Trivia On Tennessee

1. A replica of what building in Athens, Greece, stands in Nashville's Centennial Park?

Colosseum

Erechtheum

Great Pyramid

Parthenon

2. What is the name of Andrew Jackson's home near Nashville?

Mount Vernon

Monticello

Graceland

Hermitage

3. What famous frontiersman was born in Tennessee?

Davy Crockett

Daniel Boone

Davy Jones

Butch Cassidy

4. How many states border Tennessee?

Four

Two

Eight

Five

5. What are the state bird and state tree of Tennessee?

Eastern Goldfinch And Red Oak

Yellowhammer And Southern Longleaf Pine

Mockingbird And Tulip Tree

Cardinal And Buckeye

6. When did Tennessee achieve statehood in the USA?

June 1, 1796

December 28, 1846

16-Nov-07

March 4, 1791

7. Which Spanish explorer visited the area that is now Tennessee in 1540?

Juan Ponce De Leon

Hernando De Soto

Francisco Pizarro

Christopher Columbus

8. Tennessee with a land area of 41220 square miles is ranked here compared to other states in total land area?

14th

36th

47th

23rd

9. What country acquired what is now Tennessee after the French and Indian Wars in 1763?

Spain

France

Scotland

Great Britain

10. What river is located in southeastern Tennessee?

Mississippi

Ocoee

Ashley

Missouri

11. The name "Tennessee" is said to derive from a Yuchi Indian word meaning what?

Meeting Place

Land Of Many Rivers

Many Caves

Land Of Colors