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1. In the 1880's, what new baseball term was coined for a hit just over the infield?
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2. In the Second Session of the 111th Congress, how many of the 32 Texas Representatives are Democrats?
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3. By the end of 1839, 10% of the population of Houston had died from what epidemic?
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4. Dick Dowling became a folk legend for his heroics at what 1863 Texas battle?
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5. What Texas school opened in 1912 with 77 students and was later known as the "Harvard of the South"?
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6. Both Jim Hogg and John Henry Kirby have what Texas landmarks named after them?
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7. About to secede from Houston in 1883, Fifth Ward residents were satisfied with a bridge across what?
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8. Which of these was first used in Houston, TX in 1897?
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9. In the Second Session of the 111th Congress, how many of the 32 Texas Representatives are Republicans?
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10. What licensed red-light district in Waco, Texas finally shut down in 1917?
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11. The Republic of Texas' currency was called what?
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12. What was Texas' first daily newspaper?
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13. Joseph Cullinan introduced what new application of petroleum in order to increase oil consumption?
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14. Before the Buffs, the Colt 45's and the Astros, what was the first baseball team in Houston, Texas?
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15. In what decade did the construction of a coordinated highway system in Texas begin?
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In the 1880's, what new baseball term was coined for a hit just over...
In the Second Session of the 111th Congress, how many of the 32 Texas...
By the end of 1839, 10% of the population of Houston had died from...
Dick Dowling became a folk legend for his heroics at what 1863 Texas...
What Texas school opened in 1912 with 77 students and was later known...
Both Jim Hogg and John Henry Kirby have what Texas landmarks named...
About to secede from Houston in 1883, Fifth Ward residents were...
Which of these was first used in Houston, TX in 1897?
In the Second Session of the 111th Congress, how many of the 32 Texas...
What licensed red-light district in Waco, Texas finally shut down in...
The Republic of Texas' currency was called what?
What was Texas' first daily newspaper?
Joseph Cullinan introduced what new application of petroleum in order...
Before the Buffs, the Colt 45's and the Astros, what was the first...
In what decade did the construction of a coordinated highway system in...
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