Geography
The Amazon River flows through many South American countries before reaching the Atlantic. Its mouth is in Brazil, but its headwaters rise in the Andes of this country.
What is Peru
Dolly Parton was born in 1946 in this Southern state where she grew up in a one-room cabin in the Smoky Mountains.
What is Tennessee
The Charlotte Knights, the city's Triple-A baseball team, are the affiliate of this MLB team.
Who are the White Sox
Fought in 1876, this Montana battle saw Lt. Col. George Custer and the 7th Cavalry defeated by Lakota and Cheyenna warriors, and is commonly known as "Custer's Last Stand"
What is the Battle of the Little Bighorn
This is the number of floors in the Vantage South End building (not including the lobby)
What is 11 floors
This is the only U.S. state that borders just one other state.
What is Maine
This 1973 Dolly Parton ballad was famously covered by Whitney Houston for the 1992 film "The Bodyguard"
What is "I Will Always love You"
This Panthers linebacker, a 5-time DPOY candidate and 2013 DPOY retired in 2020.
Who is Luke Kuechly
This 1906 novel by Progressive-era journalist Upton Sinclair exposed conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry
What is "The Jungle"
This is the official name of room 630 that is adjacent to the bullpen (sometimes lovingly referred to as the Glass Cage)
What is the Makers Room
This strait separating Russia and Alaska is named for a Danish-born explorer sailing for the Russian navy.
What is the Bering Strait
Dolly's namesake theme park, Dollywood, opened in 1986 in this city in Tennessee.
What is Pigeon Forge
Held annually in Charlotte, this PGA Tour event was previously known by this name before rebranding as the Truist Championship
What is the Wells Fargo Championship
This 1898 conflict, sparked in part by the sinking of the USS Maine, gave the U.S. control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
What is the Spanish-American War
What is the name of the former Carolina Panthers player whose signed Jersey hangs in the office
Who is Luke Kuechly
Officially the world's newest country as of 2011, it split from its northern neighbor after decades of civil war.
What is South Sudan
Dolly is the godmother of this pop superstar
Who is Miley Cyrus
The Charlotte Hornets received this player as part of the trade that sent Lamelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves
Who is Naz Reid
This 1947 doctrine pledged U.S. support to countries resisting communism, starting with Greece and Turkey
What is the Truman Doctrine
Name at least 3 of the 5 snacks that are in the snack bowls by the Nespresso machine today
Mini Twist Pretzels, Xtra Cheddar Goldfish, Dried Pineapple Chunks, Banana Chips, Brownie Brittle
This peninsula in Southeast Europe takes its name from a Turkish word for "mountain" and includes Greece, Albania, and Bulgaria.
What are the Balkans
Dolly starred alongside Jane Fonda in this 1980 workplace comedy and wrote its Oscar-nominated title song
What is "9 to 5"
This former Duke Star and Charlotte native was the second overall pick by the Hornets in 2012, back when they were still the Bobcats
Who is Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
This New Hampshire native became the first American in space as part of the Freedom 7 suborbital mission on May 5, 1961.
Who is Alan Shepard
This is the number of desks in the open work area (the bull pen) --- if answer is not within 5 of the correct answer, then other team gets a chance to steal
What is 56