About Texas Quiz
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Who is the most senior female Republican in the U.S. Senate?
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Claire McCaskill
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Blanche Lincoln
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Jeanne Shaheen
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Which Texas city has a larger population?
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Fort Worth
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San Antonio
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Laredo
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Corpus Christi
Correct Answer
A. San Antonio -
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What is Ron Paul's profession by training?
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Interior designer
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Investment banker
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Attorney
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Physician
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A. Physician -
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Who ran as the Libertarian Party's candidate for US President in 1988?
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Kenny Marchant
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Ron Paul
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Randy Neugebauer
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Kevin Brady
Correct Answer
A. Ron Paul -
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What U.S. Senator from Texas broke ranks with the party in 2010 in support the health-care bill?
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Debra Medina
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John Cornyn
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Phil Gramm
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
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A. Kay Bailey Hutchison -
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Since the latter part of the 1970s, which political party has dominated Texas politics?
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Democrat
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Republican
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Green
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Libertarian
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A. Republican -
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What Texan has been elected to the U.S. Congress as a Republican, but may be a registered Libertarian?
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Sam Johnson
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Sheila Jackson Lee
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Ron Paul
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Kenny Marchant
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A. Ron Paul -
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What movie includes the character Sheriff Chappy Dent?
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Johnson County War
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Happy, Texas
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The Last Cowboy
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Lone Star
Correct Answer
A. Happy, Texas -
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Which Texas city has a larger population?
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Plano
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Houston
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Dallas
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San Antonio
Correct Answer
A. Houston -
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Why didn't W. Lee O'Daniel vote in his own election for Texas governor in 1938?
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He was underage
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He was a felon
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He wasn't a citizen
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He refused to pay the poll tax
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A. He refused to pay the poll tax -
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From the end of Reconstruction until the 1970s, which political party dominated Texas politics?
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Libertarian
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Republican
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Democrat
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Unionist
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A. Democrat -
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What U.S. Senator from Texas was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal in 2001?
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Ruth Briscoe
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Ann Richards
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Geanie Morrison
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
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A. Kay Bailey Hutchison -
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What superstar pop artist was born in Houston in 1981?
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Brtiney Spears
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Madonna
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Jay-Z
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Beyonce Knowles
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A. Beyonce Knowles -
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What year did the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas open?
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2000
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1999
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2009
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2003
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A. 2009 -
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What is regarded as the first skyscraper in Dallas?
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Bank of America Plaza
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Comerica Bank Tower
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Fountain Place
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Praetorian Building
Correct Answer
A. Praetorian Building -
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