• Who jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge?
• What does NASCAR stand for?
• Among the signers of the Declaration of Independence, whose autograph is the rarest and most valuable?
• What is a catahoula hog dog?
• Who was the first black tennis player to win a major national tournament?

Entertaining and educational, this quiz book covers every aspect of southern culture, from alligators to melungeons to zydeco. More than 800 nifty questions and answers test your knowledge of literature, music, history, politics, sports and recreation, science, industry, and religion. A great book for Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit fans!

The questions were compiled by Lisa Howorth, who writes, teaches, and speaks about southern culture for the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi.

Published in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Southern Culture by the University of North Carolina Press.

134 pp. $9.95

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