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Texas History Trivia Quizzes

... history of the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, and all things Texan!

17 Texas History quizzes and 175 Texas History trivia questions.

Texas Is Revolutionary!

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Texas broke away from Mexico in 1836. People and places are still remembered for their role in the revolutionary idea of a Texas Republic, and Texas is still a pretty revolutionary state! This quiz focuses on events in 1835, leading up to war.

Average, 10 Qns, pusdoc, Jan 21 23

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Remember the Alamo popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is about the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas War for Independence. Most questions are based on the book by Mary Deborah Pettite, "1836 Facts About the Alamo and the Texas War for Independence".

Average, 10 Qns, Teej417, Jan 06 07

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Legends of the Alamo great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The Alamo and its heros are legendary, but some of what we think we know about the Alamo is just legend, and not substantiated. See if you can separate fact from fiction in this quiz.

Tough, 10 Qns, CindyJD, Oct 12 13

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General Texas History popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

As a native Texan, I hold great pride in my state. I value the many cultures and histories, and wish to preserve and spread the knowledge and tradition of Texas history.

Tough, 10 Qns, longhorngirl, May 30 08

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The Texas Revolution popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

During 1835 and 1836, the people living in what is now the state of Texas won their independence from Mexico in a war best known for Texas losing the Battle of the Alamo. This quiz is about the events that occurred before and after that battle.

Average, 10 Qns, BaronTR, Nov 21 10

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Texas Revolution Heroes great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A short quiz on some of the heroes of the Texas Revolution.

Average, 10 Qns, Chilax14, May 25 10

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Texas!

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Welcome! This quiz is about the different events in Texas's history!

Tough, 10 Qns, joeba, Aug 02 10

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I Left My Heart In San Antonio

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Most people know something about The Alamo - probably San Antonio's most famous historical landmark. This quiz will cover the Alamo and other points of interest throughout the extraordinary city's history.

Average, 10 Qns, cowboybluedog, May 27 13

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Keeping Waco Wacky great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

For many years I lived in the city of Waco, Texas. Waco is not just known for the Branch Davidian disaster, but for a lot of other things as well. How well do you know Waco?

Tough, 15 Qns, sfasu1999, Sep 04 07

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Sam Houston

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Let's see how well you know Sam Houston.

Average, 10 Qns, avahlenkamp, May 29 20

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Quick Question

Who searched through New Mexico and Texas for Cibola and the Seven Cities of Gold?

From Quiz "Exploration of Texas"

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Remember the Alamo! great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is about the siege of the Alamo.

Tough, 10 Qns, beterave, Mar 29 10

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The Texas City Disaster

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The disaster that struck Texas City, Texas, in 1947, claimed the lives of hundreds of unsuspecting citizens. It is a tragic story worthy of investigation.

Tough, 10 Qns, dmbfanatic, Mar 29 07

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El Paso TX

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz has questions on El Paso and the surrounding area. Have fun and let me know if you learned anything you might not have known.

Difficult, 10 Qns, foxgap, Mar 29 10

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Texas History

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is for all Texas History buffs out there. Good Luck!

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, aekindred, Nov 28 14

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Texas History Dates

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I'll give you the event, and you give me the date.

Average, 10 Qns, aekindred, May 02 14

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Exploration of Texas

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's a quiz on the men who explored Texas and its surrounding areas.

Average, 10 Qns, aekindred, Jan 21 10

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Texas and the Civil War

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Texas was not as involved as much as most southern states as a battleground during the Civil War.

Tough, 10 Qns, aekindred, Aug 10 10

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Texas History Trivia Questions

1. In what State was Sam Houston born?

From Quiz Sam Houston

Answer: Virginia

Many of our founding fathers and well know men of our nation such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson have come from Virginia. Did you know Sam Houston was one of them? He was born March 2nd, 1793.

2. In what US state is the Alamo located?

From Quiz Remember the Alamo!

Answer: Texas

The Alamo is located in Texas and is considered a state shrine.

3. This man brought the first settlers to Texas known as the "old 300". The capital city is named after him and he is called the Father of Texas.

From Quiz Texas Revolution Heroes

Answer: Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin was originally a rebel kid. he bankrupted one of his father's companies and ran away from home. Initially, he had no interest in Texas. He changed his mind when he was sent a mail that said "Your father is sick and you won't see him again before he dies". After that, he decided to continue his father's dream of settling Texas.

4. How many different flags have flown over Texas?

From Quiz General Texas History

Answer: Six

Over the years, a total of six flags have flown over Texas. Going in order, they are: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. Many places in Texas still fly all six flags.

5. What nationally famous soft drink was invented at Waco's Old Corner Drugstore by a pharmacist named Dr. Charles Alderton?

From Quiz Keeping Waco Wacky

Answer: Dr Pepper

Dr Pepper was created by Dr. Charles Alderton at the Old Corner Drugstore in Waco, Texas in 1885. Alderton said he wanted to make a soda that "Tasted like the drugstore smelled." He came up with Dr. Pepper. Most Dr. Pepper today is made with high fructose corn syrup, but there's still a few bottlers in the US that make it with pure cane sugar. One of those is located in Dublin, Texas. If you've never had a "real" Dr. Pepper with cane sugar instead of corn syrup, you don't know what you're missing.

6. Which Indians that lived in Texas were most warlike and fierce?

From Quiz Texas!

Answer: Comanches

The Comanches were nomadic and very fierce hunters.

7. The Alamo is now known as the place of a famous battle. What was its original purpose?

From Quiz Legends of the Alamo

Answer: It was a mission

Many think of the Alamo as a fort. In fact, the Alamo, like Goliad, was one of many Spanish missions built in the New World.

8. Which man left the Alamo twice to deliver messages and returned both times at great risk, only to die soon after the second return, while defending the fort?

From Quiz Remember the Alamo

Answer: James Butler Bonham

Bonham was a 29 year old lawyer from Alabama and held the rank of Second Lieutenant. Bonham's name appears on a monument at the Alamo, along with the three most famous men who died defending the fort: Travis, Bowie, and Crockett.

9. Who started the "reading room for boys" in 1894?

From Quiz El Paso TX

Answer: Mary Stanton

Mary Stanton was born in Georgia in 1862. She came to El Paso to work as a teacher. After retiring she continued to read, research, and write. She donated between 600 and 800 books to, and helped establish, the first public library in El Paso and the state of Texas.

10. Which Texas governor refused to take an oath to the Confederacy before Texas seceded from the Union?

From Quiz Texas and the Civil War

Answer: Sam Houston

Houston was offered soldiers from President Lincoln but declined.

11. Which Texas leader known as the "father of Anglo Texas" was arrested in 1834 and taken to prison in Mexico City? When he was released he was more supportive of revolution.

From Quiz Texas Is Revolutionary!

Answer: Stephen F. Austin

Austin had a contract to settle Texas - this document establishing him as an "empresario" was first issued to his father, Moses Austin, but transferred to the son when Moses died. Austin solicited families (the "Old Three Hundred") to settle the area. The colonization was successful, leading to his nickname as the "father of Anglo Texas." His contract was jeopardized by the secession of Mexico from Spain. Despite the political turmoil, Austin tried to maintain good relations with the Mexican government and even suppressed an early bid for independence, the Fredonian rebellion. His actions were still seen as threatening insurrection, so he was arrested in January, 1834 and finally returned to Texas in 1835. This episode led him to be less conciliatory and more inclined to push for independence.

12. Who searched through New Mexico and Texas for Cibola and the Seven Cities of Gold?

From Quiz Exploration of Texas

Answer: Coronado

Coronado actually found Cibola, but it was the small village of the Zuni Indians.

13. The founding of San Antonio?

From Quiz Texas History Dates

Answer: 1718

San Antonio was a halfway point for missionaries on their trip from Mexico City to the East Texas missions.

14. The Nickname given to Sam Houston by the Cherokee Indians was _____________.

From Quiz Texas History

Answer: Black Raven

Sam Houston ran away from home to live with the Cherokees.

15. In what two states was Sam Houston an elected representative?

From Quiz Sam Houston

Answer: Texas and Tennessee

He was a state representative from Tennessee (1823-1827) and then a senator from Texas (1846-1859).

16. On October 1, 1835, Mexican troops went to the town of Gonzales outside San Antonio and set off what is generally seen as the initial battle of the Texas revolution. Why did they go there?

From Quiz The Texas Revolution

Answer: To collect a cannon

After gaining their independence from Spain, Mexico had encouraged the local towns to set up militias to fight Indian raids, and the Gonzales militia had been given a cannon by Mexican officials. When Mexican leader Santa Ana ordered that all militias be disarmed, the army came to take back the cannon. The cannon was hidden away, and the militia fought off the troops. The bulk of the Mexican troops in Texas moved to San Antonio de Bexar in response.

17. What were US born citizens of Norte Mexico called?

From Quiz Remember the Alamo!

Answer: Texians

US born cititzens of Norte Mexico (or Texas) were called Texians or Texicans. Citizens of Mexican descent were knowns as Tejanos.

18. This man was the commander at the mission known as the Alamo. He wrote a famous letter with the words "Victory or death!".

From Quiz Texas Revolution Heroes

Answer: William B. Travis

Travis chose to not surrender and fought to the death, along with the many, many others that died at the Alamo.

19. Another soft drink was also invented in Waco. Though not as popular as Dr. Pepper this drink is sold in 40 states, but is mostly popular in Texas and Louisville, Kentucky. Can you name it?

From Quiz Keeping Waco Wacky

Answer: Big Red

Big Red was created in Waco in 1937. Though not well known outside of Texas and Louisville, KY, it is a nationally sold product available in 40 states. The company was controlled for most of its existence by descendents of the founding Thomssen and Roark families; however, it has recently been sold to another individual outside the family.

20. Which European was the first to see the coast of Texas?

From Quiz Texas!

Answer: Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda

Pineda never actually trod the soil of Texas, but he sailed passed it. Cabeza de Vaca was the first European to set foot in Texas.

21. The first part of the most famous battle cry of the Texas Revolution was "Remember the Alamo." What is the (less well-known) second part of that battle cry?

From Quiz Legends of the Alamo

Answer: Remember Goliad

The battle cry "Remember the Alamo, remember Goliad," or "Rememeber the Alamo, remember La Bahia," was the Texan battle cry at San Jacinto where the Texas Revolution was won. The mission La Bahia at Goliad, Texas, was the place of one of Santa Anna's atrocities. Colonel Fannin surrendered his force of over 300 men. Santa Anna had Colonel Fannin and all of his men shot.

22. Lieutenant-Colonel Travis sent messages requesting help from both Texas and the United States, and on March 1st 32 men from this town arrived under the cover of darkness to help in the defense of the Alamo. Which?

From Quiz Remember the Alamo

Answer: Gonzales

These men were the Gonzales Ranging Company and were the only aid Travis received during the siege. All 32 died defending the fort. The youngest member of the Gonzales Ranging Company was a 15 year old by the name of William Philip King.

23. What was the name of the ship which caught fire and exploded causing the first wave of the tragedy?

From Quiz The Texas City Disaster

Answer: S.S. Grandcamp

The S.S. Grandcamp was owned by the French government. The explosion was heard as far 150 miles away, and it produced a tidal wave that swept 150 feet inland from the harbor.

24. What was unusual about the public square in downtown El Paso starting around 1883?

From Quiz El Paso TX

Answer: Alligators were kept in a pool there

People nicknamed the square "alligator park"; it attracted many visitors. In the wintertime it got very cold and people trying to keep the alligators warm would wrap them in coffee sacks and take them to the saloon to warm by the stoves. The square was named San Jacinto Plaza in 1902. The alligators lived in the square until the 1960's when they were removed for their own safety and well-being. They are remembered today by a statue in the middle of the plaza.

25. Early in the war, a group of soldiers from Texas were sent to capture what territory or state?

From Quiz Texas and the Civil War

Answer: New Mexico

Henry Sibley led this mission. After initial successes their supplies were destroyed by a Union force, causing the mission to fail.

26. An 1835 disturbance in Anahuac, a town near Galveston Bay on the route from Louisiana, is considered a prelude to the Texas Revolution. What was the topic of the dispute?

From Quiz Texas Is Revolutionary!

Answer: Customs duties

An earlier disturbance in Anahuac in 1832 was also inflamed by taxation. In 1835 anti-taxation protests were met with the arrest of some of the agitators, and the shooting of one settler. As a result of this skirmish, William Travis arrived on the scene with a militia and routed the Mexican troops from the area. Because Stephen F. Austin was still being held in a Mexico City jail at that time, Travis apologized for the action but clearly did not change his sentiments for independence. Immigration was another important issue helping to foment revolution - when Mexico first became independent from Spain, immigration of Anglos into Texas was encouraged to help keep the indigenous tribes at bay, but later mushrooming of the Anglo population led to restrictions on immigration. Slavery was forbidden in independent Mexico, but the Texans asked to be able to keep any enslaved peoples they brought with them into Texas. Poaching undoubtedly occurred but was not a factor in revolution.

27. Who first explored the Texas coastline?

From Quiz Exploration of Texas

Answer: Pineda

Pineda named what is now the Rio Grande. He called it Rio de las Palmas (river of the palms).

28. Battle of the Alamo?

From Quiz Texas History Dates

Answer: 1836

This battle was the ultimate motivator for Texan forces.

29. Which Spanish explorer took over for DeSoto and explored much of east Texas?

From Quiz Texas History

Answer: Moscoso

DeSoto died of a high fever at the Mississippi River. Luis Moscoso assumed command.

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