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| Frank Clement (33 years old when inaugurated) |
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| Who was the youngest governor to serve in Tennessee? |
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| The "Battle Above the Clouds" was fought overlooking what Tennessee city? |
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| Who commanded the Confederate troops at the Battle of Stone's River? |
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What Tennessee born admiral served in the Union Navy during the Civil War and won the Battle of
Mobile Bay? |
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| East Tennessee State Normal School |
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| What was the original name of East Tennessee State University? |
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| All ministers of the gospel |
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Article 9, section 3, of the Tennessee Constitution attempts to ban whom from being governor in
Tennessee? |
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| Unconditional Surrender Grant for U.S. Grant |
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What famous nickname did General U.S. Grant receive at the Tennessee Civil War battle of Fort
Donelson, that would stay with him throughout the war? |
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| Alexander (due to Ray Blanton's investigation by the Justice Department) |
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| Who was the only Tennessee governor who took the oath of office before the scheduled inauguration |
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| In what Civil War battle did a force of Confederate cavalry defeat the U.S. Navy? |
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| A Tennessean who sided with the North during the Civil War |
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| What was a "Tennessee Tory?" |
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What Tennessean served two terms as Senate Minority Leader and two terms as Senate Majority Leader
in the U.S. Senate? |
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What Union Army and Navy victory opened the door to the unopposed invasion of Nashville during the
early days of the Civil War? |
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| What Tennessean became the first full admiral to serve in the United States Navy? |
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| What was the first dam built in the TVA system? |
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What Tennessean served as a U.S. Congressman for 13 years and had a son who became U.S. Senator and
Chief of Staff under President Reagan? |
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What Tennessean served as the US Secretary of State at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
on December 7, 1941? |
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| Gave women the right to vote |
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| What did the 19th amendment to the US Constitution do? |
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| Who died on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis? |
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| The Fisk Jubilee Singers (For Queen Victoria in 1873) |
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| What Nashville musical group was the first from "Music City" to perform for the Queen of England? |
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| Andrew Johnson (then President in an address proclaiming the end of the Civil War) |
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What Tennessean said "all hostilities in those states in rebellion against the United States is virtually at an
end?" |
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| desegregation (would also accect integration) |
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What was the term used to describe the allowing of black students to attend traditionally all white public
schools? |
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| Both were selected as "Miss America" |
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| What do Tennesseans Barbara Jo Walker and Kellye Cash have in common? |
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| How many World War II POW camps were located in Tennessee? |
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| In what year was Tennessee's current Constitution written? |
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| Alex Haley's historic home is located in what Tennessee County? |
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| Who was the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate in the 20th century? |
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| Who was the governor of Tennessee when the Great Depression hit the state? |
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What is the name of the medical school located in Nashville which was founded in 1876 to develop
African-American physicians? |
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| The Battle of the Argonne Forest |
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| At what battle did Alvin York perform his heroics which earned him the Medal of Honor in World War I? |
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| To the nearest thousand, how many Americans were killed, missing or wounded at the Battle of Shiloh? |
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| University of Tennessee at Martin (would accept simply UT-Martin) |
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| What state university was first named Hall-Moody Institute? |
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| Alex Haley (the author of Roots) |
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| What famous author's boyhood home can be found in Henning, Tennessee? |
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| The Tennessee governor's election in1886 had what colorful nickname? |
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| What was the period after the Civil War called in Tennessee? |
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| In what city was Elvis Presley born? |
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| Name the Tennessee city which was considered the center for the southern abolition movement? |
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| Bryan College (located in Dayton, named after William Jennings Bryan) |
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| What university in Tennessee was named after one of the participants in the Scopes Monkey Trial? |
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What Tennessee-born woman was giving a flying lesson in Hawaii when she noticed Japanese bombers
flying toward Pearl Harbor? |
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Name the now famous talk show host who graduated from Nashville East High School and Tennessee
State University |
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| Andrew Johnson (he was sworn in during the very last days of the conflict) |
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| Which Tennessee president served during the Civil War? |
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| Which president signed the bill creating TVA? |
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| In what Tennessee county did Merriwether Lewis die? |
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| What Civil War Navy Admiral has a high school named for him in East Tennessee? |
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| What woman was forced to leave Tennessee because of enemies she made while writing about lynchings? |
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| Nashoba (pronounced NUH SHOW BA) |
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What was the name of the colony near Memphis established in 1826 for slaves to be able to work for their
freedom? |
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Who was the U.S. Senator from Tennessee who chose to remain in Washington, D.C. when the Civil War
broke out? |
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| General William P. Sanders was killed in what Civil War battle fought in Tennessee? |
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| In what Tennessee city was blues singer Bessie Smith born? |
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| Who did David Crockett refer to as "King Andrew the First"? |
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Which Tennessee governor in 1920 called the legislature to a special session to consider the 19th
amendment? |
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| What Tennessean was the author of "Roots"? |
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| "The Tennessee Nightingale" |
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| Grace Moore, the great opera singer from Tennessee, was known by what nickname? |
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| Tennessee State University |
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| What current university was at one time known as Tennessee A & I State Normal College? |
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| Which U.S. President from Tennessee was educated by his wife? |
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| Tennessee became a member of the Confederate States of America |
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| What officially happened on July 22, 1861? |
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