JuJu: 2008

1. Year of statehood June 1,1796
2. Populations 5,689,283
3. Capital
4. Motto Agriculture and Commerce
5. Bird Mockingbird
6. Flower Iris
7. Tree Yellow-poplar
8. Song Title The Tennessee Waltz

9. Save a picture of the state flag, state shape, state bird, state flower, and state tree to your server folder. (Right clock on the picture on the interent/save picture or image) List the filenames below that you used to save the picture

http://www.50states.com/flag/tnflag.htm
http://www.shop50states.com/image/00234p1.jpg
http://www.50states.com/flower/picts/tennessee.jpg
http://www.50states.com/tree/picts/ltulipiferabark.jpg

LIST OF FILENAMES -POST

10. Find 2 popular tourist attractions located in your state and know the following information for each ( Museum, Universities, National Forest, State Parks, Sports Team)

a. Name of each attraction
1. Ride The Ducks
2. Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum

b. The city where each attraction is located.
1. Memphis
2. Nashville

c. Give a brief description of each attraction
1.Ducks are vehicles that were designed for use during WWII to transport troops and supplies from ship to shore. The history, humor, and heroes of the town can be discovered through the entertaining and informative narration on board Ride The Ducks, which cruise the streets of downtown as well as the waterways of the Mississippi.

2.The main permanent exhibit, Sing Me Back Home, is a journey through the history of country Music, drawing on the museum's rich collection of historical costumes, memorabilia, instruments, photographs, manuscripts and other objects. Live performances, interactive exhibits, and lots of great music supplement these artifacts.

d. Save a picture of each tourist attraction to your server folder (ID#) List below the filenames you used when you saved the pictures.
http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicv/vfiles24976.jpg
http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=93081&rendTypeId=4

11. Find 4 fast facts about your state. Remember you are trying to entertain so pick interesting facts that make your state UNIQUE.
a. The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
b. Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
c. There were more National Guard soldiers deployed from the state for the Gulf War effort than any other state.
d. Davy Crockett was not born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, as the song says. He was born on the banks of Limestone Creek near Greeneville, where a replica of the Crockett's log cabin stands today.

12. List all sources used in finding your state information and pictures (EX: www.50states.com) include the following about each site:
a. Name (title bar)
b. URL address,
c. date you accessed
d. Author of site (if there is one)
e. Date of posting/revision of site (if it appears on the bottom of the website page)