georgia

     

Georgia has two principal meanings an many other meanings.

Trivia about georgia

  • It's the only country whose name is the same as an American state's
  • Between 1990 & 2004, its pop. grew 36%, edging Florida for the highest growth rate of any state east of Colorado
  • This state's motto is "Wisdom, Justice and Moderation" -- no mention of peanuts
  • I've had it "on my mind" that this state has joined the Union 3 times, in 1788, 1868 & 1870
  • Amid 1994 GOP gains, Democrat Zell Miller won his second goober-natorial election in this state
  • Little Richard has a street named for him in Macon in this state
  • In 1960 Ray Charles had this "on his mind"
  • McDuffie,Meriwether,Macon
  • On its north, this state borders Tennessee; on its east, the Atlantic Ocean
  • Peach County is the center of this state's peach-growing belt
  • You'll have a peachy-keen time at this state's peach festival in Fort Valley
  • In 1870 this "Goober State" became the last to be permanently readmitted to the Union
  • It's "Just an old sweet song" that keeps this on Ray Charles' mind
  • Lyrically, "The devil went down to" this state, "lookin' for a soul to steal"
  • This Southern state's motto is "Wisdom, Justice and Moderation"
  • A WWI troop train is at Fort Benning's National Infantry Museum in this state
  • Joel Chandler Harris & Margaret Mitchell were authors native to this state
  • In the Charlie Daniels song, the devil went down to this state for a fiddle contest
  • This state's been "on my mind" since it entered the Union 3 times, in 1788, 1868 & 1870
  • "...on my mind"
  • Charlie Daniels reported a fiddle of gold was bet against a soul when "The Devil Went Down To" this state
  • Florida & South Carolina
  • Jasper Johns, Julia Roberts, Rosalynn Carter
  • Spend a night on Brasstown Bald Mountain & you're at the high point of this peachy state
  • Name shared by the birthplaces of Joseph Stalin & Ty Cobb
  • Augusta
  • Head to this state's peach festival in For Valley if you want to help make the world's largest peach cobbler
  • In 1732, the area between the Altamaha & Savannah Rivers was granted to 21 men who founded this colony
  • Carpenters in this colony's city of Savannah went on strike in 1746 for better working conditions
  • (Hi, I'm Carolyn Dawn Johnson.) In my first hit single, you might say I had this state on my mind
  • Stone Mountain State Park
  • Warm Springs in this state was home to FDR's Little White House
  • A Soviet republic, or a U.S. state
  • George Walton, a Declaration of Independence signer for this state, was wounded fighting for Savannah
  • It's "The Empire State of the South" as well as "The Peach State"
  • This country in Transcaucasia was in the news in 2008 fighting a much bigger nation
  • This country with a coastline on the Black Sea shares its name with a U.S. state
  • Ocmulgee National Monument at Macon in this state preserves some prehistoric & historic Indian villages
  • The only nation on the Black Sea that shares its name with a U.S. state
  • The last of the 13 colonies to be founded, its "Mother City", Savannah, was settled in 1733
  • America's leading pecan-growing state
  • 3 of the 13 original states did not ratify the Bill of Rights until 1939: Mass., Conn. & this "Peach State"
  • Things aren't always "peachy" in this former Soviet republic
  • This colony of James Oglethorpe banned the importation of rum & brandy, & forbade slavery
  • In 1848 Ellen Craft, a slave from Macon in this state, escaped north disguised as a top-hatted white man
  • "...on my Mind"
  • In 1886 a pharmacist in this southern state became the first man to enjoy a Coke and a smile
  • Woodstock,Dunwoody,Fort Oglethorpe
  • The Appalachian National Scenic Trail runs all the way from Maine to this state
  • "The Empire State Of The South"
  • Rome,Dublin,Athens
  • Riding the skylift to the top of Stone Mountain is one of the fun things to do in this Southern state
  • Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
  • Confederate VP Alexander Stephens was later elected governor of this state -- how peachy
  • Augusta
  • The last of the 13 colonies, it was founded by James Oglethorpe as a haven for debtors
  • This state was named for the King of England who reigned from 1727 to 1760
  • The "Goober State"
  • Cobb,Peach,Oglethorpe
  • Eduard Shevardnadze had this former Soviet republic on his mind when he was reelected president in 1995
  • Soviet republic that has same name as an American state
  • On August 29, 1995 Eduard Shevardnadze, president of this country, was wounded by a car bomb
  • In 2001 this U.S. state adopted a new flag incorporating 5 old flags & a tiny Confederate battle emblem
  • This state has a Lake Sidney Lanier about 25 miles north of Stone Mountain
  • This state's tallest peak is 4,784-foot Brasstown Bald, not Stone Mountain
  • "Russia &" this country "on the brink of war. This had better not interrupt the supply of peanuts & peaches"
  • On Feb. 12, 1733 James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, the first settlement in this new colony
  • In "the night the lights went out in" this state, an innocent man fires a shot to summon the law--big mistake
  • Fort McPherson,Robins Air Force Base
  • James Oglethorpe went to Eton, did other stuff, then founded this colony in America
  • Ezra Church & Chickamauga were among the battles fought in this state
  • The threat of Spain led to the charter of this colony, the last of the thirteen to be organized
  • It precedes "Pacific" in the name of a papermaker headquartered on Peachtree Street
  • "The Color Purple" takes place in this "peachy" Southern state, & it premiered there before it came to Broadway
  • This former Soviet republic is less than half the size of the U.S. state of the same name
  • To quell recent protests in Tbilisi in this republic, the gov't used poison gas & several people died
  • National Battlefield Parks include Manassas in Virginia & Kennesaw Mountain in this state
  • Named for the Southern poet, Lake Sidney Lanier is a popular manmade lake in this state
  • James Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio; Carson McCullers' birthplace is Columbus in this state
  • Vince Dooley(1964-1988)
  • "... other eyes smile tenderly, still in peaceful dreams I see, the road leads back to you"
  • This country said so long, Shevardnadze after replacing him with Saakashvili after disputed elections
  • It "is not just the former Soviet republic that everyone knows about--it is also in fact a small U.S. state"
  • If you want to go "way down upon the Suwannee River", you should know it rises near Waycross in this state
  • Bordering Chechnya, the Pankisi Gorge is a strategic region in this nation that shares its name with a U.S. state
  • Stalin suppressed nationalities in Russia, though he came from this region that's now its own country
  • It's the largest state entirely east of the Mississippi
  • A man in Gwinnett County in this Southern state hijacked a car to get to his court date on time; had a stolen gun, too
  • Appalled by the conditions of debtors in prison in England, James Oglethorpe started this as a debtor's colony
  • You can visit the infamous Andersonville Civil War prison, a national historic site, in this state
  • First name of Ms. Engel of "Mary Tyler Moore" fame
  • This state's Governor Zell Miller selected a peach of a quarter
  • Though not in travel brochures, Erskine Caldwell's "Tobacco Road" is located in this state
  • Sonny Perdue
  • The Caucasus Mountains straddle the border between Russia & this country, y'all
  • Lucy Craft Laney founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta in this state
  • "Designing Women"
  • The one nation in the world with the same name as a U.S. state
  • In Turner County it's hard to miss this state's official peanut monument--it's about 20 feet tall
  • Ms. O'Keeffe or Ms. Frontiere
  • This southern colony was named for a king of England, the II of that name
  • The title destination of the train in this 1973 No. 1 hit:"L.A. proved too much for the man..."
  • How peachy:Tbilisi
  • Seen here, the largest high relief sculpture in the world is located in this state
  • Matthew Stafford of this school's Bulldogs was the NFL's top draft pick in 2009
  • After nearly 200 years of Russian & Soviet rule, this country regained its independence in 1991
  • In 1863 a Civil War battle took place around Chickamauga Creek in this state
  • Chattahoochee River
  • This state was named for an English king, the grandfather of the one during the revolution
  • Morehouse & Spelman Colleges
  • Portland used to be a capital of Maine & Augusta used to be a capital of this state
  • Before becoming foreign minister of the Soviet Union, Eduard Shevardnadze led this Soviet republic
  • When buying pecans from this state I don't know whether to get large or giant-sized containers
  • It was the last colony founded & the only one established in the 18th century
  • Union Gen. George Henry Thomas was known as the "Rock of Chickamauga", Chickamauga being in this state
  • 59,425 total square miles, today the biggest of the original 13
  • Oglethorpe Univ., named for James Edward Oglethorpe, is fittingly located in this state
  • This state's sports hall of fame includes Herschel Walker, Bobby Jones & Ty Cobb
  • Located at the crossroads of Europe & Asia, Tbilisi is its capital