Arkansas Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Legend of Boggy Creek

This 1974 movie based on some actual events that happened in far southwest Arkansas grossed millions of dollars. It established the town of Fouke as one of the best places in the world to see Bigfoot. Sightings of a large hair covered bipedal creature continue to this day.

Answer: Ozark National Forest

Although it is separated from the Ouachita National Forest only by highway 10 and the Petit Jean River, Mt. Magazine is actually in the Ozark National Forest range. I find this an interesting fact because the bulk of the Ozark National Forest lies some miles north across the Arkansas River.

Answer: Logan

Logan County does indeed have a Court House at both Booneville in the southern part and Paris in the north. You can buy beer and wine in north Logan County but not in the southern part, north Logan County is home of Cowie Wine Cellars.

Answer: true

The Hemingway-Pfiefer museum at Piggot Arkansas marks the studio apartment that "Papa" spent much time in during the years 1927 to 1940. His second wife Pauline Pfiefers' parents converted the carriage house into an apartment in which the author wrote " A Farewell to Arms." Although born in St. Louis Missouri in 1928, at the age of three Maya Angelou went to live in Stamps Arkansas with her grandmother for four years and while in the tiny south Arkansas town she participated in several dance classes.

Answer: Bordello

Established in the early 1900's by Miss Laura Zeigler this house of ill repute was the classiest one of its kind in Fort Smith. Fort Smith was a rough frontier town, at one time known as "Hell on the Border" and playing host to such outlaws as Belle Starr and her cohorts.

Answer: Dogpatch & Booger hollow

Both are located on Arkansas Highway 7 between Harrison and Russleville. From the late 1960's until 1993, Dogpatch USA was a theme park based on the comic strip " Lil' Abner." Booger Hollow some miles further south is roadside tourist stop and trading post featuring folk flavored attractions such as a two story out house.

Answer: true

With a stone monument marking the coordinate, Louisiana Purchase state park is located in a headwater swamp in east Arkansas off of highway 49 between Brinkley and Helena. Hired by President Thomas Jefferson, surveyors Joseph Brown and Prospect Robbins established this starting point in 1815 from which the survey of the Louisiana Purchase began.

Answer: Broncho Billy Anderson

Given the name Max Aronson at birth, Broncho Billy Anderson also claimed Pine Bluff as his hometown. He began his acting career in theatre and vaudeville in Little Rock as well as St. Louis. After moving to New York he appeared in many films, but it was playing in 148 short westerns as Broncho Billy that established him as a star.

Answer: Hunter & Dunbar

Known to some as the "forgotten expedition" this exploration by Dr. George Dunbar and William Hunter was over shadowed by that of Lewis & Clark. Hunter & Dunbar were the first scientific exploration of the Louisiana Purchase beginning at the confluence of the Mississippi and Red Rivers, up the Ouachita River to what is now Hot Springs Arkansas.

Answer: Rohwer & Jerome

This is a little known part of Arkansas history. Though nothing remains of the camps, there are historical markers at both locations in the far southeast part of the state . George "Mr. Sulu" Takei of Star Trek fame and his family were held at that Rohwer camp from 1942 to 1946.