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Fun Facts About The Lone Star State

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Introduction:
"Proud to be Texas born and raised!"


1. An easy one to start--What is Texas' largest city?
    Answer: (One Word -Think Apollo 13)


2. A famous battle took place in Texas in 1836, in what is now known as San Antonio. What mission, that still stands today, did Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Barret Travis refuse to surrender?
    Answer: (One word or two, Remember the .....!)


3. What college team would you be rooting for if you were hollering "Gig 'Em Aggies!"? (In Texas we don't yell, we holler.)
    Texas A&M
    Texas Tech
    University of Texas
    Abilene Christian University


4. True or False--Texas is the biggest state in the United States?
    True
    False


5. What Texas town was the site of the worst natural disaster ever to happen to United States?
    Answer: (One Word - It's the name of a Glen Campbell song)


6. What was named Texas' state dish in 1977? (Think "hot".)
    Chicken fried steak
    Barbecue
    Hamburger
    Chili


7. During the Texas Revolution the words "Come and take it!" were printed on a banner that was flown during the Battle of Gonzalez in October of 1835. What were those words referring to?
    A cannon
    A flag
    A mission
    A fort


8. What "King of the Wild Frontier" was Texas' best known hero at the Alamo?
    Jim Bowie
    None of these
    William Barret Travis
    Davy Crockett


9. A very popular prime-time soap named after a Texas city ran from 1978 to 1991. What was the name of this television show?
    El Paso
    Fort Worth
    Dallas
    Houston


10. The fifth best-selling soft drink in America was actually created by Charles Alderton, a pharmacist in Texas. He sold it to his regular customers at Morrison's Old Corner Drugstore in Waco, Texas. Legend has it that Mr. Alderton named it after a doctor he knew. What soft drink am I talking about?
    Answer: (Two Words)


11. Texas' capital city is named after "The Father of Texas." Whose nickname was this?
    Answer: (One word, last name only please)


12. Despite its Hispanic name, what corn chip was created in San Antonio in the early 1900's?
    Tostadas
    Fritos
    Chalupa
    Taco


13. Texas' favorite First Lady was Lady Bird Johnson. Of course, Lady Bird wasn't her real name. What was Ms. Johnson's first name at birth?
    Answer: (One word)


14. Lots of good things have happened in Texas, but some of the bad things far outweigh the good. What much-loved United States President was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963?
    Carter
    Nixon
    Kennedy
    Johnson


15. What is Texas' nickname?
    Come and Take It State
    The Freedom State
    The Lone Star State
    The Alamo State


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