Early Tennessee and Statehood
This document, adopted when Tennessee became a state, established the state’s original framework of government.
What is the Tennessee Constitution of 1796?
This University of Tennessee coach led the Lady Vols basketball team to eight national championships.
Who is Pat Summitt?
This is the city in Tennessee where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
What is Memphis, TN?
This Japanese automaker operates a major vehicle assembly plant in Smyrna, Tennessee.
What is Nissan?
This Tennessee-born singer and songwriter is known for songs such as “Jolene” and for founding the Dollywood Foundation.
Who is Dolly Parton?
This famous Tennessee figure played an important role in the War of 1812 and eventually became President.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This media leader and philanthropist grew up partly in Nashville and built a nationally influential career in television and media.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This Memphis attraction was Elvis Presley’s home and is now a popular destination for music fans.
What is Graceland?
This Memphis-based shipping company is known for its overnight delivery network and major air hub in Memphis.
What is FedEx?
This aquarium is a major attraction in Chattanooga
What is the Tennessee Aquarium?
This federal law authorized the forced removal of many American Indian nations from their homelands, leading to the Trail of Tears.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This Tennessee-born politician served as a U.S. senator and vice president of the United States.
Who is Al Gore, Jr.?
This Memphis studio helped launch rock ’n’ roll recordings by performers including Elvis Presley.
What is Sun Studio?
This Tennessee trial set a precedent for teaching evolution in public schools and received lots of national attention.
What is the Scopes Trial?
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is near these two Tennessee communities, which attract visitors to the region.
What are Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge?
After the Civil War, this president faced impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives, though the Senate fell one vote short of removing him.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This Tennessean served as governor, U.S. Secretary of Education, and a U.S. senator.
Who is Lamar Alexander?
This federal agency, created during the New Deal, built dams and generated electricity while transforming life in the Tennessee Valley.
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority?
Held in Knoxville, this 1982 event celebrated energy and showcased exhibits from around the world.
What is the 1982 World’s Fair?
This annual country music event brings performers and fans to Nashville.
What is the CMA Music Festival?
This settlement, established in the 1770s in what is now northeastern Tennessee, formed an early self-governing community.
What is the Watauga Settlement?
This Tennessee-born athlete won three gold medals in track and field at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
This organization, founded in 1925, brought country music to radio audiences through its Nashville broadcasts.
What is the Grand Ole Opry?
Oak Ridge, TN contributed to the development of what in 1945?
What is the Atomic Bomb?
This Chattanooga candy, created in 1917, combines marshmallow and caramel beneath a chocolate coating.
What is the Moon Pie?