Do You Know Texas? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mockingbird

The mockingbird was made the official bird of Texas in 1927. It is also the official bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The robin the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The bluebird is the state bird of Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and New York. The pelican is not the bird of any state.

Answer: The Lone Star State

The Golden State is California. The Sunshine State is Florida. The Sunflower State is Kansas.

Answer: San Antonio

Houston is the largest city in Texas. Dallas is the third largest city. Austin is the capital and fourth largest city. San Antonio is the correct answer and the second largest city.

Answer: December 29, 1845

March 1, 1870 was when Texas was readmitted to the Union after the Civil War. February 1, 1861 was the date when Texas seceded from the Union.

Answer: Bluebonnet

Although, Texas is known for its roses, it is not the state flower. The Indian paintbrush is the flower of Wyoming. The iris the state flower of Tennessee, Michigan, and Louisiana. The bluebonnet was made the state flower of Texas in 1901.

Answer: Miriam Ferguson

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson's husband, Jim "Pa" Ferguson, became governor in 1914 but was impeached during his second term. Miriam was elected in 1924, only held the seat for one term, but was re-elected in 1933. She retired from public life in 1935.

Ann Richards became Texas' second woman governor in 1991.

Answer: Friendship

"North to the Future" is the motto for Alaska. "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation" is the motto for Georgia. "Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" is Latin for "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty". It is the motto for Massachusetts. "Friendship" was adopted as the motto for Texas in 1930.

Answer: 254

There are 254 counties in Texas with over half of the state's population living in either the Houston or Dallas-Fort Worth areas. This gives Texas the most counties of any US state.

Answer: It was a question of some debate

Ownership of the land involved was contested, with Spain, France, and the US all having different ideas of exactly where borders were and who owned what. John Quincy Adams was the main architect of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 which settled the question for the time.

Answer: Pecan

Alabama, Arkansas,Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,and North Carolina all have different varities of pine trees as their state trees. No state has the apple tree as their state tree. American holly is the state tree of Delaware.