February 2012, Lagniappe

Louisiana Trivia

Wed, Feb 01, 2012

QUESTIONS:

1. Before digging near a buried cable, you call “DOTTIE”. What does this stand for?
2. What did “A & P” stand for?
3. Which part of a firefly lights up?
4. What Indians had several villages around what is now Newellton?
5. What is Poverty Point's dominant feature?
6. What was the first seat of government in Lincoln Parish?
7. Where was the first coffee packing company in north Louisiana?
8. Who was Jimmie Davis referring to in "You Are My Sunshine"?
9. North Louisiana has produced three consecutive governors – who were they?
10. How tall is the LA State Capitol building, the tallest in the nation?

 ANSWERS:

1. Dial One Time To Inform Everyone
2. Atlantic and Pacific
3. Their tummy
4. Tensas Indians
5. A giant effigy mound depicting a bird in flight
6. Vienna
7. F. E. Morgan Coffee Company, Ruston
8. Huey Long, O.K. Allen, James A Noe
9. 450 feet with 34 floors