How to Know the Tennessee State Symbols

Amaze everyone you meet in your travels to Tennessee with your knowledge of both obscure and well-known state facts and trivia. Follow these steps to impress your boss, friends or even your children and grandchildren.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Talk about the state bird of Tennessee. It's the mockingbird.
2. Speak about the state horse, the Tennessee walking horse.
3. Divulge the name of the state wildflower, the passion flower.
4. Chat about the Tennessee cave salamander, Tennessee's state amphibian.
5. Mention that the state gemstone is the Tennessee pearl.
6. Sing the state song, "My Homeland, Tennessee."
7. Utter the Tennessee state motto: We dare maintain our rights.
8. Astonish your audience by reciting Tennessee's nicknames: the volunteer state, the Big Bend state and the mother of southwestern statesmen.

Tips & Warnings

• Tennessee comes from an Indian word which means the meeting place.
• A person from Tennessee is considered a Tennessean or a Tennesseean.