Random Facts
What is the name of the city that is located directly in the center of the state.
Murfreesboro
What is the state nickname?
The Volunteer state
What is the state horse?
Tennessee walking horse
Has the worlds largest artificial skiing surface is located in _________
Gatlinburg
The soft drink ____________ had began with Hartman Beverages in Knoxville in the late 1940's.
Mountain Dew
___________ is the largest facility with over 7,000 animals located in Chattanooga
Tennessee Aquarium
What is the state bird?
Mockingbird
What is the state animal?
Raccoon
Congress named ______ the birthplace of country music in 1998. (not Nashville)
Bristol
Knoxville is home to cable TV's ______ which is one of the fastest growing networks in cable history with nearly 89 million households in less than 9 years.
HGTV
_________ ( city ) has the only monument in the US that honor both Union and Confederate armies.
Greeneville
What is the state flower?
Iris
How many states boarder Tennessee?
8
________ in Memphis is the second most visited house in the USA.
Graceland
The city of Knoxville was incorporated in ____
1815
Tennessee became a state on this date _____. ( will accept answer if the year is right, 2x the points for the entire date )
June 1,1796
What is the state song? ( there are 5 correct answers only need 1 )
Rocky top - My Homeland, Tennessee - When it's Iris time in Tennessee - My Tennessee - Tennessee waltz
Jack Daniels distillery is located in __________ est in 1866 is the oldest distillery in the US and is located in a dry county.
Lynchburg
What is the longest continuously running radio program in the US located in Tennessee?
Grand Ole Opry
(2 part questions can be within 10 of the correct answer to be accepted)
The Sunsphere built for the _____ Worlds Fair, is ____ ft tall and it has 26 stories.
1982 & 266 ft
Origin of the name is from the old Yuchi Indian word "Tana-see" meaning ________
The meeting place
What is the state tree?
Tulip Poplar
When did the TN nickname the Volunteer state originate? ( for 2x the points why can be brief )
During the war if 1812, the state’s overwhelming involvement in the War of 1812. A little over 15 years after gaining statehood, patriotic Tennesseans were eager to participate in the war effort. With General Andrew Jackson – a fellow Tennessean – leading the charge, over 1,500 soldiers stepped up to the plate. This was especially true in the Battle of New Orleans, the final major battle of the war, where American troops defeated the British with overwhelming help from those helpful Tennesseans. The Volunteers didn’t stop there, though. The nickname became even more applicable after the Mexican-American War in 1846 when, after the Secretary of War asked the state for 2,800 soldiers, Tennessee sent over 30,000. After the death of Davy Crockett (a former Tennessee congressman) at the Alamo, Tennesseans who felt passionate about getting revenge on the Mexican government saw this as the perfect opportunity.
_________________ is the most visited park in the US.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
What was the name of the fire that destroyed most of downtown's Gay Street
Million Dollar Fire of 1879