Tag the Texans Trivia Quiz

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Lyndon B Johnson was the 36th President of the United States and was in office from 1963 to 1969. He was born in Gillespie County in Texas in 1908.

Michael Dell is the founder of the technology company Dell Technology, best known for manufacturing PCs, which he started in 1984. Dell was born in the city of Houston in Texas in 1965.

Dwight D Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Before becoming President, he served in the Army and was a 5 star General during World War II when he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. He was born in the city of Denison in Texas in 1890.

Howard Hughes was born in Houston in 1905. He initially rose to fame as a film producer in the late 1920s before forming the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1932 due to his interest in aviation. He is famous for producing the prototype aircraft the H-4 Hercules, better known by its nickname the Spruce Goose, a giant flying boat with the longest wingspan of any aircraft of the 20th century. Hughes also became known for his eccentric behaviour and extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder which led to him leading a reclusive lifestyle in his later years.

Meat Loaf is the stage name of the singer and actor born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas in 1947. He had a number of successful albums during his career including 'Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell', which reached number one in the album charts in the US and UK. As an actor, Meat Loaf appeared in a number of movies and TV shows, with his first credited role being the character Eddie in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'.

Matthew McConaughey is an actor who was born in the city of Uvalde, Texas, in 1969. His acting breakthrough came as the character of David Wooderson in the 1993 film 'Dazed and Confused'. In 2014 he won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the film 'Dallas Buyers Club'.

Sandra Day O'Connor was born in El Paso, Texas, in 1930. She studied Economics at Stanford, graduating in 1950, and then stayed at Stanford to study for her law degree. In 1981 she was nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan, becoming the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.

Willie Nelson was born in the city of Abbott, Texas, in 1933. A singer, guitarist, and songwriter, he was influential in creating the outlaw country subgenre of country music. He has recorded many albums throughout his career, including 'Red Headed Stranger' and 'The Promiseland', which both reached number one on the US country albums chart.

Beyonce is a singer/songwriter who was initially a member of the girl group Destiny's Child before embarking on a solo career with her first solo album 'Dangerously in Love' (2003). Beyonce was born in Houston in 1981. She married the rapper Jay-Z in 2008.

Buddy Holly was born in the city of Lubbock in 1936. He was a musician who was influential in the development of Rock and Roll in the 1950s, performing with his band The Crickets. Holly had many hit songs, including 'That'll Be the Day', which was number one in the US and UK. Holly was killed in a plane crash along with the musicians Richie Valens and The Big Bopper in 1959.

Scott Joplin was a pianist and composer specialising in the musical style known as Ragtime. He wrote more than 40 pieces of ragtime music, including well-known pieces such as 'The Entertainer' and 'The Maple Leaf Rag'. Joplin is believed to have been born in 1868, however, his exact place of birth is disputed. His biographer Rudi Blesh gave his place of birth as the city of Texarkana, Texas, while Edward A. Berlin, a later biographer, suggested he was born in the city of Linden in Texas.

Carol Burnett was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1933. In 1967 she became one of the first women to host a variety/comedy show on US TV with 'The Carol Burnett Show'.

George Foreman was a boxer who was two-time world heavyweight champion and won the gold medal in the heavyweight competition at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. He is also known for promoting the George Foreman Grill, an electric grill appliance that allows fat to drain away while cooking. Foreman was born in the city of Marshall, Texas, in 1949.

Willie Shoemaker was born in Fabens in Texas in 1931. He was a successful jockey, winning 8,833 races during his career, with his first victory in 1949 on the horse, Shafter V.

Red Adair was born Paul Neal Adair in Houston in 1915. He worked as a firefighter in the American oil industry, pioneering a technique, along with Myron Kinley, for using an explosive blast to extinguish oil well fires.

Owen Wilson is an American actor who was born in Dallas in 1968. He has appeared in many movies and worked with the filmmaker Wes Anderson on a number of occasions. He has also done voice acting and was the voice of the character Lightning McQueen in Pixar's 'Cars' series of movies.

Barry White was a singer/songwriter who was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1944. He recorded 20 studio albums in his career and won two Grammy Awards in 2000 for his song 'Staying Power'. His 1974 single, 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe', was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

Drew Brees was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1979. He played quarterback in the NFL from 2001 until 2020, first with the San Diego Chargers and then, from 2006, with the New Orleans Saints. He won Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints who beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17.

Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas, in 1892 and was an aviator. She became the first African-American woman to hold a pilot's license in the US, gaining her license in France in 1921. She died in a plane crash in 1926.

Nolan Ryan was born in the town of Refugio, Texas, in 1947. He was a baseball pitcher who threw fast pitches, regularly throwing at over 100mph and because of his speed was nicknamed "The Ryan Express". He made his MLB debut in 1966 playing for the New York Mets; he also played for the California Angels and Houston Astros before ending his career at the Texas Rangers playing his last MLB game for them in 1993.