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Stephen F. Austin Trivia Quiz

Try this quiz on a true Texas hero, Stephen F. Austin.

A multiple-choice quiz by aekindred. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
aekindred

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
57,253

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
1189

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Question 1 of 15

1. What was the first name of Stephen's father? Hint

John

Robert

Stephen

Moses

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Question 2 of 15

2. What college did Stephen attend? Hint

Harvard

Oxford

Transylvania University

Blue Ridge University

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of the following professions was Stephen NOT associated with? Hint

doctor

judge

lawyer

impresario

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was the name of Stephen's ship that was supposed to bring his colonists to Texas? Hint

The Texan

The Pomegranate

The Patriot

The Lively

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Question 5 of 15

5. How much did Stephen originally advertise as the price per acre in his colony? Hint

$1.25

2 pounds

50.5 cents

12.5 cents

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was the capital of Stephen Austin's colony? Hint

Matagorda

San Felipe de Austin

Nacogdoches

San Antonio

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Question 7 of 15

7. Was Stephen ever married?

Answer: (Yes or No)

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Question 8 of 15

8. What city was Austin jailed in? Hint

Mexico City

Laredo

Nacogdoches

Monterrey

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Question 9 of 15

9. What nickname has been given to Stephen F. Austin? Hint

Senior Empresario

The Father of Texas

Amazing Austin

The Kindest Texan

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was the name of the cousin of Stephen that fought in the Battle of Velasco? Hint

Moses Austin

William Austin

William Travis

John Austin

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Question 11 of 15

11. What other cousin of Stephen Austin wrote many letters and a book attracting settlers to Texas? Hint

Jane McManus

Mary Austin Holley

Jane Long

Nancy Austin

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Question 12 of 15

12. What position was Stephen elected to at the Convention of 1832? Hint

Vice President

Historian

Secretary

President

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Question 13 of 15

13. What does the F in Stephen's middle name stand for? Hint

Fillmore

Francis

Franklin

Fuller

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Question 14 of 15

14. Was Stephen elected the first President of the independent country of Texas?

Yes

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Question 15 of 15

15. How did Stephen die and in what year? Hint

typhoid, 1839

old age, 1859

dysentery, 1838

pneumonia, 1836

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first name of Stephen's father?

Answer: Moses

Moses Austin's Missouri business failed in the Panic of 1819 leading him to attempt to regain his fortune in Texas.

2. What college did Stephen attend?

Answer: Transylvania University

Transylvania University was in Kentucky. SFA studied law.

3. Which of the following professions was Stephen NOT associated with?

Answer: doctor

He studied law, was a judge in Arkansas, and an impresario (land contractor) in Texas.

4. What was the name of Stephen's ship that was supposed to bring his colonists to Texas?

Answer: The Lively

On The Lively's second voyage it shipwrecked along the Texas coast.

5. How much did Stephen originally advertise as the price per acre in his colony?

Answer: 12.5 cents

A single male could purchase a maximum of 640 acres. You received more land if you were married, had children, or had slaves.

6. What was the capital of Stephen Austin's colony?

Answer: San Felipe de Austin

It became a center of activity for the colony.

7. Was Stephen ever married?

Answer: No

He never had a wife or kids.

8. What city was Austin jailed in?

Answer: Mexico City

SFA was put in solitary confinement for the first month of a year in jail.

9. What nickname has been given to Stephen F. Austin?

Answer: The Father of Texas

Some say this made Sam Houston jealous.

10. What was the name of the cousin of Stephen that fought in the Battle of Velasco?

Answer: John Austin

John was sent to get cannons for the people of Anahuac. He was stopped by Mexican Colonel Ugartechea and bitter fighting ensued. John Austin survived.

11. What other cousin of Stephen Austin wrote many letters and a book attracting settlers to Texas?

Answer: Mary Austin Holley

Mary Austin Holley made numerous trips to Texas describing the land and people in her writings.

12. What position was Stephen elected to at the Convention of 1832?

Answer: President

He was the obvious choice. Sam Houston was not present until 1833.

13. What does the F in Stephen's middle name stand for?

Answer: Fuller

14. Was Stephen elected the first President of the independent country of Texas?

Answer: No

Sam Houston won the election in a landslide.

15. How did Stephen die and in what year?

Answer: pneumonia, 1836

SFA was able to see Texas win its independence but died soon after in the same year, 1836.

Source: Author aekindred

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