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10/22/2010

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Term
In what year did Andrew Jackson win a plurality of the vote in the presidential election but lose the
electoral college?
Definition
1824
Term
What was the first newspaper in America devoted to the abolition of slaves?
Definition
Manumission Intelligencer
Term
What U.S. President visited the Tennessee Centennial celebration?
Definition
President William McKinley
Term
Name the wealthy Nashville woman who was Vice President of the National American Women's Suffrage Association in 1920.
Definition
Anne Dallas Dudley
Term
Tusculum College, Tennesse's oldest college, is how much older than the University of Tennessee?
Definition
One Day! (Tusculum founded on Sept. 9, 1794 and the University of Tennessee on Sept. 10, 1794)
Term
Name the Tennessee woman who sculpted the statues of Andrew Jackson and John Sevier which stand in the U.S. Capitol Building.
Definition
Belle Kinney
Term
What American president is credited with saying that Maxwell House Coffee is "good to the last drop" even though he may have never said it?
Definition
President Theodore Roosevelt
Term
Which state university traces its origins to Blount College founded in 1794?
Definition
The University of Tennessee
Term
What Tennessean and Life Photographer became one of the most influential photographers of the 20th Century?
Definition
Ed Clark
Term
What was the first county created in West Tennessee?
Definition
Hardin County created on November 13, 1819
Term
What two football teams play home games at LP Field?
Definition
The Tennessee Titans and the Tennessee State Tigers
Term
What Tennessee US Highway runs from Memphis to Chattanooga?
Definition
US Highway 64
Term
How many Tennesseans won the Congressional Medal of Honor in World War II?
Definition
7
Term
The Tennessee Aquarium is located in what city?
Definition
Chattanooga
Term
On what side did the majority of the Cherokee Indians fight in the Civil War?
Definition
For the Confederacy (or the South)
Term
Tennessee's Centennial celebration was held in what year?
Definition
1897 (It was one year late)
Term
What Tennessee company employs the most people?
Definition
Federal Express (located in Memphis)
Term
What U.S. President's grandfather migrated through the Cumberland Gap?
Definition
Abraham Lincoln
Term
What Tennessee State symbol is in evidence at Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello?
Definition
Two huge Tulip Poplars grow on each side of the home.
Term
What university in Tennessee was originally known as Grant University?
Definition
UT Chattanooga
Term
What Tennessee university is located near Sewanee, Tennessee?
Definition
The University of the South
Term
What is the nickname of the Middle Tennessee State University sports teams?
Definition
The Blue Raiders
Term
Seven Tennessee counties border two states. Name four of them.
Definition
Shelby, Lake, Johnson, Polk, Marion, Claiborne and Wayne Counties
Term
What do Tennesseans Barbara Jo Walker and Kellye Cash have in common?
Definition
Both were selected as "Miss America"
Term
Both were selected as "Miss America"
Definition
James Chamberlin Jones
Term
What famous opera star grew up in Campbell County?
Definition
Grace Moore
Term
Name the two Tennessee Supreme Court Justices who have also served on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Definition
John Catron and Horace Lurton
Term
Who was James K. Polk's "First Lady?"
Definition
Sarah Childress (Polk)
Term
What does TSSAA stand for?
Definition
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
Term
Who coaches the Tennessee Titans?
Definition
Jeff Fisher
Term
What Nashville university is located on the grounds of the former home of Adelicia Acklen?
Definition
Belmont
Term
Where was William Lawrence when he wrote the Tennessee state poem?
Definition
In a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp
Term
What was the name used to describe the men who left Tennessee to fight at the Battle of Kings Mountain?
Definition
The Overmountain Men
Term
Who is the current Vice-President for Agriculture at the University of Tennessee?
Definition
Joseph DiPietro (pronounced DE PE ATE TRO)
Term
Who is the current coach of the Nashville Predators hockey team?
Definition
Barry Trotz (pronounced TROTS)
Term
What is the smallest incorporated city in Tennessee?
Definition
Silerton (population 60)
Term
In what year did the Tennessee General Assembly purchase the Great Smoky Mountains area from private companies?
Definition
1925
Term
What Tennessee-born journalist became the first African American with a syndicated column?
Definition
Carl Rowan
Term
U. T. was officially named the University of Tennessee in 1879. What was its' name immediately prior to
this change?
Definition
East Tennessee University
Term
Where does the TSSAA State football Championships take place?
Definition
Cookeville on campus of Tennessee Tech University
Term
At what Tennessee middle school will you find a museum devoted to the Jewish Holocaust?
Definition
Whitwell Middle School
Term
Where is the Sam Davis Home located?
Definition
Symrna (Sam Davis is known as the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy")
Term
In what city is JFG Coffee manufactured?
Definition
Knoxville
Term
By what name were the NFL's Tennessee Titans known before moving to Nashville?
Definition
The Houston Oilers
Term
Which two of the Tennessee U.S. Presidents did not have a middle name?
Definition
Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson
Term
What Knoxville-born author won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel A Death in the Family?
Definition
James Agee
Term
What was the newspaper printed to serve the Cherokee people?
Definition
The Cherokee Pheonix
Term
At what Civil War battle were soldiers under Nathan Bedford Forrest accused of slaughtering black soldiers who tried to surrender?
Definition
Fort Pillow
Term
Where do the Boys and Girls State High School Basketball Tournaments take place in Tennessee?
Definition
MTSU's Murphy Center in Murfreesboro
Term
Which university in Tennessee has participated in a men’s basketball final four?
Definition
University of Memphis (at the time Memphis State University)
Term
What National Championship takes place each year at Standing Stone State Park?
Definition
Marbles (Rolley Hole)
Term
Where is Sarah Childress Polk wife of James K. Polk buried?
Definition
The Tennessee Capitol grounds (with her husband)
Term
Which school in the University of Tennessee is located in East Tennessee?
Definition
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Term
What university in Tennessee was originally known as Dixie College?
Definition
Tennessee Tech University
Term
Who is the only person to serve two separate times as President of the University of Tennessee?
Definition
Dr. Joe Johnson
Term
What is the nickname of the University of Tennessee sports teams?
Definition
The Volunteers or Vols
Term
What town in Hawkins County was the scene of several battles and skirmishes during the Civil War?
Definition
Bulls Gap
Term
Who was the long time political "boss" of Memphis?
Definition
Edward "Boss" Crump
Term
What controversial Tennesseean was nicknamed the "Grey-Eyed Man of Destiny?"
Definition
William Walker
Term
What West Tennessee county seat is named for the intersection of two railroads?
Definition
Union City
Term
What former University of Tennessee quarterback was the number one overall selection in the 1998 NFL Draft?
Definition
Peyton Manning
Term
What Tennessee State Historic Park is at the boundary between Montgomery and Robertson County?
Definition
Port Royal
Term
What organization did Ida Wells co-found?
Definition
The National Association of Colored Women
Term
How many state forests does Tennessee have?
Definition
15
Term
Who served as Tennessee’s first two United States Senators?
Definition
William Blount and William Cocke
Term
What University of Tennessee sports team has won eight National Championships?
Definition
The Lady Vols Basketball team
Term
Of the American first ladies to come from Tennessee, which was the best educated?
Definition
Sarah Childress (Polk) (who was college educated)
Term
Who was the oldest governor ever to serve in Tennessee?
Definition
Alfred Taylor (73 when inaugurated)
Term
Mike McCully of Livingston became the first Tennessean to do what?
Definition
Go into Space
Term
For what reason did Tennessee Governor Don Sunquist make the comment: "It stinks?"
Definition
Peyton Manning's not receiving the Heisman Trophy
Term
What is the name of Tennessee's National Hockey League team?
Definition
The Nashville Predators
Term
Who was the founder of the National Baptist Publishing Board?
Definition
Richard Boyd
Term
Who was the first Tennesseean to receive a telephone call in 1877?
Definition
Sarah Childress Polk the widow of James K. Polk
Term
What Obion county town is known for its albino squirrels?
Definition
Kenton
Term
What famous pop star attended Millington Central High School?
Definition
Justin Timberlake
Term
What was the main crop grown at The Hermitage during Andrew Jackson's time?
Definition
Cotton
Term
Which Tennessean failed to carry Tennessee when he was elected President of the United States?
Definition
James K. Polk
Term
Where is the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration held each September?
Definition
Shelbyville
Term
What is the nickname of the Vanderbilt University sports teams?
Definition
The Commodores
Term
Name a famous Civil Rights leader who trained at the Highlander Folk School.
Definition
Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King, Jr.
Term
Who in 1964 became the first African American to be elected to the Tennessee State Legislature in the 20th Century?
Definition
A.W. Willis Jr.
Term
What is the nickname of the University of Tennessee at Martin's sports teams?
Definition
The "Skyhawks"
Term
What milestone did Tennessee reach in 1850?
Definition
A population of over 1,000,000
Term
Who was the first African-American student to graduate from a formerly all-white public high school in Tennessee?
Definition
Bobby Cain, Jr. (Clinton High School in 1957)
Term
What was the slogan for the 1982 World's Fair held in Knoxville?
Definition
"You've got to be there"
Term
What Nashville Home is known as the "Queen of Tennessee Plantations?"
Definition
Belle Meade Plantation
Term
What is the nickname of the University of Tennessee Marching Band?
Definition
The “Pride of the Southland” Marching Band
Term
Who was Clingman's Dome named for?
Definition
General Thomas Clingman (Confederate General who later explored the Smokies)
Term
How many state parks are named for former governors of Tenneseee?
Definition
1 (Henry Horton)
Term
What is the name of the basketball arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee?
Definition
Thompson Boling Arena
Term
What group of writers associated with Vanderbilt University wrote the 1930 book I'll Take My Stand?
Definition
The Fugitives
Term
What high school was literally blown up by those opposed to desegregation in Tennessee?
Definition
Clinton High School (In Anderson County)
Term
For what Confederate General’s Calvary Unit did Middle Tennessee State University name it's sports teams?
Definition
Nathan Bedford Forrest (Forrest’s Unit was called the Raiders)
Term
Name the Tennesseean who was one of the wealthiest women to live in the country prior to the Civil War.
Definition
Adelicia Acklen (Pronounced ADD-UH-LAY-SHA AACK-LUN)
Term
What city hosts the Tennessee State Fair?
Definition
Nashville
Term
What two Tennessee schools played in the state's first college football game?
Definition
Vanderbilt and Peabody (November 27, 1890)
Term
In what year was the Krystal restaurant chain founded?
Definition
1932
Term
What Tennessee town was completely relocated by the TVA to make way for Watauga Lake?
Definition
Butler
Term
Who was the governor who sent National Guardsmen into Clinton to restore order a few weeks after the integration of a high school there in 1955?
Definition
Frank Clement
Term
What was the first black newspaper in Knoxville?
Definition
The Knoxville Examiner
Term
Where can you see the play "Tennessee USA?"
Definition
Only at the Cumberland County Playhouse
Term
From the 1920's until the 1960's, what grocery store chain dominated the Nashville market?
Definition
H.G. Hill
Term
Name the State Wild Edible Plant of Tennessee?
Definition
Poke Sallet
Term
In what Tennessee Town can you find the Ft. Pillow National Historic Site?
Definition
Henning
Term
Who was the first black Tennesseean to run for governor?
Definition
William Francis Yardley (1876)
Term
What is the oldest college in Tennessee?
Definition
Tusculum College, Greenville; founded September 9, 1794 (prior to Blount College, later UT, founded in
that same year)
Term
Rockefeller Plaza in New York City is constructed from what native Tennessee material?
Definition
Crab Orchard Stone
Term
Which school in the University of Tennessee is located in Southeast Tennessee?
Definition
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Term
In what northeast Tennessee town will you find a museum of artifacts salvaged before the town was flooded by TVA?
Definition
Butler
Term
In what Tennessee town will you find a museum for former Governor Gordon Browning?
Definition
Huntington
Term
What was the docking area near the Shiloh Battlefield known as?
Definition
Pittsburg Landing
Term
What Tennessean is credited with the saying: “It doesn’t matter if you win or lose, but how you played the game?”
Definition
Grantland Rice
Term
Who was the first Tennessee governor to be born in the 20th century?
Definition
Frank Clement
Term
Name the two places in Tennessee that have an active Amtrak station.
Definition
Memphis and Newbern
Term
What was the original governmental name for Oak Ridge?
Definition
The Clinton Engineering Works
Term
What county boasts the Dunlap Coke Ovens Park?
Definition
Sequatchie County
Term
Who published the first newspaper in America devoted to the abolition of slaves?
Definition
Elihu Embree (pronounced UH LIE WHO - M BREE)
Term
What is the nickname of the Tennessee Tech University sports teams?
Definition
Golden Eagles
Term
What famous actress graduated from Harpeth Hall School in Nashville in the mid 1990's?
Definition
Reese Witherspoon
Term
What future Tennessee governor was the editor of the student newspaper at Vanderbilt in the early 1960's?
Definition
Lamar Alexander
Term
Who was the only Tennessee Governor to be elected but never take office?
Definition
Robert Looney Caruthers (elected during the Civil War; did not take office because Andrew Johnson had been appointed military governor of the state by President Lincoln)
Term
Who was the first African American to practice law in Knoxville/
Definition
Willaim Frances Yardley
Term
What university contains the only Naval ROTC unit in Tennessee?
Definition
Vanderbilt
Term
What was the first of the "normal" schools to enroll students?
Definition
Middle Tennessee Normal School
Term
In Harrogate, Tennessee there is a university named for which president?
Definition
Abraham Lincoln
Term
Prior to TVA, what was the largest producer of electricity in Tennessee?
Definition
The Tennessee Electric Power Co. (or TEPCO)
Term
What was the architectural centerpiece of the 1982 World's Fair?
Definition
The Sunsphere
Term
What Federal Law made The University of Tennessee a land grant university?
Definition
The Morrill Act of 1862
Term
Who in 1966 became the first African American woman eleceted to the Tennessee State Legislature?
Definition
Dorothy Lavina Brown
Term
In what city did the 1982 World's Fair take place?
Definition
Knoxville
Term
Who was the first governor to serve a four year term in Tennessee?
Definition
Frank Clement when elected in 1954
Term
What was the name of the Nashville bond house whose demise signaled the arrival of the Great Depression in the South?
Definition
Caldwell & Co.
Term
In what Tennessee town was a circus elephant once executed?
Definition
Erwin
Term
Who is the only former governor to serve as President of the University of Tennessee?
Definition
Lamar Alexander
Term
What was the name of Judge John and Mary Overton's now famous Nashville home?
Definition
Travellers Rest
Term
What was the nickname of the bizarre kickoff return that helped the Tennessee Titans advance to Super Bowl 34?
Definition
The "Music City Miracle"
Term
Which Tennessee President graduated from the University of North Carolina at the top of his class?
Definition
James K. Polk
Term
What Tennessee county can claim to be the birthplace of Davy Crockett?
Definition
Greene County (in 1786)
Term
The Mississippi River Museum is located on what island near Memphis?
Definition
Mud Island
Term
The Aquarium of the Smokies is located in what Tennessee town?
Definition
Gatlinburg
Term
What small county in Middle Tennessee has produced three governors?
Definition
Marshall County
Term
What was the name of the record company which produced Elvis’ first record?
Definition
Sun Records in Memphis
Term
At what Tennessee high school will you find a museum devoted to the battleship USS Tennessee?
Definition
Scott County High School
Term
What is the name of the facility in Nashville that hosts award winning Broadway plays?
Definition
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC)
Term
What Tennessean was the democratic nominee for the U.S. President in 2000?
Definition
Albert Gore, Jr.
Term
In what town is Austin Peay State University located?
Definition
Clarksville
Term
Robert Neyland (KNEE-LUND), the most successful coach in Tennessee Football history, was nicknamed what?
Definition
The "General" (he was a retired U.S. Army General)
Term
By what name was the current Governor's Mansion orginally known by?
Definition
"Far Hills"
Term
The mission of these places is to preserve unquie examples of natural, cultural and scenic areas of Tennessee?
Definition
Tennessee State Parks
Term
What is the nickname of the University of Tennessee campus?
Definition
The "Hill"
Term
What is the nickname of the Tennessee State University sports teams?
Definition
The Tigers
Term
What is the nickname of the U.T. Chattanooga sports teams?
Definition
Moccasins or "Mocs"
Term
What state university in Tennessee changed its name in 1994?
Definition
University of Memphis from Memphis State University
Term
What is the name of the arena in which the University of Memphis plays basketball?
Definition
The FedEx Forum
Term
The National Storytelling Festival is held each year in what Tennessee town?
Definition
Jonesborough
Term
What town is the home of the Miss Tennessee Pageant?
Definition
Jackson
Term
What Tennessee city hosts the West Tennessee Fair?
Definition
Jackson
Term
What state university in Tennessee dropped its football program in 2003?
Definition
East Tennessee State University
Term
What happened to the University of Tennessee at Nashville?
Definition
It is now part of Tennessee State University
Term
What famous Tennessee home was known by local Indians as "The house with a thousand eyes?"
Definition
Blount Mansion (due to the large number of glass windows)
Term
What is the oldest current newspaper in Tennessee?
Definition
The Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle founded 1808
Term
What was the name of the Tennessean who signed all legal tender for the US government in 1913?
Definition
James Napier
Term
Silver Dollar City in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee changed its name to what after being purchased by a prominent country music singer?
Definition
Dollywood
Term
The largest and bloodiest battlle fought in Tennessee occurred near Shiloh Church in West Tennessee. What does the word "Shiloh" mean in Hebrew?
Definition
Place of Peace
Term
For whom is the Interstate system in Tennessee named?
Definition
Al Gore, Sr. (note: the SENIOR is vital to the answer)
Term
Who is considered to be the "Father of Southern Football?"
Definition
Coach Robert R. Neyland of the University of Tennessee (pronounced KNEE-LUND)
Term
Tennessee's Centennial celebration was held in what city?
Definition
Nashville
Term
Tennessee's first college football game was played on what National holiday?
Definition
Thanksgiving Day, 1890 in Nashville.
Term
What East Tennessee county seat was saved from flooding by Eleanor Roosevelt?
Definition
Dandridge
Term
What was engraved on the inside of Sam Houston's ring?
Definition
Honor
Term
What was the first television station to go on the air in Tennessee?
Definition
Channel 5 in Nashville (WLAC..later WTVF)
Term
In what town is East Tennessee State University located?
Definition
Johnson City
Term
What is the largest stadium in Tennessee?
Definition
Bristol Motor Speedway (seats 170,000)
Term
What was the Memphis Belle?
Definition
A B-17 Bomber (the first to complete its tour of duty in World War II; later became a movie)
Term
What is the nickname of the East Tennessee State University sports teams?
Definition
The Buccaneers
Term
What city hosts the Tennessee Valley Fair?
Definition
Knoxville
Term
Where is the National Poke Sallet Festival held each May?
Definition
Jackson County or Gainsboro
Term
What was the name of the Nashville factory that made warplanes during World War II?
Definition
AVCO, or Vultee (both accepted)
Term
What Tennessee Native American was also known as George Gist?
Definition
Sequoyah
Term
Who was the first Governor to be elected to two consecutive 4 year terms?
Definition
Lamar Alexander
Term
What national restaurant chain originated in Lebanon, Tennessee and has it's corporate office there?
Definition
The Cracker Barrel
Term
What were "normal" schools?
Definition
Schools founded to train teachers
Term
What article of clothing was former UT President Andy Holt known for?
Definition
Coonskin Cap
Term
What Federal Law made Tennessee State University a land grant university?
Definition
The Morrill Act of 1890
Term
What is known as the”Mother Church of Country Music?"
Definition
The Ryman Auditorium
Term
In what city was the first college football game played in the state of Tennessee?
Definition
Nashville
Term
What was Sequoyah's occupation?
Definition
Blacksmith
Term
What U.S. Army division is housed at Ft. Campbell?
Definition
The 101st Airborne Division
Term
This part of the UT System does not have any undergradute students but houses the UT School of Medicine and Denistry?
Definition
The University of Tennessee at Memphis
Term
What Tennessean served as the US Secretary of Education under President George HW Bush?
Definition
Lamar Alexander
Term
What Tennessee entertainer was born in Nutbush, Tennessee?
Definition
Tina Turner
Term
How many Tennessee governors served in the Confederate army during the Civil War?
Definition
Five (Isham Harris, John Calvin Brown, Albert Marks, William Bate, and Peter Turney)
Term
What was Tennessee's first Clear Channel AM radio station?
Definition
WSM in Nashville (650AM)
Term
Name the motion picture filmed in Charleston, Tennessee which depicted the struggle between landowners and the TVA?
Definition
Wild River
Term
Who is the only University of Tennessee President to also represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate?
Definition
Lamar Alexander
Term
In terms of acreage, what is Tennessee's largest state forest?
Definition
Natchez Trace State Forest (35,904 acres)
Term
What Tennessean said, "If I had a thousand lives, I would lose them all here before I would betray my
friend."
Definition
Sam Davis
Term
What is the Tennessee state slogan?
Definition
Tennessee--America at Its Best
Term
Who do the history books say was the largest Tennessean to have ever lived?
Definition
Mills Darden
Term
What is the Woodland-era gathering place located in Coffee County known as?
Definition
Old Stone Fort
Term
What was a hobby of Andrew Jackson's that would be considered illegal today?
Definition
Cockfighting (although we will also accept the answers "betting on horse races" and "dueling")
Term
What Tennessean wrote under the name "Charles Egbert Craddock?"
Definition
Mary Murfree
Term
Who is the author of the official Tennessee State Poem "Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee"?
Definition
William Lawerence
Term
When Nashville was first settled it was part of what county?
Definition
Washington County
Term
Where is the University of Tennessee Space Institute located?
Definition
Tullahoma
Term
Who is the current President of the University of Tennessee?
Definition
Dr. Jan Simek (pronounced YAUN SIM-IK)
Term
There is a cancer center named for Tennessean Stanley Scott at what university?
Definition
Louisiana State University
Term
In what Tennessee town does John Grisham's novel The Firm take place?
Definition
Memphis
Term
Which school in the University of Tennessee is located in West Tennessee?
Definition
The University of Tennessee at Martin
Term
What pro sports francise at one timed owned the park that is now known as Dollywood?
Definition
The Cleveland Browns (Art Modell was the owner; the park was known then as Rebel Railroad)
Term
What house is located at 4580 Rachel’s Lane?
Definition
The Hermitage in Nashville
Term
Where was the Grand Ole Opry performed from 1943 until 1974?
Definition
The Ryman Auditorium
Term
What is the name of the Tennessee Titans mascot?
Definition
“T-Rac”
Term
What is Tennessee's largest State Park?
Definition
Natchez Trace State Park (48,000 acres)
Term
What Tennessee university holds the NCAA record for the worst defeat in college football history?
Definition
Cumberland University (Lebanon) 222-0 by Georgia Tech
Term
Who is the President of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation?
Definition
Lacy Upchurch
Term
What is the nickname of the Austin Peay State University sports teams?
Definition
The Governors
Term
Where is the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame located?
Definition
Gatlinburg - Pigeon Forge Airport
Term
What American President met with Elvis Presley at the White House?
Definition
Richard Nixon
Term
What famous Tennessee whiskey distillery is located in Moore County, a place where its whiskey cannot legally be sold?
Definition
The Jack Daniel's Distillery
Term
What Tennesseean was Chief of Staff for Ronald Reagan?
Definition
Howard Baker, Jr.
Term
What college football team defeated 5 top ranked football teams in a span of six days in 1899?
Definition
The University of the South (Also accept Sewanee)
Term
What Wayne County-born author won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel The Store in 1933?
Definition
T. S. Stribling
Term
In what Tennessee town would you attend the "Dogwood Arts Festival?"
Definition
Knoxville
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