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  Anyone for Tennessee?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on a variety of subjects to do with the state of Tennessee.
Average, 10 Qns, Dizart, Mar 12 10
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  Terrific Tennessee Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just some fun Tennessee facts.
Tough, 10 Qns, tncvols, Nov 01 10
Tough
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Mixed Tennessee Trivia Questions
1. Jackson, Polk and Johnson were all US Presidents from Tennessee, but how many were born in the state?

From Quiz Terrific Tennessee Trivia

Answer: 0

Andrew Jackson was born in the Waxhaws Region that straddles the two Carolinas, and he always claimed South Carolina as his birth state. Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, while James Polk was born in unincorporated Mecklenburg County in North Carolina.

2. HISTORY : Tennessee became the 16th state of the USA in which year?

From Quiz Anyone for Tennessee?

Answer: 1796

Tennessee was a federal territory (as opposed to province) prior to joining the Union, the first territory with this status to do so. Congress voted to admit Tennessee to the Union on June 1st, 1796.

3. Actress Renee Zellweger met AND divorced which Tennessean within four months in 2005?

From Quiz Terrific Tennessee Trivia

Answer: Kenny Chesney

Kenny and millions of his distaff fans are still figuring that one out. The single ones (and probably some of the married ones) were thankful.

4. MUSIC : Music City is a nickname applied to which Tennessee city?

From Quiz Anyone for Tennessee?

Answer: Nashville

The Grand Ole Opry has been broadcasting country music from Nashville since 1925. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum was established in the city in 1961.

5. In May 2000, a major fossil find was unearthed in East Tennessee. It produced the world's largest trove of tapir fossils among its treasures. What is the name of this find?

From Quiz Terrific Tennessee Trivia

Answer: Gray Fossil Site

Gray is the community where the discovery was made during a road construction project. After Governor Sundquist ordered diverting the road to protect the find, it was estimated that discoveries would continue to be made there for at least 100 years.

6. CELEBRITIES : Dolly Parton was born in Sevierville, Tennessee, in 1946. In 1986, she became a co-owner of a theme park called Dollywood. In which town is this located?

From Quiz Anyone for Tennessee?

Answer: Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge is a small town located in Sevier County, close to Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Formerly known as "Rebel Railroad" and "Goldrush Junction", the theme park was renamed Dollywood after Parton became a co-owner. As well as the type of rides found at similar theme parks, Dollywood also boasts a number of theaters and hosts various music festivals throughout the year.

7. The home of Country music might be Nashville, but it moved there after its birth in Bristol when which early icon first recorded country music there?

From Quiz Terrific Tennessee Trivia

Answer: Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmie was working for the first radio station in Asheville, North Carolina when he heard Ralph Peer from Victor was coming to Bristol to audition musical acts. On August 4, 1927 history was made. It would be later in Camden, New Jersey that Peer recorded the first country hit with Rodgers, "Blue Yodel".

8. Although this Tennessean was born in New York, he found his roots in Tennessee and retired to Norris, Tennessee before his death. He was buried at his boyhood home in Henning. Who was this author?

From Quiz Terrific Tennessee Trivia

Answer: Alex Haley

Alex was six weeks old when his family returned to his maternal grandparents' home where he heard the stories that later inspired the novel "Roots". Among his many distinctions, he was the first Chief Journalist for the Coast Guard.

9. SPORTS : The University of Tennessee, based in Knoxville, has sports teams with which nickname?

From Quiz Anyone for Tennessee?

Answer: Volunteers

The Volunteers of UT are members of the Southeastern Conference. The football team, based at Neyland Stadium, won six national championships in the 20th century, the last of these being in 1998. The women's basketball team, under coach Pat Summitt, won eight national titles between 1987 and 2008. The Commodores is the nickname of Vanderbilt University, the Blue Raiders represent Middle Tennessee State, whilst sports teams from the University of Memphis are known as Tigers.

10. One of the oldest running radio programs began production in 1925 in Tennessee. What is it?

From Quiz Terrific Tennessee Trivia

Answer: The Grand Ole Opry

The Opry holds the record for oldest running program in the early 21st century. Music and the Spoken Word, however, is the longest continuous running; it began in 1929.

11. Tennessee's capital in Nashville was designed by the renowned William Strickland. What makes it more unusual than any of his other projects?

From Quiz Terrific Tennessee Trivia

Answer: He is buried in it.

He died during the construction and is in a crypt in the Capitol Building. He also designed three grave memorials while in Nashville, including one for stonecutter John Kane who worked on the Capital. The general assembly honored his wish to be entombed in his last work.

12. GEOGRAPHY : Located in the Great Smokey Mountains, what is the highest point in Tennessee?

From Quiz Anyone for Tennessee?

Answer: Clingman's Dome

Clingman's Dome straddles the state border with North Carolina. At 6,643 feet, it is also the third highest peak in the Appalachians. There is an observation tower at the top of the mountain, with views of up to 100 miles on certain days.

13. "Se7en", "Unforgiven", "Bruce Almighty" and "Dark Knight" bring to mind which Tennessee native?

From Quiz Terrific Tennessee Trivia

Answer: Morgan Freeman

Morgan was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He moved to Charleston, Mississippi as an infant.

14. Bristol Motor Speedway is famous not only for its extreme banking, but which other unusual track feature?

From Quiz Terrific Tennessee Trivia

Answer: Concrete pavement

Seating 165,000 fans, Bristol is one of the largest arenas in America. The track switched from pavement to concrete in 1992. Its high banks make it a very fast and short track.

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