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Lee County Quiz (April 5)
Good morning! I hope everyone had a great Easter.
Starting today, the Lee County Quiz that once appeared in the Neighbors section will be posted every Monday morning on the Neighbors blog. Like the print edition, the quiz features 10 multiple choice or true-false questions. You can post your answers below the quiz or e-mail them to me at bobby.pepper@djournal.com.
I'll post the answers Tuesday. Good luck!
1. Where is the TVA sign located in Tupelo?a. Downtownb. Crosstownc. Ballard Park2. Unity Community is east of this city...a. Nettletonb. Saltilloc. Mooreville3. Baldwyn sits on the line of these counties ....a. Lee-Unionb. Lee-Itawambac. Lee-Prentiss4. What's the mascot nickname for Shannon High School?a. Tigersb. Troopersc. Red Raiders5. Nettleton sits on the line of these counties ...a. Lee-Monroeb. Lee-Chickasawc. Lee-Pontotoc6. The Lee County Agri-Center can be found in ....a. Shannonb. Plantersvillec. Verona7. Pine Grove Community is located ...a. West of Guntownb. East of Saltilloc. South of Shannon8. The Lee County Chancery Clerk is ...a. Joyce Loftinb. Bill Bensonc. Tommie Lee Ivy9. BancorpSouth Arena stands at the spot once occupied by ...a. Downtown Mallb. The grandstands where Elvis Presley performed during his Tupelo Fairground appearancesc. Lindbergh's nightclub10. True or False -- President Franklin Roosevelt spoke at Ballard Park during his 1935 visit to Tupelo?
1. b
2. b
3. c
4. c
5. a
6. c
7. c
8. b
9. a
10. False (Roosevelt spoke in 1934 at Robins Field).
Marilyn Reed, the only person who e-mailed answers to me, got nine correct.