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Knowledge Bowl Set#8
8th set of 24 KB questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of music originated in the Mississippi Delta? | the blues |
| What type of fish is raised more in Mississippi than any other state? | catfish |
| What air force base is in Biloxi, Mississippi? | Keesler Air Force Base |
| What is the smallest county in Mississippi? | Yazoo County |
| What is the largest county in Mississippi? | Alcorn County |
| How many counties are in Mississippi? | 82 |
| What soft drink was invented in Biloxi in 1898 by Edward A. Barq, Sr? | root beer |
| What Mississippi city is the Sweet Potato Capital of the World? | Vardaman |
| What famous Mississippi author was originally an attorney from Southaven and is known for writing books like The Firm and The Pelican Brief? | John Grisham |
| What American parkway began as an Indian trail more than 8,000 years ago? | the Natchez Trace Parkway |
| What is the oldest permanent settlement in Mississippi? | Natchez |
| What is the only Native American reservation in Mississippi? | Choctaw |
| What Mississippi native was the first football player on a box of Wheaties cereal? | Walter Payton |
| The rarest of North American cranes lives in Mississippi in the grassy savannas of Jackson County. What is its name? | the Mississippi Sandhill Crane |
| What Mississippi native performed with the New York Metropolitan opera? | Leontyne Price |
| What Mississippian was the first female federal judge in the United States? | Burnita Matthews |
| Name Elvis Presley's Mississippi birthplace. | Tupelo, MS |
| What toy was named after an act of kindness by Theodore Roosevelt? | the Teddy Bear |
| On January 23, 1964 Mississippian Dr. James D. Hardy performed the world's first surgery of its kind. What was it? | a heart transplant |
| What borders Mississippi on the east? | Alabama |
| What borders Mississippi on the west? | the Mississippi River |
| In what Mark Twain book did the main character trick another boy into whitewashing a fence by making it seem like fun? | Tom Sawyer |
| What government agency is responsible for manufacturing and distributing all U.S. coins and currency? | The U.S. Mint |
| In what year did the United States celebrate its bicentennial? | 1976 |