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States Quiz: Georgia On My Mind | 10 Questions

Test your knowledge of the 'Peach State'. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ikabud

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,432

Updated
Oct 04 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3222

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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1. Who was Georgia named for? Hint

King George I

Ray Charles

King George III

King George II

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2. All these are nicknames attributed to Georgia, except? Hint

The Peach State

The Garden State

The Empire State of the South

The Goober State

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3. What is the name of the earliest known European settlement in Georgia? Hint

Santa Clara

Santa Catalina

Savannah

Georgiatech

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4. Georgia has the largest land area east of the Mississippi. True or false?

True

False

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5. All of these are famous Georgians, except? Hint

Lee Harvey Oswald

Jimmy Carter

Martin Luther King Jr

Ray Charles

6. The Cherokee people that once inhabited the region of Georgia, were removed to the Oklahoma territory beginning in 1832, with the distribution of Cherokee lands among white prospectors. What was the name given to the long march in which thousands died? Hint

The Long Trail

The Oklahoma Trail

The Western Trail

The Trail of Tears

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7. A Georgian Cherokee scholar invented an alphabet for writing the Cherokee language. What was his name? Hint

Sequoyah

Freeman Owle

James Butler Bushyhead

Bluford West Alberty

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8. Eli Whitney's invention, in Georgia, did much to aid the local plantation owners. What was the invention? Hint

Barbed wire

The combined harvester

The tractor

The Cotton Gin

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9. A tiny pest decimated Georgia's cotton economy during the Great Depression of the 1930's. What was this pest? Hint

Terminus Maximus

The Colorado Beetle

The Boll Weevil

The Cotton Termite

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10. What design is on the 'tail' side of the Georgia State quarter(25 cent piece)? Hint

A peach

Atlanta burning

A Boll Weevil

The Trail of Tears

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Georgia named for?

Answer: King George II

Georgia became the first southern state to join the union, on January 2, 1788.

2. All these are nicknames attributed to Georgia, except?

Answer: The Garden State

The Garden State is the New Jersey's nickname.

3. What is the name of the earliest known European settlement in Georgia?

Answer: Santa Catalina

Founded in 1566, on Saint Catherine's Island, the Spanish mission has been 'rediscovered' by a team of archaeologists.

4. Georgia has the largest land area east of the Mississippi. True or false?

Answer: True

Florida has a land area of 53,927 sq miles with an additional 4,672 sq miles of water. Georgia has a land area of 57,906 sq miles, plus 1,016 sq miles of inland water.

5. All of these are famous Georgians, except?

Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia. Martin Luther king Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia and Ray Charles was born in Albany, Georgia and grew up in Greenville, Florida.

Answer: The Trail of Tears

The gruelling march took its toll on the participants. Beginning in earnest in 1838, it was completed by 1839.

7. A Georgian Cherokee scholar invented an alphabet for writing the Cherokee language. What was his name?

Answer: Sequoyah

The giant sequoia, which is one of the largest living organisms on earth, got its name from the Cherokee Chief.

8. Eli Whitney's invention, in Georgia, did much to aid the local plantation owners. What was the invention?

Answer: The Cotton Gin

Patented on March 14, 1794, the cotton gin made the south prosperous. But the plantation owners refusal to pay for Whitney's invention, and the use of pirate cotton gins resulted in Whitney's company going out of business just three years later.

9. A tiny pest decimated Georgia's cotton economy during the Great Depression of the 1930's. What was this pest?

Answer: The Boll Weevil

With the innocuous Latin name of Anthonomous Grandis, the Boll Weevil is North America's most serious cotton pest.

10. What design is on the 'tail' side of the Georgia State quarter(25 cent piece)?

Answer: A peach

The coin shows a peach at its center, surrounded by the state motto, 'Wisdom, Justice and Moderation'.

Source: Author Ikabud

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