TRIVIA
The
trivia questions below are taken from stories that appear
in the Spring 2008 and Winter 2007 issues of Show-Me
Missouri.
1. Name the only gristmill that stands alongside a covered
bridge in Missouri.
2. Wonders of Wildlife, the National Fish and Wildlife
Museum and Aquarium, is located beside what famous outdoor
store?
3. What Missouri tourist cave became famous for using barns
as billboards?
4. What museum of oddities claims to have locks of
President Truman's hair on display?
5. What sports Hall of Fame is located next to the new
Sprint Center in Kansas City?
6. Millstream Gardens Conservation Area is home to what
early-spring outdoor competition?
7. Name the entrepreneur who became well-known for bringing
the rich and famous to fish in Branson?
8. What gauge track is used by full-size trains?
9. What is the name of artist Thomas Hart Benton's famous
mural in the House Lounge at the Missouri State
Capitol?
(Answers:
1. Bollinger Mill State Historic Site. 2. Bass Pro Shops
Outdoor World in Springfield. 3. Meramec Caverns in
Sullivan. 4. Leila's Hair Museum in Independence. 5.
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. 6. Missouri
Whitewater Championships. 7. Jim Owen attracted the likes
of Charlton Heston and Gene Autry to the White River. 8.
56-and-a-half inches (four-foot, eight-and-a-half inches).
9. A Social History of the State of Missouri.
