Monday, November 5, 2018

Fun: Georgia History Quiz

Have fun taking the following Georgia History Quiz. The correct answers follow. Don't peak!
Source: The Georgia Studies Book (Vinson Institute)

Quiz
1. Who is considered "The Founder of Georgia"?
2. What year is celebrated as the founding of Georgia?
3. What year did Georgia become a royal colony?
4. Name the Georgia delegates who signed the Declaration of Independence.
5. Name Georgia's 5 largest cities (in order) in 1860.
6. Give the first two names the current city of Atlanta was called.
7. In the election of 1868, how many blacks were elected to Georgia's General Assembly?
8. Name the official bird of Georgia.
9. Name the official flower of Georgia.
10. Name the official insect of Georgia.

Answers
1. James Oglethorpe
2. 1733
3. 1752
4. Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
5. Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Atlanta, and Macon
6. Terminus and Marthasville
7. 32
8. Brown Thrasher
9. Cherokee Rose
10. Honeybee

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