Q 01/05

In legend, which bird did Tory soldiers shoot at Nancy Hart's cabin and order her to cook?

A) A goose

B) A turkey

C) A rooster

D) A duck

Answer · why

B) A turkey

A turkey, her prized gobbler, was the bird, and the meal became a trap. While the men ate and drank, Hart slipped their guns out of reach and took the...

Q 02/05

What was Nancy Hart boiling at her fireplace when she scalded a Tory spy peering into her cabin?

A) Maple syrup

B) Candle wax

C) Lye soap

D) Porridge

Answer · why

C) Lye soap

Lye soap was bubbling on the fire, so Hart flung a ladleful through the crack where an eye had appeared. The scalded spy was tied up and handed to the...

Q 03/05

Cherokee neighbors are said to have called Nancy Hart "Wahatche", a name usually translated as what?

A) Swift Hawk

B) Tall Sister

C) Fire Tongue

D) War Woman

Answer · why

D) War Woman

War Woman is the usual translation, though the word's meaning is not certain. The creek that ran below her cabin carries the same name.

Q 04/05

Which trait in descriptions of Nancy Hart made her fame as a crack shot all the more surprising?

A) A missing thumb

B) Crossed eyes

C) A trembling hand

D) A withered arm

Answer · why

B) Crossed eyes

Crossed eyes are part of most portraits of Hart, yet the same accounts call her a skilled hunter and an excellent shot. They also make her about six f...

Q 05/05

Hart County, honoring Nancy Hart, is the only one of Georgia's 159 counties with which distinction?

A) Bordering three states

B) Being named for a woman

C) Having no county seat

D) Predating the state itself

Answer · why

B) Being named for a woman

Being named for a woman sets Hart County apart from every other county in Georgia. It was carved out of its neighbors in 1853, more than twenty years ...