People
Who helped build the Wilderness Road to Kentucky?
Daniel Boone
What is the capital of Tennessee?
Nashville
Texas raises the most of what types of animals (of any state)?
sheep and cattle
Where is the capital of country music?
Nashville, Tennessee
What type of race is the Kentucky Derby?
A horse race
When did Helen Keller become blind and deaf?
When she was young (19 months old)
What is a vacation ranch called?
A dude ranch
What forms the border between Texas and Mexico?
The Rio Grande River
Who was the “King of Rock and Roll”?
Elvis Presley
What Southern plant can be spun into thread and fabrics?
cotton
What store did Sam Walton start in Arkansas in 1962?
Walmart
What is the longest river in the US?
Missouri River
Where was the explorer of Texas, Francisco de Coronado from?
Spain
Where is the capital of jazz music?
New Orleans, Louisiana
What were enslaved people forced to do in the South prior to the Civil War?
Pick cotton
What ethnicity do over 8% of people in Oklahoma say they are?
Native American
What landform is created where a river flows into the ocean?
A delta
When war was the 1836 Alamo battle?
During the Texas Revolution (from Mexico)
When does Mardi Gras start and end?
Usually in February. It is 2 weeks before Ash Wednesday, which is 46 days before Easter.
What category of tornado causes the most damage?
F5
Who was president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What forms the eastern boundary of the Southern states?
The Appalachian Mountains
Who is the only person to be a president, governor, and senator?
Sam Houston of Texas
Where is the capital of blues music?
Memphis, Tennessee
About how many oil rigs are in the Gulf of America?
Over 4,000