Cities of Texas

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1. What is the capital of Texas? Houston Fort Worth Dallas Austin

2. What is the most populous city in Texas? Dallas Houston San Antonio Fort Worth

3. What city is home to the Alamo? Refuigo Goliad San Antonio San Marcos

4. On September 8, 1900 this city was hit by a hurricane killing nearly 8,000 people. Corpus Cristi Brownsville Port Arthur Galveston

5. This city was the childhood home of both singer Janis Joplin and football coach Jimmy Johnson. Port Arthur Beeville Houston Clear Lake

6. This city is the title of a song by the band ZZ Top. Galveston Luckenback China Grove La Grange

7. Near which Texas city was the first large scale production of oil? Beaumont Midland Dallas Abliene

8. Baylor University is located here. Waco Austin San Marcos College Station

9. On April 16, 1947 an explosion in this city killed nearly 600 people making it the worst hazardous material accident in US history. Midland Texas City Lubbock Port Neches

10. Country singers Tracy Byrd and Clay Walker both went to high school in this town, as did I. Nederland Vidor Lumberton Jasper