Mississippi Trivia

Crank up the blues music and let's get ready for some trivia. Hey gang, I'm your host Brian Rollins and this is episode, 186 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast this week we're heading down south with some Mississippi trivia, 30 questions about the state's history, geography. And some of the famous people from there. If you're new around these parts, welcome, you need rules or scorecards. You can find them at dorky geeky nerdy.com. You can also send me a note. To say hi or kick some feedback my way, that covers the basic. So let's begin. The dorky round number one. What is the capital of Mississippi? Jackson. It's also the state's largest city. Number two, when it comes to income. Where does Mississippi ranked in the US? 50th. Sadly, Mississippi is the poorest state in the u.s. number three. What river makes up the majority of the Western border of Mississippi. Don't overthink it it's the Mississippi River. number four, Jamie Foxx played the title character in what 2012, Quentin, Tarantino movie, Django Unchained. Number five, prior to June 30th 2020. Mississippi featured, what other flag on its state flag. The Confederate Battle Flag. They find the removed it a few years ago. Number six. What state borders, Mississippi to the east. Alabama. Number seven, what body of water forms? The southern border of Mississippi? The Gulf of Mexico. Number 8, Mississippi is hit by an average of 27 of what type of natural disaster every year. Tornadoes. number nine, the state's capital is named after who Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the u.s. number 10 by 1860 over half of the state's population were categorized as what Slaves at the height of the practice in the US slaves. Actually, outnumbered Free People. The geeky round number one. What singer from Tupelo? Mississippi has charted the most songs on Billboard's top 40. Elvis Presley he had over 115, top 40 songs. Number 2, born in McComb. Mississippi what? Singer sold, 25 million copies of her debut, album in 1999 at the tender age of 17, Britney Spears. Number three. What two states, border Mississippi to the West. Arkansas and Louisiana. Number four, born in Kosciusko Mississippi. Who was the richest African-American of the 20th century? Oprah Winfrey. Number five. Now known for his commanding voice. What actor was born in are kaput. Le Mississippi in 1931 and had a stutter as a child. James, Earl Jones. Number six more than half of the state of Mississippi is covered by what? Trees. number 7, born in Greenville Mississippi, who made their feature film directorial, debut with the great Muppet, caper Jim Henson. Number 8, what Kathryn Stockett novel set in Jackson. During the 1960s was adapted into a 2011 movie that nabbed Octavia Butler and Oscar The help. Number 9, what, 2,000 Coen Brothers film is a loose retelling of the Odyssey. O Brother. Where Art Thou? Number 10, who were the first Europeans to come to Mississippi? The Spanish Hernando de Soto LED an expedition in the early 1540s. The nerdy round. Number one? What? Playwright from Columbus Mississippi? Wrote. The plays. The Glass Menagerie. A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Tennessee Williams. Number two, Neil Simon wrote what semi-autobiographical play about his time in a Mississippi military base. Biloxi Blues. Number three. What Rider? Who was born and died in Mississippi? Published the sound and the Fury in 1929? William Faulkner. Number four. What stand-up comedian, writer and actress from Mississippi joined Star Trek Discovery as Commander jet Reno Tig Notaro. Number five, if you're a parrothead, you're a fan of what Pascagoula born musician. Jimmy Buffett. Number six, what 1988 film star Gene, Hackman and Willem Dafoe as FBI agents. Mississippi Burning. Number 7, set in Sparta Mississippi, Virgil, Tibbs help, solve a mystery in what 1965 novel in 1967 film. In the Heat of the Night. Number 8, the John C stennis Space Center. Is where NASA tests? What Rocket engines. Number nine. What Blues musician. From Berkeley are Mississippi. Had a guitar named Lucille. B.b. King. Number 10 slaves were primarily used to harvest what crop in Mississippi. Cotton, the state still produces a great deal of it and we're done with Mississippi. Here are a few bonus facts about the state. It was the second state to secede from the union during the Civil War. The state saw a lot of action during that war so much so that the capital Jackson was burned down three times during the Civil War. It's the 30 second, largest state in size and 35th in population. The state has had a less-than-stellar history with regards to civil rights. They were the last state to ratify the 13th Amendment only doing so in 1995. So that's Mississippi. What did I miss? This? Also marks the halfway point in the season. That's right. We're halfway through the u.s. hope you're enjoying the season so far. We're also a mere 14 episodes away from episode. 209 will be something special. I'm also cooking up something different for season 5, so stay tuned. We've got another state in a week. Here's a clue to hold you over. What state is no official nickname, but sometimes goes by the lead State, the bullion State, and the mother of the West, And he guesses. We'll find out next Wednesday, right here. This has been episode 186 of the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. The theme music has been by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. I'm your host, Brian Rollins. You can find me all over the place but usually at the voices, in my head.com where I narrate audio books as always, thanks for listening.