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Fun Facts About The Lone Star State Quiz

Proud to be Texas born and raised!

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

Author
ClaudiaFerguson

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
123,329

Updated
Mar 23 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
12 / 15

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Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. What was Texas' largest city at the beginning of the 21st century?

Answer: (One Word -Think Apollo 13)

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Question 2 of 15

2. A famous battle took place in Texas in 1836, in what is now known as San Antonio. What mission, that still stands today, did Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Barret Travis refuse to surrender?

Answer: (One word or two, Remember the .....!)

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Question 3 of 15

3. What college team would you be rooting for if you were hollering "Gig 'Em Aggies!"? (In Texas we don't yell, we holler.) Hint

University of Texas

Texas A&M

Texas Tech

Abilene Christian University

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Question 4 of 15

4. True or False--Texas is the biggest state in the United States?

True

False

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Question 5 of 15

5. What city was the site of the deadliest natural disaster to occur in the United States?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was named Texas' state dish in 1977? (Think "hot".) Hint

Chicken fried steak

Barbecue

Hamburger

Chili

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Question 7 of 15

7. During the Texas Revolution the words "Come and take it!" were printed on a banner that was flown during the Battle of Gonzalez in October of 1835. What were those words referring to? Hint

A fort

A mission

A cannon

A flag

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Question 8 of 15

8. What "King of the Wild Frontier" was Texas' best known hero at the Alamo? Hint

Jim Bowie

Davy Crockett

William Barret Travis

None of these

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Question 9 of 15

9. A very popular prime-time soap named after a Texas city ran from 1978 to 1991. What was the name of this television show? Hint

El Paso

Fort Worth

Dallas

Houston

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Question 10 of 15

10. The fifth best-selling soft drink in America was actually created by Charles Alderton, a pharmacist in Texas. He sold it to his regular customers at Morrison's Old Corner Drugstore in Waco, Texas. Legend has it that Mr. Alderton named it after a doctor he knew. What soft drink am I talking about?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Texas' capital city is named after "The Father of Texas." Whose nickname was this?

Answer: (One word, last name only please)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Despite its Hispanic name, what corn chip was created in San Antonio in the early 1900s? Hint

Tostadas

Chalupa

Fritos

Taco

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Question 13 of 15

13. Texas' favorite First Lady was Lady Bird Johnson. Of course, Lady Bird wasn't her real name. What was Ms. Johnson's first name at birth?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Lots of good things have happened in Texas, but some of the bad things far outweigh the good. Which much-loved United States President was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963? Hint

Nixon

Carter

Johnson

Kennedy

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is Texas' nickname? Hint

The Freedom State

The Lone Star State

The Alamo State

Come and Take It State

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Texas' largest city at the beginning of the 21st century?

Answer: Houston

According to the census that was taken in 2000, at that time Houston had just shy of 2,000,000 residents! Aside from being the biggest city in Texas, Houston also had the first domed stadium in the U.S.--the Astrodome.

Answer: The Alamo

Most people commonly mistake the Alamo for a fort, but it was indeed a mission. The Alamo was established in 1817 by Spanish missionaries from Mexico. At that time, the Alamo's name was the "Mission San Antonio de Valero." It later became commonly referred to as "the Alamo" because of the vast number of cottonwood trees ("alamos") that grew nearby.

3. What college team would you be rooting for if you were hollering "Gig 'Em Aggies!"? (In Texas we don't yell, we holler.)

Answer: Texas A&M

You'd be hollering "Hook 'Em Horns!" if you were cheering for the University of Texas Longhorns.

4. True or False--Texas is the biggest state in the United States?

Answer: False

Alaska is bigger.

5. What city was the site of the deadliest natural disaster to occur in the United States?

Answer: Galveston

On September 8, 1900, Galveston was hit by the worst storm in United States history. The tidal waves and hurricanes (with up to 120-mile an hour winds) lasted 18 hours and killed more than 6,000 people. One of Galveston's tourist attractions today is the seawall, which was built after the great storm to prevent such a disaster from ever destroying the city again.

6. What was named Texas' state dish in 1977? (Think "hot".)

Answer: Chili

Chili is not Mexican food as most people believe, it is pure Texan! This "hot meat stew" originated in the 1880's.

7. During the Texas Revolution the words "Come and take it!" were printed on a banner that was flown during the Battle of Gonzalez in October of 1835. What were those words referring to?

Answer: A cannon

The cannon didn't even belong to the Texans but to the enemy they were using it on. The cannon was given to Gonzales by the Mexicans several years prior to the Battle of Gonzalez.

8. What "King of the Wild Frontier" was Texas' best known hero at the Alamo?

Answer: Davy Crockett

It was a Disney song, "Davy Crockett," that labeled him the "King of the Wild Frontier." Despite popular belief, Davy didn't wear a coonskin cap. He was 49 at the time the Alamo was under seige. Legend has it that he was one of seven survivors of the Alamo, though no one has ever proven it, or disproven it.

9. A very popular prime-time soap named after a Texas city ran from 1978 to 1991. What was the name of this television show?

Answer: Dallas

While the setting of this television show was supposed to be Dallas, it was mostly filmed in California.

Answer: Dr. Pepper

In 1988 Dr Pepper merged with 7-Up. The joint corporation thus became the third-largest soft-drink company in the United States. While 7-Up headquarters was in St. Louis at that time, since the merger, the company maintains its main headquarters in Dallas.

11. Texas' capital city is named after "The Father of Texas." Whose nickname was this?

Answer: Austin

Stephen F. Austin wasn't even a Texan, though I am sure he wished he was. He was born in Virginia and raised in Missouri. Stephen F. Austin did not participate in any part of the Texas Revolution. He was in New Orleans at the time.

12. Despite its Hispanic name, what corn chip was created in San Antonio in the early 1900s?

Answer: Tostadas

B Martinez and Sons Company started marketing a corn chip commercially in the early 1910s, called "Tostadas".

13. Texas' favorite First Lady was Lady Bird Johnson. Of course, Lady Bird wasn't her real name. What was Ms. Johnson's first name at birth?

Answer: Claudia

Born Claudia Alta Taylor, Lady Bird Johnson was given her nickname by her childhood nurse, Alice Tittle. Evidently Nurse Tittle thought Claudia resembled a lady bird.

14. Lots of good things have happened in Texas, but some of the bad things far outweigh the good. Which much-loved United States President was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963?

Answer: Kennedy

President Kennedy was pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital, also in Dallas.

15. What is Texas' nickname?

Answer: The Lone Star State

There is probably no state flag of the United States more recognizable than Texas' flag, with its single white star. I hope you loved this quiz as much as I love Texas.

Source: Author ClaudiaFerguson

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