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Texas Trivia Questions and Answers

TEXAS TRIVIA QUIZ

#1. In the Caddo language, Texas means?

Fast moving horses

Village by the mountain

Meeting or Celebration

Friends or Allies

#2. Before the word Texan was used to denote people living in the area of Texas they were called?

Texian

Textidians

Textonians

Texivites

#3. Spindletop was the first major Texan?

Airport

Air Force Base

Oil Well

Oil Rig

#4. Texan Red Adair is famous for?

Opening the first Texan brewery

Rodeo bronco riding

Putting out large oil fires

Olympic diving

#5. Which of these famous people is not from Texas?

Dan Rather

Walter Cronkite

Lee Harvey Oswald

Larry King

#6. In 1968 the World’s Fair was hosted in?

San Antonio

Dallas

Houston

Austin

#7. In 1900 6000 Galveston residents were killed?

by Smallpox

by a Hurricane

in bloody Riots

in a series of factory disasters

#8. Texas was the _____th state to join the United States of America?

#9. Who is known as “The Father of Texas “?

James Bowie

Stephen F. Austin

Samuel Houston

William B. Travis

#10. President Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn into office as President on Air Force One while it was on the ground where?

Houston Hobby Airport

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Dallas Love Field Airport

Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland

#11. Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?

Samuel Houston

Stephen F. Austin

Thomas Jefferson Rusk

Cynthia Ann Parker

#12. Everything’s bigger in Texas…the largest free-standing statue of an American is located in Texas. Who does it depict?

Davy Crockett

Samuel Houston

John F. Kennedy

George Washington

#13. What was the first public institution of higher education in Texas?

The University of Texas at Austin

Texas A&M University

Baylor University

Rice University

#14. After a devastating hurricane in 1900, dredged sand was used to raise what city by as much as 5.2m above its previous elevation, raising over 2100 buildings in the process?

Houston

Corpus Christi

Brownsville

Galveston

#15. The Texas Revolution, also known as the Texas War of Independence, ended at what battle?

The Battle of the Alamo

The Battle of San Jacinto

The Battle of Houston

The Battle of Galveston Harbor

#16. Who held joint command of the Alamo defenders alongside Lt. Col. Travis?

Davy Crockett

Daniel Boone

James Bowie

Sam Houston

#17. What law enforcement agency’s members are not required to wear a uniform, but are required to wear clothing that is “Western” in style?

Texas State Police

Austin City Police Department

The Texas Rangers

Texas State Bureau of Investigation

#18. The first major oil well in Texas was found where?

Teapot Dome

Spindletop

Southfork

Goose Creek

#19. In 2003, a group known as the “Texas Eleven” fled the state to Oklahoma and New Mexico to prevent what?

their arrest for bank robbery

a vote in the Texas State Senate

the garnishment of their wages for state inco

being quarantined for TB exposure

#20. I am a geological feature that runs approximately from the southwest part of the state near Del Rio to the north-central region near Waco along Interstate 35. [B——- Fault Zone]

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#21. I am a 52-foot tall icon, I have towered over every Texas State Fair since 1952. Who am I? [— —]

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#22. I am 260 meters long, weigh around 30,000 tons, was commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1991. I can be found in Corpus Christi, what am I? [USS L——–]

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#23. The Mission San Antonio de Valero is also known as? [— —–]

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#24. I was born in 1933 in Abbot Texas and went on to become of the biggest country music stars in history. My hits include Blue Eyes Cryin In the Rain and On the Road Again. Who am I?

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#25. In 1960 which Texan was elected Vice President? [—— -. ——-]

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#26. I am a State Park located in central Texas. Established in 1938 I consist of Loblolly Pines, Post Oak and Junipers. I am 5,926 acres in size and contain a golf course. [B—— S—- P—]

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#27. Who played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1989-2000? [—- ——]

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#28. On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald shot President John F. Kennedy from his position on the 6th floor of what building? [The T—- S—– B— D———]

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#29. Which 19th-century folk hero and mid-20th-century pop culture hero died at the Battle of the Alamo? [D— C——-]

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Texas Trivia Questions and Answers

TEXAS TRIVIA QUIZ

Results

TEXAS TRIVIA QUIZ

Results

#1. In the Caddo language, Texas means?

#2. Before the word Texan was used to denote people living in the area of Texas they were called?

#3. Spindletop was the first major Texan?

#4. Texan Red Adair is famous for?

#5. Which of these famous people is not from Texas?

#6. In 1968 the World’s Fair was hosted in?

#7. In 1900 6000 Galveston residents were killed?

#8. Texas was the _____th state to join the United States of America?

#9. Who is known as “The Father of Texas “?

#10. President Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn into office as President on Air Force One while it was on the ground where?

#11. Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?

#12. Everything’s bigger in Texas…the largest free-standing statue of an American is located in Texas. Who does it depict?

#13. What was the first public institution of higher education in Texas?

#14. After a devastating hurricane in 1900, dredged sand was used to raise what city by as much as 5.2m above its previous elevation, raising over 2100 buildings in the process?

#15. The Texas Revolution, also known as the Texas War of Independence, ended at what battle?

#16. Who held joint command of the Alamo defenders alongside Lt. Col. Travis?

#17. What law enforcement agency’s members are not required to wear a uniform, but are required to wear clothing that is “Western” in style?

#18. The first major oil well in Texas was found where?

#19. In 2003, a group known as the “Texas Eleven” fled the state to Oklahoma and New Mexico to prevent what?

#20. I am a geological feature that runs approximately from the southwest part of the state near Del Rio to the north-central region near Waco along Interstate 35. [B——- Fault Zone]

#21. I am a 52-foot tall icon, I have towered over every Texas State Fair since 1952. Who am I? [— —]

#22. I am 260 meters long, weigh around 30,000 tons, was commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1991. I can be found in Corpus Christi, what am I? [USS L——–]

#23. The Mission San Antonio de Valero is also known as? [— —–]

#24. I was born in 1933 in Abbot Texas and went on to become of the biggest country music stars in history. My hits include Blue Eyes Cryin In the Rain and On the Road Again. Who am I?

#25. In 1960 which Texan was elected Vice President? [—— -. ——-]

#26. I am a State Park located in central Texas. Established in 1938 I consist of Loblolly Pines, Post Oak and Junipers. I am 5,926 acres in size and contain a golf course. [B—— S—- P—]

#27. Who played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1989-2000? [—- ——]

#28. On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald shot President John F. Kennedy from his position on the 6th floor of what building? [The T—- S—– B— D———]

#29. Which 19th-century folk hero and mid-20th-century pop culture hero died at the Battle of the Alamo? [D— C——-]

#30. The first native-born governor of Texas had a daughter named Ima. What was his name? [James H—]

TEXAS TRIVIA QUIZ

Results

#1. In the Caddo language, Texas means?

#2. Before the word Texan was used to denote people living in the area of Texas they were called?

#3. Spindletop was the first major Texan?

#4. Texan Red Adair is famous for?

#5. Which of these famous people is not from Texas?

#6. In 1968 the World’s Fair was hosted in?

#7. In 1900 6000 Galveston residents were killed?

#8. Texas was the _____th state to join the United States of America?

#9. Who is known as “The Father of Texas “?

#10. President Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn into office as President on Air Force One while it was on the ground where?

#11. Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?

#12. Everything’s bigger in Texas…the largest free-standing statue of an American is located in Texas. Who does it depict?

#13. What was the first public institution of higher education in Texas?

#14. After a devastating hurricane in 1900, dredged sand was used to raise what city by as much as 5.2m above its previous elevation, raising over 2100 buildings in the process?

#15. The Texas Revolution, also known as the Texas War of Independence, ended at what battle?

#16. Who held joint command of the Alamo defenders alongside Lt. Col. Travis?

#17. What law enforcement agency’s members are not required to wear a uniform, but are required to wear clothing that is “Western” in style?

#18. The first major oil well in Texas was found where?

#19. In 2003, a group known as the “Texas Eleven” fled the state to Oklahoma and New Mexico to prevent what?

#20. I am a geological feature that runs approximately from the southwest part of the state near Del Rio to the north-central region near Waco along Interstate 35. [B——- Fault Zone]

#21. I am a 52-foot tall icon, I have towered over every Texas State Fair since 1952. Who am I? [— —]

#22. I am 260 meters long, weigh around 30,000 tons, was commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1991. I can be found in Corpus Christi, what am I? [USS L——–]

#23. The Mission San Antonio de Valero is also known as? [— —–]

#24. I was born in 1933 in Abbot Texas and went on to become of the biggest country music stars in history. My hits include Blue Eyes Cryin In the Rain and On the Road Again. Who am I?

#25. In 1960 which Texan was elected Vice President? [—— -. ——-]

#26. I am a State Park located in central Texas. Established in 1938 I consist of Loblolly Pines, Post Oak and Junipers. I am 5,926 acres in size and contain a golf course. [B—— S—- P—]

#27. Who played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1989-2000? [—- ——]

#28. On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald shot President John F. Kennedy from his position on the 6th floor of what building? [The T—- S—– B— D———]

#29. Which 19th-century folk hero and mid-20th-century pop culture hero died at the Battle of the Alamo? [D— C——-]

#30. The first native-born governor of Texas had a daughter named Ima. What was his name? [James H—]

#1. In the Caddo language, Texas means?

#2. Before the word Texan was used to denote people living in the area of Texas they were called?

#3. Spindletop was the first major Texan?

#4. Texan Red Adair is famous for?

#5. Which of these famous people is not from Texas?

#6. In 1968 the World’s Fair was hosted in?

#7. In 1900 6000 Galveston residents were killed?

#8. Texas was the _____th state to join the United States of America?

#9. Who is known as “The Father of Texas “?

#10. President Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn into office as President on Air Force One while it was on the ground where?

#11. Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?

#12. Everything’s bigger in Texas…the largest free-standing statue of an American is located in Texas. Who does it depict?