Texas Trivia: Lone Star State Facts!
1.
What is the capital of Texas?
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Austin
2.
What was the title of Little Texas' debut album?
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First Time For Everything
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According to Little Texas' 1995 hit, in what city might you find Amy?
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Austin
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What Mexican General attacked the Alamo in 1836?
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Santa Anna
5.
What Texas city was the first word spoken from the moon in 1969?
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Houston
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What is the best-known nickname for Texas?
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Lone Star State
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What is the name of the 52-foot statue of a talking cowboy seen at the Texas State Fair in Dallas?
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Big Tex
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What is the state flower of Texas?
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Bluebonnet
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What organization was officially established by Texas' provisional government on November 24, 1835?
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Texas Rangers
10.
Who was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas on September 5, 1836?
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Sam Houston
11.
Texas was accepted as a state by the provisional government of the Confederate States of America in what year?
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186100%
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What were the American settlers in Texas called?
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Texians
13.
James Bowie, Davy Crockett and William B. Travis were killed at what Texas site?
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The Alamo
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Who were the main Native American opposition to the Texas Republic in the 1830's?
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Comanches
15.
The name Texas means "friends" or "allies" in what language?
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Caddo
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In 1528, what shipwrecked Spanish explorer and his cohort became the first Europeans in Texas?
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Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
17.
A 1900 hurricane in what Texas city killed 8,000-12,000 people?
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Galveston
18.
What freeway first opened in Houston, Texas in 1948?
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Gulf Freeway
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Founded in 1892, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is also called by what name?
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The Modern
20.
Spanish authorities established what as the first Spanish civilian settlement in Texas?
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San Antonio
21.
The Alamo was formerly known as what mission?
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San Antonio de Valero Mission
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In 1528, Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked off the coast of what Texas city?
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Galveston
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Established in 1682, was the first Spanish mission and pueblo in Texas?
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Corpus Christi de la Isleta
24.
What Texas city was founded in 1718?
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San Antonio
25.
What Texas river is named for a Caddoan woman the Spanish called "little angel"?
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Angelina River
26.
In what year will Texas celebrate its bicentennial?
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2036
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During the Siege of the Alamo, Sam Houston was on leave conducting negotiations with what Indian tribe?
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Cherokee
28.
The San Antonio River was named so by Spanish explorers for what holiday?
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Feast Day Of Saint Anthony
29.
In the Battle of the Alamo, 189 defenders held the Alamo against 4,000 Mexican troops for how many days?
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13
30.
What battle cry is synonymous with the Texas Revolution?
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Remember The Alamo
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In what city was the Texas Centennial Exposition held?
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Dallas
32.
Major K.M. Van Zandt was instrumental in bringing what railway to Fort Worth, Texas?
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Texas And Pacific
33.
What gunman was killed by Luke Short and had the longest funeral procession Fort Worth had ever seen?
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James Courtright
34.
What Texas town was dubbed "Cowtown"?
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Fort Worth
35.
The Texas Rangers disbanded in 1848 following what war?
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Mexican-American War
36.
The U.S. Congress awarded Frank Hamer a special citation for trapping and killing what Texas outlaws?
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Bonnie and Clyde
37.
How many points were on the star the Texas Ranger badges used from 1910-1920?
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5
38.
From 1846 to 2010, how many of the 47 Texas governors have been Republicans?
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6
39.
Who is the only Texas governor to be elected to three full terms?
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Rick Perry
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Who preceded Rick Perry as governor of Texas?
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George W. Bush
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Why did Lt. Gov. Rick Perry finish the gubernatorial term of George W. Bush?
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Bush left to run for president
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Who was the 34th President of the United States, born in Denison, Texas on October 14, 1890?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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What color was the star first used on Texas flags in the 1830's?
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White
44.
The first casualties in tensions between Texas and Mexico occurred at what 1832 battle?
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Battle of Velasco
45.
What Texas city lies on the north bank of the Rio Grande River, across from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico?
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El Paso
46.
What Texas outlaw was arrested with his brother for possession of stolen turkeys?
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Clyde Barrow
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Why did George W. Bush resign his position as governor of Texas in December 2000?
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To be President of the United States
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Who did the Democrats run against incumbent Rick Perry in the 2010 Texas gubernatorial election?
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Bill White
49.
Where is NASA's Mission Control Center located?
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Houston
50.
What is the width-to-length ratio of the Texas flag?
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2:03
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What color is the lower stripe on the Texas state flag?
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Red
52.
According to a 1948 article in "Frontier Times", the 5 points of the Texas lone star represent what?
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Good Citizen Characteristics
53.
What is the first line of the pledge of allegiance to Texas?
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Honor The Texas Flag
54.
Where is the Governor's Mansion where the Texas governor lives while in office?
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Austin
55.
Who defeated Governor Ann Richards in her bid for re-election in 1994?
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George W. Bush
56.
How many full terms did George W. Bush serve as governor of Texas?
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1
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For 105 years between 1874 and 1979, what did all Texas governors have in common?
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None were Republican
58.
What happens in Texas every four years on the fourth Tuesday in January?
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The governor is inaugurated
59.
What do Allan Shivers, Price Daniel, John Connally and Rick Perry have in common?
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All were elected to three terms as governor
60.
In 1860, Cynthia Ann Parker and her daughter were two of three Comanches captured by whom?
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Texas Rangers
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A band of Laredo, Texas nurses who helped in the Texas Revolution were called La Cruz Blanca, or what?
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The White Cross
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Who is the only woman to have a river, a county, and a national forest in Texas named for her?
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Angelina
63.
What song relating to Texas was first published in 1858?
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Yellow Rose Of Texas
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Who was re-elected governor in 1998 with a record 69% of the popular vote?
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George W. Bush
65.
What was established in 1876 as Texas' first public institution of higher learning?
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Texas A&M University
66.
The town of Cross Plains, Texas holds an annual Barbarian Festival on Labor Day to honor whom?
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Robert E. Howard
67.
In 1868 Waco, Texas became a spur on what trail?
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Chisholm Trail
68.
The suspension bridge in Waco, TX and the Brooklyn Bridge in NY were both designed by what man?
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Roebling
69.
In 1913 an estimated 500,000 people visited what Waco, Texas site?
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The Cotton Palace
70.
What finally destroyed the Texas Cotton Palace in 1895?
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Fire
71.
When Texas Republic President Lamar said he wanted to move the capital to "Waterloo", where did he mean?
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Austin
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Before he invented condensed milk, what Galveston resident was customs agent for the Republic of Texas?
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Gail Borden, Jr.
73.
What hotel did Glenn McCarthy open in Houston, TX on St. Patrick's Day, 1949?
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Shamrock Hotel
74.
James West, Jr.'s habit of tipping with silver dollars (often 20 at a time) earned him what nickname?
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Silver Dollar Jim
75.
In 1900, six barge loads of what melted into the Buffalo Bayou because of rain?
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Salt
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What U.S. President spoke from the balcony of the Rice Hotel in Houston, TX in 1909?
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William Howard Taft
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What former Congressman from Texas went on to serve as Director of the CIA?
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George H. W. Bush
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What former Texas Congressman went on to serve as vice president under Ronald Reagan?
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George H. W. Bush
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Who made two unsuccessful bids for the Senate and eventually served as President of the United States?
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George H. W. Bush
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The world's first rodeo was held in what Texas city on July 4, 1883?
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Pecos
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What Texan was sent to the U.S. Senate in a Special Election in June, 1993?
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
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In what capacity do Texans Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn serve in Washington, D.C. as of January 2012?
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Senators
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What Texas Congressman was the subject of George Crile's 2003 tome "Charlie Wilson's War"?
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Charlie Wilson
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Who was the first U.S. Senate candidate in the history of Texas to receive more than three million votes?
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Phil Gramm
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What former Senator from Texas was named Alfalfa Party candidate for US President?
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Lloyd Bentsen Jr.
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What Texan is one of four Presidents who served in all four elected Federal offices?
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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Who served as a Texas Senator from 1949没1961, including six years as United States Senate Majority Leader?
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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What U.S. Senator from Texas was asked by JFK his running mate in the 1960 presidential race?
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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Who was ironically labeled "Landslide Lyndon" after winning his seat in the U.S. Congress by 87 votes in 1948?
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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What Texan in the U.S. Senate was married to LadyBird?
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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What Texas politician shared his monogram with his wife and two daughters?
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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What Texan was elected to a third term in the U.S. Senate and as Vice President of the U.S. in the same election?
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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Who had Texas law changed to allow him to run for the U.S. Senate and for Vice Presidency of the U.S. at the same time?
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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What Texan was sworn in as President on Air Force One at Love Field in Dallas on November 22, 1963?
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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What former U.S. Congressman from Texas served as U.S. Ambassador to the UN from 1971-1973?
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George H. W. Bush
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In what year was George H.W. Bush chosen as the Republican Party's nominee to run for president?
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1988
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In what year was George W. Bush elected governor of the Lone Star State?
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1994
98.
What is Ron Paul's profession by training?
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Physician
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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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Ron Paul
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Who ran as the Libertarian Party's candidate for US President in 1988?
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Ron Paul
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