Flora and Fauna
What is the state tree of Tennessee?
The tulip poplar
Fill in the blank: Tennessee was the _____ state to join the union.
16th
What is the state capital?
Nashville
What are the names of the grand divisions in Tennessee?
East, Middle and West
What side of the civil war did Tennessee mostly fight for?
Confederate
What is the state flower of Tennessee?
The iris
In what year was the first Tennessee state constitution signed?
1796
Why was the Parthenon built?
Nashville's nickname was "Athens of the South" and so to celebrate Tennessee's 100 year anniversary they hosted a Centennial Exposition and built the Parthenon to honor the nickname.
How many counties are in Tennessee?
95
What great secret did Tennessee hold during World War II?
Manhattan Project in Oakridge
What is the state bird of Tennessee?
The mockingbird
Name of first official settlement in current Tennessee?
Watauga
Name the 7th and the 11th presidents from Tennessee.
Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk
What natural lake was formed by the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812?
Reelfoot Lake
In the early years of Tennessee what was the source of most conflict?
Fighting with Native Americans
What is the state wild animal of Tennessee?
The raccoon
Who was the Spanish Explorer who crossed Tennessee in 1540 searching for gold?
Hernando de Soto
Name an event that happened in Tennessee during the Civil Rights Movement that we discussed in class.
Clinton 12
Nashville sit-ins
Memphis Sanitation Strike
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
What are the names of Tennessee's eastern and northern neighbors?
North Carolina and Kentucky
What was the name of the battle in 1815 in which Andrew Jackson and thousands of Tennessee volunteers defeated the British during the war of 1812?
The Battle of New Orleans
What is the state insect of Tennessee?
Firefly or ladybug
Who was the longhunter who cut a trail through the mountains at the Cumberland Gap called the Wilderness Trail?
Daniel Boone
Name a historic home in Sumner County?
Cragfont, Trousdale, Fairview or Rock Castle.
What is the most visited National Park in the nation?
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
What major battle in 1780 that was a turning point of the Revolutionary War in the South?
Battle of King's Mountain