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Nov. 3, 2008: What famous Georgian was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1914; the first of 26 consecutive times he would be elected for the same post? Carl Vinson

Nov. 4, 2008: Jimmy Carter was defeated in the presidential election on this date in 1980 by whom? Ronald Reagan

Nov. 5, 2008: Who became the first Republican governor of Georgia in over 130 years in 2002? Sonny Perdue

Nov. 6, 2008: On this date in 1977 an earthen dam burst, the resulting flood killed 39 students and faculty at what small Georgia college? Toccoa Falls College

Nov. 7, 2008: What Georgia musicians won the award for Vocal Duo of the Year at the Country Music Association awards ceremony in 2007? Sugarland

Nov. 10, 2008: Who was the only Confederate hanged for his role in the Civil War - as commander of the Andersonville prison in Georgia? Henry Wirz

Nov. 11, 2008: Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux had won for consecutive Cy Young Awards before one of his Atanta teammates won the award in 1996 - who? John Smoltz

Nov. 12, 2008: Disney's Song of the South had its world premier at Atlanta's Fox Theatre on this date in 1946; it was based on the works of what Georgia author? Joel Chandler Harris

Nov. 13, 2008: Construction of what notable Georgia building began on this date in 1884? Georgia State Capitol

Nov. 14, 2008: Who was the supervisor of the National Pencil Factory convicted (likely falsely) of killing a young woman in 1913, then lynched in 1915? Leo Frank

Nov. 17, 2008: What was the name of the ship that brought the first group of colonists to Georgia? Anne

Nov. 18, 2008: Who broke major league baseball's color barrier in 1947, then went on to be named National League Most Valuable Player in 1949? Jackie Robinson

Nov. 19, 2008: What famous Georgia media mogul was born on this date in 1938? Ted Turner

Nov. 20, 2008: What movie, filmed in Savannah and based an a book about an event in Savannah, premiered in Savannah on this date in 1997? Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Nov. 21, 2008: Who was the first woman to serve in the United States Senate? Rebecca Latimer Felton

Nov. 24, 2008: What building on the grounds at Warm Springs was dedicated on this date in 1933? Georgia Hall see also text of FDR speech

Nov. 25, 2008: What battle occurred on this date in 1863, effectively beginning the Union invasion of Georgia during the Civil War? Battle of Missionary Ridge

Dec. 1, 2008: The presidential election of 1824 was contested between John Quincy Adams (eventual winner), Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and what native Georgian - the first man from Georgia to become a presidential candidate? William Harris Crawford

Dec. 2, 2008: What native Georgian was among the first group of inductees into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame? Ty Cobb

Dec. 3, 2008: What free agent baseball players signed with the Atlanta Braves on this date in 1991; he would go on to win an MVP award and help start the Braves on a 14 year division title winning streak; he now serves as their hitting coach? Terry Pendleton

Dec. 4, 2008: Who won the Heisman Trophy as college football's most outstanding player on this date in 1982? Herschel Walker

Dec. 5, 2008: Richard Penniman was born on this date in 1932; under what name did he become a famous musician? Little Richard

Dec. 8, 2008: What Georgia politician was known as the "Wild Man from Sugar Creek?" Eugene Talmadge

Dec. 9, 2008: On this date in 1865 Georgia ratified the 13th Amendment; what did this amendment do? Abolish Slavery in the United States

Dec. 10, 2008: What document was adopted by the Georgia General Assembly in 1850, accepting the Compromise of 1850? Georgia Platform

Dec. 11, 2008: Brenda Mae Tarpley was born in Georgia on this date in 1944; under what name would she achieve fame? Brenda Lee

Dec. 12, 2008: On this date in 1912, railroad workers discovered six skeletons near the home site of what famous Georgia heroine, perhaps lending credence to her legend of killing and capturing six Tories during the American Revolution? Nancy Hart

Dec. 15, 2008: Two movies with Georgia ties premiered on this date, one in 1939 and one in 1989 - can you name them? 1939 - Gone with the Wind, 1989 - Glory

Dec. 16, 2008: What was Webster County originally named; the inhabitants wanted it changed simply because they didn't like the sound of the original name? Kinchafoonee County

Dec. 17, 2008: What Georgia author is noted for his Depression-era novels Tobbaco Road and God's Little Acre? Erskine Caldwell

Dec. 18, 2008: What famous African-American actor was born in Cogdell, Georgia? Ossie Davis

Dec. 19, 2008: James L. Pierpont was a musical director at a Savannah church in the 1850s; he wrote many songs, but which one is world famous as a holiday song today? Jingle Bells

Jan. 5, 2009: The Atlanta Falcons won an NFL playoff game on this date in 2003; it was the first time the opponent had lost a playoff game on their home field. Who was that opponent? Green Bay Packers

Jan. 6, 2009: What Atlanta Brave was elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on this date in 1997? Phil Niekro

Jan. 7, 2009: In 1795 the Georgia Legislature passed the following act: "An Act supplementary to an Act entitled 'An Act for appropriating a part of the unlocated territory of this state for the payment of the late state troops, and for other purposes therein mentioned, declaring the right of this State to the unappropriated territory thereof, for the protection and support of the frontiers of this State, and for other purposes." What infamous episode in Georgia history did this act launch? Yazoo Land Fraud

Jan. 8, 2009: From what German city did three shiploads of colonists come to Georgia, the first in 1734? Salzburg

Jan. 9, 2009: What famous almanac publisher was born in Wilkes County, Georgia? Robert Grier

Jan. 12, 2009: What native Georgian defeated the great Joe Louis to become World Heavyweight Boxing Champion in 1950? Ezzard Charles

Jan. 13, 2009: In what city did James Ogelthorpe and the first Georgia colonists land before proceeding to Georgia? Charles Town

Jan. 14, 2009: What book and movie were based on a famous murder case in Savannah? Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Jan. 15, 2009: What famous Georgian was born on this date in 1929? Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jan. 16, 2009: Who was Georgia's first African-American congressman? Jefferson Franklin Long

Jan. 20, 2009: What Georgia-born actor played in the orginal Star Trek television series and movies? DeForest Kelley

Jan. 21, 2009: What is the name given to the Civil War diary kept by Eliza Frances Andrews and published in 1908; it remains one of the best primary sources on the effect of the Civil War on families in Georgia? The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl

Jan. 22, 2009: At Georgia's Secession Convention in 1861, the decision to secede from the Union was not unanimous; how many delegates signed a protest to the Ordinance of Secession? Six

Jan. 23, 2009: What two native Georgians were among the first group of musicians inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? James Brown and Ray Charles

Jan. 24, 2009: What was the name of the orphan home George Whitfield had constructed in colonial Georgia in 1740? Bethesda

Jan. 27, 2009: The University of Georgia was chartered on this date in 1785 (the oldest state chartered University in the nation). Who wrote the original charter? Abraham Baldwin

Jan. 28, 2009: On this date in 1943 an amendment was approved creating the Board of Regents to operate the Unversity System of Georgia. Why was this necessary? Cocking Affair

Jan. 29, 2009: What Royston, Georgia native was among the first five inductees into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame? Ty Cobb

Jan. 30, 2009: The Super Bowl has been played in the Georgia Dome twice, in 1994 and 2000. Who played in these two games? 1994 - Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills, 2000 - St. Louis Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans

Feb. 2, 2009: Who was the famous Zoo Atlanta gorilla who died on this date in 2000? Willie B

Feb. 3, 2009: Who was the famous Georgia poet who wrote "The Marshes of Glynn?" Sidney Lanier

Feb. 4, 2009: What Georgian was chosen convention president at the Confederate States of America convention in Montgomery, AL in 1861? Howell Cobb

Feb. 5, 2009: What were Georgia's first eight counties? Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond, Wilkes

Feb. 6, 2009: What former Confederate general served as both a U.S. Senator (twice) and as governor of Georgia from 1886-1890? John B. Gordon

Feb. 9, 2009: What native Georgian was chosen as Vice-President of the Confederate States of America? Alexander Stephens

Feb. 10, 2009: Of Georgia's six commissioners to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, which one had also signed the Declaration of Independence? George Walton

Feb. 11, 2009: Who was born on this date in 1936 in Waycross, Georgia; he went on to become a famous actor and director? Burt Reynolds

Feb. 12, 2009: What was the name given to the Georgia colonists who opposed the Trustees' regulations and James Oglethorpe's operation of the colony? Malcontents

Feb. 13, 2009: James Ogelthorpe's dream for the colony of Georgia was for it to be a haven for whom? Poor Debtors in English Prisons

Feb. 16, 2009: James Wright was Georgia's last - and best - royal governor, but who were the first two? John Reynolds and Henry Ellis

Feb. 17, 2009: What NFL Hall of Fame player was born on St. Simons in 1936? Jim Brown

Feb. 18, 2009: What person involved with Georgia football was born on this date in 1960? Mark Richt

Feb. 19, 2009: Who became the first Jewish person to serve as governor of a state (Georgia) in 1801? David Emanuel

Feb. 20, 2009: Who was the first Georgian to build and fly an airplane? Ben Epps

Feb. 23, 2009: What child actress was born on this date in Conyers, Georgia in 1994? Dakota Fanning

Feb. 24, 2009: What Atlanta Symphony orchestra conductor won Grammy Awards for best classical album and best choral performance one month after his death in 1999? Robert Shaw

Feb. 25, 2009: On this date in 1937 a resolution was signed designating what tree as the official Georgia State Tree? Live Oak

Feb. 26, 2009: What Camilla, Georgia native, knows as the "Georgia Deacon," was the first African-American to win the world middleweight boxing championship? Theodore "Tiger" Flowers

Feb. 27, 2009: What famous actress was born on this date in Thomasville, Georgia in 1930? Joanne Woodward

Mar. 3, 2009: What University of Georgia football great was born on this date in 1962, in Wrightsville, Georgia? Herschel Walker

Mar. 4, 2009: Who was the Polish nobleman who was a hero of the American Revolution; he was killed in the siege of Savannah? Casimir Pulaski

Mar. 5, 2009: Who was the "winning" participant in the duel that killed Declaration of Independence signer Button Gwinnett? Lachlan McIntosh

Mar. 6, 2009: What treaty, opposed by many Cherokee Indians, condemned them to leaving their homelands in Georgia and moving west, on what became the Trail of Tears? Treaty of New Echota

Mar. 10, 2009: Who held the position of Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973-2002, marking the longest tenure of any such state office in the country? Tom Murphy

Mar. 11, 2009: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was adopted on this date in 1861; where is that document now housed? Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia

Mar. 12, 2009: The Girl Scouts of America movement was begun on this date in 1912 when eighteen girls met at whose home in Savannah, Georgia? Juliette Gordon Low

Mar. 13, 2009: What Georgia native won a cruserweight boxing championship in 1986; then the heavyweight championship three times in the 1990s? Evander Holyfield

Mar. 16, 2009: What was the first commercial radio station in Georgia (and in the South)? WSB Radio

Mar. 17, 2009: What was the name of the settlement established by the Salzburgers in colonial Georgia? Ebenezer

Mar. 18, 2009: What Georgia electoral sytem was struck down by the famous Gray v Sanders ruling in 1963? County Unit System

Mar. 19, 2009: What Revolutionary War leader helped free Savannah from the British, before going on to be elected governor and to the U.S. House and Senate, finally leading the movement to clean up the Yazoo Land Fraud scandal? James Jackson

Mar. 20, 2009: What is Georgia's official state bird and state game bird? Brown Thrasher and Bobwhite Quail

Mar. 23, 2009: What Georgian won the 1997 Academy Award for best-supporting actress? Kim Basinger

Mar. 24, 2009: What is Georgia's state fish? Largemouth Bass

Mar. 25, 2009: What Georgia author wrote Wise Blood, A Good Man is Hard to Find, and The Violent Bear it Away? Flannery O'Connor

Mar. 26, 2009: Who was the third man of the "Bourbon Triumvirate" who dominated Georgia politics after the Civil War to the turn of the century, along with John B. Gordon and Joseph E. Brown? Alfred H. Colquitt

Mar. 27, 2009: Although the 19th Amendment - giving women the right to vote - was ratified by a majority of the states in 1920, Georgia did not ratify it until when? 1970

Mar. 30, 2009: Who pioneered the use of sulfuric ether as an anesthesia during surgery? Crawford Long

Mar. 31, 2009: What Hall of Fame Georgia musician topped the music charts with "Dock of the Bay" in March of 1968, despite having died in a plane crash three months earlier? Otis Redding

Apr. 1, 2009: Who was appointed military governor of five of Georgia's sea islands during Reconstruction; he went on to be elected to the Georgia Senate, and was one of the most influential African American politicians in nineteenth-century Georgia? Tunis Campbell

Apr. 2, 2009: What is Georgia's official state marine mammal? Right Whale

Apr. 3, 2009: What famous and prophetic speech did Martin Luther King, Jr. give on the evening of April 3, 1968 - the night before he was assasinated? "I've Been to the Mountaintop"

Apr. 6, 2009: Who was the first African-American Roman Catholic bishop in the U.S.; he was born in Jones County, Georgia? James Augustine Healy

Apr. 7, 2009: What was the first newspaper published in Georgia, beginning in 1763? The Georgia Gazette

Apr. 8, 2009: What sporting feat was accomplished on this date in 1974? Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth for most home runs in a career

Apr. 9, 2009: Which of the musical duo of Sam and Dave was born in Ocilla, Georgia? Dave Prater

Apr. 10, 2009: What comedian, noted for his appearances on the TV series "Hee-Haw," was born in Cumming, Georgia? Junior Samples

Apr. 13, 2009: Who was the African-American woman who was a pioneer in establishing a liberal arts school for African-Americans in Augusta in the 1880s? Lucy Craft Laney

Apr. 14, 2009: What two future Atlanta Braves were born on this date in 1966; both would play important roles in the World Series championship of 1995? David Justice and Greg Maddux

Apr. 15, 2009: What significant event in sports history, featuring a Georgia-born player, occured on this date in 1947? Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play in a Major League baseball game

Apr. 16, 2009: What famous civil rights manifesto did Martin Luther King, Jr. write on this day, while imprisoned? Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Apr. 17, 2009: What is Georgia's official state seashell? Knobbed Whelk

Apr. 20, 2009: What character is Georgia's official state 'Possum? Pogo

Apr. 21, 2009: What happened on this date in England in 1732, that was pertinent to Georgia history? King George II signed the colony's charter

Apr. 22, 2009: Who was primarily responsible for turning Coca-Cola from a "brain tonic" into a fountain drink, and marketing it into a worldwide success? Asa Candler

Apr. 23, 2009: Yesterday's question was about Coca-Cola - continuing that theme, what product did Coca-Cola introduce on this date in 1985? New Coke

Apr. 24, 2009: The grand opening of the building hosting the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame was held on this day in 1999; in what Georgia city is it located? Macon

Apr. 26, 2009: What Columbus, Georgia-born musician is acclaimed as the "Mother of the Blues?" Gertrude "Ma" Rainey

Apr. 27, 2009: What Atlanta educator is famous for his book The Souls of Black Folk and helped found the NAACP? W.E.B. Du Bois

Apr. 28, 2009: What noted philanthropist has both a town and college named for him in north Georgia? Young Harris

Apr. 29, 2009: On this date in 1988, the U.S. Olympic Committee selected Atlanta over what city in the U.S. that would be allowed to bid on the 1996 Summer Olympics? Minneapolis-St. Paul

Apr. 30, 2009: What Georgian resigned a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court to become Assistant Secretary of War for the Confederacy? John Archibald Campbell

May 1, 2009: On this date in 1886, a statue honoring former U.S. and Confederate Senator Benjamin Hill was unveiled in Atlanta. What famous Confederate historical figure attended the dedication? Jefferson Davis Ben Hill Statue

May 2, 2009: What specialized television station, headquartered in Georgia, began broadcasting on this date in 1982? The Weather Channel

May 3, 2009: What Georgia writer won a Pulitzer Prize on this date in 1937? Margaret Mitchell for Gone with the Wind

May 5, 2009: What Georgia-born musician fronted a family group that won many awards over its forty year career, and had a #1 hit - Midnight Train to Georgia - in 1973? Gladys Knight

May 6, 2009: Two similar events occurred on this date in 2003 and 2008; what were they? Executions of convicted murderers

May 7, 2009: What future Great Awakening evangelist arrived in Georgia at age 23 after the departure of John Wesley? George Whitefield

May 8, 2009: Who was elected as Georgia's first governor in 1777? John Treutlen

May 12, 2009: What famous person visited Georgia beginning on this date in 1791? George Washington

May 13, 2009: In 1998, the Atlanta Braves tied a major league record for doing what in 25 consecutive games? Hitting a Home Run

May 14, 2009: What Civil War battle took place in Georgia on this date in 1864? Battle of Resaca

May 15, 2009: What woman born in Rome, Georgia married a future U.S. President? Ellen Axson Wilson (first wife of Woodrow Wilson)

May 16, 2009: What tragic event in Georgia history occurred on this date in 1777? Button Gwinnett/Lachlan McIntosh duel

May 18, 2009: Who was the first woman to break the sound barrier in an airplane; she spent much of her youth in Georgia? Jackie Cochran

May 19, 2009: The Button Gwinnett/Lachlan McIntosh duel had taken place on May 16, 1777; both men were injured, which one died on this date - he had also signed the Declaration of Independence? Button Gwinnett

May 20, 2009: What Revolutionary War hero attempted to establish an independent government, called the Trans-Oconee Republic, on Indian land west of the Oconee River in 1794? Elijah Clarke

May 21, 2009: What Spaniard was the first European to explore the interior of what is now Georgia, in 1540? Hernando de Soto

May 22, 2009: What Georgia-born artist is noted for her portrait miniatures? Lucy May Stanton

May 26, 2009: On this date in 1838, Georgia militia began the roundup of Cherokee Indians, launching what infamous episode in Georgia history? Trail of Tears

May 27, 2009: What Georgia cartoonist created the comic strip "Mark Trail?" Ed Dodd

May 28, 2009: What Civil War battle took place in Georgia on this date in 1864? Battle of Dallas

May 29, 2009: What Atlanta-born man won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics, before going on to serve as a Congressman from Illinois in the 1970s? Ralph Metcalfe

May 30, 2009: What national landmark in Washington, D.C. is carved from Georgia marble? Lincoln Memorial

June 1, 2009: What Georgia-based television network began broadcasting on this date in 1980? Cable News Network

June 2, 2009: What actor was born on this date in Savannah in 1941; he has acted in more than 50 movies and numerous television shows, including a starring role as Mike Hammer? Stacy Keach

June 3, 2009: What happened in Paris, France on this date in 1962 that had a profound effect upon Georgia? An airplane crashed, killing 115 Georgians, including 106 members of the Atlanta Art Association

June 4, 2009: John Adams was the first U.S. ambassador to Great Britain - he arrived there on this date in 1785 - who was there to greet him? James Oglethorpe

June 5, 2009: On this date in 1781, the U.S. Continental Army under Gen. Lighthorse Harry Lee, and Georgia and Carolina militia under Gen. Andrew Pickens and Col. Elijah Clarke recaptured what Georgia city from the British? Augusta

June 6, 2009: What famous Georgia-born musician was born with the name Harold Ragsdale? Ray Stevens

June 8, 2009: What two Georgians signed the U.S. Constitution? Abraham Baldwin and William Few

June 9, 2009: What former Georgia Revolutionary War leader, governor, U.S. Representative and Senator purchased and donated the land for the University of Georgia? John Milledge

June 10, 2009: What soft drink was "introduced" on this date in 1985? Coca-Cola Classic, after the failure of New Coke

June 11, 2009: Who was the first woman elected to Congress; she later moved to Georgia and founded the Georgia Peace Society? Jeannette Rankin

June 12, 2009: What native Georgian once carried the title "world's strongest man"per The Guiness Book of World Records? Paul Anderson

June 14, 2009: Who was the Georgia musician who released the first country music record - "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane" in 1923? Fiddlin' John Carson

June 15, 2009: Charles Henry Smith was a late nineteenth century humorist who wrote a weekly syndicated column for the Atlanta Constitution and published books under what pen name? Bill Arp

June 16, 2009: The first issue of what newspaper was published on this date in 1868? Atlanta Constitution

June 17, 2009: Who was the first woman to graduate from the University of Georgia? Mary Lyndon

June 18, 2009: What United States Senator served Georgia from 1922-1957? Walter F. George

June 19, 2009: What famous character actor of the 1940s and 1950s was born in Macon? Charles Coburn

June 20, 2009: What was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, sailing from a city of the same name? SS Savannah

June 22, 2009: What three Cherokee leaders were assasinated for their role in approving the Treaty of New Echota, which led to their removal from their lands on the Trail of Tears? Major Ridge, John Ridge, Elias Boudinot

June 23, 2009: What Cherokee was the last Confederate general to surrender his forces ending the Civil War? Stand Watie

June 24, 2009: What pioneer in women's rights was born on this date in 1840; she was active in the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Georgia Women's Suffrage Association? Mary Latimer McLendon

June 25, 2009: What Savannah-born songwriter is famous for penning songs like "Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses?" Johnny Mercer

June 26, 2009: What former slave became a successful barber in Atlanta, then founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company? Alonzo Herndon

June 27, 2009: What Civil War battle took place in Georgia on this date in 1864? Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

June 29, 2009: The Georgia Lottery was launched on this date in 1993; who bought the first ticket (he did not win anything)? Governor Zell Miller

June 30, 2009: What major figure in Georgia history died in England on this date in 1785? James Oglethorpe

Jul. 1, 2009: What is Georgia's official agricultural museum? The Georgia Agrirama

Jul. 2, 2009: What Georgia politician worked hard to preserve the Union in the controversies of the 1840s and 1850s, only to become an ardent seccessionist by 1860, and who proudly proclaimed to be "unreconstructed" after the Civil War? Robert Toombs

July 3-5, 2009: What three Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence? Lyman Hall, George Walton, and Button Gwinnett

Jul. 6, 2009: What movie, filmed partially in Savannah, was released on this date in 1994? Forrest Gump

Jul. 7, 2009: What small, but important, battle took place in colonial Georgia on this date in 1742? Battle of Bloody Marsh

Jul. 8, 2009: What former Texas congressman and presidential candidate was born in Georgia and received a Ph.D. from UGA? Phil Gramm

Jul. 9, 2009: What former Atlanta Brave received the Presidential Medal of Honor on this date in 2002? Hank Aaron

Jul. 10, 2009: Who was the Georgia jurist and legislator who served on the Georgia Supreme Court, advocated secession, served as a Confederate general, and ultimately had a U.S. Army base named in his honor? Henry L. Benning

Jul. 12, 2009: What colonial Georgia Trustee had worked closely with James Oglethorpe in Parliament, and kept a diary and journal of the Trustees' actions? John Percival, Earl of Egmont

Jul. 13, 2009: What Savannah-born man was the Republican Party's first presidential candidate, in 1856? John C. Fremont

Jul. 14, 2009: What Georgia-born golfer won the "Grand Slam" (four major tournaments) in 1930? Bobby Jones

Jul. 15, 2009: The "Georgia Bill" was enacted by the U.S. Congress on this date in 1870, effectively ending what period of Georgia history? Reconstruction

Jul. 16, 2009: What Georgian played a pivotal role in helping to reach a compromise on representation at the 1787 Constitutional Convention? Abraham Baldwin

Jul. 17, 2009: What half Creek, half English woman acted as an interpreter in early meetings between the Georgia colonists and Indians? Mary Musgrove

Jul. 19, 2009: What special sporting event began on this day in 1996? The Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta

Jul. 20, 2009: To what acts does the following excerpt from the Georgia Gazette in 1774 refer? "The critical situation to which the British Colonies in America are likely to be reduced, from the arbitrary and alarming imposition of the late acts of the British Parliament respecting the town of Boston, as well as the acts that at present exist, tending to the raising of a perpetual revenue without the consent of the people or their representatives, is considered an object extremely important at this juncture, and particularly calculated to deprive the American subjects of their constitutional rights and liberties, as a part of the British Empire. It is therefore requested that all persons with the limits of this Province do attend at Savannah, on Wednesday, the 27th of July, in order that the said matters may be taken into consideration, and such other constitutional measures pursued as may appear most eligible. Signed, Noble W. Jones, Archibald Bulloch, John Houstoun, John Walton. 14th July, 1774." Intolerable Acts

Jul. 21, 2009: The Democratic National Covention was held in Atlant in 1988; who was the nominee for President? Michael Dukakis

Jul. 22, 2009: What 1964 Supreme Court case, begun in Georgia, ruled that black customers must be served by virtue of the public accommodations provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States

Jul. 23, 2009: What new soft drink did Coca-Cola introduce in 1982? Diet Coke

Jul. 24, 2009: The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was passed in 1919 and ratified by a majority of the states (thus becoming law) in 1920? Georgia, however, was not one of the states who ratified the amendment in 1920, in what year did Georgia finally do so? 1970

Jul. 26, 2009: What was the capital of the Cherokee Nation, established in 1825? New Echota

Jul. 27, 2009: What south Georgia city was the site of a major civil rights movement in 1961-1962? Albany

Jul. 28, 2009: What famous - or infamous - trial began on this date in 1913? Trial of Leo Frank

Jul. 29, 2009: What Georgia religious leader founded the Koinonia Farm and authored the "Cotton Patch" gospels? Clarence Jordan

Jul. 30, 2009: In what Georgia city is this (http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/statues/romulus.jpg) statue located? Rome

Jul. 31, 2009: What Georgia politician issue a call for a New South fifteen years before Henry Grady's famous speech? Benjamin Hill

Aug. 1-2: Weekend Edition: What is this feature in Stewart County, Georgia? Providence Canyon See also: Providence Canyon State Park

Aug. 3, 2009: What former Atlanta Brave was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on this date in 1997? Phil Niekro

Aug. 4, 2009: What special sporting event ended on this date in 1996? The Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta

Aug. 5, 2009: What Pultitzer prize winning poet was born in Savannah in 1889; his autobiography was titled Ushant? Conrad Aiken

Aug. 6, 2009: The first recorded mass murder in Georgia history took place in Bibb County on this date in 1887; what family lost nine members on that day? Woolfolk Family

Aug. 7, 2009: What Revolutionary War hero was granted a plantation near Savannah, where his wife hired Eli Whitney to tutor her children? Nathanael Greene

Aug. 8-9: Where in Georgia is this? Elephant Marker Image Moultrie Moultrie (NGE)

Aug. 10, 2009: What famous document was read to the citizens of Savannah on this date in 1776? Declaration of Independence

Aug. 11, 2009: Terry Bollea was born in Augusta on this date in 1953; under what name did he achieve fame? Hulk Hogan

Aug. 12, 2009: Between 1915 and 1923, what caused cotton production in Georgia to be cut in half? Boll Weevil

Aug. 13, 2009: What Georgia-born woman was known as the "Poppy Lady" for selling memorial poppies to fund the care of disabled soldiers during World War I? Moina Michael

Aug. 14, 2009: What famous figure from the American West was born in Griffin, Georgia? John H. "Doc" Holliday

Aug. 15-16: Where in Georgia is this? George Washington Image Sandersville

Aug. 17, 2009: Leo Frank, likely wrongly convicted of killing Mary Phagan in 1913, was kidnapped from the Georgia State Prison in Milledgeville in 1915; what happened to him on this date? He was lynched in Marietta

Aug. 18, 2009: What is Georgia's State Flower? Cherokee Rose

Aug. 19, 2009: What was the first major Civil War battle was fought in Georgia - in September of 1863? Battle of Chickamauga

Aug. 20, 2009: What bar in Savannah was the hotspot for much of the Revolutionary activity in colonial Georgia? Tondee's Tavern

Aug. 21, 2009: What recreation was banned on Sundays in Georgia in 1907 (Hint - it did not involve alcohol)? Fishing! The Prohibition on Fishing did not last.

Aug. 22-23, 2009: Where in Georgia is this? http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/trivia/brantleyrrcrossing2.jpg Brantley County

Aug. 24, 2009: What former president and chancellor of the University of Georgia is the current football stadium named for? Steadman V. Sanford

Aug. 25, 2009: What famous Georgia-based cartoon character was created by Walt Kelly? Pogo

Aug. 26, 2009: What Georgia writer is famous for the novel Lamb in His Bosom? Caroline Miller

Aug. 27, 2009: What natural event took place twice on this date in Georgia history, once in 1881 and again in 1893? Hurricanes hit the Georgia coast

Aug. 28: What Atlanta Constitition editor was famous for promoting a "New South" after the Civil War? Henry Grady

Aug. 29-30: Where in Georgia is this? brerrabbit.jpg Eatonton

Aug. 31, 2009: What Civil War battle began on this date in 1864? Battle of Jonesboro

Sept. 1, 2009: What noted singer, songwriter, and actor died on this date in 2008? Jerry Reed

Sept. 2, 2009: What man was a publisher of the Atlanta Journal before moving on to politics, leading Georgia's Progressive movement as both governor and U.S. Senator? Hoke Smith

Sept. 3, 2009: The Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame are both located in what Georgia city? Macon

Sept. 4, 2009: What coach led the University of Georgia to a national championship in 1980, before becoming athletic director? Vince Dooley

Sept. 5-7: Where in Georgia is this? thomasjefferson.jpg Decatur in DeKalb County

Sept. 8, 2009: What Georgian, born into slavery, became the most respected bridge builder in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi? Horace King

Sept. 9, 2009: What is Georgia's largest county by area? Ware County

Sept. 10, 2009: Who was the 1995 Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Association's award ceremony in Nashville? Alan Jackson

Sept. 11, 2009: What is the highest waterfall in Georgia (and highest east of the Mississippi River)? Amicalola Falls

Sept. 12-13: Can you identify the buidling in this picture? http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/LWH200710.jpg Little White House

Sept. 14, 2009: What famous Georgia poet was born in Union County in 1917, and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for Bow Down in Jericho? Byron Herbert Reece

Sept. 15, 2009: Who was the first Georgian to run for the presidency, in 1816 and 1824? William Harris Crawford

Sept. 16, 2009: Lincoln County, Georgia was not named for Abraham Lincoln, but for whom? Revolutionary War General Benjamin Lincoln

Sept. 17, 2009: What future Georgia governor was born in Scotland, participated in the Revolutionary movement, and signed the Articles of Confederation? Edward Telfair

Sept. 18, 2009: What huge event in Atlanta was officially opened by President Grover Cleveland (by pressing a button in Massachusetts) on this date in 1895? Cotton States and International Exposition

Sept. 19-20, 2009: Where in Georgia is this? http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/cumberland/horsesonbeach1.jpg Cumberland Island

Sept. 21, 2009: What famous Georgia artist has the UGA School of Art named for him? Lamar Dodd

Sept. 22, 2009: What early Georgia writer is most noted for his work Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, Etc. in the First Half Century of the Republic? Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Sept. 23, 2009: What Georgia musician was born on this date in 1930, as Ray Robinson? Ray Charles

Sept. 24, 2009: Who was the Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year in both 1997 and 1998? Trisha Yearwood

Sept. 25, 2009: What Georgia writer was the first African-American to write a best-selling novel and to have a book purchased by a Hollywood studio? Frank Yerby

Sept. 26-27, 2009: Can you identify this Georgia geographical feature? http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/photogallery/images/tallulahgorge1.jpg Tallulah Gorge

Sept. 28, 2009: What Atlanta Brave won the National League batting title in 2008? Chipper Jones

Sept. 29, 2009: What Georgia writer is best known for her novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter? Carson McCullers

Sept. 30, 2009: What former Georgia governor ran for President as an independent in 1976, opposing another former Georgia governor, Jimmy Carter? Lester Maddox

Oct. 1, 2009: What native Georgian (born on October 1, 1914) authored the three-volume The Americans series: The Colonial Experience (1958), The National Experience (1965), and The Democratic Experience (1973), which won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize? He also served as Librarian of Congress. Daniel Boorstin

Oct. 2, 2009: What doctor served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from Georgia, then moved to Alabama and became that state's first elected governor? William Wyatt Bibb

Oct. 3-4, 2009: Where in Georgia is this? statueofliberty.jpg Answer: State Capitol in Atlanta: statuecapitol.jpg

Oct. 5, 2009: What notable Indian leader and friend of James Oglethorpe died on October 5, 1739? Tomochichi

Oct. 6, 2009: What important event in the presidential campaign occurred on October 6, 1976? Second Carter/Ford debate

Oct. 7, 2009: What famous African-American leader was born in Sandersville, Georgia Oct. 7, 1897? Elijah Poole (Muhammad)

Oct. 8, 2009: What American icon arrived in Atlanta on Oct. 8, 1895 to be displayed at the Cotton States and International Exposition? The Liberty Bell

Oct. 9, 2009: What song by Georgian Ray Charles topped the Billboard Top 100 music chart in Oct., 1961? Hit the Road Jack

Oct. 10-11: What Georgia geographical feature is pictured here? http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/photogallery/images/okefenokee5.jpg Okefenokee Swamp

Oct. 12, 2009: The University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium was dedicated on this date in 1929. Who was the opponent for the inaugural game? Yale

Oct. 13, 2009: What newspaper columnist won a Pulitzer Prize for his editorials condemning school and church bombings in 1958? Ralph McGill

Oct. 14, 2009: What brothers joined James Oglethorpe in sailing for Georgia in 1735, one as a minister and one as Oglethorpe's secretary? John and Charles Wesley

Oct. 15, 2098: What native Georgian was appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1991? Clarence Thomas

Oct. 16, 2009: Who was the first African-American mayor of a major southern city? Maynard Jackson

Oct. 17-18, 2009: Who is the man in this statue? http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/KnobStatue1.jpg Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Oct. 19, 2009: What famous department store was the target of sit-in in 1960, led by Martin Luther King Jr.? Rich's Department Store

Oct. 20, 2009: What Georgia-born National Football League running back set a single season rushing record in 1963? Jim Brown

Oct. 21, 2009: In 1964 it was announced that the Braves major league baseball franchise would be moving to Atlanta from what city? Milwaukee

Oct. 22, 2009: President Grover Cleveland arrived in Atlanta on this date in 1895; what special event was he there to attend? Cotton States and International Exposition

Oct. 23, 2009: Coca-Cola launched one of its most memorable ad camapigns in 1971; what song was featured in the campaign? I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing

Oct. 24-25, 2009: Who is this man; a very important figure in Georgia history? http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/trivia/jo88.jpg James Oglethorpe at Age 88

Oct. 26, 2009: What Atlanta-based airline was launched on this day in 1993? ValuJet, now AirTran

Oct. 27, 2009: Near what present day city was gold discovered in Georgia in 1828, beginning America's first gold rush? Dahlonega

Oct. 28, 2009: Why is this date in 1995 significant in Atlanta Braves baseball history? They won their only World Series title in 1995

Oct. 29, 2009: What Georgia musician died in Macon, GA from a motorcyle accident on this day in 1971? Duane Allman

Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009: Can you identify this football player, and why he is important to UGA football history? http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/trivia/vgtrivia.jpg Von Gammon

Nov. 2, 2009: Jimmy Carter was elected President of the United States on this date in 1976; who did he defeat? Gerald Ford

Nov. 3, 2009: What two men were the first two African-Americans in the history of Georgia to be elected to statewide office in the executive branch of state government, in 1998? Thurbert Baker (Attorney General) and Michael Thurmond (Commissioner of Labor)

Nov. 4, 2009: Who was governor of Georgia during the infamous Trail of Tears episode in Georgia history? George R. Gilmer

Nov. 5, 2009: What Georgian won three awards at the Country Music Association's annual awards presentation in 2003 - Male Vocalist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, and Vocal Event of the Year? Alan Jackson

Nov. 6, 2009: Who was governor of Georgia during the Civil War? Joseph E. Brown

Nov. 7-8, 2009: Where in Georgia is this - showing our state's diversity? lattrivia.jpg Clayton County

Nov. 9, 2009: What Georgia-born woman is noted as the "Poppy Lady" for her idea of selling poppies to assist disabled war veterans after Worl War I? Moina Michael

Nov. 10, 2009: Who was the last governor of Georgia born outside the United States, and may have been the first Jewish governor in the U.S. (this last point has not been firmly established)? David B. Mitchell

Nov. 11, 2009: Who served as Georgia governor from 1894-1898, his gubernatorial terms showed the declining influence of the old Confederate Redeemers? William Y. Atkinson

Nov. 12, 2009: What Georgia musical duo won the Country Music Association award for Vocal Duo of the Year in 2007,2008, and 2009? Sugarland

Nov. 13, 2009: On this date in 2006, groundbreaking ceremonies were held in Washington, D.C. for a memorial to what famous Georgian? Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nov. 14-15: Where is this collage devoted to Georgia's peanut industry located (hint, not in Plains)? peanuttrivia.jpg State Farmers' Market in Forest Park

Nov. 16, 2009: What south Georgia city was the center of an important civil rights movement beginning in 1961? Albany see also CRDL page on Albany Movement and NGE article on Albany Movement

Nov. 17, 2009: What Atlanta Brave won the National Leage Most Valuable Player award in 1999? Chipper Jones

Nov. 18, 2009: Who was the first African-American elected to Congress from Georgia since Reconstruction, in 1972? Andrew Young

Nov. 19, 2009: What famous Georgia advertising and television mogul was born on this date in 1938? Ted Turner

Nov. 20, 2009: What famous guitarist was born on this date in 1946? Duane Allman

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