4-H HISTORY Bowl 2020 Western Region Study Guide Western Region History Bowl Questions 2020 Q. What is the name of the first published history of Tennessee 4-H? A. 4-H: A Tennessee Tradition R. 4TT, pg. 3 Q. What is the name of the war in which Tennessee earned its nickname “The Volunteer State?” A. The Mexican War R. TBB, pg. 391 Q. The highest waterfall east of the Rockies is located in this state park. A. Fall Creek Falls State Park R. RI, pg. 17 Q. Which town hosts the National Walking Horse Celebration each year? A. Shelbyville R. RI, pg. 15 Q. Which historic road connected Middle Tennessee with the lower Mississippi River? A. Natchez Trace R. TBB, pg. 381 Q. This phrase was not part of the original 4-H Pledge. A. “and my world” R. 4TT, pg. 11 Q. What was the top secret project that Tennessee was involved in during World War II to develop the first atomic bomb? A. The Manhattan Project R. TBB, pg. 437 Q. Who was Tennessee’s territorial governor? A. William Blount R. TBB, pg. 506 Q. Name the three U.S. Presidents from Tennessee. A. Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson R. TBB, pg. 4 Q. This city was the site for the top secret military project to develop the first atomic weapon. A. Oak Ridge R. TBB, pg. 437 Q. What two cities have been home to our state’s capital? A. Nashville and Knoxville R. TBB, pg. 372 Q. What nickname was given the gubernatorial campaign in which brothers Alfred and Robert Taylor ran against each other? A. The War of the Roses R. TBB, pg. 419 Q. What is the purpose of the blue bar on the state flag? A. It relieves the sameness of the crimson field and prevents too much crimson from showing when hanging limp. R. TBB, pg. 518 Q. Buford Pusser “walked tall” as the Sheriff of which county? A. McNairy County R. RI, pg. 73 Q. This county is the resting place of famous explorer Meriwether Lewis. A. Lewis County R. RI, pg. 64 Q. The Shiloh National Military Park is located in this county. A. Hardin R. RI, pg. 50 Q. Sun Records and Stax Records studios are located in which Tennessee city? A. Memphis R. TBB, pg. 450 Q. Which Tennessee state game bird whistles its own name. A. The Bobwhite Quail R. TSS, pg. 22 Q. What year was Tennessee admitted into the Union as a state? A. 1796 R. TBB, pg. 368 Q. What was the period after the Civil War called? A. Reconstruction Q. Ladyfinger Bluff and Mousetail Landing are located in this TN River county. A. Perry County R. RI, pg. 81 Q. What Native American tribe was forcibly removed from Tennessee on the “Trail of Tears?” A. Cherokee R. TBB, pg. 386 Q. What was the original use of the Clyde M. York 4-H Center? A. WWII Prisoner of War camp R. 4TT, pg. 92 Q. In reference to 4-H, what do William Ridley, Clyde Austin and Clyde York have in common? A. They are all 4-H Centers. R. 4TT, pg. 90 Q. What is the name of the medallion presented to state project winners at State Roundup? A. The Ieula Lee Medallion R. 4TT, pg. 61 Q. Where is William Stickland, architect of the capital building, buried? A. In the walls of the state capital building. Q. William Lawrence penned this noted Tennessee poem. A. Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee R. TSS, pg. 113 Q. Which west Tennessee county is the largest agricultural production county in the state? A. Gibson County R. 2012 Census of Agriculture, County Data, Tennessee, total agricultural product sales Q. What is the name of the oldest registered distillery in the nation? A. Jack Daniels R. TBB, pg. 476 Q. Slaves were least likely to be found in which grand division of Tennessee? A. East Q. Marble is a form of this state rock. A. Limestone R. TSS, pg. 100 Q. What is the state bird? A. Mockingbird R. TSS, pg. 16 Q. Which Middle Tennessee town is home to Mule Days? A. Columbia R. RI, pg. 71 Q. This lady was the first American woman to win three gold medals in track at a single Olympics. A. Wilma Rudolph R. RI, pg. 76 Q. Which county is home to Reelfoot Lake? A. Lake County R. RI, pg. 61 Q. Which state symbol is known as a beneficial insect? A. Ladybug R. TSS, pg. 46 Q. How long is a term for a Tennessee Representative? A. Two years R. TBB, pg. 33 Q. Name the state butterfly. A. Zebra Swallowtail R. TSS, pg. 61 Q. Who was the governor of the State of Franklin? A. John Sevier R. TBB, pg. 366 Q. Which building is a Greek reproduction originally built for Nashville’s Centennial Exposition? A. The Parthenon R. TBB, pg. 470 Q. Who was the architect of the Tennessee state capitol building? A. William Strickland R. TSS, pg. 5 Q. Who is Tennessee’s Speaker of the House of Representatives? A. Cameron Sexton Q. This federal corporation is the nation’s largest public power provider. A. Tennessee Valley Authority R. TBB, pg. 331 Q. This East Tennessee valley is known as “the Grand Canyon of the South.” A. Sequatchie Valley R. RI, pg. 69 Q. Which West Tennessee county is known as the “Tomato Capitol of the South?” A. Lauderdale County R. RI, pg. 62 Q. This state 4-H event rotates between UT Martin and UT Knoxville each year. A. State 4-H Roundup R. 4TT, pg. 61 Q. What is the state gem? A. TN River pearl R. TSS, pg. 87 Q. Which of the Tennessee state symbols can be found living in a covey? A. Bobwhite quail R. TSS, pg. 25 Q. This is the highest point in West Tennessee. A. Pilot Knob R. RI, pg. 16 Q. This county is home to the Natural Bridge and Rock Courthouse. A. Wayne County R. RI, pg. 104 Q. The first 4-H clubs for girls were known by this name. A. Girls’ Tomato Clubs R. 4TT, pg. 10 Q. In 1925, WSM, a Nashville radio station, began broadcasting a weekly program of live music. What was the name of this show? A. The Grand Ole Opry R. TBB, pg. 429 Q. What is Tennessee’s state commercial fish? A. Channel catfish R. TSS, pg. 81 Q. What is the name of this Memphis street, which had become the center of blues music by the 1920’s? A. Beale Street R. TBB, pg. 429 Q. Who is the current head coach of the University of Tennessee’s men’s basketball team? A. Rick Barnes Q. What is the Tennessee state poem? A. Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee R. TSS, pg. 113 Q. How many counties are in Tennessee? A. 95 R. TBB, pg. 372 Q. What town hosts Tennessee’s official jamboree and crafts festival? A. Smithville R. TSS, pg. 122 Q. Founded as East Tennessee College, we now know it by this name. A. The University of Tennessee R. TBB, pg. 416 Q. What 4-H project studies insects? A. Entomology R. 4TT, pg. 31 Q. Gatlinburg is located at the entrance to which park? A. Great Smoky Mountains National Park R. RI, pg. 91 Q. What is the state flower that is also called the maypop? A. Passionflower R. TSS, pg. 28 Q. How many members are in the Tennessee Senate? A. Thirty-three R. TBB, pg. 3 Q. Who is Tennessee’s Secretary of State? A. Tre Hargett Q Which rare amphibian was first discovered in 1954 by Dr. Edward McCrady? A. Tennessee cave salamander R. TSS, pg. 74 Q. This “very large farm” is home to a UT demonstration farm and the National Field Trial Championship. A. Ames Plantation R. TBB, pg. 464 Q, Which Tennessee politician served as the U.S. Secretary of State longer than any other man in American history? A. Cordell Hull R. TBB, pg. 4 Q. Who is Tennessee’s poet laureate? A. Margaret Britton Vaughn R. TSS, pg. xiv Q. Which county is home to the World’s Biggest Fish Fry? A. Henry County R. RI, pg. 53 Q. What is the name of the 4-H Center located in Greenville? A. Clyde Austin 4-H Center R. 4TT, pg. 94 Q. Which Middle Tennessee county is home to one of two national monuments to the Mexican War? A. Lawrence County R. RI, pg. 63 Q. Ophelia Colley Cannon was better known by her stage name. What was it? A. Minnie Pearl R. RI, pg. 54 Q. Most state capitols have a dome. What tops the Tennessee State Capitol Building? A. Tower R. TSS, pg. 12 Q. What is the primary function of Tennessee’s General Assembly? A. Lawmaking R. TBB, pg. 3 Q. What are Tennessee’s two land-grant universities? A. The University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University R. 4TT, pg. 11 Q. If you are showing your Brown Swiss heifer, what is your 4-H project? A. Dairy R. 4TT, pg. 30 Q. How many members are in the Tennessee House of Representatives? A. Ninety-nine R. TBB, pg. 3 Q. Which West Tennessee county boasts a large meteorite crater? A. Carroll County R. RI, pg. 22 Q. This county’s fair hosts the only harness racing in Tennessee. A. Lincoln County R. RI, pg. 65 Q. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in this city in 1968.