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