Tennessee Trivia (Memphis, Chattanooga, Cookeville: metro, location, waterfalls)

[alleycat]

I believe that's Murfreesboro (or at least an area near there).

Where did three-time Pulitzer Prized winning author Robert Penn Warren go to high school? (Hint, I went to same one . . . although, thankfully, not at the same time . . . or I'd probably be dead too).

[Tinman313]

Centerville....... or Murfreesboro

Originally Posted by alleycat

I believe that's Murfreesboro (or at least an area near there).

Where did three-time Pulitzer Prized winning author Robert Penn Warren go to high school? (Hint, I went to same one . . . although, thankfully, not at the same time . . . or I'd probably be dead too).

Clarksville....... 1921

Where did the meteorite hit Tennessee......

[arblair79]

two proven meteorite craters
Flynn Creek - Jackson County, 3.8 km in diameter, age 360 ± 20 million years
Wells Creek - Houston/Stewart Counties, 12km in diameter, age 200 ± 100 million years

two suspected
Howell - Lincoln Co.
Dycus - Jackson Co.



Where did the Bell Witch hauntings occur?

[Tinman313]

Originally Posted by arblair79

two proven meteorite craters
Flynn Creek - Jackson County, 3.8 km in diameter, age 360 ± 20 million years
Wells Creek - Houston/Stewart Counties, 12km in diameter, age 200 ± 100 million years

two suspected
Howell - Lincoln Co.
Dycus - Jackson Co.



Where did the Bell Witch hauntings occur?

Adams Tennessee.......

[JMT]

The Grand Ole Opry is America's oldest radio show and originates on Nashville's WSM. What do the letters WSM stand for?

[Tinman313]

Originally Posted by JMT

The Grand Ole Opry is America's oldest radio show and originates on Nashville's WSM. What do the letters WSM stand for?

Stands for " we shield millions" ?

WSMOnline – Nashville’s Country Legend

Who owns and zinc mine in Tennessee... and the location

[JMT]

Originally Posted by Tinman313

Stands for " we shield millions" ?

WSMOnline – Nashville’s Country Legend

Who owns and zinc mine in Tennessee... and the location

There are several zinc mines in Tennessee. From this month's (May 2008) Business Tennessee magazine:

"Since 2006, Swiss giant Glencore International has bought and reopened three Tennessee mines—in New Market, Strawberry Plains and Mascot. Canada-based Strategic Resources Acquisition Corp. (SRA) has approached the Gores [Al Gore] with the request to renew its mining license in Carthage, which was terminated in 2003 due to economic reasons. (SRA's other Tennessee mining sites are in Elmwood, Gordonsville, Stonewall and Cumberland.) Last year, the company struck a deal with Nyrstar to ship the concentrate it digs up across its operations for further processing in Clarksville."

NEXT TRIVIA QUESTION:

The Air Force has a large research center in Tennessee with huge underground wind tunnels as well as a cannon which shoots dead chickens at jet engines and cockpits (the cannon is affectionately called "the rooster booster"). What's the name of this research center, and where in Tennessee is it located?

[alleycat]

Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma.

Now for something a little harder . . .

Who is the Tennessee-born, naturalized British citizen (made a knight) and billionaire who is famous for the mutual fund he started that bares his name and for the annual prize awarded in the field of religious studies (don't knock it, the prize is worth $1.5 million USD)?

[Beretta]

Sir John Templeton

[alleycat]

Originally Posted by SmokyMtnGal

Sir John Templeton

Yep. And quite an interesting guy. I've read a book or two either by him or about him.

Now you get to ask a question.