Texas Trivia

1. Located in Jefferson County, Texas, what city was settled by Dutch immigrants and boasts the Dutch Windmill Museum?

From Quiz An International Tour of Texas

Answer: Nederland

Dutch Immigrants settled Nederland, Texas in 1897 on land sold by the Kansas City Southern railroad, and it was incorporated in 1940. Built in 1969, the Dutch Windmill Museum is a local history museum housed in an authentic replica of a Dutch windmill. The town was originally settled along Boston Avenue, where The Orange Hotel was built in 1897 to house oil and railroad workers.

From Quiz Medina County, Texas

Answer: 5

The counties are Bandera (north), Bexar (east), Atascosa (southeast), Frio (south), and Uvalde (west). Zavala County is to the southwest, but they just touch at the corner, similar to the four-corner states (Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah). Since a point is not a border (it has no length), areas that meet at a point are not considered bordering.

From Quiz Welcome to Austin, Texas

Answer: Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge

According to Bat Conservation International, in 2015 there were 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats living under the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge. The bridge was originally completed in 1910. The bat colony was born in 1980 when bridge reconstruction created small gaps under the bridge which made an excellent bat habitat. In 2006, the bridge was renamed for former Texas governor Ann Richards who served in that capacity from 1991 to 1995. Hundreds of people watch the bats exit every evening from the bridge top, boats, and surrounding area. The bats eat up to 20,000 pounds of insects, including mosquitoes and other pests, every night. Central Texas is home to many bat colonies. In Round Rock, 15 miles to the north of Austin, another 750,000 bats can be found under an Interstate 35 bridge. Bracken Cave is 65 miles to the south and home to the world's largest bat colony hosting approximately 20,000,000 Mexican free-tailed bats. The Pennybacker Bridge on Capitol of Texas Highway and spanning Lake Austin is also a well know area landmark.

From Quiz An Australian in Texas

Answer: American Airlines have a hub at DFW

Most major American airlines work on a hub and spoke model where routes move to a central major city and then fly to multiple cities from the hub. Dallas/Fort Worth is the biggest hub of America airlines. About 85% of DFW traffic is due to American Airlines, which, after its proposed merger with US Airways will be the largest airline in the world. Southwest Airlines fly point to point rather than hub and spoke, and they fly to Love Field, the other Dallas airport. Dallas is a large city. The car is the preferred mode of transport. Houston's main airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, was the tenth busiest for total passengers in North America in 2011.

From Quiz Texas Cities by Street Names

Answer: Houston

Houston is the largest city in Texas. There are 18 naturally formed streams running through the Houston area with "bayou" in the name, thus giving it its nickname.

From Quiz Counties in Texas

Answer: Harris

Houston was named for Sam Houston, one of the early leaders of Texas. It was built near the San Jacinto battlefield--the spot that the Texas army, led by Houston, defeated the Mexican army under the leadership of Gen. Santa Ana in April 1836. The victory here gave Texas its independence.

From Quiz Bexar County, Texas

Answer: 128

Bexar County, as a part of the Republic of Texas, extended west into what is now New Mexico, north into the panhandle area of Texas and Oklahoma, southwest Kansas, central Colorado, and central Wyoming. Texas is divided into 254 counties, the most of any US state. Over one half of these were a part of pre-statehood Bexar County.

From Quiz Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle

Answer: Yellow

Amarillo is named for the yellow grass that grows in the region. The Texas Panhandle is known as the Golden Plains. But don't say "Ahm-a-ree-yo" around here; the locals pronounce it "Am-a-rill-ah".

From Quiz Galveston, TX

Answer: 1900

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 brought winds of 135 miles per hour to the city which was often dubbed the "Wall Street of the South" because of its many banking and financial institutions .

From Quiz Austin Oddities

Answer: Jester Dorm

Jester holds 2,945 students. Students once believed that the architect also designed prisons.

From Quiz Nacogdoches, Texas

Answer: Oldest Town in Texas

Nacogdoches also claims the First Christmas in Texas!

From Quiz Port Aransas, Texas

Answer: Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi has a number of attractions like the U.S.S Lexington, Corpus Christi Museum of Science of History, and many others. Corpus Christi is about 28 miles from Port Aransas.

From Quiz All About Waco, Texas

Answer: The Waco Tribune-Herald

The Trib has served the community for over 100 years.

From Quiz Texas State Parks

Answer: Texas Parks and Wildlife

They have an excellent website, at www.tpwd.state.tx.us.

From Quiz Texas Travel

Answer: 1

At SH 183 and Amon Carter Blvd., you are in Ft. Worth. After you cross into Dallas County, you are in Irving. Once you get across Texas Stadium to Regal Row, you are in Dallas, so you only are required to drive through Irving.

From Quiz Lubbock, Texas

Answer: Panhandle Plains

Piney Woods is the eastern part of the state. Huntsville and Texarkana are there. Coastal Plains is down around the gulf. Corpus Christi is a Coastal Plains city. Big Bend is FAR west Texas. El Paso is the best known city here. The Panhandle Plains is in the "obviously" panhandle part of the state. Amarillo is also in the Panhandle Plains, but it is 120 miles North of Lubbock. Texas is a big state!

From Quiz Panhandle Pandemonium

Answer: Amarillo and Lubbock

For over one hundred years these cities have long competed for dominance in the region. Today they remain about the same size - around 200,000.

From Quiz Texas, Texas, Texas

Answer: Brownsville

Brownsville borders Mexico and is an important trading place along the Rio Grande.

From Quiz Fun Facts About The Lone Star State

Answer: Houston

According to the census that was taken in 2000, at that time Houston had just shy of 2,000,000 residents! Aside from being the biggest city in Texas, Houston also had the first domed stadium in the U.S.--the Astrodome.

From Quiz San Antonio Texas

Answer: The Alamo

General Santa Anna was the leader of the Mexican Army. The Alamo's chapel is one of the most photographed buildings in the nation.

From Quiz The Lone Star State

Answer: Guadalupe & Guadalupe Peak

Guadalupe Peak is in West Texas. It is situated with a group of mountains collectively known as Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

From Quiz Texas

Answer: New Braunfels

The Natural Bridge Mining Company Sluice lets visitors pan for gemstones (sapphire,ruby,topaz,crystal,emerald and a dozen other gems)as miners once did in their search for gold.

From Quiz Wichita Falls, Texas

Answer: 100,000

Wichita Falls is located in North Central Texas and has a population of approximately 100,000 people

From Quiz North Texas Geography

Answer: Ft. Worth

Here you'll find the famous honky tonk Billy Bob's.

From Quiz Cities in Texas

Answer: Brownsville

There is also a very small town called Southmost which is another seven miles south of Brownsville.

From Quiz Fort Worth, Texas

Answer: Dallas's Older Brother

Dallas was first settled in 1841 while Fort Worth was established as a military camp in 1949, making it marginally younger than Dallas.

From Quiz Texas Cities

Answer: Austin

They have many smaller campuses around, but the big one is in Austin

From Quiz Cities of Texas

Answer: Austin

From Quiz An International Tour of Texas

Answer: New London

Originally just named "London," the city became "New London" in 1931. Located in the eastern region of Texas, New London experienced a natural gas leak explosion in 1937 that destroyed a school and killed 295 students. After the explosion, the state legislature enacted a law requiring natural gas to be mixed with a malodorant so that there would be early warning for leaks.

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