March 1
• FOD: Willie B, a beloved gorilla at Zoo Atlanta for many years, was
named after William Hartsfield.
• TIGH: William B. Hartsfield (1890)
• 1. How long did he serve as mayor of Atlanta?
• 2. After his death in ________, Atlanta named the _________ in his honor.
March 2
TIGH: Leah Ward Sears
1. In what Georgia city did she live
when she was young?
2. To what position was she elected
in 2005?
FOD: Despite their political
differences, Sears maintains a close
relationship with U.S. Supreme
Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
TIGH: Joseph M.
Brown (1932)
1. What was his family
nickname?
2. What part did
Brown play during
the
Leo Frank case?
March 3
FOD: Brown wrote two
books during his time with
the railroad, The
Mountain Campaigns in
Georgia and Astyanax.
TIGH: Dred Scott Decision
1. Who was the Georgia
member of the Supreme
Court? (Not Taney)
2. Why was this Justice’s
(Answer to number 1) property
confiscated?
FOD: The 13th and 14th
Amendments were written to
overturn the Dred Scott
decision.
March 6
March 7
TIGH: Ezzard Charles (1951)
1. What was his nickname?
2. How many rounds did he last against The Rock?
FOD: Ezzard Charles was also a noted double bass player who
performed with many jazz greats in the 1940s and 50s.
March 8
TIGH: TV Broadcasting (1949)
1. What was the first TV station in Atlanta?
2. What was the name of WAGA’s mascot?
FOD: In the 1960s, WAGA moved its facilities to a studio that
resembles an antebellum Southern mansion on Briarcliff Road NE.
March 9
TIGH: Charles Wesley (1736)
1. He served as Oglethorpe’s ___________ and Chaplain at Fort
Frederica on St. Simon’s island.
2. How many hymns did he eventually write?
FOD: Charles Wesley's grandson, Samuel Sebastian Wesley, was one
of the Britain's foremost composers of the 19th century.
March 10
TIGH: Tom Murphy (1924)
1. Who was Governor of GA when Murphy served as Floor leader?
2. How many years did Murphy hold office?
FOD: A portrait of Tom Murphy was hung in the Georgia State Capitol
in 2005
March 13
TIGH: Jesse Jewell (1902)
1. Gainesville GA is the _________
capital of the world.
2. Jewell was among the leaders
of good hiring practices by
hiring _________________.
FOD: Jesse Jewell was a founder of
the National Broiler Council.
March 14
TIGH: Truett Cathy (1921)
1. What was the name of his first restaurant?
2. The Cathy’s have fostered how many children?
FOD: The Dwarf House -- the original Chick-Fil-A -- remains open in
Hapeville, Ga.
March 15
FOD: Coretta Scott King presented Ivan Allen the Martin Luther
King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize in 1981.
TIGH: Ivan Allen Jr (1911)
1. How long was he mayor of Atlanta?
2. What three sports franchises did he bring to Atlanta?
March 16
TIGH: Henry Tift (1841)
1. What business did Tift first
start in Barrien County?
2. His Model farm north of town
eventually became what
College?
FOD: After Henry Tift helped save
the Monroe Female College in
Macon, Ga. from bankruptcy, the
school was renamed Bessie Tift
College, in honor of his wife.
March 17
TIGH:Corra Harris
(1869)
1. She was the first
female war
correspondent to
do what?
2. Her novel A Circuit
Rider’s Wife was
adapted into what
movie?
FOD: Corra
Harris was
inducted into
Georgia Women
of Achievement
in 1996.
March
20
TIGH: Ellis Arnall (1907)
1. How old was Arnall when he became attorney general?
2. Name two changed Arnall did while Governor of GA.
FOD: Arnall wrote two best-selling books, The Shore Dimly Seen and What the
People Want.
March 21
TIGH: Henry O. Flipper (1865)
1. What President finally granted
him a full pardon?
2. West Point now presents an
award in his honor to the
graduate who does what?
FOD: Henry Ossian Flipper was the first black officer to command troops in the U.S. Army.
March 22
TIGH: First Masters Tournament Begins (1934)
1. The course was created on an abandoned 365-Acre nursery called
______________, it had been a plantation once.
2. Who won the first year of the new Tournament?
FOD: In 1956, the Masters became the first golf tournament to be televised.
March 23
TIGH: Georgia Indians in England(1734)
1. How long did Tomochichi and his men stay in England?
2. What happened to the native who is buried at St. John the Evangelist
Church? (Yes, I know he died! Tell me how or from what!)
FOD: Tomochichi presented King George II eagle feathers as a symbol of peace.
TIGH: Return of the General
1. Why is the General an important GA
icon? (What does it represent)
2. In what year did the General return to
GA?
March 24
FOD: The General remains on display in Kennesaw, while the
Texas is on display at the Atlanta Cyclorama.
March 27
TIGH: James Fannin (1836)
1. What happened to the GA battalion on Palm Sunday?
2. Under what condition did they lay down their arms?
FOD: A major highway in downtown Houston is named after Fannin.
March 28
TIGH: Rufus Bullock (1834)
1. Bullock entered politics as a member of what political party?
2. Charges of corruption ended his governorship. Was he guilty?
FOD: Rufus Bullock convinced Booker T. Washington to give a
keynote speech at the Atlanta Exposition of 1895.
March 29
TIGH: Billy Carter (1937)
1. While Jimmy ran the family business, Billy joined the Marines.
When Jimmy entered Politics, what did Billy do?
2. Billy’s business dealings with __________ caused a scandal and
damaged Jimmy politically.
FOD: Billy's son, William "Buddy" Carter wrote Billy Carter: A Journey
Through the Shadows, a biography of his father, in 1999.
March 30
TIGH: Bell Bomber Plant (1942)
1. The federal government pumped $____ million into the plant that
employed more than __________locals at its peak and covered _______
million square feet, the largest such facility ever built in the Deep South.
2. Rickenbacker Field became Dobbins Air Force Base in 1950, and a year
later Bell Bomber became the home of ________________-Georgia.
FOD: Around 90 percent of the Bell Bomber Plant's workers were
southerners – many were women.
March 31
TIGH: Alfred Iverson, Jr. (1911)
1. How old was he when he joined the Cavalry?
2. Name two Civil War battles in which he fought.
FOD: Iverson died in 1911 and is buried at Oakland
Cemetery in Atlanta.
(Also at Oakland: Ivan Allen Jr, Joseph Brown, John
Gordon, Maynard Jackson, Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell,
Hoke Smith)
March TIGH Quiz
1. What was Ezzard Charles’ nickname?
2. What is the highest peak in GA?
3. __________ convinced __________to give a
keynote speech at the Atlanta Exposition of 1895.
4. The Cathy’s have fostered how many children?
5. Where was the 8th Air Force organized?