What state is the largest state entirely East of the Mississippi River?
Georgia
What year was Earth day started?
April 22, 1970
What scientist came up with the Law of Gravitational Pull?
Isaac Newton
Name 3 fish that can be found at Lake Lanier
Bass, crappie, catfish, ect..
What state is Washington D.C. in?
It is not in a state. It is considered a district.
What city was the first capital of Georgia?
Savannah
How many oceans are on our globe?
Technically 1 ocean divided into 7 zones.
What scientist studied Gorillas?
Jane Goodall.
What is the largest exposed granitic rock in the United States called?
Stone Mountain
What was the first university established in the USA.
Harvard
What is the top crop produced in Georgia?
Broiler Chickens
Which Ocean is the warmest Ocean?
Indian Ocean
What is George Washington Carver Famous for?
No he did not INVENT PEANUT BUTTER. He was the father of Crop rotation in the USA.
As southern farmers began rotating their crops, planting peanuts and sweet potatoes one year and cotton the next, large surpluses soon developed. This inspired Carver to invent many different uses for these crops. He developed ways to turn sweet potatoes into flour, vinegar, writing ink, dyes and paints. He developed 325 different uses for peanuts, including milk, cooking oil, paper, soap and wood stain.
What is the name of the fault line that runs from Northern Mexico up the coast of California?
San Andreas Fault
Who are the two biggest non government employers in the USA?
Walmart and Amazon
How many barrier islands are off the coast of Georgia?
14 Now! Little Black Beard is the newest Island. It formed after hurricane Erma in 2017.
What is the largest Marine Animal?
The Blue whale
Who was the only scientist that has won two Nobel Peace prizes?
Marie Curie.
She discovered radium and that it destroyed cells faster than any other element. It is still used in radiation therapy today.
She also discovered x-rays which are still used today.
What is the longest Mountain range in the USA?
Rocky Mountains.
True or false? The United States is a democracy.
False, we are a republic.
Who are the two senators who currently represent Georgia?
John Ossoff and Raphael Warnock
Name 3 of the 5 sea turtles that use the Georgia Barrier Islands to reproduce.
Loggerhead, hawksbill, Kemp Ridley, Green, leatherback.
What was the name of the scientist who discovered the structure of DNA? (Hint, she was never given the Nobel Peace Prize because 2 scientists stole her work as she was dying of cancer. Those two bungholes took credit for her work.)
Rosalind Franklin - One of my favorite scientist ever. She was the bomb!!!
What is Georgia's State Marine Animal?
North Atlantic Right Whale.
What is the difference between the current Georgia State flag and the original Confederate flag?