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A Lone Star pop quiz
moremojo:
Welcome to Texas, friends! Care to sit for a spell and try your hand at some of the trivia connected to my home state? I'll post the correct answers a week from today. All set? Here ya go...
1. The capital of Texas is...
a) Austin
b) Corpus Christi
c) Dallas
d) Houston
e) San Antonio
2. The Texas Declaration of Independence was formalized and signed in which of these towns?
a) Austin
b) 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 Paso
c) Nacogdoches
d) San Antonio
e) San Felipe
4. How many counties does the State of Texas have?
a) 33
b) 58
c) 75
d) 77
e) 254
5. What is the largest county in Texas (by area)?
a) Brewster
b) Culberson
c) Hudspeth
d) Pecos
e) Presidio
6. What is the smallest Texas county (by area)?
a) Delta
b) Ellis
c) Morris
d) Orange
e) Rockwall
7. Which of these Native American tribes did not live in the area of present-day Texas?
a) Caddo
b) Comanche
c) Mandan
d) Tonkawa
e) Wichita
8. 'Texas' is derived from a Native American word meaning...
a) fertility
b) friend
c) nobility
d) righteousness
e) unity
9. Texas was first admitted to the Union in...
a) 1821
b) 1836
c) 1845
d) 1861
e) 1870
10. Which of these famous women is not a native Texan?
a) Carol Burnett
b) Sandy Duncan
c) Carolyn Jones
d) Jennifer Jones
e) Mary Martin
11. Which of these fictional characters was created by a Texas writer?
a) Natty Bumppo
b) 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) Chihuahua
b) 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 America
14. The Texas state flower is...
a) apple blossom
b) bluebonnet
c) magnolia
d) mistletoe
e) yucca
15. The Texas state tree is...
a) cypress
b) pecan
c) pine
d) piñon
e) redbud
16. The Texas state bird is...
a) bluebird
b) Eastern brown pelican
c) mockingbird
d) roadrunner
e) 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 Austin
18. Texas is ranked by which number in terms of its statehood?
a) 18th
b) 25th
c) 28th
d) 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 Houston
d) Mirabeau B. Lamar
20. Which of these Texas counties was the site of the first professional U.S. rodeo?
a) Childress
b) Hemphill
c) Potter
d) Randall
e) Wheeler
David In Indy:
When I first saw this, I thought it was a quiz about my favorite music group! :)
Oh MAN, this looks really hard!
*David rolls up his sleeves and sits down to find out how much he knows about Texas*
Whew! Okay. Here I go.....
1. The capital of Texas is...
a) Austin
b) Corpus Christi
c) Dallas
d) Houston
e) San Antonio
2. The Texas Declaration of Independence was formalized and signed in which of these towns?
a) Austin
b) 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 Paso
c) Nacogdoches
d) San Antonio
e) San Felipe
4. How many counties does the State of Texas have?
a) 33
b) 58
c) 75
d) 77
e) 254
5. What is the largest county in Texas (by area)?
a) Brewster
b) Culberson
c) Hudspeth
d) Pecos
e) Presidio
6. What is the smallest Texas county (by area)?
a) Delta
b) Ellis
c) Morris
d) Orange
e) Rockwall
7. Which of these Native American tribes did not live in the area of present-day Texas?
a) Caddo
b) Comanche
c) Mandan Boy, if I got that one wrong I'm going to be really ashamed of myself.
d) Tonkawa
e) Wichita
8. 'Texas' is derived from a Native American word meaning...
a) fertility
b) friend
c) nobility
d) righteousness
e) unity
9. Texas was first admitted to the Union in...
a) 1821
b) 1836
c) 1845
d) 1861
e) 1870
10. Which of these famous women is not a native Texan?
a) Carol Burnett
b) Sandy Duncan
c) Carolyn Jones
d) Jennifer Jones
e) Mary Martin
11. Which of these fictional characters was created by a Texas writer?
a) Natty Bumppo
b) 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) Chihuahua
b) 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 America
14. The Texas state flower is...
a) apple blossom
b) bluebonnet
c) magnolia
d) mistletoe
e) yucca
15. The Texas state tree is...
a) cypress
b) pecan
c) pine
d) piñon
e) redbud
16. The Texas state bird is...
a) bluebird
b) Eastern brown pelican
c) mockingbird
d) roadrunner
e) 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 Austin
18. Texas is ranked by which number in terms of its statehood?
a) 18th
b) 25th
c) 28th
d) 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 Houston
d) Mirabeau B. Lamar
20. Which of these Texas counties was the site of the first professional U.S. rodeo?
a) Childress
b) Hemphill
c) Potter
d) Randall
e) Wheeler
Great questions Scott!! I don't think I did very good on it though; maybe an F+. :laugh:
You had some history questions in there, and I'm normally pretty good at those. At least I used to be. :)
moremojo:
You did excellent, David! You got fifteen correct! :D Congratulations, and thanks for participating in my quiz.
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: moremojo on June 26, 2007, 09:08:19 pm ---You did excellent, David! You got fifteen correct! :D Congratulations, and thanks for participating in my quiz.
--- End quote ---
You're welcome Scott! I enjoyed it. I can't believe I got 15 correct. That's much better than I thought I would do.
I stickied this thread for you. It should be up at the top now. Hopefully people will see it and answer the questions! :D
loneleeb3:
a) Austin X
b) Corpus Christi
c) Dallas
d) Houston
e) San Antonio
2. The Texas Declaration of Independence was formalized and signed in which of these towns?
a) Austin
b) Houston
c) Velasco
d) Washington-on-the-Brazos X
e) West Columbia
3. Which of these is the oldest city/town in Texas?
a) Bastrop
b) El Paso
c) Nacogdoches
d) San Antonio X
e) San Felipe
4. How many counties does the State of Texas have?
a) 33
b) 58
c) 75
d) 77
e) 254 X
5. What is the largest county in Texas (by area)?
a) Brewster X
b) Culberson
c) Hudspeth
d) Pecos
e) Presidio
6. What is the smallest Texas county (by area)?
a) Delta
b) Ellis
c) Morris
d) Orange
e) Rockwall x
7. Which of these Native American tribes did not live in the area of present-day Texas?
a) Caddo
b) Comanche
c) Mandan X
d) Tonkawa
e) Wichita
8. 'Texas' is derived from a Native American word meaning...
a) fertility
b) friend X
c) nobility
d) righteousness
e) unity
9. Texas was first admitted to the Union in...
a) 1821
b) 1836
c) 1845 X
d) 1861
e) 1870
10. Which of these famous women is not a native Texan?
a) Carol Burnett
b) Sandy Duncan
c) Carolyn Jones
d) Jennifer Jones X
e) Mary Martin
11. Which of these fictional characters was created by a Texas writer?
a) Natty Bumppo
b) Conan the Barbarian X
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) Chihuahua
b) Coahuila X
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 X
c) Russia
d) United Kingdom
e) United States of America
14. The Texas state flower is...
a) apple blossom
b) bluebonnet X
c) magnolia
d) mistletoe
e) yucca
15. The Texas state tree is...
a) cypress
b) pecan X
c) pine
d) piñon
e) redbud
16. The Texas state bird is...
a) bluebird
b) Eastern brown pelican
c) mockingbird X
d) roadrunner
e) 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 Austin ( I thought it was Baylor My cousin went there and always says that :P)
18. Texas is ranked by which number in terms of its statehood?
a) 18th
b) 25th
c) 28th X
d) 46th
e) 47th
19. Which of these men was the last President of the Republic of Texas?
a) David G. Burnet
b) Anson Jones X
c) Sam Houston
d) Mirabeau B. Lamar
20. Which of these Texas counties was the site of the first professional U.S. rodeo?
a) Childress
b) Hemphill
c) Potter
d) Randall
e) Wheeler X I'm guessing Here
I thought it was in Pecos.
I have lots of Texans in my family so I had to phone a few friends! LOL
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