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  Exploring Georgia   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is another in a series about the fifty U.S. states. Let's have a look around Georgia. Grab your hiking boots and water bottle. Or, you could just use your computer mouse or trackpad.
Average, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Oct 01 15
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CmdrK gold member
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  Georgia on My Mind   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All the answers have something to do with "Georgia" my new home.
Average, 10 Qns, jalicook, Sep 28 19
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jalicook
Sep 28 19
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  Savannah - Random Knowledge of a Beautiful City   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just some general knowledge of the city - both its history and the present. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, mrsnespy, Jul 10 13
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Mixed Georgia Trivia Questions

1. Georgia was one of the first colonies in America. Who was it named for?

From Quiz
Exploring Georgia

Answer: King George II of England

Sweet Georgia Brown had two left feet but King George II was the man in charge when James Oglethorpe founded the colony on February 12, 1733, and named it for the British king who reigned from 1727 to 1760.

2. Which Georgia rapper was part of the ensemble cast of a recent, Oscar award winning film?

From Quiz Georgia on My Mind

Answer: Ludacris

Ludacris (born Chris Bridges)is an Atlanta, Ga. based rapper who played the character "Anthony" in the 2004 Oscar winning film, "Crash". He was a Chicago critics nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role in Crash. He has won at least one Grammy Award each year from 2002 through 2007.

3. In 2007, what festivities in Savannah had a turn-out to rank it second in the nation only to Chicago?

From Quiz Savannah - Random Knowledge of a Beautiful City

Answer: St. Patrick's Day

Over 700,000 people turned out for the 2007 St. Patrick's Day parade. The city's population is only about 128,500. Savannah is known for its large number of citizens of Irish descent.

4. According to U.S. law, a certain onion can only be grown in Georgia. Where is "the sweetest onion in the world" produced?

From Quiz Exploring Georgia

Answer: Vidalia

The Vidalia onion can only be grown in the fields around Vidalia and Glennville. They really are a sweet onion, due to the low sulfur content of the soil in those areas. They are of Granex varieties but can only be called Vidalias when grown in the proper places. The restrictions are similar to restricting the name "champagne" to sparkling wines bottled in the Champagne region of France.

5. Despite the title of this film, many of its scenes were shot in Georgia.

From Quiz Georgia on My Mind

Answer: Sweet Home Alabama

Portions of the film were shot in Rome, Atlanta, Conyers, Crawfordville, Peachtree City and Starr's Mill, Georgia. Melanie, played by Reese Witherspoon, goes back home to Alabama after becoming engaged to the son of the mayor of NYC and learns that she's still married to her childhood sweetheart. The actress Jean Smart plays Stella Kay, Melanie's sweet mother in law.

6. The city of Savannah was founded on February 12, 1733 by what Englishman?

From Quiz Savannah - Random Knowledge of a Beautiful City

Answer: James Oglethorpe

Oglethorpe and others landed in Savannah on February 12, 1733. England wanted to settle Georgia to add a barrier between Spanish-occupied Florida and its colony of South Carolina. Savannah, being a coastal city, was the site of the landing of the ship "Anne" and the first settlement of the colony of Georgia.

7. Jason and the Argonauts had the quest for the Golden Fleece; Monty Python had the quest for the Holy Grail; what quest does Cordele, Georgia, have every year?

From Quiz Exploring Georgia

Answer: Quest for Watermelon

Billing itself as the watermelon capital of the world because of the large, sweet melons grown there, Cordele celebrates the fruit during June each year. The quest to find watermelon involves looking around city hall; among other activities there is a watermelon gospel sing and, of course, a watermelon-eating contest.

8. The city of Savannah was a planned city from conception. It was to be laid out in a fashion that centered around 24 of what type of landmark?

From Quiz Savannah - Random Knowledge of a Beautiful City

Answer: Squares

Only 21 of the squares still exist. Two were removed to make way for the expansion of the interstate and one was replaced with a parking deck. The parking deck has since been removed and the square placed under restoration orders to revive it.

9. This particular forest in Georgia wasn't grown in a day. It's one of the oldest in America; where is it?

From Quiz Exploring Georgia

Answer: Rome

Marshall Forest in Rome is one of the last old-growth forests in Georgia. It is said to be the only virgin forest within the city limits of any city in the U.S. The 311 acre (126 ha) forest is named after the Marshall family, who bought the land it is on in 1880.

10. What Beatles song included the lyric, "...Georgia's always on my mind"?

From Quiz Georgia on My Mind

Answer: Back in the USSR

Of course this lyric refers to Soviet Georgia - not the Southern USA.

11. The largest 'blackwater' swamp in North America is in Georgia; by what name do we know it?

From Quiz Exploring Georgia

Answer: Okefenokee

The Okefenokee Swamp encompasses over 438,000 acres (177,252 ha), mostly in Georgia but spilling into Florida. A blackwater swamp is one in which a slow-moving river picks up decaying vegetation from a forest, turning the water a dark brown. Okefenokee is home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna.

12. The Lady and Sons restaurant in Savannah, Ga. was founded by the Food Network star Paula Deen. The sons in the restaurant title are named:

From Quiz Georgia on My Mind

Answer: Bobby and Jamie

Paula Deen is the chef/host of Paula's Home Cooking and Paula's Party, both successful shows air on the Food Network, a cable television station. Paula Dean's warm personality and sense of humor are as important to her shows as her recipes. She's well known for loving all fried foods and butter.

13. What is commonly referred to as 'The Book' by Savannahians?

From Quiz Savannah - Random Knowledge of a Beautiful City

Answer: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

This non-fictional true crime book (which has been embellished a bit) focuses on the murder of a young Savannah man by respected art and antiques dealer Jim Williams -an event that resulted in four murder trials. The release of the book, followed by a movie directed by Clint Eastwood, created a huge tourist boom for Savannah in the 1990s. The city still hosts The Book tours and Lady Chablis, a colorful character who played herself in the movie, became not only a local celebrity, but more of a household name.

14. A popular trivia question is to ask the name of the first permanent settlement in the U.S. It will be something of a miracle, but can you tell me the name of the second permanent settlement in the U.S., which is located in Georgia?

From Quiz Exploring Georgia

Answer: St. Marys

St. Marys is a coastal community, located on the St. Marys River. Spaniards settled there in 1566, one year after St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest settlement in what would become the United States. A U.S. Navy submarine base is located in St. Marys.

15. What tribe of American Indians was present to greet the city's founder Oglethorpe when he landed?

From Quiz Savannah - Random Knowledge of a Beautiful City

Answer: Yamacraw

Chief Tomochici and the Yamacraws greeted Oglethorpe and his ship as they landed. They befriended the settlers and Tomochici and Oglethorpe remained friends until their deaths.

16. Where in Georgia can the largest bas-relief sculpture in the world be found?

From Quiz Exploring Georgia

Answer: Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite mountain that was formed about 300 million years ago. In 1916, work began on carving the north face of the mountain as a Confederate Civil War monument. With many stops and starts, it took until 1972, but the carving shows Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and their horses. It measures 90 by 190 feet (27 by 58 m).

17. Which popular eatery was founded in Georgia?

From Quiz Georgia on My Mind

Answer: Waffle House

The first Waffle House restaurant opened in Avondale Estates, Georgia in 1955.The original restaurant was re-purchased by the Waffle House Corporation in 2007 and is being refurbished to reopen as a private company museum. Waffle house orders are shouted out by the waitresses to the cooks and they use a distinct lingo, especially for the potato orders: "Scattered, smothered, covered, chunked, diced, peppered, capped, topped" and any combination of the list are used to determine the addition of cheese, onions, peppers, mushrooms, ham, and tomatoes. Krystal was founded in Chatanooga, Tn. Steak n Shake was founded in 1934 in Normal, Illinois. IHOP was started in Los Angeles, Ca.

18. Georgia considers itself America's number one producer of what they call "the three Ps". Which three could they be?

From Quiz Exploring Georgia

Answer: peanuts, peaches, pecans

Georgia has 11.1 million acres of farmland and its climate allows a wide diversity of fruits and vegetables to be grown. It consistently leads the nation in production of peanuts and pecans. Maybe surprisingly, it leads the Union in blueberry production. But while Georgia is known as the "Peach State" and is rightly proud of that reputation, it usually ranks second or third behind California and South Carolina in the tonnage of peaches produced each year.

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