Tennessee Trivia

1. Upon your arrival in the cordial city of Memphis, Tennessee, may I suggest choosing the historic Peabody Hotel for your stay? What remarkable march can be witnessed daily in its splendid lobby?

From Quiz Memphis: 'Blues City' Attractions

Answer: March of the ducks

Ducks are brought down from their palace off the rooftop daily at 11:00 a.m. When the doors of the elevator opens, five ducks are greeted by a mass of on-lookers as they wobble up the red carpet in the center of the luxurious lobby. Fresh, aromatic flowers adorn the crest of the marble fountain where the ducks can be seen until 5 p.m. They are then marched back to the rooftop by their Duck Master. The five-star Peabody Hotel is located on Union Avenue, two blocks from the famed Beale Street. Source: Peabody Memphis Website, 2009

From Quiz Terrific Times in Tennessee

Answer: Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt was started in Nashville in 1873 with a grant from mogul Cornelius Vanderbilt. Since then, it has matured into one of the top 20 American universities, especially in education, medicine, and theology.

From Quiz Southeast Tennessee

Answer: Polk County

Polk County is the southeasternmost county in TN, and is home to some 'original' towns such as Ducktown, Turtletown, and Old Patty.

From Quiz Tennessee Fun

Answer: Sam Houston

The flamboyant Sam Houston served one term as governor of Tennessee, and two terms as president of the Texas Republic.

From Quiz Memphis Mania

Answer: Fedex Forum

The Grizzlies used to play in the Great American Pyramid arena.

From Quiz Memphis, Tennessee

Answer: Mississippi

Memphis is situated in the far west of the state of Tennessee on the east bank of the Mississippi River. It is connected to the state of Arkansas by road bridges that carry Interstates 40 and 55.

From Quiz More Hillbilly Lifestyle

Answer: Losing his life

Here is a sentence to explain the definition of 'dine'. 'When Billy Joe Bob broke his toe, it hurt so bad he thought he was dine.' An alternate definition is to change the color of something. 'I'm dine this old shirt red.'

From Quiz A Tourist in My Own State - Tennessee

Answer: Pigeon Forge

In addition to shows and rides, Dollywood offers several festivals featuring music and activities from the area. Festivals include Barbeque & Bluegrass in May, the Harvest & Gospel celebration in October and Smoky Mountain Christmas in December.

From Quiz Terrific Times in Tennessee

Answer: The three distinct regions of Tennessee

The landscape, culture, and towns in Tennessee are very distinct between the western region, the middle region, and the eastern region of Tennessee. East is more mountainous, Middle has more valleys with the Cumberland Plateau, whereas West is dominated by the Mississippi River region.

From Quiz Southeast Tennessee

Answer: Dayton

The Scopes Trial was held in the historic Rhea County courthouse which is still in use today. The Scopes Trial is re-enacted every year in downtown Dayton.

From Quiz Tennessee Fun Facts

Answer: The Cumberland

Nashville, a city of over one-half million is bisected by the river. The Cumberland meanders 687 nautical miles through southern Kentucky and middle Tennessee before joining the Ohio river east of Paducah, Kentucky. The Tennessee, at 650 nautical miles, rises in upper-east Tennessee and flows south into Alabama; the river then turns north through western Tennessee, eventually flowing into the Ohio at Paducah. The Mississippi, America's principal river, provides Tennessee with its western border. The Obion river rises in western Tennessee, and together with its sister river, the Forked Deer, provides the principal watershed for the northwestern area of the State of Tennessee.

From Quiz The Geography of Tennessee

Answer: Memphis

Nashville is known for country music and publishing. It is the state capital and located in the central basin. The Tennessee Titans (NFL) play football there. The Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) play basketball in the city named after the one in Egypt. The Wolf River is just over 100 miles long and empties into the much larger Mississippi at Memphis. Knoxville and Chattanooga are the third and fourth major cities.

From Quiz Tennessee Fun

Answer: Jonesborough

Jonesborough is also the storytelling capital of the world. Andrew Jackson opened his law practice in Jonesborough, and became a judge.

From Quiz Memphis Mania

Answer: Shelby Foote

Foote was born in Mississippi, and has resided in Memphis for some time.

From Quiz Memphis, Tennessee

Answer: Mississippi

The Memphis metropolitan area covers an area of around 4,600 square miles, with a total population at the 2010 US census of over 1.3 million. Large communities in the state of Mississippi that come under its umbrella include Southaven, Olive Branch and Horn Lake.

From Quiz Hillbilly Lifestyle

Answer: Supper

Where this hillbilly comes from, 'dinner' is called 'supper' and 'lunch' is called 'dinner.'

From Quiz On the Left-Hand Side

Answer: Music City

Nashville is the center of the Country Music industry. Some famous musicians who call Nashville, Tennessee home include The Allman Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Kitty Wells. The rapper Young Buck is also from Nashville.

From Quiz Terrific Times in Tennessee

Answer: 1796

Tennessee was accepted as the sixteenth state in 1796. During the Civil War, Tennessee was one of the last states to secede. However, it was re-accepted back into the Union in 1865.

From Quiz Southeast Tennessee

Answer: Bradley County

Cleveland is a growing city in Bradley County with a population of approx. 40,000.

From Quiz Tennessee Fun Facts

Answer: Nathan Bedford Forrest

Forrest (1821 - 1877), a wealthy cotton planter form Memphis, enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army on June 14th, 1861, as soon as he learned of Tennessee's secession from the Union the previous week (June 8th). Governor of Tennessee Isham Harris, a close friend, requested that Forrest raise a battalion of men from the Memphis area. Forrest did so, equipping them at his own expense. He was immediately promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of this battalion by Governor Harris. His other promotions through the ranks of the army came as a result of his skill as a Cavalry commander. Forrest is still a controversial character in American history, due to his alleged participation in the summary execution of several hundred black Union soldiers at Fort Pillow, and his post-war role as a founder of the Ku Klux Klan. Eustace Tilly is the top-hatted, monocle-wearing cartoon character appearing on the cover of many issues of the "New Yorker" magazine. Robert Penn Warren (1905 - 1998) was an American educator, writer and poet. While teaching at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Warren was a member of the southern poetry group known as "the Fugitives". A three time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Warren was named as the first Poet Laureate of the Unites States. J.E.B. Stuart (1833 - 1864) was also a Lieutenant General in the Confederate Army. All of Stuart's service during the war was in the Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania theatre, under the Command of Robert E. Lee. He was mortally wounded in battle.

From Quiz The Geography of Tennessee

Answer: Paris

The French Indian War established the western boundary of the English Colonies. At that time, Tennessee belonged to North Carolina. Therefore, North Carolina ended at the river. The land west of the Mississippi was claimed by the Spanish.

From Quiz Tennessee Fun

Answer: Donelson

Rachel Donelson was the beloved wife of Andrew Jackson. He killed Charles Dickinson in a duel because of some unflattering remarks that Dickinson made about Rachel.

From Quiz Tennessee-The Volunteer State

Answer: Mockingbird

Mockingbirds are mimics and copy the calls of many other birds.

From Quiz Memphis, Tennessee

Answer: Egypt

The area on which Memphis now stands originally belonged to the Chickasaw Nation. They ceded the land to the United States in January, 1819. The new city was founded by Andrew Jackson, John Overton and James Winchester, and they named it after the ancient capital of Egypt.

From Quiz Hillbilly Lifestyle

Answer: Corn mash

Corn mash is a hillbilly word for homemade whiskey. Other words for whiskey include: moonshine, white lightnin', corn liquor, and mule.

From Quiz On the Left-Hand Side

Answer: John Sevier

John Sevier was one of the founding fathers of the state. He also led a group of soldiers known as The Overmountain Men to a key Revolutionary War victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain. Sevier served twice as Tennessee governor: from March 1796 until September 1801, and then again from September 1803 until September 1809. John Sevier died on September 24, 1815, one day after his 70th birthday.

From Quiz Terrific Times in Tennessee

Answer: Andrew Jackson

After Jackson's presidency, he built a home called The Hermitage which is still standing today as a tourist attraction just outside of Nashville. Other presidents from Tennessee include James Polk and Andrew Johnson.

From Quiz Tennessee Fun Facts

Answer: Vanderbilt University

"Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, a New York shipping magnate, provided a one million dollar grant to endow a liberal arts school in Nashville. It was his only large philanthropic gift. Some other members of his family also made substantial donations. The institution, initially named the Nashville Normal School changed its name in recognition of Vanderbilt's largess. The University's sports teams quite naturally adopted Mr. Vanderbilt's Yacht Club rank as their identity. The University of Memphis sports teams are called the Tigers, for no particular reason. The Volunteers (Vols) of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (the school's primary campus) reflect the state nickname "The Volunteer State"; so called due to the overwhelming response to the call for volunteer soldiers during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. The sports teams of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga are called the Moccasins or "Mocs". This stems from the location of Chattanooga on "Moccasin Bend", a segment of the Tennessee River.

From Quiz The Geography of Tennessee

Answer: 34 and 35 degrees

When George Washington ceded the western land, Tennessee and Kentucky became known as the Territory South of the River Ohio. Kentucky, at the time belonged to Virginia.

From Quiz Tennessee Fun

Answer: Bristol

The first recording was done by the Carter Family in Bristol, Tennessee.

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