What was the name of the land company which was formed with the aim of acquiring parts of the Cherokee tribal lands? Transylvania Land Company What was signed by settlers into agreement on the Cumberland River, near present day Nashville, in 1780 ? Cumberland Compact What TN governor was adopted by the Cherokees as a teenager? Sam Houston What TN founding father is the signer of the US Constitution? William Blount

The city of Knoxville was originally a fort. What was it called? White’s Fort How do you spell _____ in Great ____ Natl Park ? Smoky In Cherokee society, how many clans are there? 7 Which Grand Division of TN would be the lowest in elevation? West TN

N. Americans attacked Fort Nashborough in What was the battle called? Battle of the Bluffs What was believed to be the largest manmade structure built in America prior to 500 AD ? Saul’s Mound at Pinson Mounds State Park The city of Jackson is located in which grand division of TN? West Who is the unofficial spokesman for TN Farm Bureau? Charlie

Which of the TN presidents, as a child, was struck in the face with a sword by a British officer? Andrew Jackson How long did the long journey known as the Trail of Tears last? One and a half years The town of Ross’s landing changed its name to what in 1831? Chattanooga In TN interstate 65 runs in what general direction? North and south

Reelfoot Lake lies in what time zone? Central The city of Chattanooga lies in which Grand Division of TN ? East The Chickamaugans were a group of Native Americans associated with what Indian tribe? Cherokees What state shares the longest border with TN? KY

The city of Johnson City lies in what time zone? Eastern Spell Clarksville ? Clarksville What is the Tennessee state gem? Freshwater pearl The city of Bristol is located in what grand division of TN? East

With whom did Davy Crockett have a long standing feud, which led to his departure for TX? Andrew Jackson The city of Knoxville is located in what grand division ? East The city of Murfreesboro lies in what time zone? central The city of Memphis is located in which grand division of TN? west

Name two of the 4 Native American tribes living in TN in the 1600s? Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Shawnee The city of Murfreesboro lies in what grand division ? middle Who was president of the US when the Trail of Tears took place? Martin Van Buren What was the name of the home that became the 1 st capital of the Southwest Territory? Rocky Mount

What is the longest of the rivers which run through TN? Mississippi Who is the present governor of TN ? Bill Haslam What was the name of the early white men who explored the TN area looking for game? Long hunters What was the last song to be recognized as a TN state song ? Tennessee adopted by the State Legislature in 1992

If you leave Memphis and travel due west, what state will be the first one you enter? Arkansas During what era was Pinson Mounds an active community ? The Woodland Era Reelfoot Lake is located in which grand division of TN? west On what major river is the city of Memphis located? Mississippi

The “Tennessee Waltz” is an example of which of TN’s state symbols? State song What is the TN state wildflower ? Passion flower Name the bridge in Memphis which was the first to span the lower Mississippi River? The Frisco Bridge What document starts with these words, “Whereas, the people of the territory of the United States south of the River Ohio...”? TN State Constitution

Spell Chattanooga? Chattanooga Which famous song was written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant in Gatlinburg in 1967 ? Rocky Top What early Tennessean was expelled from the U.S. Senate? William Blount What Tennessee city was at one time called Fort Nashborough? Nashville

What is the name of TN’s only NFL franchise? Tennessee Titans The city of Chattanooga lies in what time zone ? east What lake was formed in west TN by an earthquake in 1811? Reelfoot Lake Name 2 of the 3 founders of Memphis? Andrew Jackson, John Overton, James Winchester

What is the hometown of the current TN governor? Knoxville What type of U.S. Naval Vessel is currently named for TN ? Nuclear submarine What is TN’s oldest county? Washington County Name the only state university in TN named for a former governor? Austin Peay State University

How many times has the lieutenant governor actually succeeded to the post of governor of TN? 4 What Tennessean is known as the “Hero of King’s Mountain” ? John Sevier TN has how many counties? 95 Where can you find Saul’s Mound? Pinson Mounds State Park

What TN interstate highway connects the cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga? I-75 What man, born in TN, is known as the “Father of Oceanography”? Matthew Maury Who was known as “Young Hickory”? James K. Polk On what side did most Cherokee fight in the Revolutionary War? British

Who brought the first domesticated animals into what is now TN? DeSoto Who saved Bonnie Kate Sherrill’s life when Chickamaugans attacked Ft Henry and later married her? John Sevier How many TN presidents were born in TN? None The Cumberland Gap is located in which grand division of TN? East

If you leave Bristol, TN & travel due north, which state will be the first one you enter? Virginia What State Symbol also contains a boat, a plow, a sheaf of wheat, and a cotton plant? The TN State Seal Where is the Liberty Bowl held (college football)? Memphis Which one of TN’s four major cities was originally named Ross’s Landing? Chattanooga

What was the more familiar name for the Cherokee removal from TN? The Trail of Tears What is TN’s state bird? Mocking bird Who was president when congress passed the Indian Removal Act? Andrew Jackson Spell Jonesborough? Jonesborough

What is the TN state agricultural insect? Honeybee Who served as the governor of the State of Franklin? John Sevier The warrior Dragging Canoe was the son of what well traveled Cherokee Chief? Little Carpenter Which grand division of TN would on average receive the most snow? east

How many state representatives serve in the TN General Assembly? 99 What Tennessean is known as the “Wild Rose of the Cherokee”? Nancy Ward The city of Jackson, TN lies in the center of which grand division? west Name the 3 states which border TN to the south? Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi

What is the TN state amphibian? TN Cave Salamander What city in TN got its name from the ancient Egyptian capitol on the banks of the Nile River? Memphis “When it’s Iris Time in TN” is an example of which of TN’s state symbols? State song “My TN” and “Rocky Top” are example of which of TN’s state symbols? State Song

What did the K in James K. Polk stand for? Knox In TN, interstate 75 runs in what general direction? North and south The city of Jackson lies in what time zone? Central time zone The city of Knoxville lies in what time zone? Eastern time zone

What American president is buried on the grounds of the TN State Capitol Building? James K. Polk Where did TN’s army meet before marching to the Battle of King’s Mountain? The Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River In what modern day county was the Cherokee village of Tanase, located? Monroe County What Native American village once stood on the site of what became the city of Memphis? Chucalissa

What TN state interstate highway connects the cities of Nashville and Chattanooga? I-24 Which current US senator was a former governor of TN? Lamar Alexander Spell Murfreesboro? Murfreesboro What now famous soft drink was originally bottled in Knoxville in 1948? Mt. Dew

Name the state which was established in 1784 and then dissolved in State of Franklin What two words appear in the TN state seal? Agriculture and Commerce What is the TN state flower? The iris What is the TN state rock? limestone

What was the 1 st capitol of the state of TN? Knoxville Vanderbilt University is located in what TN city? Nashville Who was TN’s 1 st first lady? Catherine S. “Bonnie Kate” Sevier In what county is Nancy Ward buried? Polk Which famous longhunter led many settlers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky? Daniel Boone

What do the letters TVA stand for? Tennessee Valley Authority The city of Clarksville lies in what time zone? Central The city of Nashville lies in what time zone? Central In 1810, people who left Nashville for New Orleans usually came back on a mad known as what? The Natchez Trace

What is the TN state fruit? tomato The Grand Ole Opry is located in what Grand Division of TN? Middle What type of stone was used on the exterior of the TN State Capitol? limestone What TN statesman claimed to have fought in 35 battles with various Indian tribes in the TN area? John Sevier

What war did the United States fight during James K. Polk’s administration? Mexican War Who was the British Colonel defeated and killed by an army of mostly Tennesseans at the Battle of King’s Mt? Patrick Ferguson What was the 1 st interstate highway to be opened in TN? I-65 Tennessee became a state on what date? June 1,1796

If you leave Nashville and travel due north, what state will be the first one you enter? Kentucky What was the name of the military expedition against the Chicamaugans in 1794? The Nickajack expedition In TN the capital city in each county is called a what? A county seat Under what name was the institution that eventually became the University of Tennessee first chartered? Blount College

What famous person died on the Natchez Trace? Merriweather Lewis What city serves as TN’s state capital? Nashville Who was the last Cherokee to be a beloved woman? Nancy Ward Name the Tennessean who invented the Cherokee alphabet? Sequoyah

The city of Bristol lies in what time zone? eastern What Indian battle near Nashville was son in part by dogs? Battle of the Bluffs What prominent Tennessean was a US congressman before dying at the Alamo? Davy Crockett What World War I hero has a high school named after him in Fentress County? Alvin C. York

Which future presidential wife traveled down the Tennessee river on a boat during the settlement of Nashville? Rachel Donelson (later wife of Andrew Jackson) Who was the principal chief of the Cherokees during the years immediately leading up to the Trail of Tears? John Ross What British fort, located in present day Monroe County, surrendered to the Cherokee Indians after a year long siege? Fort Loudon What date appears on the Tennessee State Seal? 1796

By what route did Andrew Jackson and his troops return from the Battle of New Orleans? The Natchez Trace Who was Tennessee’s 1 st Governor? John Sevier What disease broke out among members of the Donelson Party which forced them to be isolated from the rest of the group? Smallpox Who is the current head coach of the men’s basketball team at the University of Tennessee? Cuonzo Martin

Who was the 1 st governor of TN to resign from office? Sam Houston Who is TN’s current Lieutenant Governor? Ron Ramsey What were Dragging Canoe’s follower’s known as? Chickamaugans What branch of TN’s state government enforces laws? executive

What 3 colors are found on the TN state flag? Red, white, & blue Neyland Stadium is located which grand division of TN? East TN Who was the 1 st European explorer to enter TN? De Soto What invention was largely responsible for Nashville becoming a larger city than Knoxville? Steamboat

When University of TN football players “bust the T” what are they doing? Coming on the field through the giant T formed by the band On what type of vessels did the Donelson Party go down the river? flatboat What is the TN state butterfly? Zebra swallowtail Who was the 2 nd man to be elected governor of the state of TN? Archibald Roane

What 2 prominent Tennesseans almost met in a duel due to their great dislike for each other? Andrew Jackson and John Sevier The city of Nashville is in which grand division of TN? Middle Nashville was named as TN’s permanent state capitol in what year? 1843 What TN Interstate Highway roughly connects the cities of Knoxville and Bristol? I-81

Who was the Cherokee leader who opposed the sale of Middle Tennessee to Richard Henderson in 1775? Dragging Canoe What is the TN state reptile? Eastern Box Turtle Bill Carey, who maintains the interactive web site TN History for Kids. Org is known by what nickname? History Bill Who is considered to be TN’s greatest war hero for his exploits in World War I? Alvin C. York

What branch of government interprets the laws? judicial Which one of TN’s three presidents has a state capitol named in his honor? Andrew Jackson What was the main thing that De Soto was looking for when he explored TN? gold Who led the overland party of settlers to the area which would become Nashville? James Robertson

Spell Greeneville? Greeneville Who served as governor of TN when it was a US Territory? William Blount What is TN’s state tree? Tulip poplar Which of TN’s 4 largest cities was the 1 st to be founded? Nashville

What was TN’s order of entry to the Union in 1796? sixteenth Who are TN’s two United States Senators? Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker What is TN’s 5 th largest city? Clarksville What was the original occupation of Andrew Johnson? tailor

What over the years, has been the major reason for a TN county to construct a new courthouse? fire What is the name of the trading post located where downtown Chattanooga is today? Ross’s Landing What killed an estimated half of all Cherokee in 1738 and 1739? Disease (specifically smallpox) Andrew Jackson was a member of what political party? Democrat

What are the 3 branches of TN state government? Executive, legislative, judicial Tennessee was originally part of what state? North Carolina What great Tennessean was nicknamed the Raven? Sam Houston What was the name of the agreement among settlers in the middle Tennessee area forming a frontier government? The Cumberland Compact

What Tennessean was the first dark horse presidential nominee? James K. Polk Who coaches the Lady Vols basketball team? Pat Head Summit /Holly Warrick Which state shares the shortest border with TN? Missouri Who was the first permanent white male settler in TN? William Bean

On what major river system is the city of Chattanooga located? The Tennessee River What is the name of Andrew Jackson’s famous home? The Hermitage Spell Knoxville? Knoxville What Nashville-born man became the most famous filibuster American history ? William Walker

What great trip did Cherokee Chief Little Carpenter make around 1730? A trip to London What Tennessean served as president of another country? Sam Houston Tennessee’s most popular nickname, “The Volunteer State, “ originated during which war? The War of 1812 What Knoxville building served as the SECOND Capitol of the Territory South of the River Ohio ? Blount Masion

What county does I-40 leave as it crosses the Mississippi River leaving Tennessee? Shelby What TN county is named for the state’s 1 st governor? Sevier County John Luther Jones, the great train engineer, was better known by what name? Casey Jones What city in TN was described as “where cotton meets the corn”? Chattanooga

What nation’s army was defeated at the Battle of New Orleans by Andrew Jackson? Great Britain Name the Tennessean who has a tree named for him? Sequoyah (the Giant Sequoia) In TN Interstate 81 runs in what general direction? North to South In TN, Interstate 40 runs in what general direction? East to West

When California became a part of the United State, who was president? James K. Polk Name the state that borders TN to the East? North Carolina Name three of the seven Cherokee clans? Wild Potato, Deer, Longhair, Wolf, Bear, Bird, Blue What TN interstate Highway connects the cities of Nashville and Clarksville? I-24

What TN city was at one time known as “Big Salt Lick”? Nashville The first railroads in TN an in what general direction? North to South Which city served the shortest time as TN’s capital city? Kingston (one day) What is TN’s most prominent nickname? The “Volunteer State”

What major event did TN celebrate in 1996? The State’s Bicentennial What is TN’s second largest city? Nashville Who were the 1 st farmers in West TN? The woodland Indians The French Fort, Fort Assumption, was located near what present day TN city? Memphis

What did the Cherokee call the Appalachian Mts? Land of the Smoke Who arrived in Fort Nashborough on April ? The members of the Donelson party Name the two states to border TN to north? Kentucky and Virginia The Jackson Purchase of 1818 brought what area into the State of TN? West TN

The city of Memphis lies in what time zone? Central time zone Which TN county was named in honor of the first president from the Volunteer State? Jackson County What do the 3 stars on the TN state flag represent? East, West, and Middle TN (the 3 grand divisions of TN) What 2 Tennesseans played prominent roles in the formation of Texas? Sam Houston and Davy Crockett

Who was the 1 st person to be elected president from a state that was not one of the original 13 colonies? Andrew Jackson Who did Andrew Jackson fight at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend? The Creek Indians What early Tennessean was known among the Cherokee as “Chucky Jack”? John Sevier What TN interstate highway connects the cities of Nashville and Birmingham, AL? I-65

Who is the current head football coach at the University of TN? Derek Dooley