True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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William R. Pettiford started the Penny Savings Bank in Birmingham in
1890.
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2.
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In the 1946 election, Big Jim Folsom received more votes than anyone who had
run for governor of Alabama.
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3.
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The first female governor of Alabama was Lurleen Burns Wallace.
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4.
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Condoleezza Rice was born in Birmingham and trained to become a concert
pianist.
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5.
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Between 1937 and 1949 Joe Louis was the heavyweight boxing champion only in
Alabama.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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Eight astronauts have been from Alabama. Which one listed below was not
an astronaut?
a. | Henry Warren | b. | Charles R. Chappel | c. | Kathryn
Hire | d. | David Mathews |
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7.
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George Washington Carver was invited to work at Tuskegee Institute by
a. | his mother. | b. | Jimmy Buffet. | c. | George
Wallace. | d. | Booker T. Washington. |
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8.
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Which activity below is not true of George Washington Carver?
a. | He made more than 300 products from peanuts. | b. | He knitted and
crocheted. | c. | He played the piano. | d. | He married and had four
children. |
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9.
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Arthur Gaston started an insurance company in 1892 because
a. | he had always wanted to sell something. | b. | his family needed
home insurance. | c. | blacks had a hard time buying insurance. | d. | he was following in
his father’s footsteps. |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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10.
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_______________________________ established a state technical school for women
in 1896 in Montevallo.
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11.
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A great leader in America’s Space program, Dr. ____________ ______________
____________, helped establish Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
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12.
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The U.S. president’s highest level of advisors who work closely with him
in Washingon, D.C. is his ______________________.
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13.
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Pattie Ruffner Jacobs spoke up for women and the 19th Amendment which gave women
the right to ________________.
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14.
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A person who presents a legal case against someone accused of a crime is the
____________________.
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Matching
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a. | Harper Lee | b. | Heather Whitestone McCallum | c. | Catherine Reddick
Whitehill | d. | Fannie Flagg | e. | Marva Collins | f. | Jim
Nabors |
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15.
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Miss Alabama in 1995
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16.
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wrote Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
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entertainer on The Andy Griffith Show
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18.
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wrote To Kill a Mockingbird
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19.
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founded Westside Preparatory School in Chicago in 1975
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20.
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won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
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