I'm late coming to the Lone Star Pop Quiz and haven't done any research. Nor have I looked ahead at other responses. I hope I don't do too badly, but I fear that may be the case. Wish me luck! 1. The capital of Texas is...
a) Austin
b) Corpus Christi
c) Dallasd) Houston
e) San Antonio
2. The Texas Declaration of Independence was formalized and signed in which of these towns?
a) Austinb) Houston
c) Velasco
d) Washington-on-the-Brazos
e) West Columbia
3. Which of these is the oldest city/town in Texas?
a) Bastrop
b) El Pasoc) Nacogdoches
d) San Antonio
e) San Felipe
4. How many counties does the State of Texas have?
a) 33
b) 58
c) 75
d) 77e) 254
5. What is the largest county in Texas (by area)?
a) Brewster
b) Culberson
c) Hudspeth
d) Pecos
e) Presidio6. What is the smallest Texas county (by area)?
a) Delta
b) Ellis
c) Morris
d) Orangee) Rockwall
7. Which of these Native American tribes did not live in the area of present-day Texas?
a) Caddo
b) Comanchec) Mandan
d) Tonkawa
e) Wichita
8. 'Texas' is derived from a Native American word meaning...
a) fertility
b) friend
c) nobilityd) righteousness
e) unity
9. Texas was first admitted to the Union in...
a) 1821
b) 1836
c) 1845
d) 1861
e) 187010. Which of these famous women is not a native Texan?
a) Carol Burnett
b) Sandy Duncan
c) Carolyn Jones
d) Jennifer Jones
e) Mary Martin11. Which of these fictional characters was created by a Texas writer?
a) Natty Bumppob) Conan the Barbarian
c) Dorothy Gale
d) Anne Shirley
e) Tarzan of the Apes
12. Texas was once a constituent part of which of these Mexican states?
a) Chihuahuab) Coahuila
c) Nuevo León
d) San Luis Potosí
e) Tamaulipas
13. Which of these nations did not extend diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Texas?
a) France
b) The Netherlands
c) Russia
d) United Kingdom
e) United States of America14. The Texas state flower is...
a) apple blossom
b) bluebonnetc) magnolia
d) mistletoe
e) yucca
15. The Texas state tree is...
a) cypress
b) pecan
c) pine
d) piñone) redbud
16. The Texas state bird is...
a) bluebird
b) Eastern brown pelican
c) mockingbird
d) roadrunnere) scissor-tailed flycatcher
17. The oldest university in Texas is...
a) Southwestern University
b) Texas A&M University
c) Texas State University
d) Texas Tech University
e) The University of Texas at Austin18. Texas is ranked by which number in terms of its
statehood? a) 18th
b) 25th
c) 28thd) 46th
e) 47th
19. Which of these men was the last President of the Republic of Texas?
a) David G. Burnet
b) Anson Jones
c) Sam Houstond) Mirabeau B. Lamar
20. Which of these Texas counties was the site of the first professional U.S. rodeo?
a) Childressb) Hemphill
c) Potter
d) Randall
e) Wheeler
I'm not proud to confess that I guessed absolutely every one of those answers!