SEC fan admissions tests--Southern trivia

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1. What do you serve beans with?
a. Soda bread
b. Corn bread
c. Baker's bread
d. Baguettes
e. Gluten free bread

2. Which of the following grocery stores did not originate in the South?
a. Publix
b. Piggly Wiggly
c. Whole Foods
d. Food Lion
e. Albertsons

3. Which of the following Confederate Generals routed a Union army approx. 2.5 times as large as his army at Brice's Crossroads?
a. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
b. PGT Beauregard
c. Nathan B. Forrest
d. Patrick Cleburne
e. James "Pete" Longstreet

4. Which of the following is not a Southern golf course/country club?
a. TPC Sawgrass
b. Pine Valley
c. Kiawah Island
d. Augusta National
e. The Honors Course

5. Which of the following beers did not originate in the South?
a. Abita
b. Jax
c. Pearl
d. Ballantine
e. Dixie

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1. b
2. e
3. c
4. b
5. d

 

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1. Jimmy Buffet flunked out of one of these SEC schools:
a. U. of Florida
b. Alabama
c. Mississippi State
d. LSU
e. Auburn

2. Lynard Skynard was formed in this Southern town:
a. Muscle Shoals, Alabama
b. Mobile, Alabama
c. Jacksonville, Florida
d. Waycross, Georgia
e. Chatanooga, Tennessee

3. Who wrote Patsy Cline's hit song "Crazy"?
a. Hank Williams, Sr.
b. Lefty Frizzell
c. Mickey Gilley
d. Willie Nelson
e. Irving Berlin

4. Which band was not from the South?
a. Butthole Surfers
b. Pretenders
c. REM
d. B-52s
e. Black Crowes

5. All of the following were related (cousins, 2nd cousins, etc.) except one; which of the people below was not related to all the others?
a. Jerry Lee Lewis
b. Bob Jones
c. Jimmy Swaggart
d. Mickey Gilley

6. Which of the following was a popular syndicated Country and Western radio show in the 1940s and 1950s?
a. The Orange Blossom Special
b. The Texas Twister
c. The Louisiana Hayride
d. Live from Nashville
e. The Hank Williams Show


Answers below:







1. e
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. b
6. c

 

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1. Jimmy Buffet flunked out of the one of these SEC schools:
a. U. of Florida
b. Alabama
c. Mississippi State
d. LSU
e. Auburn

2. Lynard Skynard was formed in this Southern town:
a. Muscle Shoals, Alabama
b. Mobile, Alabama
c. Jacksonville, Florida
d. Waycross, Georgia
e. Chatanooga, Tennessee

3. Who wrote Patsy Cline's hit song "Crazy"?
a. Hank Williams, Sr.
b. Lefty Frizzell
c. Mickey Gilley
d. Willie Nelson
e. Irving Berlin

4. Which band was not from the South?
a. Butthole Surfers
b. Pretenders
c. REM
d. B-52s
e. Black Crowes

5. All of the following were related (cousins, 2nd cousins, etc.) except one; which of the people below was not related to all the others?
a. Jerry Lee Lewis
b. Bob Jones
c. Jimmy Swaggart
d. Mickey Gilley

6. Which of the following was a popular syndicated Country and Western radio show in the 1940s and 1950s?
a. The Orange Blossom Special
b. The Texas Twister
c. The Louisiana Hayride
d. Live from Nashville
e. The Hank Williams Show


Answers below:







1. e
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. b
6. c

Only missed the Jimmy Buffet question. Is that well-known, I.e., trivia worthy? The rest were easy.

 

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MISC:


1. What is a "Tennessee Flat Top Box"?
a. A cigar box, usually with the cheap cigars
b. A shoe shine box
c. A type of guitar
d. An illicitly "stuffed" election ballot box
e. A style of desk

2. Who or What is Kudzu
a. An anime character
b. A mixed drink with Bourbon and peach juice
c. A famous Japanese-American steel guitar session musician based in Nashville
d. A vine
e. A wildflower

3. Which of the following Southern politicians was an Integrationist during the Civil Rights era?
a. Ross Barnett
b. Al Gore, Sr.
c. Ralph Yarbrough
d. James Eastwood
e. Richard Russell

4. Where does BBQ usually center on smoked pork with a vinegar-based braise and sauce?
a. North Carolina
b. South Carolina
c. Georgia
d. Florida
e. Texas

5. General Robert E. Lee's most-favored soldiers were from this State. About them, he famously said: "Hooray for [THIS STATE]! [SOLDIERS FROM THIS STATE] will always move 'em!"
a. Virginia
b. Texas
c. Louisiana
d. Kentucky
e. North Carolina

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1. c
2. d
3. c
4. a
5. b

 

[SabreHorn]

As we say in East Texas, "that one was gooder"

Do you know what nuisance Kudsu brought us?

 

[Chop]

Do you know what nuisance Kudsu brought us?

Fire ants???
Formosan termites???

 

[Chop]

Only missed the Jimmy Buffet question. Is that well-known, I.e., trivia worthy? The rest were easy.

I count Buffet as part of the South's great musical heritage, so sure, it's worthy.

I subscribe to the common theory that he made his seed fortune, in his early pre-music-star days, smuggling from Key West to the Gulf Coast of Alabama/Florida Panhandle in unsuspecting private sailboats. He kind of alludes to it in some of his later music--he leaves it ambiguous about whether he's talking about his old self or not...

 

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Nutria (or as we called then neutchers)

When Louisiana brought in the kudzu, they had no idea it would grow so quickly or so wildly. They were told about these big rats in South America that would gobble that **** up and get rid of it. Nobody told the officials that nutria populate faster than rabbits, so they soon became a bigger problem than the kudzu.

In the late 50s, Hurricane Audrey leveled Cameron, Louisiana, leaving only the courthouse standing. It was a small, quick storm with decent surge and intense winds & rain, which flushed thousands of nutria out of the marches of Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes into Jefferson, Orange, Jasper & Newton Counties. When I was a kid, there was a pretty good bounty on them, so much so that we would take pistols and go up into the gas well marshes of Orange County and shoot them. We never bothered to take them to Parks & Wildlife. Soupy Allman owned Soupy's beer joint downtown and would give us a few dollars for each one, enough money to take a girl to the movies and The Pig Stand afterward; even tip the carhop.

 

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Nutria (or as we called then neutchers)

When Louisiana brought in the kudzu, they had no idea it would grow so quickly or so wildly. They were told about these big rats in South America that would gobble that **** up and get rid of it. Nobody told the officials that nutria populate faster than rabbits, so they soon became a bigger problem than the kudzu.

In the late 50s, Hurricane Audrey leveled Cameron, Louisiana, leaving only the courthouse standing. It was a small, quick storm with decent surge and intense winds & rain, which flushed thousands of nutria out of the marches of Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes into Jefferson, Orange, Jasper & Newton Counties. When I was a kid, there was a pretty good bounty on them, so much so that we would take pistols and go up into the gas well marshes of Orange County and shoot them. We never bothered to take them to Parks & Wildlife. Soupy Allman owned Soupy's beer joint downtown and would give us a few dollars for each one, enough money to take a girl to the movies and The Pig Stand afterward; even tip the carhop.

Did Soupy Allman serve some chili with weird meat?

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

Soupy Allman owned Soupy's beer joint downtown and would give us a few dollars for each one, enough money to take a girl to the movies and The Pig Stand afterward; even tip the carhop.

Soupy never told you or the ladies he was also supplying The Pig Stand with his own "fresh pork"...

 

[nashhorn]

Ha, made me think of Soupy Sales.
Enjoying your trivia although I do not do nearly as well as the braggarts.

 

[SabreHorn]

Don't think Soupy ever cooked or served food, but we did know he had "regulars" that while they never were allowed in the front door, bought the meat out the back door.

 

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1. This team, with an all-Black backfield, whipped Alabama's butt in 1970, leading Bear Bryant to integrate Alabama's roster.
a. Ohio State
b. Notre Dame
c. Syracuse
d. USC
e. Penn State

2. This team held Heisman trophy winner Bo Jackson to a mere 35 yards rushing at Auburn in 1983.
a. Alabama
b. Texas
c. Tennessee
d. Florida
e. LSU

3. Author Shelby Foote graduated from this college:
a. Vanderbilt
b. Ole Miss
c. Tulane
d. UNC
e. Alabama

4. Playwright Tennessee Williams attended this SEC school:
a. Ole Miss
b. Tennessee
c. Vanderbilt
d. LSU
e. Missouri

5. The Hurricane cocktail was made famous by this New Orleans bar:
a. The Napoleon House
b. Pat O'Briens
c. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
d. Le Pavillon Hotel bar
e. Preservation Hall

6. Large scale Mardi Gras celebrations originated in the US in this Southern city:
a. New Orleans
b. Baton Rouge
c. Mobile
d. Pascagoula
e. Galveston

7. This restaurant family brought us the world famous Commander's Palace in New Orleans, among other top-rated eateries:
a. The Broussards
b. The Brennans
c. The LeBlancs
d. The O'Reillys
e. The Prudhommes

8. What do you call the folding leather thing that you put in your back pocket; it usually contains money, credit cards, and your drivers license?
a. Wallet
b. Flap pocket
c. Billfold
d. Pocket clip
e. Greenback bag


9. Oldest Krewe in New Orleans Mardi Gras:
a. Rex
b. Endymion
c. Zulu
d. Comus
e. Proteus

10. This investor/industrialist bought some distressed railroads, and reorganized and combined them, and added others, to form the mighty Southern Railroad:
a. Cornelius Vanderbilt
b. JP Morgan
c. EF Hutton
d. Henry Flagler
e. Jay Gould



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1. d
2. b
3. d
4. e
5. b (While Pat's is known for the Hurricane, The Napoleon House is famous for their "Pimms Cup" -- Napoleon House is an exceptional bar, go there the next time you're in N.O.)
6. c
7. b
8. c
9. d
10. b

 

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While #2 was and is most impressive, it is actually flawed somewhat by the brain damage suffered by Pat Dye, who only had Bo touch the ball very few times (less than 10, more like 5) while that midget (Lane ???) got something closer to 25 touches. I've had bottles thrown at me before, but that was first game a nearly full bottle of Jack Daniels Black hit my boots.

 

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More general trivia

1. It should be no surprise that Kentucky has the largest basketball arena in the SEC. Which SEC school has the 2nd largest basketball arena (seating capacity)?

a. Alabama
b. Tennessee
c. LSU
d. Florida
e. Texas


2. This Southern politician was instrumental in drafting and passing the GI Bill legislation.

a. Sam Rayburn
b. Ross Barnett
c. John C. Stennis
d. G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery
e. Martin Dies, Jr.


3. This state broke with the Southern tradition of voting for Democrats, and voted for Eisenhower in 1952.

a. Mississippi
b. North Carolina
c. Tennessee
d. Louisiana
e. Arkansas


4. Georgia native Ty Cobb made his initial money in baseball, but greatly magnified his assets to a huge fortune by being one of the early investors in this iconic Southern company:

a. Georgia Pacific lumber
b. Piggly Wiggly
c. Gulf Oil
d. JAX Brewing Company
e. Coca Cola


5. According to the Department of Defense, what approximate % of current military personnel come from the South?

a. 25%
b. 37%
c. 44%
d. 51%
e. 64%


6. Which Civil War General is called "The Stonewall of the West"?

a. Braxton Bragg
b. Patrick Cleburne
c. William J. Hardee
d. Nathan B. Forrest
e. Leonidas Polk
f. John C. Pemberton


7. Which Indian Nation fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War?

a. Chippewa
b. Lakota
c. Choctaw
d. Modoc
e. Arapaho
f. Comanche


8. Where would someone say: "Scattered, Smothered, and Covered"?

a. In a police raid of a meth lab.
b. At a gruesome murder scene.
c. In a defensive huddle in football
d. At Denny's
e. At Waffle House
f. At Cracker Barrel
g. At a chicken farm


9. Contrary to Civil War popular lore, Gen. Forrest did not win every battle he commanded in. Which of the following was a battle that Forrest lost:

a. Brice's Crossroads
b. Selma
c. Fort Pillow
d. Cedar Bluff
e. 1st Murfreesboro


10. On the SEC's Vanderbilt U. Founded/funded by the Vanderbilts. Which of the following persons is a Vanderbilt descendant?

a. Paris Hilton
b. Anderson Cooper
c. Ted Turner
d. Michael Stipe
e. Patty Loveless
f. Chipper Jones


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1. b
2. d
3. c
4. e
5. c
6. b
7. c
8. e
9. b
10. b

 

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Who is “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville”?

a. A radio talk show host
b. A race car driver
c. A rodeo cowboy
d. A personal injury lawyer
e. A fiddler
f. Owner of the first ever drive-thru beer barn
g. A televangelist.

Answer below












B.

 

[SabreHorn]

Bill Elliott

 

[mchammer]

Bill Elliott

Also known as Million Dollar Bill for winning 3/4 of the big races in a single racing season.

 

[SabreHorn]

One of my favorites because he drove a Ford. Great human being, but lets his son drive a Chevy.

 

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More:

1. Tennessee Williams named this famous play after a New Orleans streetcar. "A Streetcar named ______________."
a. Myrtle
b. Evangeline
c. Desire
d. Suzanna
e. Louise
f. Marie

2. The following was not a work of William Faulkner:
a. Absalom! Absalom!
b. Light in January
c. As I Lay Dying
d. Go Down Moses
e. The Rievers

3. Which is a famous Faulkner quote:
a. "The past should be buried with a stake driven through its heart."
b. "The past is a curse that will last a dozen generations."
c. "The present is merely a reflection of the past."
d. "The past is never dead. It's not even past."
e. "Do not study the past, unless you relish disappointment."
f. "The past will repeat itself, at least a half-dozen times."
g. "The past, oh the glorious past."

4. This town had a lynching in May of 1916 at which over 10,000 spectators were present.
a. Montgomery, Alabama
b. Demopolis, Alabama
c. Mobile, Alabama
d. Philadelphia, Mississippi
e. Waco, Texas
f. Columbia, South Carolina
g. Tulsa, Oklahoma

5. This railroad tycoon was a native New Yorker who came to dominate railroading in the Western part of the South--especially in Texas. At his peak, he and/or his companies owned the Missouri-Pacific (the "Mo-Pac"), the Texas and Pacific, the St. Louis and Southwestern, the Denver and Rio Grande, and others (over half the railroad mileage in the Southwest).
a. Henry Flagler
b. Cornelius Vanderbilt
c. Jay Gould
d. JP Morgan
e. Ross Sterling
f. EF Harriman
g. Arthur Stillwell

6. What are the Louisiana Parishes East of the Mississippi River and North of Lake Pontchartrain often called?
a. The Florida Parishes
b. Jackson's Parishes
c. Le Terre Seche
d. The English Parishes or the Anglo Parishes
e. South Mississippi

7. What is a "Darlington Stripe"
a. A hard-fighting breed of bass
b. A near / non-alcoholic beer
c. A stripe of paint (or no paint) on the side of a racecar.
d. A regional strain of wild hog known to grow to huge sizes.
e. A hair style

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1. c
2. b
3. d
4. e
5. c
6. a
7. c

 

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Misc Questions:

1. Who are North and South Carolina named for?
a. Princess Caroline, the Princess of Wales
b. Princess Caroline of Anjou
c. King Charles I and II of the United Kingdom
d. Caroline Smith, daughter of Virginia founder John Smith
e. Carolina, Duchess of Savoy
f. Queen Carolina of Spain who sold the land to the English
g. The Karo-Liya'nah Indian nation

2. Georgia produces this famous variety of sweet onions:
a. Augusta
b. Vidalia
c. Coombs
d. Jessup
e. Valdosta

3. This peninsula juts down on the Eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay:
a. The Carroll Peninsula
b. The Maryland Peninsula
c. The Dover Peninsula
d. The Del-Mar-Va Peninsula
e. The Rodney Peninsula

4. Many Hugenots escaped religious persecution in France and came to this town:
a. Charleston, South Carolina
b. Beaumont, Texas
c. Norfolk, Virginia
d. Chatanooga, Tennessee
e. Wilmington, North Carolina

5. Known for exceptional quality hams:
a. Arkansas
b. North Carolina
c. Georgia
d. Virginia
e. Tennessee

6. This Southerner threatened to horsewhip a rival through the streets of Williamsburg.
a. Patrick Henry
b. Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee
c. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
d. Robert E. Lee
e. George Washington

7. Southern actor who played football at Florida State
a. Tom Selleck
b. Burt Reynolds
c. John Schneider
d. Morgan Freeman
e. Robert Mitchum

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1. c
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. d
6. e
7. b

 

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Misc Questions:

1. Who are North and South Carolina named for?
a. Princess Caroline, the Princess of Wales
b. Princess Caroline of Anjou
c. King Charles I and II of the United Kingdom
d. Caroline Smith, daughter of Virginia founder John Smith
e. Carolina, Duchess of Savoy
f. Queen Carolina of Spain who sold the land to the English
g. The Karo-Liya'nah Indian nation

2. Georgia produces this famous variety of sweet onions:
a. Augusta
b. Vidalia
c. Coombs
d. Jessup
e. Valdosta

3. This peninsula juts down on the Eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay:
a. The Carroll Peninsula
b. The Maryland Peninsula
c. The Dover Peninsula
d. The Del-Mar-Va Peninsula
e. The Rodney Peninsula

4. Many Hugenots escaped religious persecution in France and came to this town:
a. Charleston, South Carolina
b. Beaumont, Texas
c. Norfolk, Virginia
d. Chatanooga, Tennessee
e. Wilmington, North Carolina

5. Known for exceptional quality hams:
a. Arkansas
b. North Carolina
c. Georgia
d. Virginia
e. Tennessee

6. This Southerner threatened to horsewhip a rival through the streets of Williamsburg.
a. Patrick Henry
b. Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee
c. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
d. Robert E. Lee
e. George Washington

7. Southern actor who played football at Florida State
a. Tom Selleck
b. Burt Reynolds
c. John Schneider
d. Morgan Freeman
e. Robert Mitchum

Answers below:













1. c
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. d
6. e
7. b

SEC expand to VA?

 

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1. Tennessee Williams named this famous play after a New Orleans streetcar. "A Streetcar named ______________."
a. Myrtle
b. Evangeline
c. Desire
d. Suzanna
e. Louise
f. Marie

Extra credit for the answer to where does Desire come from?