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| In Tennessee, Interstate 40 runs in what general direction? |
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| The Treaty of Holston was signed near the downtown area of what future Tennessee City? |
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| Which famous song was written by Felice (FUH-LEESE) and Boudleaux (BOOD-LOW) Bryant while on vacation in Gatlinburg in 1967? |
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| What is the Bicentennial Tree of Tennessee? |
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| Reelfoot Lake is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| Who was the first permanent white male settler in Tennessee? |
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| What Tennessee State Symbol also contains a boat, a plow, a sheaf of wheat, and a cotton plant? |
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| Which one of Tennessee's four major cities was originally named "Ross' Landing"? |
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| What is the Tennessee state reptile? |
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| Who is the current head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Tennessee? |
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| What type of U.S. Naval Vessel is currently named for Tennessee? |
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| With whom did David Crockett have a long standing feud, which led to his departure for Texas? |
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| Who was President of the United States when the Trail of Tears took place? |
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What Congressional Medal of Honor winner and World War I hero has a high school named after him in
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| The city of Nashville is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| The City of Franklin lies in what time zone? |
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| During what era was Pinson Mounds an active community? |
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| What is the term of office for Tennessee's governor? |
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| What is Tennessee's most prominent nickname? |
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| What disease almost destroyed Memphis in the 1878? |
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| What do the letters XVI, which appear on the Tennessee State Seal, represent? |
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| Tennessee being the 16th State admitted to the United States (XVI is 16 in Roman Numerals) |
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| By what route did Andrew Jackson and his troops return from the Battle of New Orleans? |
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| The city of Murfreesboro is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| What lake was formed in West Tennessee by an earthquake in 1811? |
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| What city in Tennessee was described as "where the cotton meets the corn?" |
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| The Jackson Purchase of 1818 brought what area into the State of Tennessee? |
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| Who was the first governor of Tennessee to resign from office? |
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| "When its Iris Time in Tennessee" is an example of which of Tennessee's state symbols? |
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| Who led the overland party of settlers to the area which would become Nashville? |
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| What Tennessee lake covers the most area? |
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| What is the Tennessee state wildflower? |
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| What war did the United States fight during President James K. Polk's administration? |
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| In Tennessee, Interstate 24 runs in what general direction? |
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| How long did the journey known as the Trail of Tears take? |
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| What is the largest city in America named for a person from Tennessee? |
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| Houston, Texas (named for Sam Houston) |
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| What is the Tennessee state rock? |
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| What Tennessean is known as the the "Hero of King's Mountain?" |
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| Who served as the governor of the State of Franklin? |
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| The city of Jonesbourogh is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| What three colors are found on the Tennessee state flag? |
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| What two prominent Tennesseans almost met in a duel due to their great dislike for each other? |
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| Andrew Jackson and John Sevier |
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| What do the letters T V A stand for? |
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| The Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| The city of Bristol lies in what Time Zone? |
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| What is the term of office for a Tennessee State Senator? |
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| What is the Tennessee State Flower? |
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| What is Tennessee's state tree? |
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| Tulip Poplar or Yellow Poplar or Tuliptree |
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| In what county is Nancy Ward buried? |
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| Under what name was the institution, that eventually became the University of Tennessee, first chartered? |
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| Blount College (Knoxville) |
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| What did the "K" in James K. Polk stand for? |
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| What was the name given to the early white men who explored the Tennessee area looking for game? |
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| What is the Tennessee State Gem? |
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| The Donelson Party had to fight off what two Indian tribes on there journey to what became Nashville? |
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| What city serves as Tennessee's state capitol? |
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| Who saved Bonnie Kate Sherrill's life when Chickamaugans attacked Fort Henry and later married her? |
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| What Tennessee city was at one time called Fort Nashborough? |
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| What is the Tennessee state agricultural insect? |
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| What Tennessee Interstate Highway connects the cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga? |
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| Who is Tennessee's current Lieutenant Governor? |
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| The city of Jackson lies in what time zone? |
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What was the name of the agreement among settlers in the middle Tennessee area forming a frontier
government? |
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| What Tennessee founding father is a signer of the United States Constitution? |
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| William Blount (He was a delegate at the time representing North Carolina) |
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| Who was Tennessee's first "First Lady?" |
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| Catherine S. "Bonnie Kate" Sevier |
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| What is the Tennessee state amphibian? |
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| Tennessee Cave Salamander |
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| What do the three stars on the Tennessee state flag represent? |
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| East, West, and Middle Tennessee or (the three Grand Division of Tennessee) |
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| If you leave Bristol, Tennessee and travel due north, what state will be the first one you enter? |
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| Tennessee's most popular nickname, "The Volunteer State," originated during which war? |
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| Vanderbilt University is located in what Tennessee city? |
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| What Knoxville building served as the SECOND Capitol of the Territory South of the River Ohio? |
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| Which Grand Division of Tennessee would be the lowest in elevation? |
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What document starts with these words "Whereas, the people of the territory of the United States south of
the River Ohio..."? |
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| The Tennessee State Constitution |
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| What Tennessee city was at one time known as "Big Salt Lick?" |
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| Who was the most famous of the Long Hunters who visited the Tennessee area? |
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| If you leave Memphis, and travel due west, what state will be the first one you enter? |
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| What was the original occupation of Andrew Johnson? |
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| What is the Tennessee state butterfly? |
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| How do you spell the Smoky in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park? |
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Who was the British colonel defeated and killed by an army of mostly Tennesseans at the Battle of King's
Mountain? |
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| What Tennessee Interstate Highway connects the cities of Nashville and Chattanooga? |
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| What invention was largely responsible for Nashville becoming a larger city than Knoxville? |
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| The Steamboat (made it easier to get people and materials in and out of Nashville) |
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| In Tennessee, the capitol city in each county is called what? |
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| What was the name of the land company which was formed with the aim of acquiring parts of the Cherokee tribal lands? |
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| The Transylvania Land Company |
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| Name two of the weapons used by Native American tribes in prehistoric Tennessee? |
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| Tomahawk, Blowgun, Bow and Arrow |
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| Reelfoot lake lies in what time zone? |
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| Name the Tennessean who invented the Cherokee alphabet. |
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| Sequoyah (SUH-QWA-YA like the tree) |
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| John Luther Jones, the great train engineer, was better known by what name? |
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| When University of Tennessee football players “Bust the T” what are they doing? |
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| Coming on the field through the giant “T” formed by the band |
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| What is the name of Andrew Jackson's famous home? |
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| How old do you have to be to vote in the United States? |
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| What major event did Tennessee celebrate in 1996? |
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| What was the main thing that de Soto was looking for when he explored Tennessee? |
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| What is Tennessee’s 3rd largest city? |
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| Name the state that borders Tennessee to the East. |
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| What nation's army was defeated at the Battle of New Orleans by Andrew Jackson? |
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| The Cumberland Gap is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| The Great Smoky Mountain National park is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| The city of Memphis lies in what time zone? |
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What Tennessee Statesman claimed to have fought in 35 batlles with various Indian tribes in the
Tennessee area? |
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| The warrior Dragging Canoe was the son of what well traveled Cherokee Chief? |
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| The city of Gatlinburg is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| What Tennessee Interstate Highway connects the cities of Nashville and Birmingham, Alabama? |
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| Which Grand Division of Tennessee would be the highest in elevation? |
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| In 1810, people who left Nashville for New Orleans usually came back on a road known as what? |
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| What great Tennessean was nicknamed the "Raven?" |
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| Andrew Jackson was a member of what pollitical party? |
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| How many state representatives serve in the Tennessee General Assembly? |
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| What now famous soft drink was orginally bottled in Knoxville in 1948? |
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| "My Tennessee" and "Rocky Top" are examples of which of Tennessee's state symbols? |
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| What American president is buried on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol Building? |
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| What Tennessee governor was adopted by the Cherokee Indians as a teenager? |
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| What Tennessee Interstate Highway roughley connects the cities of Knoxville and Bristol? |
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| What date appears upon the Tennessee State Seal? |
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| 1796 (the year Tennessee became a state) |
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| Where can you find Saul's Mound? |
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| At Pinson Mounds State Park |
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| What man, born in Tennessee, is known as the "Father of Oceanography?" |
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| What Tennessee County was named after the territorial governor of Tennessee? |
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| What is Tennessee's state bird? |
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| If you leave Nashville, and travel due north, what state will be the first one you enter? |
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| Tennessee has how many counties? |
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What British fort, located in present day Monroe County, surrendered to the Cherokee Indians after a year
long siege? |
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| The city of Knoxville is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| What branch of government interprets the laws? |
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| In Tennessee Interstate 65 runs in what general direction? |
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| This Grand Division of Tennessee would include the area known as the Smoky Mountains. Name it. |
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| The city of Johnson City lies in what Time Zone? |
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| The city of Nashville lies in what time zone? |
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| The "Tennessee Waltz" is an example of which of Tennessee's state symbols? |
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| What branch of Tennessee state government enfoces the laws? |
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| The city of Jackson, Tennessee lies in the center of which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| What is the name of the trading post located where downtown Chattanooga is today? |
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| What were Dragging Canoe's followers known as? |
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| What Tennessee Interstate Highway connects the cities of Nashville and Clarksville? |
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| Which of the Tennessee Presidents, as a child, was struck in the face with a sword by a British officer? |
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| G R E E N E V I L L E (Make sure you put in the "E" after green) |
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| What disease broke out among members of the Donelson Party which forced them to be isolated from the rest of the group? |
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| Where did Tennessee's army meet before marching to the Battle of King's Mountain? |
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| The Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River |
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| Who was known as "Young Hickory?" |
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| Who arrived in Fort Nashborough on April 24, 1780? |
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| The Members of the Donelson Party (The group that traveled by river to settle Nashville) |
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Bill Carey, who maintains the interactive web site Tennessee History for Kids.org, is known by what
nickname? |
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| Name two of the four Native American tribes living in Tennessee in the 1600s. |
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| Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Shawnee |
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| What is the highest ranking elected official in Tennessee? |
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| What is the longest of the rivers which run through Tennessee? |
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| Who coaches the Lady Vols Basketball team? |
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| The city of Jackson is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| Name the state which was established in 1784 and then dissolved in 1788. |
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| The french fort: Fort Assumption was located near what present Tennessee City? |
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| What was the name of the military expedition against the Chicamaugans in 1794? |
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| Hernando de Soto came from what European nation? |
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| Name the two states to border Tennessee to the North? |
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| Native Americans attacked Fort Nashborough in 1781. What was that battle called? |
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| What Tennessean is known as the "Wild Rose of the Cherokee?" |
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| The city of Knoxville was originally a fort. What was it called? |
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| Who is the present governor of Tennessee? |
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| Where was the original Tennessee Constitution written? |
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Who was the first person to be elected President from a state which was not one of the original 13
colonies? |
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| James K Polk was a member of what pollitical party? |
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| What was the more familiar name for the Cherokee removal from Tennessee? |
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| On what major river system is the city of Chattanooga located? |
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| If you leave Clarksville, Tennessee and travel due north, what state will be the first one you enter? |
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| What Nashville-born man became the most famous filibuster in American history? |
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| Nashville was named as Tennessee's permanent state capitol in what year? |
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| According to the song what two things “ain’t on Rocky Top?” |
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| Smoggy smoke and telephone bills. |
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| Name the only state university in Tennessee named for a former governor? |
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| Austin Peay State University |
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| What is the name of Tennessee’s only NFL franchise? |
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| On what side did most Cherokee fight in the Revolutionary War? |
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| What was the name of the home that became the first capital of the Southwest Territory? |
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| Name the Tennessean who has a tree named for him? |
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| Sequoyah (SUH-QWA-YA) The tree is the Giant Sequoia the largest tree in the world |
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| What is Tennessee’s 4th largest city? |
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| What Tennessean served as President of another country? |
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| Sam Houston (The Republic of Texas) |
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| What is Tennessee's largest city by population? |
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| When California became a part of the United States, who was the president? |
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| What is Tennessee's oldest county? |
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| Washington County (Established 1777) |
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| In Cherokee society, how many clans are there? |
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| The town of Ross's Landing changed its name in 1839 to what? |
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| The Chickamaugans were a group of Native Americans associated with what Indian tribe? |
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| Where is the Liberty Bowl held (college football)? |
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| What is Tennessee's fifth largest city? |
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| What two words appear on the Tennessee State seal? |
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| Name the bridge in Memphis which was the first to span the lower Mississippi River? |
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| What state shares the longest border with Tennessee? |
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| The first railroads in Tennessee ran in what general direction? |
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| Who was the Cherokee leader who opposed the sale of Middle Tennessee to Richard Henderson in 1775? |
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| What type of stone was used on the exterior of the Tennessee State Capitol? |
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| What battle in the Revolutionary War was fought mainly by Tennesseans? |
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| Kings Mountain (South Carolina) |
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| Who was president when Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830? |
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| Who was the last Cherokee to be a "Beloved Woman?" |
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| What Tennessee County was named after the state's second governor? |
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| Who did Andrew Jackson fight at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend? |
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| What Native American village once stood on the site of what became the city of Memphis? |
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| Chucalissa (Chuck A Lee SUH) |
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| Who is considered to be Tennessee’s greatest war hero for his exploits in World War I? |
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| What famous person died on the Natchez Trace? |
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| Merriwether Lewis (Explorer of Lewis and Clark fame) |
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| The city of Memphis is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| Who are Tennessee's two United States Senators? |
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| Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker |
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| Which of Tennessee's four largest cities was the first to be founded? |
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Which future presidental wife traveled down the Tennessee river on a boat during the settlement of
Nashville? |
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| Rachel Donelson (later wife of Andrew Jackson) |
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| What Tennessean was the first "dark horse" presidential nominee? |
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| James K. Polk (he was elected, too!) |
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| The Jackson Purchase of 1818 was also known by what name? |
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| What killed an estimated half of all Cherokee in 1738 and 1739? |
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| Disease (specifically smallpox) |
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| Who was first European explorer to enter Tennessee? |
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| What early Tennessean was known among the indians as "Chucky Jack?" |
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| What early Tennessean was expelled from the U.S. Senate? |
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| Which current US Senator was a former governor of Tennessee? |
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| What city in Tennessee got its name from the ancient Egyptian capitol on the banks of the Nile River? |
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| What was the first capitol of the state of Tennessee? |
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| How many state senators does Tennessee have? |
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| Who was Tennessee's first governor? |
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| In what Tennessee town is the Music City Bowl held? |
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| What was Tennessee's order of entry to the Union in 1796? |
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| The city of Clarksville lies in what time zone? |
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| Which Grand Division of Tennessee would on average receive the most snow? |
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| Name the large river that flows through downtown Nashville. |
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| Who served as governor of Tennessee when it was a U.S. Territory? |
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| In what modern day county was the Cherokee village of Tanase (TUH-NAH-SEE), located? |
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| Name the three states which border Tennessee to the South. |
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| Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi |
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| What was the first Interstate highway to be opened in Tennessee? |
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| In Tennessee Interstate 75 runs in what general direction? |
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| Name the 2 states which border Tennessee to the West? |
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| Which state shares the shortest border with Tennessee? |
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| The city of Clarksville is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| The city of Chattanooga is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| Name three of the seven Cherokee clans. |
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| Wolf, Bear, Deer, Bird, Wild Potato, Blue and Longhair |
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| Who brought the first domesticated animals into what is now Tennessee? |
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| What separates Middle Tennessee from West Tennessee? |
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| The Tennessee River (Kentucky Lake) |
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| Tennessee became a state on what date? |
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| Who led the flotilla of boats down the Tennessee and back up the Cumberland River to settle the area which would become Nashville? |
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| Which Tennessee County was named in honor of the first president from the Volunteer State? |
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| What, over te year, has been the major reason for a Tennessee county to construct a new courthouse? |
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| Fire (a high percenatge of courthouses in the state have been destroyed by fire) |
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| On what type of vessels did the Donelson Party go down river? |
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| What great trip did Cherokee Chief Little Carpenter make around 1730? |
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| A trip to London, England as part of a diplomatic mission |
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| What two Tennesseans played prominent roles in the formation of Texas? |
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| Davy Crockett and Sam Houston |
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| Tennessee was originally part of what state? |
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| The city of Bristol is located in which Grand Division of Tennessee? |
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| What Indian battle near Nashville was won in part by dogs? |
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| Which city served the shortest time as Tennessee's capitol city? |
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| What Tennessee County is named for the state's first governor? |
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| What is the Tennessee state fruit? |
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| In Tennessee Interstate 81 runs in what general direction? |
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| What is Tennessee’s second largest city? |
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| Who was the principal chief of the Cherokees during the years immediately leading up to the Trail of Tears? |
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| John Ross Chief of the Cherokee |
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| What was signed by settlers into agreement on the Cumberland River, near present day Nashville, in 1780? |
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| What prominent Tennessean was a U.S. Congressman before dying at the Alamo? |
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| What was believed to be the largest-man made structure built in America prior to 500 AD? |
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| Saul's Mound at Pinson Mounds State Park (72 feet tall) |
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| What place in Tennessee was called "Land of the Smoke" by the Cherokee Indians? |
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| The Great Smoky Mountains |
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| What are the three branches of Tennessee state government? |
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| Legislative, Executive, and Judicial |
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| Which famous long hunter led many settlers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky? |
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| What was the transaction called when the American government bought West Tennessee? |
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| The city of Knoxville lies in what Time Zone? |
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| The city of Murfreesboro lies in what time zone? |
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| The city of Chattanooga lies in what Time Zone? |
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| The french fort: Fort Assumption was located near what present Tennessee City? |
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| What Tennessee Interstate Highway connects the cities of Johnson City and Asheville, North Carolina? |
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| Tennessee’s entire eastern border is shared with what state? |
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| Name two of the three founders of Memphis? |
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| Andrew Jackson, John Overton, James Winchester (would accept just last names) |
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| Who is the current head football coach at the University of Tennessee? |
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| What was the last song to be recognized as a Tennessee State Song? |
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| "Tennessee" adopted by the State Legislature in 1992 |
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| What is the official Tennessee State Folk Dance? |
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| How many Tennessee Presidents were born in Tennessee? |
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| Who was the second man to be elected governor of the state of Tennessee? |
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| Who were the first farmers in West Tennessee? |
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The Woodland Indians (The answer Indians should get a response of "I need to now what specific
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| On what major river is the city of Memphis located? |
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