Final Exam section 1

Question 1

The capital of Tennessee is

Answer 1

Nashville

Question 2

The first capital of Tennessee was in

Answer 2

Knoxville

Question 3

The governor of Tennessee is

Answer 3

Bill Haslam

Question 4

Tennessee is call the———–. Why?

Answer 4

Volunteer state. So many Tennesseeans volunteered during the war of 1812

Question 5

How many counties are in Tennessee?

Answer 5

95

Question 6

What are the three main rivers that run through Tennessee

Answer 6

Cumberland, Tennessee and MIssissippi

Question 7

What lake was created as a result of an earthquake

Answer 7

Reelfoot

Question 8

Tennessee was the—–state?

Answer 8

sixteenth

Question 9

Tennessees state bird is

Answer 9

mockingbird

Question 10

Who helped to improve navigation and build dams to stop flooding/

Answer 10

TVA—Tennessee Valley Authority

Question 11

What are the three branches of government in Tennessee?

Answer 11

executive,judicial and legislative

Question 12

What is the state tree

Answer 12

tulip poplar

Question 13

Name the 3 presidents from Tennessee

Answer 13

James Polk, Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson

Question 14

Who was the first governor of Tennessee?

Answer 14

John Sevier