Florida Heritage Month

Florida Heritage Month Quiz
  • 1) Who was the first African to have traveled across much of Florida?
    • Alonso Maldonado
    • Andres Dorantes
    • Estevan
    • Cabeza de Vaca
  • 2) All were Native American civilizations in Pre-Columbian Florida except:
    • Timucua
    • Apalachee
    • Creek
    • Calusa
  • 3) Washington was the first professional baseball team to hold spring training in Florida, doing so in 1888 in this city?
    • Miami
    • Pensacola
    • Tampa
    • Jacksonville
  • 4) Which anniversary will Florida celebrate in April 2013?
    • 300
    • 400
    • 500
    • 200
  • 5) Name the longest Indian War fought in United States history:
    • Creek War
    • First Seminole War
    • King Philip's War
    • Second Seminole War
  • 6) This river was described by William Bartram in 1774 as the "cleanest and purest of any river" he had ever seen:
    • St. Johns
    • Suwannee
    • Withlacoochee
    • Apalachicola
  • 7) More than 60% of all Cubans in the United States reside in this area:
    • Tampa/St. Pete
    • Miami
    • Jacksonville
    • Orlando
  • 8) Florida's only member of the United State Congress in 1870 was:
    • William P. Duval
    • William D. Mosely
    • Josiah Walls
    • Andrew Jackson
  • 9) Which Florida town/city is known by the moniker "America's Sweetest City"?
    • Clewiston
    • Williston
    • Belle Glade
    • Florida City
  • 10) Name the grocery store chain that does not trace its origins to Florida?
    • Publix
    • Safeway
    • Winn-Dixie
    • Kash n' Karry
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