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Texas Landmarks Part 1 Trivia Quiz

How good are you at Texas Landmarks? I couldn't believe how many there are. Try your luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Genoyce. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Genoyce

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,449

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
1326

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. Chisos Mountains Hint

Big Bend National Park

Presdio

Terlingia

Fort Davis

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Question 2 of 25

2. Pick the town where you could buy the mayor, who was a goat, a beer ? Hint

Study Butte

Presidio

Lajitas

Marfa

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Question 3 of 25

3. World Famous Fruit Cake Factory Hint

Ennis

Madisonville

Fairfield

Corsicana

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Question 4 of 25

4. Willy Machew, The World's Largest Mosquito Hint

Clute

Lake Jackson

Freeport

Brazoria

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Question 5 of 25

5. Texas Renaissance Festival Hint

Tomball

Magnolia

Plantersville

Pinehurst

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Question 6 of 25

6. Texas Tomb of The Unknown Soldier Hint

Houston

Austin

Dallas

Fort Worth

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Question 7 of 25

7. Ralph the diving pig Hint

Houston

San Marcos

Dallas

San Antonio

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Question 8 of 25

8. McDonald Observatory Hint

Fort Davis

Big Bend

Davis Mountains

Devil's Backbone

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Question 9 of 25

9. Jersey Lily Saloon Hint

Alpine

Langtry

Marfa

Del Rio

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Question 10 of 25

10. Pecan Capital of Texas Hint

London

Waco

Johnson City

San Saba

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Question 11 of 25

11. Texas Folklife Festival Hint

San Antonio

Houston

Austin

Dallas

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Question 12 of 25

12. Largest ranch in U.S. history? Hint

XIT

Stillwall

King Ranch

Terlingua

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Question 13 of 25

13. 10 foot statue of a Jackrabbit Hint

Midland

Muleshoe

Amarillo

Odessa

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Question 14 of 25

14. Rose Capital of the World Hint

Lufkin

Glenrose

Kilgore

Tyler

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Question 15 of 25

15. Where was the Chicken Ranch? Hint

London

Dallas

La Grange

Houston

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Question 16 of 25

16. Rattlesnake Round-up Hint

Sweetwater

Muleshoe

Milestone

Brazoria

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Question 17 of 25

17. Rangerettes Hint

Kilgore

Odessa

Klien

Tyler

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Question 18 of 25

18. Popeye Statue Hint

Chapel Hill

Hempstead

Crystal City

Brenham

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Question 19 of 25

19. Giant Sam Houston Statue Hint

Paris

Washington on the Brazos

Huntsville

Athens

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Question 20 of 25

20. Sul Ross University Hint

Fort Stockton

Marfa

Alpine

Fort Davis

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Question 21 of 25

21. The Treaty Oak Hint

Cuero

San Antonio

Austin

Washington on the Brazos

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Question 22 of 25

22. National Beer of Texas Hint

Shiner

Millers

Coors

Lone Star

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Question 23 of 25

23. Attwater Prairie Chicken Preserve Hint

Del Rio

Eagle Lake

Alpine

Athens

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Question 24 of 25

24. El Capitan Hint

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Fort Stockton

Fort Davis

Hondo

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which city is the Texas Nuclear Project near? Hint

Brazoria

Sweeny

Bay City

Waco

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Chisos Mountains

Answer: Big Bend National Park

The indians called them Ghost Mountains when they lived around them. They are also the only mountain range contained in a National Park.

2. Pick the town where you could buy the mayor, who was a goat, a beer ?

Answer: Lajitas

The goat was named Clay Henry. You'd put the long neck in his mouth, he turned it up and downed it, then threw the bottle in the corner of his pen. The stable where Mayor Clay Henry lived has now been closed.

3. World Famous Fruit Cake Factory

Answer: Corsicana

The are made at Collins Bakery and are shipped all over the world. The bakery is two blocks in size.

4. Willy Machew, The World's Largest Mosquito

Answer: Clute

The city of Clute has a festival every year for him. I know for a fact that this animal has offspring since I live close to it and have been bitten by his kin.

5. Texas Renaissance Festival

Answer: Plantersville

6. Texas Tomb of The Unknown Soldier

Answer: Fort Worth

Tomb of the unknown soldier of the Indian Wars.

7. Ralph the diving pig

Answer: San Marcos

8. McDonald Observatory

Answer: Davis Mountains

Mt. Locke in the Davis Mountains.

9. Jersey Lily Saloon

Answer: Langtry

Named after actress Lily Langtry by Judge Roy Bean. The state has recently did a complete revamping of it and you can visit it.

10. Pecan Capital of Texas

Answer: San Saba

My great, great grandfather was the first sheriff of San Saba County.

11. Texas Folklife Festival

Answer: San Antonio

12. Largest ranch in U.S. history?

Answer: XIT

Over three million acres and 200 miles long at its largest.

13. 10 foot statue of a Jackrabbit

Answer: Odessa

14. Rose Capital of the World

Answer: Tyler

15. Where was the Chicken Ranch?

Answer: La Grange

16. Rattlesnake Round-up

Answer: Sweetwater

17. Rangerettes

Answer: Kilgore

These girls are world famous.

18. Popeye Statue

Answer: Crystal City

19. Giant Sam Houston Statue

Answer: Huntsville

20. Sul Ross University

Answer: Alpine

21. The Treaty Oak

Answer: Austin

22. National Beer of Texas

Answer: Lone Star

Back in the 70s when I was a teenager everyone drank it.

23. Attwater Prairie Chicken Preserve

Answer: Eagle Lake

24. El Capitan

Answer: Guadalupe Mountains National Park

El Capitan is in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and is on the Texas/New Mexico border. There is another national park named Big Bend also on the Texas/Mexico border.

25. Which city is the Texas Nuclear Project near?

Answer: Bay City

My uncle and brother-in-law both worked on this project. We tease them and ask if they glow in the dark.

Source: Author Genoyce

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