The Statehood Quiz: Georgia
It's been awhile since I did a statehood quiz. You can find all of them, so far, on myFiveBest.com. This one is for the southern state of Georgia. It's made up of five questions about the state. Georgia, as you may know, is the home of the Atlanta Braves, the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, and NBA's Atlanta Hawks. It was the fourth state to announce it's part in the United States, which it did on January 2, 1788. Georgia was considered a sovereign state of the Articles of Confederation (not to be confused with the Confederate States that it would belong to during the 1860s). It has a rich history and plenty of trivia behind it. Read more...
Categories: Travel, Trivia Tags: 13 colonies, atlantic ocean state, east of the mississippi, Georgia, georgia peaches, pirates, quiz, state of Georgia, thirteen colonies, trivia on georgia, united states
The Statehood Quiz: Delaware
Delaware is America's first state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is the second smallest state after Rhode Island. Settled by the Dutch in the 1630s, Delaware was the home of the Algonquian and the Nanticoke tribes. Delaware has a rich history that plays a great part in the founding of the United States. At first, they did not wish to break free from Britain because they traded goods with the British. However, after excessive taxes started arising, the people of Delaware joined the Revolutionary cause and were instrumental in the success of the young nation. Read more...
Categories: Travel, Trivia Tags: Algonquian, delaware, delaware indians, first state, mid-atlantic states, Nanticoke, statehood, thirteen colonies, willmington
