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  • 1. Who plays the character Rayna Jaymes in 'Nashville'?
A) Sam Palladio
B) Connie Britton
C) Clare Bowen
D) Hayden Panettiere
  • 2. What is the name of Rayna's record label in the show?
A) Highway 65 Records
B) Edgehill Records
C) Bluebird Records
D) Rayna Records
  • 3. Who is Rayna Jaymes' main love interest in 'Nashville'?
A) Teddy Conrad
B) Luke Wheeler
C) Liam McGuinnis
D) Deacon Claybourne
  • 4. Where is the TV show 'Nashville' primarily set in?
A) Austin, Texas
B) Nashville, Tennessee
C) Atlanta, Georgia
D) Los Angeles, California
  • 5. What is the name of the bar where many performances take place in 'Nashville'?
A) Waterloo Records
B) The Stage
C) The Wildhorse Saloon
D) The Bluebird Cafe
  • 6. Who plays the character Luke Wheeler on 'Nashville'?
A) David Alford
B) Eric Close
C) Will Chase
D) Oliver Hudson
  • 7. Which actress plays the character Juliette Barnes?
A) Aubrey Peeples
B) Hayden Panettiere
C) Connie Britton
D) Clare Bowen
  • 8. What instrument does Deacon Claybourne primarily play?
A) Guitar
B) Violin
C) Drums
D) Piano
  • 9. What is Nashville's rank by population among U.S. cities as of 2024?
A) 10th-most populous city
B) 30th-most populous city
C) 5th-most populous city
D) 21st-most populous city
  • 10. In which year was Nashville founded, and who was it named after?
A) 1790, James Robertson
B) 1780, John Sevier
C) 1779, Francis Nash
D) 1765, Andrew Jackson
  • 11. Which river is Nashville located on?
A) Ohio River
B) Tennessee River
C) Cumberland River
D) Mississippi River
  • 12. What type of government does Nashville have since 1963?
A) Consolidated city-county government
B) Town meeting government
C) Commission form of government
D) Mayor-council government
  • 13. Which university in Nashville is known for the Fisk Jubilee Singers?
A) Fisk University
B) Tennessee State University
C) Vanderbilt University
D) Belmont University
  • 14. What was Nashville's first major industry before the Civil War?
A) Textile manufacturing
B) Automobile production
C) Coal mining
D) Iron production
  • 15. What was the population of Nashville at the 2020 census?
A) 700,000
B) 600,000
C) 689,447
D) 750,000
  • 16. Which major event marked Nashville's significance during the Civil War in 1862?
A) Location of President Lincoln's address
B) Confederate capital for the remainder of the war
C) Site of a major battle between Union and Confederate forces
D) First Confederate state capital to fall to U.S. troops
  • 17. Which global city classification does Nashville fall under as of 2020?
A) Beta
B) Alpha
C) Gamma
D) Delta
  • 18. What nickname is sometimes given to Nashville due to its educational institutions?
A) Boston of the South
B) Rome of the South
C) Paris of the Plains
D) Athens of the South
  • 19. Which major epidemic struck Nashville in 1849-1850?
A) Smallpox
B) Influenza
C) Typhoid fever
D) Cholera
  • 20. Which industry was not a major center in Nashville as of 2020?
A) Textile manufacturing
B) Healthcare
C) Banking
D) Publishing
  • 21. What year did the Ku Klux Klan chapter form in Nashville?
A) 1899
B) 1868
C) 1880
D) 1875
  • 22. Which of these entities has its headquarters in Nashville?
A) General Motors
B) Boeing
C) Apple Inc.
D) Hospital Corporation of America
  • 23. What year marked the establishment of the Grand Ole Opry?
A) 1912
B) 1925
C) 1945
D) 1950
  • 24. Which radio announcer coined the moniker 'Music City, U.S.A.'?
A) Chet Atkins
B) George D. Hay
C) Bob Neal
D) David Cobb
  • 25. What was a key characteristic of the 'Nashville Sound' that emerged in the mid-1950s?
A) Heavy metal influences
B) Folk harmonies
C) Electronic beats
D) Smooth strings and choruses
  • 26. Who were the first African American attorneys elected to the city council in 1951?
A) Z. Alexander Looby and Robert E. Lillard
B) Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy
C) Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas
D) John Lewis and Andrew Young
  • 27. Which community was impacted by a highway built through it in Nashville?
A) Downtown
B) Edgehill
C) Centennial Park
D) West End
  • 28. In what year did Nashville annex some 42 square miles of suburban jurisdictions?
A) After the failed referendum in 1958
B) 1995
C) 1979
D) 1962
  • 29. Which year did Nashville consolidate its government with Davidson County?
A) 1958
B) 1963
C) 1979
D) 1995
  • 30. What was the innovative plan used by Nashville to desegregate schools in 1957?
A) Separate but equal facilities
B) Grade a year plan
C) Immediate full integration
D) Busing students across districts
  • 31. Which city did Nashville overtake as the nation's second biggest record-producing center in 1960?
A) Memphis
B) Chicago
C) Detroit
D) Hollywood
  • 32. In what year did the Nashville Predators make their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance?
A) 2004
B) 1989
C) 1998
D) 2017
  • 33. Which mayor of Nashville was also a later governor of Tennessee?
A) Beverly Briley
B) Phil Bredesen
C) Marty Luttrell
D) Ben West
  • 34. What event occurred on April 8, 1967, at Fisk University and Tennessee State University?
A) The first sit-in of the Nashville Student Movement
B) A riot broke out after Stokely Carmichael spoke about Black Power
C) A peaceful protest for civil rights
D) A music festival promoting racial equality
  • 35. What happened outside two African American sites in Nashville in 1979?
A) A new civil rights legislation was signed
B) Ku Klux Klan burnt crosses
C) Peaceful marches for equality
D) A major music festival took place
  • 36. What was the name of the NFL team that moved to Nashville and became the Tennessee Titans?
A) Dallas Cowboys
B) San Francisco 49ers
C) Atlanta Falcons
D) Houston Oilers
  • 37. What was the name of the music genre that transformed into 'Countrypolitan' in Nashville during the 1960s?
A) 'Blues'
B) 'Rockabilly'
C) 'Nashville Sound'
D) 'Jazz'
  • 38. When did Nashville residents reject the Charter Amendment 1?
A) May 7, 2010
B) September 28, 2019
C) January 22, 2009
D) March 25, 2015
  • 39. Which of the following was NOT damaged during the 2010 Nashville flooding?
A) Bridgestone Arena
B) Schlitz Park
C) Grand Ole Opry House
D) Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
  • 40. Who became the first female mayor of Nashville?
A) David Briley
B) Freddie O'Connell
C) Megan Barry
D) John Cooper
  • 41. Which Baptist denomination has the highest percentage in Nashville?
A) Baptists
B) Presbyterians
C) Methodists
D) Pentecostals
  • 42. What percentage of Nashville's ground surface is covered by urban tree canopy?
A) 56%
B) 65%
C) 40%
D) 75%
  • 43. What percentage of Nashville's neighborhoods were considered unaffordable for Black and Hispanic families earning median incomes by 2020?
A) 85%
B) 99%
C) 50%
D) 75%
  • 44. What was the percentage increase in Nashville's population from 2010 to 2020?
A) 14.67%
B) 8.9%
C) 20.3%
D) 10.5%
  • 45. What geophysical region surrounds the Nashville Basin?
A) Blue Ridge Mountains
B) Highland Rim
C) Appalachian Mountains
D) Ozark Plateau
  • 46. Who became the ninth mayor of Nashville on September 28, 2019?
A) Megan Barry
B) David Briley
C) Freddie O'Connell
D) John Cooper
  • 47. What was Megan Barry's role in the city's first same-sex wedding?
A) She opposed it
B) She organized it
C) She attended as a guest
D) She officiated
  • 48. What is the second largest religion in Nashville?
A) Hinduism
B) Islam
C) Judaism
D) Buddhism
  • 49. What is the median household income in Nashville?
A) $50,000
B) $55,377
C) $40,500
D) $46,141
  • 50. When did the referendum called Choose How You Move pass?
A) May 24, 2018
B) November 5, 2024
C) September 28, 2019
D) March 3, 2020
  • 51. What type of magnolia is evergreen in Nashville's climate?
A) Star magnolia
B) Southern magnolia
C) Sweetbay magnolia
D) Saucer magnolia
  • 52. What was the median home price increase in North Nashville from 2010 to 2020?
A) $431,411
B) $532,121
C) $100,710
D) $200,000
  • 53. Which company announced plans to build an operations center in Nashville Yards?
A) iHeartMedia
B) Amazon
C) Oracle Corporation
D) AllianceBernstein
  • 54. What position did David Briley hold during Megan Barry's administration before becoming mayor?
A) Vice Mayor
B) Acting Mayor
C) Chief of Police
D) City Council Member
  • 55. What is the lowest elevation point in Nashville above sea level?
A) 500 feet (152 m)
B) 600 feet (183 m)
C) 300 feet (91 m)
D) 385 feet (117 m)
  • 56. Which month has the highest mean temperature in Donelson?
A) July
B) December
C) April
D) January
  • 57. How many census tracts transitioned from majority Black to majority non-Black between 2010 and 2020?
A) Eight
B) Six
C) Two
D) Four
  • 58. Which industry is considered the largest in Nashville?
A) Health care
B) Automotive
C) Finance
D) Technology
  • 59. Where did Nissan North America move its corporate headquarters from in 2006?
A) Gardena, California
B) Smyrna, Tennessee
C) Detroit, Michigan
D) Franklin, Tennessee
  • 60. What Southern confection has been made in Nashville since 1912?
A) Pecan pie
B) Fried chicken
C) Banana pudding
D) Goo Goo Clusters
  • 61. Which company selected Nashville as the site for its second digital headquarters in December 2019?
A) Amazon
B) AllianceBernstein
C) Oracle Corporation
D) iHeartMedia
  • 62. What was the hottest temperature ever recorded in Nashville?
A) 110 °F on August 15, 1999
B) 109 °F on June 29, 2012
C) 105 °F on July 4, 2005
D) 115 °F on September 10, 1987
  • 63. What type of cactus is grown somewhat commonly in Nashville?
A) Cholla cactus
B) Golden barrel cactus
C) Barrel cactus
D) Prickly pear cactus
  • 64. Who became the tenth mayor of Nashville on September 25, 2023?
A) John Cooper
B) David Briley
C) Megan Barry
D) Freddie O'Connell
  • 65. Which city nearby Nashville is known for its 'cedar glades'?
A) Clarksville
B) Springfield
C) Franklin
D) Lebanon
  • 66. What significant event for the garage door industry took place in Nashville in May 1997?
A) A major trade show launch
B) The founding of the National Garage Door Association
C) The inaugural professional certification examinations by IDEA
D) The opening of a new manufacturing plant
  • 67. Which religion is the dominant one in Nashville according to Sperling's BestPlaces?
A) Judaism
B) Islam
C) Buddhism
D) Christianity
  • 68. Which high desert plant is commonly grown in Nashville?
A) Saguaro cactus
B) Colorado spruce
C) Joshua tree
D) Yucca brevifolia
  • 69. How many counties does the Nashville metropolitan area encompass?
A) 20
B) 13
C) 15
D) 10
  • 70. How many households were there in Nashville as per the 2020 census?
A) 279,545
B) 254,651
C) 250,000
D) 300,000
  • 71. Which organization has its headquarters in Nashville?
A) American Red Cross
B) Screen Actors Guild
C) The Barbershop Harmony Society
D) National Football League
  • 72. In which year was Nashville described as 'Nowville' and 'It City'?
A) 2020
B) 2015
C) 2009
D) 2013
  • 73. What is the average relative humidity in Nashville during mornings?
A) 60%
B) 90%
C) 83%
D) 70%
  • 74. Which immigrant group has the largest community in Nashville?
A) Kurds
B) Mexicans
C) Vietnamese
D) Arabs
  • 75. How many square feet of exhibit space does the Music City Center have?
A) 350,000 square feet (33,000 m2)
B) 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2)
C) 450,000 square feet (42,000 m2)
D) 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2)
  • 76. What percentage of settlers in Fort Nashborough were enslaved and free individuals of African descent in 1779?
A) Approximately 20 percent
B) 30 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 10 percent
  • 77. On what date did tornadoes cause destruction and fatalities in Nashville in 2023?
A) March 27, 2023
B) May 24, 2018
C) December 9, 2023
D) September 25, 2023
  • 78. In 2017, how was Nashville described economically by numerous publications?
A) A stable economy
B) An economic downturn
C) A southern boomtown
D) A declining city
  • 79. Which venue was home to the Grand Ole Opry until 1974?
A) Schroeder Hall
B) Ryman Auditorium
C) Grand Ole Opry House
D) Bridgestone Arena
  • 80. What is the highest elevation point in Nashville above sea level?
A) 800 feet (244 m)
B) 900 feet (274 m)
C) 1,163 feet (354 m)
D) 1,200 feet (366 m)
  • 81. In which year was Nashville ranked as the 26th-worst spring allergy city in the U.S.?
A) 2008
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2015
  • 82. In what year was the Life & Casualty Tower completed?
A) 1970
B) 1965
C) 1957
D) 1980
  • 83. What is the median income for males with a year-round, full-time job in Nashville?
A) $45,000
B) $36,292
C) $41,017
D) $50,000
  • 84. What is the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone for Nashville?
A) 8a
B) 7b
C) 9b
D) 6a
  • 85. When was the special election held following Megan Barry's resignation?
A) December 9, 2023
B) May 24, 2018
C) September 25, 2023
D) March 6, 2018
  • 86. Which guitar company has been headquartered in Nashville since 1984?
A) Yamaha
B) Ibanez
C) Gibson
D) Fender
  • 87. What is the name of Nashville's first skyscraper?
A) Pinnacle
B) Batman Building
C) Life & Casualty Tower
D) AT&T Building
  • 88. Which building is commonly referred to as the 'Batman Building' by locals?
A) Pinnacle
B) Life & Casualty Tower
C) Nashville Municipal Building
D) AT&T Building
  • 89. What type of climate does Nashville International Airport in Donelson have?
A) Tundra
B) Humid subtropical
C) Mediterranean
D) Desert
  • 90. During which months does the wet season occur in Old Hickory?
A) February through July
B) April through September
C) March through August
D) January through June
  • 91. What percentage of Nashville's population identifies as Christian?
A) 59.6%
B) 50%
C) 57.7%
D) 60%
  • 92. Which festival is associated with cherry blossom trees in Nashville?
A) Annual cherry blossom festival
B) Magnolia Festival
C) Flower Show
D) Spring Bloom Celebration
  • 93. What is the name of the full-scale replica of the Parthenon located in Nashville?
A) The Parthenon
B) Nashville Temple
C) Grecian Pavilion
D) Athens Hall
  • 94. By how much has the average summer temperature in Nashville risen from 1970 to 2020?
A) 3.5 degrees F
B) 5.6 degrees F
C) 2.8 degrees F
D) 1.0 degree F
  • 95. Which park was recently completed as a new MTA bus hub in downtown Nashville?
A) Hermitage Park
B) Public Square
C) Cheekwood Botanical Garden
D) Centennial Park
  • 96. Which flower is popular to plant during the autumn in Nashville?
A) Pansy
B) Tulip
C) Daffodil
D) Sunflower
  • 97. When did a tornado strike just north of downtown Nashville, causing fatalities?
A) September 28, 2019
B) March 27, 2023
C) March 3, 2020
D) December 25, 2020
  • 98. Which Yucca species is trunking and grown in Nashville?
A) Yucca gloriosa
B) Yucca filamentosa
C) Yucca aloifolia
D) Yucca rostrata
  • 99. What was the focus of Freddie O'Connell's election platform in 2023?
A) Enhancing education
B) Improving transportation
C) Reducing crime rates
D) Expanding healthcare services
  • 100. Which tree is dominant in the cedar glades of Lebanon?
A) Virginian juniper
B) Cherry blossom trees
C) Crepe myrtles
D) Southern magnolia
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