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Tennessee (IPA: /ˌtɛnɨˈsiː/) is a state locate in the Southern United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the Union. The capital city is Nashville, and the largest city is Memphis.

Trivia about tennessee

  • After Virginia, more Civil War battles were fought in this state than in any other
  • With its theme park & mega-hotel, Opryland is one of this state's most popular attractions
  • This state's motto is "Agriculture And Commerce", but it could be "The Home Of Country Music"
  • The Jack Daniel's distillery is in Lynchburg in this state
  • Mr. X was born Jul 14, 1923 in Knoxville in this state & attended Johnson Bible College there
  • Erstwhile presidential candidate Al Gore
  • Like Davy, son John Wesley Crockett served as a congressman from this state
  • (Hi, I'm Reggie White!) In 1982 I was named Southeastern Conference player of the year while playing for this school's Volunteers
  • WWI's famous Sgt. Alvin York was born on Dec. 13, 1887 in Pall Mall in this "Volunteer State"
  • Elvis Presley Enterprises is putting a colorized Elvis face on the front of this state's quarters
  • His home state
  • Pat Summitt has led this school's Lady Volunteers to 5 NCAA basketball championships in the past 11 years
  • Knoxville Gazette(1791)
  • An authority set up in 1933 has extensively dammed this river that begins just east of Knoxville
  • Knoxville
  • In the 1999 Fiesta Bowl, quarterback Tee Martin led this school to the national title by defeating Florida State, 23-16
  • An 1867 flood in this state allowed a steamboat to travel down Chattanooga's Main Street
  • Murfreesboro
  • The capital of this state is named for General Francis Nash
  • Crockett represented this state for 3 terms in the U.S. Congress
  • President Andrew Johnson
  • Ironically, President Johnson opposed the 14th Amendment but this state was the first former Confederate state to pass it
  • Heard weekly since 1925, this state's "Grand Ole Opry" program is the longest-running live radio show in the U.S.
  • You may want to take your parents to the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum in this state
  • A hound named Smokey leads the Volunteers into this school's Neyland Stadium, The Sporting News' No. 1 college field
  • On July 24, 1866 it "voluntarily" became the first Confederate state to rejoin the Union
  • 178 feet above sea level on the Mississippi River in metropolitan Memphis
  • Before winning the White House, Polk served in this state's assembly & as its governor
  • "Rocky Top" is one of its 6 state songs
  • The World Book lists 5 state songs for it, including, "Rocky Top"
  • A violent ghost called the Bell Witch allegedly murdered John Bell in this "Volunteer State" in 1820
  • Graceland,The Grand Ole Opry,David Crockett State Park
  • It isn't forbidden to visit the Forbidden Caverns near Sevierville in this "Volunteer State"
  • Even though it's officially "dry", this state's Moore County is the home of Jack Daniel's Whiskey
  • GM plans to build Saturn cars in Spring Hill while Nissan has a plant at nearby Smyrna in this state
  • "Like Hee Haw, but a state", this state "is the birthplace of country music, and the deathplace of all other music"
  • Gideons International makes its home in this state, also home to Thomas Nelson, the Bible publisher
  • A point 5 miles northeast of Murfreesboro is smack dab in the middle of this "Volunteer State"
  • The gentleman seen here won a seat for this state in 1984
  • We hope someone "volunteers" a reason why Kentucky Lake is the largest artificial lake in this state
  • A New Deal agency created in 1933 sought to provide electricity for residents of this river's valley
  • The musical instruments seen on this state's quarter represent the blues, Appalachian, & country music
  • Howell Jackson, Andrew Jackson
  • A senator from this state, Andrew Johnson was the only Southern senator who refused to secede with his state
  • William Frist,Fred Thompson
  • Nearly 25,000 men died or were wounded in the 2-day Battle of Murfreesboro in this state
  • Jonesborough in this Volunteer State hosts the National Storytelling Festival each October
  • Harvest is a faith-bass'd rave off the Andrew Johnson Highway in this state
  • In March 1925 this state passed a law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools
  • During the War of 1812 thousands in this state volunteered to enlist, hence its "Volunteer State" nickname
  • In 1997 flooding threatened the Shiloh Indian Mounds National Historic Park in this state
  • From 1784 to 1788 the eastern part of this state was a separate state called Franklin
  • It's a number
  • Chickamauga Lake
  • Cumberland Caverns,Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
  • Not Dayton, Ohio, but Dayton in this state was the site of the Scopes Monkey Trial
  • This state has 8 official state songs, including "Rocky Top"
  • What was once the proposed state of Franklin became part of this new state in 1796
  • This state would almost be a parallelogram if its eastern border ran closer to Knoxville
  • Andrew & Eliza Johnson,on May 17, 1827
  • Patti Page:"____ Waltz"
  • We are "volunteering" the information that Clingmans Dome is the highest point in this state
  • You can go Polk around the home of this 11th U.S. president in Columbia in this state
  • In 1796 Jackson "volunteered" to become this state's first member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • EEEE
  • The first major victories for the Union were at Fort Donelson & Fort Henry in this state
  • General Albert Sidney Johnston died while leading the attack against the Union at Shiloh in this state
  • You'll flip when you check out the Wonderworks building in Pigeon Forge in this state
  • Missouri has a fox-trotting horse & this state has a walking horse