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1. I was a busy man. I helped write both the constitutions of North Carolina and of Tennessee. I was territorial governor of Tennessee. I was a senator from North Carolina and the first senator from Tennessee. I was the first public official impeached before the United States Senate.
2. I was the leader of Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War. Upon moving my family to Tennessee, I became the first governor of the state. I did not like it when Andrew Jackson was named state militia leader.
3. I won the Heisman Trophy at Florida. I played in the NFL and WFL. I was head football coach at Duke, my alma mater and for the Washington Redskins. I was born in Florida but went to high school in Johnson City, Tennessee.
4. I was the first confederate general to be killed during the American Civil War. Who am I?
5. I was born in Virginia. I became the governor of Tennessee. I led the Texan army and said "Remember the Alamo". I became the namesake of a Texan city and the first President of the Republic of Texas. Who am I?
6. I got separated from my forces in the WWI Battle of Argonne Forest. I captured 64 Germans single-handedly. Who am I?
7. I was the runner up in the 1954 Heisman Trophy race. I coached at Iowa State, Pitt, and my alma mater is Tennessee. Who am I?
8. I was born on a mountain top in Tennessee and "killed a bear at the age of three." I died at the Alamo. Who am I?
9. I was part of the famous group who were the first men to get to the Pacific after Jefferson commissioned Louisiana. I committed suicide in Tennessee. Who am I?
10. I am a woman pilot who was involved in Pearl Harbor. Who am I?
11. I taught evolution to test the state law that prohibited it. Who am I?
12. I was a confederate general and was chosen as the first Grand Wizard of the KKK in the United States.
13. I am a country music star who decided to open an amusement park in my home of Pigeon Forge. Who am I?
14. I am a senator from Nebraska who proposed the development of TVA. Who am I?
15. I was born in Mississippi, but my "Blue Suede Shoes" made me a home in Memphis. I was the "KING". Who am I?
16. "I have a dream". I was gunned down in Memphis in 1968. Who am I?
17. I was the second Senator for Tennessee to top the popular vote in a presidential election, but lose the election.
18. I replaced Abraham Lincoln as president. Who am I?
19. I started as a TV anchor woman in Nashville. I had a TV talk show that ran for 25 years. Who am I?
20. I got shot in the buttocks as a result of a duel with Thomas Hart Benton. I served longer than any other Tennessee governor.
21. I am a fictional character. My birthplace on my long running television show was near the "mighty Limestone River" in Limestone, Tennessee. Limestone's other famous resident was Mr. Davy Crockett. I was a doctor back in the hills and was named "daisy" to my dear friends. My son-in-law shot into the hills one day and hit black gold. I lived near Bug Tussle and then by a cement pond in California. Who am I?
22. I was Secretary of State during WWII. Who am I?
23. I ran against my brother for the governorship in 1896. My brother's name is Alfred. Who am I?
24. I am a Senator from Tennessee. I was unsuccessful in obtaining the office of President of the United States in 1996 and 2000. I was the 45th Tennessee Governor and President of the University of Tennessee. Who am I?
25. I am not "old hickory", but Andy called me "young hickory". Who am I?
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