Here's some Mississippi and Elvis trivia for you. Years ago I lived in Tupelo, MS and took the school bus five days a week to Tupelo High School. The bus passed Elvis' home, a little white house on the back road. Elvis was still alive at the time but not as popular as he once was. If you wanted to see inside the house, which was always locked, you had to walk down the street to a little old lady who had the key, and she'd let you in. Additionally, Elvis performed at the Lyric Theatre (the movie house) in Tupelo when he was young. The Lyric was also one of the first theatres in the US to show THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW as a midnight movie, back in 1975 (might have been '76), and I first saw RHPS at one of those midnight showings.
In a “ six degrees of separation “ sort of a thing: Robin Williams’ great grandfather was a governor of Mississippi ( Joseph Mclaurin ), he later became a senator for the state as well.
As an alum of Mississippi College in Clinton, it is a private college that was founded in 1826. Mississippi University for Women was the first public college for women and is located in Columbus, MS founded in 1884. Mississippi College was the first institution to grant a degree to a woman in 1831 but it was a coeducational institution and a private institution.
Yeah when he said Clinton I was confused. I took a couple of dual enrollment classes at MUW when I was in high school. It may be a small campus compared to other universities but it is a very beautiful campus.
I agree but I live here and I’m so happy to finally find a video that doesn’t just make fun of my state just because of some stereotypes about our state
The first question: has two choices with river It's a Southern Thing: *lAnD* Ah yes, perfect logic Fun fact: The Ojibwe, where the name of the state came from, aren't even from Mississippi! They're from the Midwest and Canada, where they are the second largest of the First Nations. Michigan is also a state name of Ojibwe origin. It is the gallicized (French) variant of the Ojibwe word mishigama, which means "large lake"
Why you gotta make me miss where I just left to go live elsewhere? Seriously, though.. I thoroughly enjoyed my time living in MS and miss it. Lots of beautiful scenery, lovely folks and yeah, the occasional hurricane and/or tornado. :)
That was so much fun! I joined in on question #2! Please make another "battle" for each state!! I learned a lot about the lesser known facts! Thank you, thank you very much!
Just got back from Vegas. We stayed at the Westgate which used to be the Hilton and before that was The International where Elvis stayed and performed live for months at a time in Vegas. My souvenir ? Of course a T shirt with Elvis on it ! 💋
“Did the river come before the state or did the state come before the river?” Oh Lord. How do I say this nicely in my Mississippi mother tongue? Bless her heart.
Elvis got the answer about the first public women’s college in the United States, but it was not Mississippi College in Clinton. I am an alumni from it, Mississippi State College for Women was founded in 1884. I attended from 1975-1980 when it became Mississippi University for Women.
@Don C don’t worry about it, it has been co-Ed for a long time now. I don’t remember the exact year, but I attended in 1975 and I believe their were a few men enrolled then.
It did not become co-Ed until 1981 when a male nursing student sued for admittance and won. It is in terrible shape now and has lost its character. Many dorms have been demolished.
When my sister saw Elvis on TV, she would French kiss the television screen. You might say, “No big deal,” but I had to clean that dad gum screen! She has an alter, complete with candles, as an homage to this man! 😏
As someone who is bingeing on watching In the Heat of the Night... I got the first (don't know how I remembered) and last one right (answered the whole date before the question was finished) I know ITHOTN was filmed in Georgia. Yee Haw!
About the Mississippi River question about how long it would take,... exactly from what starting point? Itasca Lake in Minnesota? Actually, in looking this up, I was surprised the Mississippi River extends up into Minnesota. I thought it ended around Wyalusing, WI since I live in Wisconsin and have been to Wyalusing State Park looking at where the Mississippi trails off into the Wisconsin River. I guess, I didn't see the part that keeps going north.
Yes. First college for women is correct. MSCW (Mississippi State College for Women) in Columbus. Now it is MUW. Not Mississippi College. That is (or was) a Baptist college. Thanks for all the nice things y’all said about Mississippi! Love what y’all do!
Is nobody gonna mention that they put the wrong answer for the international ballet competition question? Cuz they put C for lacrosse instead of B for fishing
My husky was born January 8, so I knew that one...just wasn't sure of the year. Glad they didn't give 4 possible answers of January 8 in various years!!😉
Lol I actually grew up with the guy who is playing Elvis and he’s a great guy and good friend.
He's a great Elvis!
That’s amazing!
Is this david lee?
@@user-rr3yw9dn1l you are correct sir
As a native of Mississippi, I feel ashamed at how many I missed. The ballet one threw me for a loop.
When he corrected the name of the town it was a wrap. 😂
Here's some Mississippi and Elvis trivia for you. Years ago I lived in Tupelo, MS and took the school bus five days a week to Tupelo High School. The bus passed Elvis' home, a little white house on the back road. Elvis was still alive at the time but not as popular as he once was. If you wanted to see inside the house, which was always locked, you had to walk down the street to a little old lady who had the key, and she'd let you in.
Additionally, Elvis performed at the Lyric Theatre (the movie house) in Tupelo when he was young. The Lyric was also one of the first theatres in the US to show THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW as a midnight movie, back in 1975 (might have been '76), and I first saw RHPS at one of those midnight showings.
I visited his house when I was a child. It only had two rooms, a bedroom and a kitchen.
I live there now and always have
nice to see some mississippi trivia without the implication that it is the worst place on earth.
The King Lives!! A little Mississippi trivia: How many of you knew that there's a town called 'Hot Coffee'?
Also a Soso Mississippi
And Coffeeville.
I've been to Hot Coffee but I blinked! Also been to D'Lo.
@@lorenstribling6096 You didn't stop for hot coffee in Hot Coffee???😄
@@ARWest-bp4yb Missed the whole dang town.
This was great. You should do this for every Southern state. This was fun to watch. Great job.
It's a Southern Thing, remember, when taking hints from Elvis you need to have a Suspicious Mind!
Exactly! He left the It's a Southern Thing team All Shook Up over some of those misdirected clues.
But they got caught in a trap…
I loved this one. I agree with Liz, it was better than I expected.
Well, now...he's a pretty darn good Elvis!
He is a really good Elvis!!
In a “ six degrees of separation “ sort of a thing: Robin Williams’ great grandfather was a governor of Mississippi ( Joseph Mclaurin ), he later became a senator for the state as well.
@@klptravel1 you can find his mother’s bio , it tells about her dad and grandfather.
As an alum of Mississippi College in Clinton, it is a private college that was founded in 1826. Mississippi University for Women was the first public college for women and is located in Columbus, MS founded in 1884.
Mississippi College was the first institution to grant a degree to a woman in 1831 but it was a coeducational institution and a private institution.
Yeah when he said Clinton I was confused. I took a couple of dual enrollment classes at MUW when I was in high school. It may be a small campus compared to other universities but it is a very beautiful campus.
Thank you for posting this! As soon as they said MC in Clinton I was like “No! No!” Excellent summary and kudos to both outstanding universities.
I thought the same thing! MC is great, but it’s not MUW. Mac is also a Baptist College that draws people from all over.
I was like not Clinton, it's The "W".
Oh Lord, I’m from MS and I would have embarrassed myself during this trivia.
Same lol
Elvis needs to be a regular.
Dang, Elvis HASN'T left the room! This was fun and I actually learned some stuff about Mississippi (not that I particularly wanted to know).
I was going to make that joke, or similar, Elvis, hasn't left the building.
I agree but I live here and I’m so happy to finally find a video that doesn’t just make fun of my state just because of some stereotypes about our state
@@jfarrow781 you're right, poor Mississippi often gets a bad rap!
You guys just make me smile and laugh! I was even shouting at my screen! HA!
Y'all should've bribed Elvis with a fried Peanut Butter & Banana sandwich.
If you knew anything about Ayulvis, it's"fried peanut butter 'n' ' nanner sammiches".
@@doughesson Banner sammiches? Just don't make them angry; Elvis wouldn't like them when they're angry... 😺
@@HariSeldon913 Dang stubby thick fingers hit the b instead of the n.
Thanks
@@doughesson Well we do have Thick Stubby fingers down South. Esp here in Louisiana!
Looks like he's already had a few! 😆
This was fun! Do more of these, please. 😊
I didn't expect this to be so much fun. :)
The first question: has two choices with river
It's a Southern Thing: *lAnD*
Ah yes, perfect logic
Fun fact: The Ojibwe, where the name of the state came from, aren't even from Mississippi! They're from the Midwest and Canada, where they are the second largest of the First Nations. Michigan is also a state name of Ojibwe origin. It is the gallicized (French) variant of the Ojibwe word mishigama, which means "large lake"
Obviously the river came before the state even though neither was named until the European settlements started.
Are you making stuff up, because you know we don't know? lol
@@HappyLife693 No, they're correct.
Why you gotta make me miss where I just left to go live elsewhere? Seriously, though.. I thoroughly enjoyed my time living in MS and miss it. Lots of beautiful scenery, lovely folks and yeah, the occasional hurricane and/or tornado. :)
I think I'm stuck between the game of Pictionary and Trivial Pursuit. Nice artwork on the fly! 💖🤣
I don't care what anybody else says. Mississippi's the best.. I love it here.
There's a brand new water tower on HWY61 at Leland with a big Kermit painted on it.
This was better than I thought it would be.😂
That was so much fun! I joined in on question #2! Please make another "battle" for each state!! I learned a lot about the lesser known facts! Thank you, thank you very much!
This is the crossover we y'all *needed*
Who else was yelling at the screen when they asked his birthday?
All I knew was that he was born in January
Just got back from Vegas. We stayed at the Westgate which used to be the Hilton and before that was The International where Elvis stayed and performed live for months at a time in Vegas. My souvenir ? Of course a T shirt with Elvis on it ! 💋
Sooo loved this !!! Thank You Thank you very much ❤️
“Did the river come before the state or did the state come before the river?”
Oh Lord. How do I say this nicely in my Mississippi mother tongue?
Bless her heart.
If Elvis only wrote sad songs
He would've been known as Elvis Depressley
A definite fail in the Elvis trivia there. Maybe you should check which songs he actually wrote.
This was great a d so much fun...Please do more like this!
Elvis got the answer about the first public women’s college in the United States, but it was not Mississippi College in Clinton. I am an alumni from it, Mississippi State College for Women was founded in 1884. I attended from 1975-1980 when it became Mississippi University for Women.
@Don C don’t worry about it, it has been co-Ed for a long time now. I don’t remember the exact year, but I attended in 1975 and I believe their were a few men enrolled then.
It did not become co-Ed until 1981 when a male nursing student sued for admittance and won. It is in terrible shape now and has lost its character. Many dorms have been demolished.
So much fun to watch! Thanks!
This was Sooooo much fun!!! Loved it!!
I like how they just picked up a random Elvis impersonator off the streets of Las Vegas and just went with it.
Actually if its who i think it is he lives in Birmingham, al.
That was a lot of fun you should do more like this
This is one of the best Its a Southern Thing videos. Loved it.
I love the guy playing Elvis! Such a fun video and great chemistry between all 4 people.
Shoutout Meridian, MS my home town 😂😂
Born and raised in Gulfport and so happy to know so many of these answers
That was a lot of fun!
My favorite Michigan joke: Spell "Mississippi".
(The river or the state?)
What fun! Thanks guys.
🤣🤣🤣😍 we a dang mess. Also A WHOLE LOT OF US PRONOUNCE IT MI'SIPPI 😅 js. Tha Sip
Sip
Gang gang 😎
🤣
This was fun! Do this again with Georgia being one of the first 13 American colonies!
Best channel on CZcams!!
I really enjoyed watching the trivia contest.
Well played, Elvis. Well played.
There should be an Arkansas trivia game
with a Johnny Cash impersonator.
You tied Elvis. You can never beat Elvis. Thank you, thank you very mutch.
I think it would be awesome and educational if you did this with every "official" Southern state!!
When my sister saw Elvis on TV, she would French kiss the television screen. You might say, “No big deal,” but I had to clean that dad gum screen! She has an alter, complete with candles, as an homage to this man! 😏
I started not to watch this; thinking it would be to stupid to put up with.
By the end, I was cheering for chunky elvis
Do one for every southern state. This was fun to watch!
That was enjoyable!
We need more Elvis vs the southern thing
Way to find Mississippi's most flattering ranking. No hate, I'm just saying
As someone from Mississippi, yes we tend to rank very high on the list of many bad things… 😓
Candy Corn does seemed like it appeared out nowhere. Like someone wished for a really sweet corn like candy from some evil genie.
I like candy corn.
Mix it pound for pound with boiled peanuts & it tastes just like a Payday candy bar.
I hope all y’all are gonna be safe in the storm love from Georgia
Man! Thanks for the LOLs! I haven't laughed this much in a while!
I love this elvis!!! Amazing
This should be a series.....impersonator from ever southern state vs IAST
That was fun!
Mississippian here. I got all but 2 right...and I knew about Elvis's birthdate (living in Pontotoc County right next to Tupelo has an advantage).
I’m actually from Tupelo, Mississippi same with Elvis!!!
Matt: "Everybody's a Winner when Mississippi's involved."
Me: "Really, because I can name a lot of stuff Mississippi isn't a winner at.
But those are too easy!
Elvis still has a house in Tennessee
Where?
@@doughesson did you ever hear of. GRACELAND, in Memphis…
@@anitapennington6195 Somewhere here in Memphis?
Nope.Where would it be?
Congratulations y'all I have been entertained
This is so funny, the only answer I knew was Elvis's birthday. I'm also in Washington state, so there's that.
A!! Jan 8, 1935. Same b'day as David Bowie's; & he was 1 yr. Older than my Mom!!! 💖💖💖 That's how I remember Elvis' Birthday!!!
As someone who is bingeing on watching In the Heat of the Night... I got the first (don't know how I remembered) and last one right (answered the whole date before the question was finished)
I know ITHOTN was filmed in Georgia. Yee Haw!
That was fun 😄.
merry christmas y’all
I gotta thank Johnny Cash for the first answer. The only answer I got right.
About the Mississippi River question about how long it would take,... exactly from what starting point? Itasca Lake in Minnesota? Actually, in looking this up, I was surprised the Mississippi River extends up into Minnesota. I thought it ended around Wyalusing, WI since I live in Wisconsin and have been to Wyalusing State Park looking at where the Mississippi trails off into the Wisconsin River. I guess, I didn't see the part that keeps going north.
They probably dropped a plastic ball with a tracker in the river to track the water flow.
I’m from Mississippi and I personally got all of these right
Belzonah...just like Missourah.....it's definitely a southern thing. David Lee.....Elvis!!!
Wooooo. Mississippi. Cool trivia. I knew most of those.
You all (I'm a Yankee) are hilarious!! 😂
He Did The Thing!😅
My nephew’s wife, her dad is a famous Elvis impersonator, he even had a movie made of his life
If it makes y’all feel any better I’m born and raised in MS and It’s A Southern Thing answered more correctly than I did. 😂
Page 14 of the Walker County History book, thank you.
Yes. First college for women is correct. MSCW (Mississippi State College for Women) in Columbus. Now it is MUW. Not Mississippi College. That is (or was) a Baptist college.
Thanks for all the nice things y’all said about Mississippi! Love what y’all do!
I love this Elvis
I'm standing strong from living in Memphis for 3 years and never going to Graceland.
I love you Elvis
That was fun to watch!
Is nobody gonna mention that they put the wrong answer for the international ballet competition question? Cuz they put C for lacrosse instead of B for fishing
my home state !!
Loved it!
We moved to Mississippi, Jackson and Richland respectively, so that my dad could work on the radio station, WSLI, back in the 80’s.
Stenis space center close to interstate 10 at. The East side of Mississippi almost at Louisiana where they test Rocket engines
Elvis, come back!
This was Awesome!!👍😁
My husky was born January 8, so I knew that one...just wasn't sure of the year. Glad they didn't give 4 possible answers of January 8 in various years!!😉
I live in Mississippi and i didn’t know these things about Mississippi.