Arkansas Festivals

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1. The 1970s sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" featured an episode in which turkeys were dropped from planes. This episode was a parody of an actual annual festival in Yellville, Arkansas. The most unusual attraction of this festival is the Turkey Drop. What do people from all over the state (and country!) get together to celebrate every October? Turkey Trot Turkey Drop Days Turkey Fest Gobbler Fest

2. What was the Helena Blues and Heritage Festival formerly known as? The Helena Blues Fesival The King Biscuit Festival The Muddy Biscuit Festival The Blind Biscuit Festival

3. Weiner, Arkansas, (I'm not kidding) is home to a festival celebrating a major Arkansas crop. There is a large plant there owned by the Arkansas company that produces more of this crop than anywhere else in the country. What crop inspires such fun every year? cotton wheat rice corn

4. Cotter, Arkansas, located on the White River, bills itself as the "'Some kind of fish' Capital USA." What type of fishing are they so proud of, to the point of holding an annual festival in honor of it? Bass Trout Carp Bluegill

5. "Wings over the Prairie" is held in Stuttgart, Arkansas. What world championship is held during this festival? World Pheasant Hunters Championship World Turkey Calling Championship World Duck Calling Championship World Hang-gliding Championship

6. Jasper, Arkansas, has hosted an annual festival since 1998 honoring a specific type of game hunting. What is the game featured at their festival? Buffalo Elk Deer Possum

7. Our former president, William Jefferson Clinton, claims Hope, Arkansas, as his hometown. Hope has an annual festival celebrating which type of melon? canteloupe watermelon honeydew casaba

8. Little Rock and North Little Rock host this Arkansas festival every year, featuring, among other attractions, live music, food booths and local crafts booths. What is it called? LakeFest RiverFest LittleRock Fest ArkansasFest

9. Morrilton, a small town in Central Arkansas, has been hosting a pig-based festival for 18 years. Despite the unusual nature of the festival, Saturday of 2007's festival attracted 30,000 people! What do they call this squealing good time? Hog Wild! Morrilton PigFest Great Arkansas Pig Out National Pig Chasing Championships

10. No quiz on Arkansas festivals would be complete without this last one. In Conway, Arkansas, every May, there is a three day festival that prominently features and takes its name from an amphibian. This festival is popular throughout the state and beyond. What is it called? Toad Suck Daze Salamander Daze Frog Suck Daze Newt Daze