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A quiz that focuses on facts from the history of Sumter County, Alabama.
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1
Who was Sumter County named after?
a Revolutionary War hero
a Civil War hero
a Pilgrim settler
a Native American tribe
2
The first newspaper published in Sumter County was called __________.
The Sumter County Journal
The Voice of Sumter
The Sumter Record
The Sumter County Times
3
This Sumter County native was famous for collecting African American narratives.
Nat Turner
Stephen Renfroe
Sojourner Truth
Ruby Pickens Tartt
4
What was the original name for the University of West Alabama?
West Alabama State College
Alabama University for Women
Livingston State Normal School
Livingston University
5
This building in York houses an art museum, a library, and a genealogical room.
York Drug
York Sports Complex
Coleman Center for the Arts
Sumter County Country Club
6
This singer is considered one of the foremost blues artists to come out of the Depression Era.
Jack Johnson
Muddy Waters
B.B. King
Vera Hall
7
To what college athletics organization does the University of West Alabama belong to?
Twin State College Athletics
Southeastern Conference
MidSouth Athletic Conference
Gulf South Conference
8
A Sumter native who advocated for women's rights and who wrote the official state song.
Josephine Bibb-Graves
Roberta Spratt
Bertha Boyd
Julia S. Tutwiler
9
One of the earliest known names for the group which is now called the D.U.D.s was ________.
the Indomitables
the Sucarnochee Review
the New Years Paraders
the Breakfast Club
10
The first burial occurred in this cemetery in 1834.
Bluffport Cemetery
Myrtlewood Cemetery
Livingston Gardens
Old Bethel Cemetery
11
This town was the largest inland shipping port of cotton in the world during the late 1800s.
Epes
York
Gainesville
Livingston
12
The name of this town was created by combining the names of the two daughters of the founder.
Livingston
Cuba
Bellamy
Emelle
13
The largest hazardous waste landfill in the United States is located in this town.
Geiger
York
Emelle
Epes
14
The Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge was originally built in _________.
1905
1851
1885
1861
15
This town was incorporated in 1912 around a new railroad line and grew very fast.
Epes
Kinterbish
Geiger
Emelle
16
The 2nd stockyard in the state of Alabama was built in this town.
Cuba
Epes
Ward
Livingston
17
This ship sank on the Tombigbee River in 1858 and is often called a 'ghost ship'.
The HMS Titannic
The USS Constitution
The USS Monitor
The Eliza Battle
18
What is the name of this historic plantation home located in Emelle?
Bluffport Plantation
Evergreen Manor
Moon House
Oakhurst Manor
19
Who was the 'Outlaw Sheriff of Sumter County'?
Ruby Pickens Tartt
Stephen Renfroe
Wyatt Earp
Edward Livingston
20
The original settlement of Livingston was in the location that is now known as _________.
Tin Can Alley
Happy Hollow
Spring Street
West Main Street
21
On what date was Sumter County established?
Dec. 30, 1842
Nov. 5, 1832
Dec. 18, 1832
Jan. 1, 1854
22
The Bored Well was a popular attraction in early America because it _________.
was known to have gold in it
provided water that supposedly had healing properties
was located in a central place
was dedicated and built by George Washington
23
What Native American tribe originally occupied the land that would become Sumter County?
Seminole
Choctaw
Mohawk
Cherokee
24
The town of York was founded by merging two communities: New York Station and ________.
Breakwater
Cuba Station
Old Anvil
Choctaw Creek
25
What is the name of this building in Gainesville that is on the National Register of Historic Places ?
Fort Tombecbee
The Gainesville Juke Joint
The Coffin Shop
Gainesville Town Hall
26
What three Mississippi counties neighbor Sumter County to the west?
Kemper, Neshoba, and Pickens
Jones, Lauderdale, and Kemper
Kemper, Lauderdale, and Neshoba
Lauderdale, Kemper, and Noxubee
27
The current courthouse located in Livingston had its cornerstone laid on this date.
July 9, 1902
April 1, 1910
Dec. 7, 1941
June 4, 1890
28
In the Choctaw language, the name of this community means "beaver nose."
Toomsuba
Kinterbish
Alamucha
Soctum
29
This river is located in northern Sumter County and is a tributary of the Mobile River.
Black Warrior River
Tombigbee River
Alabama River
Sucarnochee River
30
This river originates in Mississippi and runs through the southern border of Livingston.
Black Warrior River
Tombigbee River
Noxubee River
Sucarnoochee River
31
What was the name of the agreement that ceded Sumter County land to the American government?
Manifest Destiny
The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit
The Treaty of Versailles
The Louisiana Purchase
32
The old cannon in the town square of Livingston was actually used in ____________.
the War of 1812
World War I
the Revolutionary War
the Civil War
33
In the Choctaw language, the name of this community means "wounded panther."
Coatopa
Panola
Noxubee
Bellamy
34
The National Register of Historic Places lists _____ historic sites within Sumter County.
38
5
15
13
35
This town's entire downtown business section burned to the ground in a fire in 1855.
Cuba
Gainesville
York
Livingston
36
Huge fossils from this marine-dwelling dinosaur have been discovered in Sumter County.
Brachyosaurus
Tyranosaurus
Paleosaurus
Mosasaurus
37
What was the name of the first European settlement in Sumter County?
Fort Appalachee
Fort Apache
Fort Tombecbee
Fort Sumter
38
The county seat of Sumter County is located at _________.
Bellamy
Livingston
York
Geiger
39
The 'Black Belt' area Sumter County is located in gets its name from ________.
the large number of martial artists in the area
the black bark on cedar trees
the dark nights because of little light pollution
the dark, near black soil of the land
40
In what Sumter County town is the historic Dr. James Alvis Beavers house located?
Emelle
Cuba
York
Livingston
