Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle

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1. Amarillo is a Spanish word. What does it mean? Prairie Yellow Tall Grass Campground

2. Amarillo, Texas, has a time capsule. What gas protects the contents of the capsule? Neon Helium Oxygen Carbon Dioxide

3. What is the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas? A famous restaurant specializing in cabrito (goat meat). A big ranch south of town, where the TV Series "Dallas" was filmed. A roadside attraction with 10 vintage Cadillacs buried at an angle in the ground. A brothel.

4. What canyon lies about 29 miles south of Amarillo, Texas? Red River Canyon Caprock Canyon Palo Duro Canyon Bryce Canyon

5. What nationally acclaimed musical production is staged in the canyon south of Amarillo every summer? "Texas" "Stampede" "Canyon" "The Goodnight Trail"

6. Interstate 27, which never leaves the state of Texas, links Amarillo to what other Texas city? Lubbock Wichita Falls Odessa Abilene

7. The Big Texan restaurant in Amarillo is famous for offering a free steak dinner to anyone who can eat it all in 1 hour or less. How big is the steak? 48 oz 72 oz. 32 oz. 100 oz.

8. Amarillo, Texas, is built on what geologic formation? Foothills of the Rocky Mountains Llano estacado Permian Basin Mesa Amarillo

9. What museum is in Amarillo, Texas? American Quarter Horse Heritage Center & Museum National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center

10. Local cattlemen in Amarillo, Texas, had a beef with what celebrity over comments made in 1996? Oprah Winfrey Heather Mills Paul McCartney David Duchovny