US: Southern States
Atlanta
CNN and Coca Cola are both headquartered in this southern city.
St. Augustine
Founded in 1565, this Florida city is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in North America.
Ponce de Leon
In 1513 this Spanish explorer landed in Florida searching for the "fountain of youth."
James Oglethorpe
In 1733, this man established a penal colony in Savannah, making Georgia a buffer state between Spanish and English colonial holdings in North America.
Kentucky Derby
In 1875 the first of this famous yearly horse race was held in Kentucky.
Rosa Parks
In December of 1955, Martin Luther King began the famous civil rights bus boycott in Montgomery Alabama when this African American refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.
parish
In Illinois and the rest of America we call them counties, what are these political subdivisions called within the state of Louisiana?
Crater of Diamonds
Name North America's only diamond mine which can be found in Arkansas.
Jackson
Name the capital of Mississippi.
Research Triangle
Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill are called this, because of the several universities and many research organizations located there.
Fort Sumter
The Civil War began with the attack on this fort in Charleston Harbor.
Mardi Gras
The French celebrate the three days just before Ash Wednesday, before Easter, with eating and partying and parades. In New Orleans, this celebration is known by what other name?
Kitty Hawk
The Wright brothers made the first powered flight on this North Carolina island.
Lake Pontchartrain
The world's longest bridge crosses this Louisiana body of water.
Hartsfield International Airport
This Atlanta airport is the busiest in the world.
Walt Disney World
This Florida theme park is the busiest in the world.
Georgia
This is the largest state east of the Mississippi River.
Georgia
This is the last of the 13 colonies to be founded.
Kennedy Space Center
This is where the space shuttles and most US manned missions to space have launched from. It is located on Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Tennessee Valley Authority
This organization built a number of dams and reservoirs to provide electric power to the state of Tennessee.
cotton, peanuts
What are Alabama's key products (2)?
Heart of Dixie, Camelia State
What are Alabama's state nicknames (2)?
soybeans, cotton
What are Arkansas' key products (2)?
Land of Opportunity, Razorback State, Natural State
What are Arkansas's three state nicknames?
citrus fruits, tourism
What are Florida's key products (2)?
peanuts, peaches, pecans
What are Georgia's key products (3)?
Empire State of the South, Peach State
What are Georgia's two state nicknames?
tobacco, bourbon whiskey
What are Kentucky's key products (2)?
cotton, sugarcane, petroleum products
What are Louisiana's key products (3)?
Tar Heel State, Old North State
What are North Carolina's 2 state nicknames?
tobacco, cotton
What are South Carolina's key products (2)?
tobacco, aluminum
What are Tennessee's key products (2)?
mineral springs
What can you find at Hot Springs, Arkansas?
Huntsville
What city in Alabama houses the US Space and Rocket Center, where you can find a full scale model of the Saturn V rocket?
Spain
What country ceded Florida to the United States in 1819?
Louisiana Purchase
What famous treaty did Jefferson make with France in 1803 which gained territory in the western United States from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains?
Mammoth Cave National Park
What giant cave system makes up Kentucky's only national park?
Hot Springs National Park
What is Arkansas's only national park?
Sunshine State
What is Florida's state nickname?
Bluegrass State
What is Kentucky's state nickname?
Pelican State
What is Louisiana's state nickname?
cotton
What is Mississippi's key product (1)?
Magnolia State
What is Mississippi's state nickname?
tobacco
What is North Carolina's key product?
Palmetto State
What is South Carolina's state nickname?
Volunteer State
What is Tennessee's state nickname?
Montgomery
What is the capital of Alabama?
Little Rock
What is the capital of Arkansas?
Tallahassee
What is the capital of Florida?
Atlanta
What is the capital of Georgia?
Frankfort
What is the capital of Kentucky?
Baton Rouge
What is the capital of Louisiana?
Raleigh
What is the capital of North Carolina?
Columbia
What is the capital of South Carolina?
Nashville
What is the capital of Tennessee?
Nashville
What is the country music capital of the US?
Graceland
What is the name of Elvis Presley's home in Memphis, Tennessee?
Great Smokey Mountains
What national park runs along the border between North Carolina and Tennessee?
Bill Clinton
What recent president came from the state of Arkansas?
New Orleans
Where did the final battle of the War of 1812 take place? Because of the slow pace of communication, it took place after the end of the war.
Fort Knox
Where in Kentucky can you find the US Gold Bullion Depository?
Hernando de Soto
Who explored the area of Alabama in 1540?
Hernando de Soto
Who explored the area of Arkansas in 1541?
bayou
a marshy inlet or outlet of a river or lake, especially in parts of the southern United States like Louisiana
