Kentucky Trivia

Saddle up your horses and let's get ready to race. Hey Gang. This is episode 180 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host Brian Rollins in this week. We've got loads of Kentucky, trivia for the show. Famous, for many things, we've distilled the state down to 30, trivia questions, broken into three rounds. 10 questions. Each, if you need rules or scorecards, you can find them at dorky geeky nerdy.com. You can send me a note from there, any feedback you might want to share that covers the intro. So let's get started with the trivia. The dorky round number one. What horse race held on the first Saturday of May is called the fastest two minutes in sports? The Kentucky Derby. Number two, what military complex houses the u.s. gold Reserve. Fort Knox. Number three. What Pirates of the Caribbean actor was born in Owensboro, Kentucky. Johnny Depp. Number four. What state forms the southern border of Kentucky. Tennessee. Number five. What is the Kentucky state mineral? Cole. Number six. What type of American whiskey is produced primarily from corn mash and is often made in Kentucky Bourbon. In fact, some people claim it's named after the county in Kentucky and not the French Dynasty. Number seven, what Kentucky family famously feuded with the Hatfields of West Virginia The McCoys of Pike County. Number 8. What is the only James Bond film set in Kentucky? Remember when we talked about Fort Knox, the climax of Goldfinger takes place there. Number 9, what 1852 Harriet. Beecher Stowe novel is set in Kentucky. Uncle Tom's Cabin. Number 10 Galahad played by Colin. Firth, has a spectacular shootout. In a Kentucky Church in what 2014 movie. Kingsman the Secret Service. The geeky round number one. What is the capital of Kentucky? Frankfurt. number two, what world famous boxer was born in Kentucky, on January 17th, 1942 Cassius Marcellus Clay jr. Better known to the world as Muhammad Ali. number 3, Kentucky has produced One u.s. president which one Abraham Lincoln. Number four made by 3M. Every single one of what is produced in Cynthiana Kentucky. Post-it notes. Number 5, what Japanese owned car maker has? Its largest Factory in Kentucky. Toyota. Number six, what fast food chain was born out of a service station in Corbin Kentucky in the 1930s? Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC. Number 7, Patty and Mildred Hill from Kentucky are writers of what song hint, it's one of the most famous English language songs in history. Happy birthday to you. Number 8, what is the largest city in Kentucky? Louisville. Number 9, what river forms the northern border of Kentucky. The Ohio River. Number 10. What music genre shares, its name with a Kentucky plant. Bluegrass. It's also the state's nickname. The nerdy round number one since 1981 every single model of what sports car has been made in Bowling Green Kentucky. The Chevrolet Corvette. Number two. What wood is traditionally used to make the famous Louisville, Slugger bat. White ash though, an invasive beetle is destroying those trees, forcing the manufacturer to use maple and Birch. Number three, in addition to being the birthplace of Lincoln, what Confederate States of America president was also born in Kentucky. Jefferson Davis. Number four. What star of the medical drama? ER was born in Kentucky. George Clooney. Number 5, what country music star and Kentuckian made a name for herself with songs. Like don't come home a Drinkin and Coal Miner's Daughter. Loretta Lynn. Number six, what broadcast journalist was the first woman correspondent on 60 Minutes. Diane Sawyer from Glasgow Kentucky. Number 7, 64 percent of the American deaths in which war were from Kentucky. The War of 1812 roughly 2260, kentuckians died in that war. Number 8, the national forest located in Southeastern Kentucky is named for what Frontiersman Daniel Boone. Number 9, in addition to Commonwealth of Kentucky, what phrase is on the state flag. United. We stand divided, we fall number 10, the vent Haven Museum in Kentucky is home to the world's largest collection of what Ventriloquist dummies. And we're done with Kentucky scratch that one off the list once the more facts about Kentucky. Well, here you go, Kentucky is the 15th State and join the u.s. in 1792, its 26th in population and 37th in size, it borders, seven, states. The highest point is Black Mountain at 4145 feet or 1263 M. I've never been to Kentucky, but it looks beautiful. I'll visit one day though. I am skipping the ventriloquist. Dummies will be back for more trivia next week. Here's a hint. Which is the only one of the original 13 colonies. Not to border the ocean. No cheating. And using a map. Try to solve this one in your head. I'll see you back here next Wednesday. This has been episode 180 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 could find me at the voices in my head. Head.com. Thanks for listening. Head.com. Thanks for listening.