Q 01/05

Alabama's nickname, the Yellowhammer State, comes from what?

A) Its state flower's colour

B) Its coal-mining hammers

C) A Civil War regiment's uniform

D) A gold prospector's pick

Answer · why

C) A Civil War regiment's uniform

A Civil War regiment's uniform: Huntsville cavalrymen wearing yellow-trimmed uniforms were jeered as yellowhammers, and the nickname spread to all Ala...

Q 02/05

Which of these is NOT one of Alabama's nicknames?

A) Magnolia State

B) Yellowhammer State

C) Cotton State

D) Heart of Dixie

Answer · why

A) Magnolia State

Magnolia State belongs to neighbouring Mississippi.

Q 03/05

Alabama joined the Union as which number state?

A) 18th

B) 20th

C) 22nd

D) 24th

Answer · why

C) 22nd

Alabama became the 22nd state on December 14, 1819, after Huntsville hosted the constitutional convention that drafted its first constitution that sum...

Q 04/05

Which Alabama city, the state's oldest, was founded in 1702 as capital of French Louisiana?

A) Montgomery

B) Mobile

C) Tuscaloosa

D) Selma

Answer · why

B) Mobile

It also claims the oldest organised Mardi Gras in the United States, dating from 1703.

Q 05/05

Which flower replaced goldenrod as Alabama's official state flower in 1959?

A) Camellia

B) Azalea

C) Dogwood

D) Gardenia

Answer · why

A) Camellia

The Camellia was named Alabama's state flower in 1959, replacing goldenrod, which had held the title since 1927.