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January 11, 2006 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Alabama Packing Round 1. Alabama offers all of these attractions except VOLCANIC LAKE . 2. The capital of Alabama is MONTGOMERY . 3 Montgomery Civil Rights Monument is by this Viet Nam Veteran's Memorial designer. MAYA LIN 4. Alabama was once a one crop economy in which COTTON was king. 5. Alabama is nicknamed the CAMELLIA State after the official state flower. 6. This is an important tourist attraction in Mobile. USS ALABAMA MEMORIAL Picture: statue of a man Departure Round 1. Tuskegee hosts a festival dedicated to this important Alabama food crop in October. SWEET POTATOES 2. Who said "Without her I would not be standing here today," at Rosa Parks` December 12th memorial? CONDOLEEZZA RICE 3. This song is on Jimmy Buffet's album "Boats, Beaches, Bars and Ballads." STARS FELL ON ALABAMA 4 This mountain is the highest point in Alabama. CHEAHA MOUNTAIN 5. Serious golfers are attracted to Alabama by a trail of 21 courses designed by ROBERT TRENT JONES . Picture: red brick church On Tour 1. The first permanent European settlement in Alabama was made by the FRENCH in 1702. 2 You can visit the house where he lived while writing "Tender Is The Night," in Montgomery. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD 3. Tours are available at the U.S. manufacturing plant of this auto maker in Vance. MERCEDES-BENZ 4. Space junkies will enjoy a tour of the GEORGE C. MARSHALL Space Flight Center in Huntsville. 5. Which of these historic districts in Mobile includes six-one half miles of waterfront? SPRING HILL 6. Alabama is home to all of these universities except KENT STATE UNIVERSITY . 7. This plant imported from Asia is sometimes called "the vine that ate the south." KUDZU Picture: miniature buildings on a hillside 8. Childersburg is the site of DE SOTO Caverns Park that is named for a famous explorer. 9. A museum near Tuskegee University is dedicated to the life and work of this scientist. GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER 10. Much of Dauphin Island, located just off the Gulf Coast, is a BIRD SANCTUARY . 11. The EDMOND PETTUS Bridge in Selma became famous during the civil rights movement of the 1960's. 12. The 10-acre tract that includes Helen Keller's birthplace and early home is called IVY GREEN . Bonus Question One The first White House of the Confederacy in Montgomery was once his family home. JEFFERSON DAVIS Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Alabama is Montgomery found? Area 3 Picture: tree with hanging gray stuff Slide Show 1. Birmingham's landmark statue of this Roman god of fire honors the city`s iron industry. VULCAN 2. The simple DEXTER Avenue Baptist Church is now one of the most famous landmarks in Montgomery. 3. The AVE MARIA Grotto in Cullman showcases 125 accurate miniatures of world shrines. 4. The silver-green tresses called SPANISH MOSS that hang from the trees are an Alabama landmark. Clues for next destination: Copenhagen Arhus Legoland |