Q 01/05

Which rock and roll star first heard the blues as a boy in Tupelo, where a trail marker honors him?

A) Jerry Lee Lewis

B) Johnny Cash

C) Elvis Presley

D) Carl Perkins

Answer · why

C) Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley grew up beside Tupelo's Black neighborhoods, hearing blues and gospel stream out of churches and clubs. His first single covered bluesma...

Q 02/05

Which blues legend, born in rural Berclair, is buried on the grounds of his own museum in Indianola?

A) Buddy Guy

B) B.B. King

C) Little Milton

D) Jimmy Reed

Answer · why

B) B.B. King

B.B. King once worked in the brick cotton gin that is now part of the museum. He called Indianola his hometown and came back for homecoming shows ever...

Q 03/05

Which bluesman's rumored deal with the devil made the Clarksdale crossroads marker a pilgrimage site?

A) Robert Johnson

B) Big Bill Broonzy

C) Bukka White

D) Elmore James

Answer · why

A) Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson is the bluesman fans tie to the crossroads, though several Delta towns have been promoted as the spot. A 1999 state resolution proclaim...

Q 04/05

Which road with its own Mississippi Blues Trail markers shares a name with a 1965 Bob Dylan album?

A) Highway 49

B) Highway 61

C) Highway 51

D) Highway 82

Answer · why

B) Highway 61

Highway 61 was the main road north out of Mississippi, running from New Orleans through the Delta to Memphis and beyond. It also crossed Bob Dylan's h...

Q 05/05

Which cornmeal snack, first sold by Delta street vendors, has a Mississippi Blues Trail marker in Rosedale?

A) Hush puppies

B) Corn dogs

C) Johnnycakes

D) Hot tamales

Answer · why

D) Hot tamales

Hot tamales likely reached the Delta with Mexican farm laborers and were quickly embraced by African Americans. Unlike steamed Mexican tamales, Delta ...