Q 01/05

Which bluegrass song, written at a Gatlinburg inn in 1967, became the Tennessee Volunteers' unofficial anthem?

A) Wabash Cannonball

B) Rocky Top

C) Tennessee Waltz

D) Dixieland Delight

Answer · why

B) Rocky Top

Rocky Top took Felice and Boudleaux Bryant about 15 minutes to write, as a break from a set of slower songs. It is not the official fight song: that t...

Q 02/05

In which city do the Tennessee Volunteers play home games at the 100,000-plus-seat Neyland Stadium?

A) Knoxville

B) Nashville

C) Chattanooga

D) Memphis

Answer · why

A) Knoxville

Knoxville has hosted the Vols on the same site since 1921, when the ground opened as Shields–Watkins Field with room for just 3,200 people. The playin...

Q 03/05

Smokey, the live mascot who leads the Tennessee Volunteers onto the field, is which breed of dog?

A) Treeing Walker Coonhound

B) Redbone Coonhound

C) Bluetick Coonhound

D) Black and Tan Coonhound

Answer · why

C) Bluetick Coonhound

Bluetick Coonhound Blue Smokey won the job at a 1953 halftime contest. The last dog introduced, he howled, the students cheered, and he howled again u...

Q 04/05

After Alabama and Tennessee meet each October, players on the winning team traditionally light up what?

A) Sparklers

B) Torches

C) Bonfires

D) Cigars

Answer · why

D) Cigars

Cigars have followed the game since the 1950s, when Alabama trainer Jim Goostree began handing them out after wins. Both teams kept it secret for year...

Q 05/05

After Tennessee beat Alabama 52–49 in 2022, fans carried what out of Neyland Stadium and into the river?

A) The goalposts

B) The scoreboard

C) A team bench

D) The yard markers

Answer · why

A) The goalposts

The goalposts were paraded around campus before going into the water, as the Vols had just ended a 15-game losing run in the series. Fans then donated...