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Texas Quiz: 15 Questions on the Lone Star State
Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population, and it was an independent country for almost ten years. This quiz has 15 questions on its history, cities and landscapes, each with a short explanation.
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1 Which is the largest U.S. state by area after Alaska?
- A Texas
- B California
- C Montana
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✓ Answer: A. Texas
Did you know? Texas covers about 696,000 square kilometers.
2 What is Texas's nickname?
- A The Longhorn State
- B The Big Sky State
- C The Lone Star State
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✓ Answer: C. The Lone Star State
Did you know? The single star recalls the Republic of Texas. Montana is the Big Sky State.
3 The Battle of the Alamo in 1836 took place in which city?
- A Galveston
- B El Paso
- C San Antonio
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✓ Answer: C. San Antonio
Did you know? 'Remember the Alamo!' became the rallying cry of the Texas Revolution.
4 For how many years was Texas an independent republic?
- A About 2
- B Almost 10
- C About 25
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✓ Answer: B. Almost 10
Did you know? The Republic of Texas lasted from 1836 until it joined the U.S. in 1845.
5 Which Texas city is home to NASA's Mission Control?
- A Dallas
- B Austin
- C Houston
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✓ Answer: C. Houston
Did you know? 'Houston' was the first word spoken from the Moon: 'Houston, Tranquility Base here.'
6 Which river forms Texas's border with Mexico?
- A Rio Grande
- B Pecos River
- C Red River
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✓ Answer: A. Rio Grande
Did you know? The Red River forms much of the border with Oklahoma.
7 Which national park sits in a great curve of the Rio Grande?
- A Carlsbad Caverns
- B Guadalupe Mountains
- C Big Bend
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✓ Answer: C. Big Bend
Did you know? Big Bend is famous for dark night skies. Carlsbad Caverns is in New Mexico.
8 What is the state flower of Texas?
- A Rose
- B Sunflower
- C Bluebonnet
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✓ Answer: C. Bluebonnet
Did you know? Fields of bluebonnets bloom along Texas highways in spring.
9 Which Texas city is known as the 'Live Music Capital of the World'?
- A Houston
- B Austin
- C Fort Worth
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✓ Answer: B. Austin
Did you know? Austin hosts the South by Southwest festival every March.
10 In which city was President John F. Kennedy assassinated in 1963?
- A Houston
- B Dallas
- C San Antonio
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✓ Answer: B. Dallas
Did you know? The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza tells the story.
11 What is the name of the longhorn cattle breed that became a Texas symbol?
- A Angus
- B Texas Longhorn
- C Hereford
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✓ Answer: B. Texas Longhorn
Did you know? Longhorns can have horns spanning more than 2 m from tip to tip.
12 Which island city near Houston was hit by the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history, in 1900?
- A South Padre Island
- B Corpus Christi
- C Galveston
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✓ Answer: C. Galveston
Did you know? Between 6,000 and 12,000 people died.
13 What is the state's largest city by population?
- A Houston
- B San Antonio
- C Dallas
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✓ Answer: A. Houston
Did you know? Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States.
14 Which Mexican general fought against the Texans at the Alamo?
- A Benito Juárez
- B Santa Anna
- C Pancho Villa
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✓ Answer: B. Santa Anna
Did you know? Santa Anna was defeated and captured at San Jacinto six weeks later.
15 Which neighboring state is NOT on Texas's border?
- A Louisiana
- B Colorado
- C Oklahoma
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✓ Answer: B. Colorado
Did you know? Texas borders New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, plus four Mexican states.
Six flags over Texas
Six nations have governed Texas: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States and the United States. The Republic of Texas, formed after the 1836 revolution against Mexico, lasted until Texas joined the U.S. in 1845. That history is why the Lone Star flag and the Alamo mean so much in the state today.
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