In Lt. Governor Amy Tuck’s successful 1999 Campaign, who created the phrase “Me and My Truck Are For Amy Tuck?”
(A) Al Tuck
(B) Terry Burton
(C) Travis Little
(D) Charles Pittman
(E) Fletcher & Rowley
Answer: “D” Former State Senator Charles Pittman, now a member of Governor Haley Barbour’s Staff.
Which nation and monarch commissioned the Hernando de Soto expedition which made him the first European to set foot on Mississippi soil?
(a) Spain and Charles I
(b) Portugal and Sebastian III
(c) Brazil and d'Iberville
(d) France and Louis XIV
Answer: "A" Spain and Charles I
How many counties comprised Mississippi at the signing of the first Constitution?
(a) 34
(b) 3
(c) 14
(d) 0
Answer: "C" 14
Which past governor of Mississippi is an ancestor of Governor Barbour?
(a) Walter Leake
(b) David Holmes
(c) John A. Quitman
(d) William L. Sharkey
Answer: "A" Walter Leake
What is Mississippi's state song?
(a) "The Blues is Alright" by Little Milton
(b) "A Song for Mississippi" by Lehman Engel
(c) "Go Mississippi" by Houston Davis
(d) "Mississippi Forever" by Jimmie Rogers
Answer: "C" "Go Mississippi" by Houston Davis
In terms of land elevation above sea level, name the highest point in Mississippi.
(a) Winterville Mounds, Washington County
(b) Temple Mount, Adams County
(c) Woodall Mountain, Tishomingo County
(d) Mount Ashland, Benton County
Answer: "C" Woodall Mountain, Tishomingo County
Who was Chief of Staff for Governor Ross Barnett, former Mayor of Forest and the author of the 1980 book, “I Rolled With Ross?”
(A) Rex McRaney
(B) John Bell Williams
(C) Charlie Griffin
(D) Erle Johnston
(E) Billy Joe Cross
Answer: “D” The late Erle Johnston, native of Grenada, Mississippi
Which Mississippi Governor was photographed in a Las Vegas Hotel’s heart shaped bathtub and ran by the Associated press nationwide?
(A) Ray Mabus
(B) Bill Allain
(C) Cliff Finch
(D) Ronnie Musgrove
(E) William Winter
Answer: "C" Cliff Finch in 1978
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