Tennessee Trivia
Tennessee Culture Quiz
Test your knowledge of Tennessee writers, music, state symbols, food, the state flag, historic institutions, and pop culture.
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| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What novelist, born in Trenton won a Pulitzer Prize for his fictional novel "A Summons to Memphis" in 1987? | Peter Taylor |
| 2 | What novelist, born in Clifton, won a Pulitzer Prize for his fictional novel "The Store" in 1933? | T.S. Stribling |
| 3 | What award winning novelist got his "roots" while living on a 127 acre farm in Henning as a young boy? | Alex Haley |
| 4 | Some say Knoxville was the last place that anyone saw this hillbilly singer alive. | Hank Williams Sr. |
| 5 | What is Tennessee's official cultivated state flower? | Iris |
| 6 | What American explorer was said to have been so depressed that he took his own life in Hohenwald, TN in 1809? | Meriwether Lewis |
| 7 | What is Tennessee's state bird? | Mockingbird |
| 8 | The TN state flag is made up of what three colors? | Red, White, Blue |
| 9 | What runs through the state of TN twice? | Tennessee River |
| 10 | What is Tennessee's nickname? | The Volunteer State |
| 11 | The TN state flag contains how many stars? | Three |
| 12 | What do the three stars on the Tennessee state flag represent? | The three Grand Divisions: East, Middle, and West Tennessee |
| 13 | What is Tennessee's state tree? | Tulip Poplar |
| 14 | Chattanooga is home to what chocolate, graham cracker, and marshmallow snack cake? | MoonPie |
| 15 | What Pulitzer prize winning writer of "Death In the Family" was born in Knoxville in 1909? | James Agee |
| 16 | What university in Greeneville traces its roots to 1794 and is one of Tennessee's oldest institutions of higher learning? | Tusculum University, formerly Tusculum College |
| 17 | What is one traditional interpretation of the word Tennessee? | The Meeting Place |
| 18 | What was the first newspaper to be published in Tennessee? | Knoxville Gazette (1791) |
| 19 | Which Memphis newspaper was historically listed by Tennessee Trivia as a major Tennessee daily? | The Commercial Appeal |
| 20 | Which early Memphis radio station was among Tennessee's first licensed radio stations in 1922? | WKN Memphis |
| 21 | What type of music developed strongly among African American musicians along Beale Street in Memphis? | Blues |
| 22 | How many members are in the Tennessee Senate? | 33 |
| 23 | How many members are in the Tennessee House of Representatives? | 99 |
| 24 | How many members does Tennessee have in the U.S. House of Representatives? | 9 |
| 25 | How many Electoral votes does Tennessee have? | 11 |
| 26 | What two time Pulitzer prize winning playwright had his first play produced in Memphis? | Tennessee Williams |
| 27 | What famous breed of horse known for its distinctively smooth gait is bred largely in middle Tennessee? | Tennessee Walking Horse |
| 28 | What was the theme of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville? | Energy Turns the World |
| 29 | What was the advertising slogan for the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville? | You've Got to Be There! |
| 30 | What cartoon character had a pal named Chumley and lived in the Megalopolis Zoo? | Tennessee Tuxedo |
| 31 | What popular advertisement can be seen painted on barns throughout Tennessee and the surrounding region? | See Rock City |
| 32 | What TN city did Bart Simpson and his friends visit in a stolen car on "The Simpsons"? | Knoxville |
Updated references include the Tennessee Secretary of State state symbols, Tusculum University name change, and current Tennessee representation totals for the state legislature and U.S. House.
