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Quiz about Panhandle Pandemonium
Quiz about Panhandle Pandemonium

Panhandle Pandemonium Trivia Quiz


This quiz covers the Panhandle region of Texas...It is as big as some states are by themselves and has a unique environment, history and culture.

A multiple-choice quiz by lilyan. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
lilyan
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
179,564
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
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735
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Question 1 of 15
1. The two largest cities in the Texas Panhandle are located near the top and bottom of the region. What are they? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. One of America's best attended, longest running outdoor musicals is staged each summer from mid-June until mid-August at an amphitheater in a large canyon in the Texas Panhandle. What is the name of this colorful pageant? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. The Texas Panhandle contains a large canyon second only in size to the Grand Canyon. What is the name of this geological wonder? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. The Texas Panhandle sits on top of an aquifer that supplies water for the populace as well as for crop irrigation. What is the name of this life sustaining geologic formation? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. The small town of Canyon contains a three story museum that is filled with dinosaur bones, old cars, art work, windmills, a pioneer town and a walk through oil field. Well worth visiting, what is the name of this museum? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Name this town that has more cattle per square inch inside the city limits than any other in the United States. Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. A disproportionately large number of commercial musicians come from the Panhandle of Texas. Pick the correct answer, please. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. This Panhandle musician is credited with originating Western Swing. Who is he and where was he raised? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. There are sections remaining of this famous highway that once ran from Chicago to the west coast. In Amarillo it is lined with antique shops, eateries and live music venues. What was it called? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Cereal Magnate C.W.Post in 1913 brought the concept of an entire industry existing in one town from farm to finished product. This town raised cotton, processed it and produced the finished textile products called Garza sheets. What is the name of this town that has large market weekends called "Old Mill Days"? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. After the small town of Canyon was founded by a young couple, cowboys rode in from the XIT ranch linecamps to see something they had not seen in several years. What was it? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. From south to north the Panhandle rises in elevation. This formation is known as what? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Amarillo experienced an influx of immigrants in the 1970s and 80s. What nationality were these good cooks that have opened many restaurants in the area? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. During World War II, Italian prisoners of War were held at a camp in the small town of Umbarger where they worked in the sugar beet fields. What unusual cultural contribution did they make during their stay in the 1940's? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. In 1541 Coronado and his men rode across the Panhandle in search of the "Cities of Gold". They found a large canyon and in thanksgiving named it after what resource that they had not found on the plains above it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The two largest cities in the Texas Panhandle are located near the top and bottom of the region. What are they?

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.
2. One of America's best attended, longest running outdoor musicals is staged each summer from mid-June until mid-August at an amphitheater in a large canyon in the Texas Panhandle. What is the name of this colorful pageant?

Answer: Texas

Pulitzer prize winning playwright Paul Green wrote this musical which has been produced each year since 1966. Lightning strikes, cowboys on horseback, and Indians add to the pageantry.
3. The Texas Panhandle contains a large canyon second only in size to the Grand Canyon. What is the name of this geological wonder?

Answer: Palo Duro Canyon

Cattleman Charles Goodnight used this canyon to corral a herd of 100,000 Longhorn in 1876. He worked on perfecting the Longhorn breed and a cattle-buffalo hybrid he called the "Cattalo". In his elder years he made a movie about his version of the wild west.
4. The Texas Panhandle sits on top of an aquifer that supplies water for the populace as well as for crop irrigation. What is the name of this life sustaining geologic formation?

Answer: Ogallala Aquifer

A huge underground natural reservoir, the Ogallala stretches all the way up to South Dakota!
5. The small town of Canyon contains a three story museum that is filled with dinosaur bones, old cars, art work, windmills, a pioneer town and a walk through oil field. Well worth visiting, what is the name of this museum?

Answer: Panhandle Plains Museum

Georgia O'Keefe was once an art professor at the college that now operates this museum. Her "bohemian" ways were not appreciated in this charming small town which had laws against flirting.
6. Name this town that has more cattle per square inch inside the city limits than any other in the United States.

Answer: Hereford

Founded by German immigrants, Hereford was home to a an early form of a credit union in the 19th century.
7. A disproportionately large number of commercial musicians come from the Panhandle of Texas. Pick the correct answer, please.

Answer: all of these

Lubbock is the home to the original Cactus Theater, Buddy Holly Statue, Walk of Fame and Texas Musicians Hall of Fame.
8. This Panhandle musician is credited with originating Western Swing. Who is he and where was he raised?

Answer: Bob Wills from Turkey, Texas

On the last Sunday in April, this town of 553 hosts hundreds of fiddle music fans for the "Bob Wills Reunion".
9. There are sections remaining of this famous highway that once ran from Chicago to the west coast. In Amarillo it is lined with antique shops, eateries and live music venues. What was it called?

Answer: Route 66

Simply called "6th Street" in Amarillo this is a shopper's mecca in the old San Jacinto part of town.
10. Cereal Magnate C.W.Post in 1913 brought the concept of an entire industry existing in one town from farm to finished product. This town raised cotton, processed it and produced the finished textile products called Garza sheets. What is the name of this town that has large market weekends called "Old Mill Days"?

Answer: Post

C.W.Post also founded Levelland where when asked to name it he turned around 360 degrees and pronounced it a "Levelland".
11. After the small town of Canyon was founded by a young couple, cowboys rode in from the XIT ranch linecamps to see something they had not seen in several years. What was it?

Answer: a baby

The Great Plains were considered a "desert" and not hospitable to families. Before the windmill, water had to be hauled up from the creeks, and cow patties were burned for fuel due to the rarity of trees, range fires had to be whipped out with dampened sacks and later the dust storms raged.
12. From south to north the Panhandle rises in elevation. This formation is known as what?

Answer: Llano Estacado

Llano Estacado or "staked plains" is the southern end of the High Plains of North America. In 1541, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado described the plains as being like a sea of grass.
13. Amarillo experienced an influx of immigrants in the 1970s and 80s. What nationality were these good cooks that have opened many restaurants in the area?

Answer: Laotian and Vietnamese

This area that one associates with "Eat the big steak and get it for free" is also the home to the best shrimp rolls, Chinese mushroom soup and basil dishes at Laotian restaurants.
14. During World War II, Italian prisoners of War were held at a camp in the small town of Umbarger where they worked in the sugar beet fields. What unusual cultural contribution did they make during their stay in the 1940's?

Answer: They painted beautiful murals inside Saint Mary's church.

In recent years when several towns celebrated their centennials, Italian POWS have returned to visit farmers they befriended during their stay in the Panhandle.
15. In 1541 Coronado and his men rode across the Panhandle in search of the "Cities of Gold". They found a large canyon and in thanksgiving named it after what resource that they had not found on the plains above it?

Answer: Hard wood

This was crucial to their survival. They needed the wood for fires and the canyon for shelter as winter was approaching. A priest accompanying them held a "Thanksgiving" Mass.
Source: Author lilyan

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