U.S.A: All about Mississippi Quiz | States M

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1. Mississippi's official nickname is both "the Magnolia State" and the...?

Answer: Hospitality State

Mississippi also has the magnolia as its state tree. The magnolia blossom is its state flower.

The nickname of "the Hospitality State" comes from the pride of Mississippi regarding Southern hospitality.

2. Jackson is the capital city of Mississippi. What river is it situated on?

Answer: Pearl

The Pearl River runs through Mississippi and Louisiana. It forms the eastern border of the city of Jackson.

Other cities of Mississippi that are located on or near this river (listed north to south) include Philadelphia, Carthage, Flowood, Pearl, Columbia and Picayune.

There is also a county in Mississippi named after the river: Pearl River County.

Jackson is named after Andrew Jackson, who was the seventh President of the United States. It was founded in 1821 and was intended as the new capital.

3. There is an extinct volcano beneath Mississippi's capital city, Jackson. Which sports stadium of Mississippi does it lie directly under?

Answer: Mississippi Coliseum

Jackson volcano is an extinct volcano lying approximately 3,000 feet below the city, directly below the Mississippi Coliseum. Luckily for the sports and music fans of the area, it is believed that Jackson volcano has been extinct for about 66 million years.

The Mississippi Coliseum is used for both concerts and sports games and features approximately 7,000 seats for sports games such as baseball, basketball, hockey, etc. It can be expanded to have a 10,000 person capacity for music concerts.

4. Mississippi produces about 60% of America's what?

Answer: Catfish

Around 60% of the USA's farm-raised catfish are produced in Mississippi - specifically Humphreys County. Most of these catfish are farmed within a 65 mile radius of the city of Belzoni, Mississippi.

5. Which of these cities of Mississippi lies on the state's border with Tennessee?

Answer: Corinth

Corinth is the county seat of Alcorn County.

Corinth features a museum dedicated to Coca Cola. It displays vintage Coke machines, signs and a delivery truck.

6. Woodall Mountain is the highest point in Mississippi. What county of Mississippi is it in?

Answer: Tishomingo County

Tishomingo County is situated in the north-east of Mississippi. The city of Iuka is the county seat.

Woodall Mountain is just over 800 feet high. In 1862, the Battle of Iuka was fought here during the American Civil War. Back then Woodall Mountain was called Yow Hill.

7. Jackson may be the capital city of Mississippi, but what is the county seat of Jackson County?

Answer: Pascagoula

Before World War II Pascagoula was a small fishing town. Now it is one of Mississippi's major industrial cities. In 2005, Pascagoula was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Over 90% of the city was flooded.

8. Lee County features a lake named after what musician?

Answer: Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley lake is located near Tupelo, Elvis Presley's birthplace. Blue catfish are plentiful in this lake. Fishing is allowed but with conditions.

9. The last known bank robbery committed by Machine Gun Kelly took place in what city of Mississippi?

Answer: Tupelo

Machine Gun Kelly robbed a bank in Tupelo in 1932. The heist resulted in Machine Gun Kelly being in possession of $38,000 (about the equivalent of $721,000 today). Four years later in 1936, Tupelo was hit by one of the most disastrous hurricanes of the 20th century. Elvis Presley survived this hurricane as a baby. Over 200 people were killed and about 700 people were injured.

Tupelo also has a well known automobile museum.

10. What state does Mississippi border to the east?

Answer: Alabama

Mississippi's long border with Alabama originates from a mixed variety of reasons: Native American territorial boundaries, a past British treaty, the land companies of Georgia, erroneous maps of the past and politics.

11. Root beer was invented in Mississippi. What city of Mississippi was it invented in?

Answer: Biloxi

The inventor of root beer was born to French parents in New Orleans. But root beer was invented in Biloxi, Mississippi, by Edward Adolf Barq, Sr. Barq's company is now owned by Coca Cola.

12. Which city of Mississippi is situated approximately 80 miles south of Mississippi's capital, Jackson?

Answer: McComb

During the 1960s McComb was the site of several murders against the African American community by the terrorist group, the KKK.

Pop star Britney Spears was born in McComb.

13. The town of Tunica, Mississippi, was one of the poorest towns of the United States. This was until the introduction of what?

Answer: Gambling

Tunica is located about 20 miles south of Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. From the 1990s Tunica has become associated with the numerous casinos it features.

The original name of Tunica was "Robinsonville" but this was changed in 2005, over confusion as to where the casinos were located, as most of them were named "Tunica."

Despite the peak of economic growth in the 1970s, Tunica has experienced a decline in economy since - despite the casinos.

14. Coca Cola was first bottled at a plant in what city of Mississippi?

Answer: Vicksburg

In 1894, Coca Cola was first bottled at a factory and sold. It had been invented in Atlanta in 1886, but it was first produced commercially in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

15. What city of Mississippi was Martin Luther King attacked in but not killed, in the 1960s?

Answer: Winona

While touring America, Martin Luther King stopped in Winona. He was attacked by a fanatical white supremacist barber. Luckily, King's body guard was nearby who protected him.

Source: Author LuH77

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