Q 01/05

Which state, split off during the Civil War, is the only one lying entirely within Appalachia's official boundaries?

A) Kentucky

B) Tennessee

C) West Virginia

D) North Carolina

Answer · why

C) West Virginia

West Virginia has all 55 of its counties inside the region mapped by the Appalachian Regional Commission. The twelve other states on that map are only...

Q 02/05

Which country star, born in a one-room cabin in East Tennessee, gave her name to a theme park in Pigeon Forge?

A) Dolly Parton

B) Reba McEntire

C) Tammy Wynette

D) Patsy Cline

Answer · why

A) Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton grew up as one of twelve children in the hills near Pigeon Forge. Her Imagination Library, which mails free books to children, honours he...

Q 03/05

The most visited national park in the United States lies in which Appalachian mountain range?

A) The Catskills

B) The Great Smokies

C) The White Mountains

D) The Alleghenies

Answer · why

B) The Great Smokies

The Great Smokies park has led the national visitor count for many years, with the Tennessee–North Carolina line running through its middle. The range...

Q 04/05

Which animal was at the centre of an 1878 ownership trial that inflamed the Hatfield–McCoy feud along the Tug Fork?

A) A mule

B) A hound

C) A rooster

D) A hog

Answer · why

D) A hog

A hog claimed by both families went before a local justice, with Randolph McCoy insisting the notches in its ears were McCoy marks. The Hatfields won ...

Q 05/05

Which insects draw crowds to Elkmont, Tennessee, each June by flashing in unison across the Appalachian forest?

A) Fireflies

B) Glow-worms

C) Click beetles

D) Lanternflies

Answer · why

A) Fireflies

Fireflies of the Elkmont species were the first in North America found to flash in synchrony. The males blink together and then go dark together, whic...