| Florida's state capital is often overlooked. With | | | | Misner?a. Charles Mansonb. John Wayne Gacyc. Ted |
| professional sports teams in Miami, Jacksonville, and | | | | Bundyd. Jack the Ripper |
| Tampa Bay, and world famous theme parks in | | | | 7. Tallahassee is the Florida city with the lowest |
| Orlando, it's hard for Tallahassee to make its mark. | | | | temperature ever recorded. What was it?a. -2 |
| Nonetheless, Florida's center is a city rich with the soils | | | | degrees Fahrenheitb. 32 degrees Fahrenheitc. 25 |
| of the past, and enough interesting facts to fill the | | | | degrees Fahrenheitd. 85 degrees Fahrenheit |
| Everglades. Take our quiz to see how muc you know | | | | 8. What fitness guru has been known to call |
| about Tallahassee. | | | | Tallahassee home?a. Richard Simmonsb. Jane Fondac. |
| 1. What year did Tallahassee become Florida's state | | | | Tony Littled. Jarrod from Subway |
| capital?a. 1824b. 1865c. 1801d. 23 A.D. | | | | 9. What famous singer recorded a song called |
| 2. In 1841, Francis W. Eppes became the first mayor of | | | | Tallahassee with the Andrews Sisters?a. Elvis |
| Tallahassee. Who was his grandfather?a. George | | | | Presleyb. Bing Crosbyc. Carole Kingd. Sanjaya |
| Washingtonb. James Madisonc. Thomas Jeffersond. Bill | | | | 10. Which of the following is one of Tallahassee's sister |
| Clinton | | | | cities?a. Sydney, Australiab. Alberta, Canadac. |
| 3. During the Civil War, what notable fact did | | | | Krasnodar, Russiad. Tallahassee is an only child |
| Tallahassee hold?a. It was the hometown of the most | | | | Answers: 1. a. 1824; 2. c. Thomas Jefferson; 3. b. It was |
| Civil War generalsb. It was the only Confederate | | | | the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi not |
| capital east of the Mississippi not captured by Union | | | | captured by union forces; 4. c. The Lively Vocational |
| forcesc. It was the only southern city that was | | | | Technical School; 5. b. They refused to give up their |
| neutrald. It was host to an Abe Lincoln impersonation | | | | bus seats to a white passengers; 6. c. Ted Bundy; 7. -2 |
| contest | | | | degrees Fahrenheit; 8. a. Richard Simmons; 9. b. Bing |
| 4. What school was established in Tallahassee in | | | | Crosby; 10. c. Krasnodar, Russia. |
| 1931?a. Florida State Universityb. The University of | | | | See how you did: |
| Floridac. The Lively Vocational Technical Schoold. | | | | 9-10 correct: You are a Tallahassee genius. Very |
| Harvard University | | | | Talla-sassy! |
| 5. In 1956, two students from Florida A&M | | | | 6-8 correct: Nice job. You might not be the major of |
| University were arrested for what?a. They disrupted a | | | | Tallahassee knowledge, but you could probably be a |
| campus visit by the Presidentb. They refused to give | | | | cabinet member. |
| up their bus seats to a white passengerc. They were | | | | 3-5 correct: Well, at least you know enough to not go |
| caught selling secrets to the Russiansd. Underage | | | | around saying Miami is the capital of Florida. |
| drinking | | | | Less than 3: Yikes. You should learn more, if it's not too |
| 6. In 1978, what serial killer came to Tallahassee and | | | | much of a Talla-hassle. |
| rented a room under the names Chris Hagen and Ken | | | | |