Memphis
Sports
TV and Entertainment
MLGW
History & Geography
100

In this year, the city of Memphis was founded. 

What is 1819?

100

This professional athlete is the NBA's career leader in points and had a league record 6 MVP awards. 

Who is Kareem Adbul-Jabbar?

100

He is the highest grossing actor of all-time. 

Who is Samuel L. Jackson?

100

MLGW serves approximately how many customers. 

What is 429,000?

100

This person was the second President of the United States. 

Who is John Adams?

200

This native Memphian is the 3rd highest box office star with a total box office gross of over $4 billion dollars and is often referred to in Hollywood as the voice of god. 

Morgan Freeman

200

This athlete holds the record for the most goals scored in NHL History. 

Who is Wayne Gretzky?

200

The singer had the best selling album of 2021. 

Who is Adele?

200

This person is the longest tenured employee on the IS team who started with MLGW in 1967.

Who is Wanda "the great" Dawson?

200

The United States is home to 65 volcanoes and 3 super volcanoes. Name at least one of those super volcanoes. 

Yellowstone, Valles Caldera, Long Valley Caldera

300

Memphis is considered the capitol of the world for this famous tasty food. 

What is Pork Barbecue?

300

This is the only professional athlete to play in both a World Series and a Super Bowl? 

Who is Deion Sanders?

300

This TV show is the longest running TV show of all-time. 

What is The Simpsons? 

Started in 1989 and more than 700 episodes and counting. 

300

This is the year in which MLGW was founded.

What is 1939?

300
This is considered to be the smallest country in the world. 

What is Vatican City?

400

Memphis was founded by three prominent individuals. Name the founder that would eventually serve as US President. 

Who is Andrew Jackson?

(John Overton, James Winchester)

400

This professional baseball player is the only player in MLB history to be selected the All-Star game as both a pitcher and hitter. 

Who is Shohei Ohtani?

400

This super hero film with a worldwide total gross over $2.7 billion is the second highest grossing film of all-time, only behind Avatar. 

What is Avengers: Endgame?

400

MLGW gets its water from an aquifer. This is the name of the original company which in 1887 first tapped and sold water from the aquifer. 

What is The Artesian Water Company?


400

The exact location of the tallest tree in the world is a secret; however, if you were to explore where to find the tallest tree in the world, you would start by traveling here. 

What is Redwood National Park in California. 

The world's largest tree is the Hyperion, which is a coastal redwood Sequoia. The Hyperion reaches a staggering 380 feet tall.

500

The South's first African American millionaire was the first citizen to buy a $1,000 bond to help restore the charter of Memphis after the city lost it's charter in 1879. 

Who is Robert R. Church?


500

This professional boxer holds the record for the longest uninterrupted heavyweight champion reign at 13 years and 3 months. He also defended his title 25 consecutive times. 

Who is Joe Louis? 

500

This album is the best selling album of all-time with over 47 million certified copies sold. 

What is Thriller by Micheal Jackson?

500

This person was the first president of MLGW.

Who is W.W. Mallory?

500

This female who holds more than 125 patents is credited with the initiation and development of VoIP technologies that enable audio and video communication over the internet. 

Who is Marian Croak?

M
e
n
u