Texas trivia and other facts

A quiz of facts about the State of Texas. Rather in depth, some easy questions, some historical, some geographical some just general trivia. Now to add characters, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Tom Sawyer, Yoda, Reverend Jim, Mork from Ork, RoboCop, Tiny Tim

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1. What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
2. What is your gender?
Male
Female
3. What is the state tree of Texas?
Post Oak
Pecan
Mesquite
Fan Ash
4. In what Texas county will you find the Alamo?
Travis
Houston
San Angelo
Bexar
5. In what city did Santa Anna surrender his Mexican army to Texas forces ending the battle of independence?
San Antonio
Victoria
Brazos
San Jacinto
6. Which of these countries listed was NOT one of the 6 who flew flags over Texas?
Spain
Republic of Texas
Germany
France
7. Austin is the capital of Texas, however before it was Austin what was it called?
Waterloo
Washington on the Brazos
Balcones
Edwards
8. The state's name derives from a word in the Caddoan language of the Hasinai. What does it loosely translate to in English?
Community
Friends
Open skies
Courage
9. In what year did Texas win its indpendence from Mexico?
1836
1869
1891
1814
10. Which city is considered by historians to be the oldest in Texas?
Galveston
El Paso
Nacogdoches
Corpus Christi
11. Name the greatest military commander of WWII born and raised in Texas.
Adm. Chester Nimitz
Gen. George Marshall
Gen. George Patton
Gen. John Sherman
12. From what city was the pink granite quarried that built the state captial building in Austin?
Marble Falls
Spicewood
Burnet
Llano
13. Austin, Texas August 1st. Charles Whitman shoots and kills 16 people from the U.T. Tower. What year did this occur?
1971
1968
1965
1966
14. Nov. 22, 1963 JFK is assasinated in Dallas. What was the name of the area where he was shot?
Hancock Center
Capitol Plaza
Dealey Plaza
Congress Corner
15. Without looking at a map, name the longest road in Texas.
Hwy. 281
IH 10
Hwy. 83
IH 35
16. How many U.S. Presidents were born in Texas?
1
2
3
4
17. Pick the right last name of the first female Governor of Texas.
Ferguson
Barker
Richards
Hogg
18. In what city and year was a Worlds Fair held in Texas?
Dallas, 1952
Houston, 1965
Austin, 1949
San Antonio, 1968
19. One of the following soft drinks was invented in Waco in 1885, name it.
Dr. Pepper
Mountain Dew
Nee-Hi
YaHoo!
20. Name the most populous county in Texas.
Dallas
Harris
Houston
El Paso
21. Before Texas adopted lethal injection for capital crimes what form of execution did they use?
Gas Chamber
Electric Chair
Firing Squad
Hanging
22. What Texas port city was almost blown off the map when several ships loaded with ammonia nitrate caught fire and exploded in 1947?
Galveston
Port Arthur
Baytown
Texas City
23. Where was the first major oil well drilled in Texas?
Beaumont
Kilgore
Spindletop
Giddings
24. The Rio Grande is the longest river in Texas. Name the second longest.
Pecos
Colorado
Red
Brazos
25. Every Texan should know our state dish.
Enchiladas
Chilli
Chicken Fried Steak
Brisket (Bar-B-Q)
26. One of these cities is smaller than Austin, make your guess.
Detroit
Boston
San Deigo
Indianapolis
27. In 1845 Texas joined the United States as the ____ state
30th
29th
31st
28th
28. Name the only Texas Governor to have ever been impeached from office
Watson
Hogg
Ferguson
Waller
29. Texas A&M university opened its doors in the year _____ a full 7 years before The Univeristy of Texas began.
1899
1876
1889
1901
30. Name the following celebrity that was NOT born in Texas
Steve Martin
Tommie Lee Jones
Carol Burnett
Robert Duvall
31. Give the 2 last names of the men responisble for the Dallas Cowboys football team.
Staubach-Landry
Landry-Schramm
Schramm-Murchison
Murchison-Adams
32. At over 8,700 feet this is the highest point in Texas or any place in the U.S. east of the Rockies.
Brazos Pass
Guadalupe Peak
Big Bend
Marfa Mountains
33. Which of the following cities is credited with being crucial in the Texas war with Mexcio for independence in a battle fought on October 9, 1835?
Victoria
Galveston
Goliad
Brenham
34. Nolan Ryan, one of the greatest pitchers in American Baseball was born in which Texas town?
Refugio
Alvin
Rosenberg
Sealy
35. This location is revered as the site of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836 declaring it in independent Nation.
Treaty Oak
Brazos Pass
The Trinity Fork
Washington on the Brazos
36. Which U.S. Presidents administration invited Texas into the Union of States in 1845?
Tyler
Polk
Taylor
Buchanan
37. The last battle of the Civil War, the Battle of ___________, was fought in Texas, on May 12, 1865, well after Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox.
Anhalt
Three Rivers
Kings Ranch
Palmito Ranch
38. Name the Texas city at the highest elevation
Alpine
Fort Davis
Valentine
Marathon
39. Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
Jefferson Davis
Sam Houston
William B. Travis
40. Which Pro sports team listed is the newest in Texas?
Mavericks
Spurs
Rockets
Rangers

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