MEMPHIS MUSIC SCENE
This legendary Memphis recording studio is known as the birthplace of rock 'n' roll.
What is Sun Studio?
This Memphis Museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the National Civil Rights Museum?
This iconic Memphis dish, often served with a dry rub or wet sauce, is world-famous.
What is barbecue?
This famous Memphis street is known for its music, nightlife, and neon lights.
What is Beale Street?
Before relocating in 2001, this professional sports team was originally based in Vancouver, Canada.
Who are the Memphis Grizzlies?
This iconic soul music label, home to artists like Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes, originated in Memphis.
What is Stax Records?
This Memphis River is one of the largest in the United States and played a significant role in its history.
What is the Mississippi River?
This Memphis barbecue restaurant is famous for its dry-rubbed ribs and has been serving locals since 1948.
What is Rendezvous?
This Memphis pyramid was converted into a massive outdoor recreation and shopping complex.
What is Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid?
This Memphis-born soul singer is famous for hits like “Sittin’ On The Dock of the Bay.”
Who is Otis Redding?
This Memphis-based hip-hop group became the first rap group to win an Academy Award for their song “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp.”
Who is Three 6 Mafia?
This annual event in Memphis, first held in 1931, is one of the oldest and largest festivals in the South, celebrating music, food, and culture.
What is Memphis in May?
This iconic Memphis restaurant is known for its fried chicken and has been serving locals since 1948.
What is Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken?
This now-closed Memphis amusement park was home to the iconic Zippin Pippin roller coaster, famously ridden by Elvis Presley.
What is Libertyland?
This NBA superstar led the University of Memphis Tigers to the NCAA Championship game in 2008.
Who is Derrick Rose?
This Beale Street Blues Club is owned by a Memphis-born blues legend.
What is B.B. King's Blues Club?
This bridge, a vital connection between Tennessee and Arkansas, reopened in 2021 after being closed for months due to a critical crack.
What is the Hernando de Soto Bridge?
This Memphis specialty is a sandwich.
What is a barbecue pulled pork sandwich?
This Memphis-based hospital opened in 1962 and is internationally known for being the first interracial hospital that treats childhood diseases.
What is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital?
This University’s basketball team is coached by one of its former NBA stars.
What is the University of Memphis?
This Memphis rapper founded the independent label Paper Route Empire and became an icon in hip-hop.
Who is Young Dolph?
This former cotton exchange building now serves as a museum to highlight Memphis’s role in the cotton industry.
What is the Cotton Museum?
This annual Memphis event celebrates the city’s iconic cuisine and is one of the largest in the world.
What is the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest?
This historic theater, located in downtown Memphis, is a popular venue for concerts and events.
What is the Orpheum Theatre?
This Memphis-born entrepreneur created FedEx, revolutionizing the shipping industry.
Who is Fred W. Smith?