Alabama Multiple Choice Quiz

1. What year did Alabama become a state?

1796
1819
1845
1861

2. Which city is the capital of Alabama?

Birmingham
Mobile
Montgomery
Bald Cypress

3. What is Alabama’s state tree?

Southern Magnolia
Live Oak
Longleaf Pine
Bald Cypress

4. Which landmark is located in Huntsville?

Gulf Shores
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Edmund Pettus Bridge
Little River Canyon

5. Who is known as the “Mother of the Freedom Movement”?

Helen Keller
Coretta Scott King
Rosa Parks
Margaret Chase Smith

6. Which festival did Mobile host first in 1703?

Jazz Festival
State Fair
Mardi Gras
Strawberry Festival

7. What type of climate does Alabama have?

Desert
Continental
Humid subtropical
Mediterranean

8. Which ecosystem is one of the nation’s largest wetland complexes?

Okefenokee Swamp
Chesapeake Bay
Mobile–Tensaw Delta
Everglades

9. Which university is a historic black land-grant institution in Alabama?

Alabama A&M University
Auburn University
Samford University
University of Alabama

10. What industry is a leading agricultural product in Alabama?

Cotton
Peanuts
Soybeans