US History
The Year the US declared Independence
What is 1776?
Oldest Mountain Range in the United States
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
The only bird that can fly backwards
What is the hummingbird?
1986 film starring Tom Cruise as 'Maverick', the film follows LT Pete Mitchell and LT Nick Bradshaw through his training at the Navy Fighter Weapons School
What is Top Gun?
Widely considered to be the most popular flower, it can be found in a wide range of colors from red, pink, yellow, orange, white, and even lavender
What is a Rose?
The highest court in the US court system
What is the Supreme Court?
"Honey, let me get you a Fixin'"
The term "Fixin'" is widely used in Appalachian Slang to describe this
What is a portion/serving of food?
Spider that is commonly seen with a red 'hourglass' on it's abdomen
What is a Black Widow?
In a Disney film, this Cajun firefly has a romantic infatuation with the evening star, Evangeline
Who is Raymond (Ray)?
Grape that is found natively to the Southeastern United States
What is a Muscadine?
The United States' youngest state, ratified from a territory to a state on August 21, 1959
What is Hawaii?
Dance that was born in the Appalachian Mountains, has its roots in Irish Step-dancing and Dutch wooden shoe dances
What is Clogging?
Mammal that is commonly found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Calls water it's home yet doesn't swim. Walks and bobs across the bottom of rivers and lakes
What is a Hippo?
The original name for Mickey Mouse proposed by Walt Disney, his name was changed to Mickey due to Walt's wife, Lillian suggesting the name be changed
Who is Mortimer Mouse
Largest edible fruit indigenous to the United States, sweet with a custard-like texture. Flavors somewhat similar to bananas, mangoes, and pineapple
What is a Pawpaw?
One of the founding Fathers of the United States. Wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third elected President
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Popular Gravy commonly found in Appalachian cuisine, made from grease from fried Ham and coffee
What is Red Eyed Gravy?
Closest living relative to the Manatee, shared a common ancestor over 50 Million years ago
What is the Elephant?
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Rock and Roll" were the first words spoken on this cable channel on August 1, 1981
What is MTV?
Carnivorous Plant that is similar to the Venus Fly Trap, relies on a pitfall-like mechanism to trap its prey, digestive liquid is found at the bottom of the plant
What is a Pitcher Plant?
Members of the 369th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army, fought under France, not the United States during the First World War. Spent 191 days fighting on the frontlines, which was the highest of any American Unit during the war
Who are the Harlem Hellfighters?
This plant's roots fetch a high price for its medicinal properties. Grows wild on the north side of the Appalachian Mountains
What is Ginseng?
Crustacean that boasts the most powerful punch in the animal kingdom. Its punch has the capability to crack aquarium glass and has been compared to have a similar force to a .22 caliber bullet
What is the Mantis Shrimp?
This famous Disney Pixar Movie was nearly lost to an animator accidentally deleting all of the files from Pixar's internal servers. It was only recovered from an employee's backup on their personal computer
What is Toy Story 2?
It is common folklore that by looking at the shape of this fruit's seeds, it can predict the upcoming winter weather
What is a Persimmon?