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Port Aransas, Texas Trivia Quiz

My family stay in Port Aransas, Texas during the winter months. Hope you like it!

A multiple-choice quiz by opiefan78. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
opiefan78

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
239,234

Updated
Aug 09 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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450

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Question 1 of 10

1. What large city is near Port Aransas? Hint

Austin

San Antonio

Del Rio

Corpus Christi

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the main industry of Port Aransas? Hint

Corn

Tourism

Wheat

Cotton

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Question 3 of 10

3. What island is Port Aransas on? Hint

Galveston Island

Padre Island

Matagordra Island

Mustang Island

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the largest birding center in Port Aransas? Hint

Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center

Wheat

Alligator

Cotton

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where in Port Aransas, Texas can university students and visitors look at and study marine life? Hint

boathouse

Surfside RV Park

street

University of Texas Science Institute Museum

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Question 6 of 10

6. What body of water is Port Aransas near? Hint

Gulf of Mexico

Atlantic

Pacific

Indian

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Port Aransas called before it became known as Port Aransas? Hint

Mustang

Star

Sand Point

Ropesville

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Question 8 of 10

8. What event on the last week in February, attracts many birdwatchers from all over the world? Hint

Migration of the Hummingbirds

Celebration of the Whooping Cranes

Flight of the Pelicans

Flock of the Ibis

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did they get the names of the ferries that run between Port Aransas and Aransas Pass? Hint

TXDOT Executive Directors

donations

cities of Texas

types of birds

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the first inn at Port Aransas called? Hint

Best Western

Super 8

Holiday Inn

Tarpon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What large city is near Port Aransas?

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.

2. What is the main industry of Port Aransas?

Answer: Tourism

Tourist make up half of Port Aransas's population. There is a trolley that takes tourists to the many different shops, and around town.

3. What island is Port Aransas on?

Answer: Mustang Island

Mustang Island is just one of seven barrier islands that Texas has.

4. What is the name of the largest birding center in Port Aransas?

Answer: Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center

The Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center is just only some of the many different ways you can see the different types of birds in the area. You can also watch the pelicans dive into the ocean for some fish, down around the south jetties near the pier. They also dive in front of the ferries as you come across from Aransas Pass, Texas.

5. Where in Port Aransas, Texas can university students and visitors look at and study marine life?

Answer: University of Texas Science Institute Museum

The University of Texas Science Institute Museum has many different display cases of marine life, trash found on the beach and a skeleton of a dolphin. The visitor center at the museum is open from 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m Monday through Friday.

6. What body of water is Port Aransas near?

Answer: Gulf of Mexico

Port Aransas is part of Mustang Island and is near North Padre Island. Mustang Island and North Padre Island are barrier islands. Mustang Island is oriented generally northeast-southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south.

7. What was Port Aransas called before it became known as Port Aransas?

Answer: Sand Point

It was called Sand Point at one time, but then it was called Mustang after it was called Ropesville.

8. What event on the last week in February, attracts many birdwatchers from all over the world?

Answer: Celebration of the Whooping Cranes

Many different activities are always planned around the Celebration of the Whooping Cranes. Special birding tours at a big ranch and many natural habitat areas specializing in different birds. It is a birding paradise.

9. How did they get the names of the ferries that run between Port Aransas and Aransas Pass?

Answer: TXDOT Executive Directors

The Texas Department of Transportation's executive directors are the honorary names of the six ferries that runs from Aransas Pass to Port Aransas and back. The ferries run 24 hours a day, seven days a week each year.

10. What was the first inn at Port Aransas called?

Answer: Tarpon

The famous historical inn at Port Aransas, Texas is named the Tarpon Inn. It looks more like a house then a inn. People can see photos of it when it was first built inside of the inn.

Source: Author opiefan78

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