All About Texas
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- 1.
What were the American settlers in Texas called?
- A.
Texians
- B.
Amertexans
- C.
Texacos
- D.
Texters
Correct Answer
A. Texians -
- 2.
James Bowie, Davy Crockett and William B. Travis were killed at what Texas site?
- A.
The Alamo
- B.
The Rio Grande River
- C.
The Dallas Book Depository
- D.
NASA
Correct Answer
A. The Alamo -
- 3.
Who were the main Native American opposition to the Texas Republic in the 1830's?
- A.
Iriquois
- B.
Comanches
- C.
Sioux
- D.
Lakota
Correct Answer
B. Comanches -
- 4.
The name Texas means "friends" or "allies" in what language?
- A.
Cuban
- B.
Chinese
- C.
Italian
- D.
Caddo
Correct Answer
D. Caddo -
- 5.
In 1528, what shipwrecked Spanish explorer and his cohort became the first Europeans in Texas?
- A.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
- B.
Ponce de Leon
- C.
Christopher Columbus
- D.
Norbert Eric Von King
Correct Answer
A. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca -
- 6.
A 1900 hurricane in what Texas city killed 8,000-12,000 people?
- A.
San Antonio
- B.
Galveston
- C.
Indianola
- D.
Austin
Correct Answer
B. Galveston -
- 7.
What freeway first opened in Houston, Texas in 1948?
- A.
I-275
- B.
Sunshine Highway
- C.
Texas Parkway
- D.
Gulf Freeway
Correct Answer
D. Gulf Freeway -
- 8.
Founded in 1892, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is also called by what name?
- A.
The Modern
- B.
Dallas Depository
- C.
Mother of Art
- D.
Nasher Sculpture Center
Correct Answer
A. The Modern -
- 9.
Spanish authorities established what as the first Spanish civilian settlement in Texas?
- A.
San Antonio
- B.
Amarillo
- C.
El Paso
- D.
Fort Worth
Correct Answer
A. San Antonio -
- 10.
The Alamo was formerly known as what mission?
- A.
Los Alamos
- B.
San Pedro Springs Mission
- C.
San Antonio de Valero Mission
- D.
San Fernando Mission
Correct Answer
C. San Antonio de Valero Mission -
- 11.
In 1528, Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked off the coast of what Texas city?
- A.
Galveston
- B.
Austin
- C.
San Antonio
- D.
El Paso
Correct Answer
A. Galveston -
- 12.
Established in 1682, was the first Spanish mission and pueblo in Texas?
- A.
Mission de Vaca
- B.
Corpus Christi de la Isleta
- C.
San Antonio Pueblo
- D.
Mission de Los Alamos
Correct Answer
B. Corpus Christi de la Isleta -
- 13.
What Texas city was founded in 1718?
- A.
Laredo
- B.
San Antonio
- C.
Waco
- D.
Lubbock
Correct Answer
B. San Antonio -
- 14.
Which of these countries were not one of the "Six Flags Over Texas"?
- A.
India
- B.
Confederate States Of America
- C.
Spain
- D.
France
Correct Answer
A. India -
- 15.
What Texas river is named for a Caddoan woman the Spanish called "little angel"?
- A.
Navasota River
- B.
Angelina River
- C.
Caddo River
- D.
Anaquitas Creek
Correct Answer
B. Angelina River -
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