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1 What Knoxville boxer won the title of WBA Heavy Weight Champion of the World in 1979? Big John Tate
2 What is the nickname of the Middle TN State University (MTSU) football team? Blue Raiders
3 What TN racetrack is considered the "fastest half mile" in automobile racing? Bristol Motor Speedway
4 What Major League baseball player was Todd Helton's high school and college team mate? Bubba Trammell
5 What is the nickname of the Vanderbilt University football team? Commodores
6 What three time NASCAR Winston Cup champion was born in Franklin? Darrell Waltrip
7 Who is the University of Tennessee's football stadium named after? General Robert Neyland
8 What Memphis born sportswriter coined the phrase "it doesn't matter whether you won or lost, but how you played the game? Grantland Rice
9 What city is home to the West TN Diamond Jaxx baseball team? Jackson
10 What UT football player earned a Super Bowl ring a year after winning a National Championship ring? Al Wilson (UT in '98 Denver in '99)
11 What UT football player was runner up to Notre Dame's Paul Hornung in 1956 for the Heisman Trophy? Johnny Majors
12 What is the nickname of Chattanooga's minor league baseball team? Lookouts
13 What TN city is the host of the Liberty Bowl? Memphis
14 What American Basketball Hall of famer known as "The Big O" was born in Charlotte, TN in 1938? Oscar Robertson
15 What former TN Vol and New York Jets quarterback is now the color commentator for the Tennessee Titans? Pat Ryan
16 What UT football player was runner up to Michigan's Charles Woodson in 1997 for the Heisman Trophy? Peyton Manning
17 What Tennessee Vol was the first player taken in the 1998 NFL draft? Peyton Manning
18 What Tennessee State University track and field athlete broke the world record in long jump in 1960? Ralph Boston
19 In 1987 what UT football player became only the second in UT history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a single season? Reggie Cobb
20 What Chattanooga born NFL player is known as having the most "sacks" in NFL history? Reggie White
21 What country music singer had to end his potential baseball career with the New York Yankees because of a sun stroke? Roy Acuff
22 What back to back Daytona 500 winner hails from Columbia? Sterling Marlin
23 Who is the only TN born Heisman Trophy winner? Steve Spurrier
24 What minor league baseball team calls Sevierville their home? Tennessee Smokies
25 What name was the Tennessee Titans football team formally known as? The Houston Oilers
26 How many professional sports teams are there in Tennessee? Three: Titans, Predators, Grizzlies
27 What Colorado Rockies first baseman was a two-sports star at the University of Tennessee? Todd Helton
28 What athlete born in St. Bethlehem was the first U.S. woman to win 3 track and field gold medals at a single Olympics game? Wilma Goldean Rudolph
29 Born in Jackson, this NFL player was just head and shoulders above the rest. Ed "Too Tall" Jones
30 What NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers was born in Alcoa? Lynn Swann
31 What UT college player of the year dribbled her way into the WNBA's Washington Mystics? Chamique Holdsclaw
32 Born in Henrietta, this UT ladies basketball coach led UT to 6 NCAA titles. Pat Summit
33 What UT ladies basketball player was the WNBA Rookie of the year in 1999? Chamique Holdsclaw
34 What former lady Vol basketball player and WNBA star was the first female college player to win the Sullivan award? Chamique Holdsclaw
35 What former UT basketball player became a professional wrestler? Kevin Nash
36 Weighing 11lb 15oz., what TN lake holds the world's record for largest Smallmouth Bass? Dale Hollow Lake (1955)
37 What team did the Tennessee Vols football team defeat to win the 1998 National championship? Florida State
38 What is the nickname of the ETSU football team? Buccaneers
39 What is the nickname of the UT Chattanooga basketball team? The Mocs
40 What hall of fame sportscaster known for his loud sports coats, has a baseball stadium named for him in Knoxville? Lindsey Nelson
41 Where is college football's Music City Bowl held? Nashville
42 In 1986, an underdog UT football team defeated Miami 35-7 in what bowl game? Sugar Bowl
43 What were the UT basketball players that made up the "Ernie and Bernie" show? Bernard King & Ernie Grundfield
44 What UT play-by-play announcer ended his career by broadcasting a national championship game? John Ward
45 What Knoxvillian was quarterback at Marshall University and a first round draft pick by the New York Jets? Chad Pennington
46 What Hiesman Trophy winner from Ohio State became the all-time leading rusher for the Tennessee Titans? Eddie George
47 This UT graduate became the first play-by-play announcer for the Tennessee Titans radio. Mike Keith
48 What college in Jefferson City won 4 NAIA National football championships under coach Ken Sparks? Carson Newman
49 What New York Nicks forward was a former UT Vol from 1989-1993? Alan Houston
50 What former UT Vol holds the record for 3 point percentages in the NBA? Dale Ellis
51 What is the name of Nashville's minor league baseball team? Nashville Sounds
52 Where did Phillip Fulmer play college football? University of Tennessee
53 What former UT Vol broke the NCAA record for consecutive extra points in 1994? John Becksvoert
54 Weighing 55.8lbs, what TN lake holds the world's record for largest Buffalo Black fish? Cherokee Lake (1984)
55 Weighing 55.8lbs, what TN lake holds the world's record for largest Blue Catfish? Wheelers Reservoir (1996)
56 Weighing 54.8lbs, what TN lake holds the world's record for largest Freshwater Drum? Nickajack Lake (1972)
57 Weighing 65lbs, what TN lake holds the world's record for largest Striped Bass? Cordell Hull (2000)
58 Weighing 67lbs, what TN lake holds the world's record for largest White Amur fish? Norris Reservoir (1999)

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