Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle

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

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

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

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

6. Interstate 27, which never leaves the state of Texas, links Amarillo to what other Texas city? Odessa Lubbock Wichita Falls 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? Mesa Amarillo Foothills of the Rocky Mountains Llano estacado Permian Basin

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? Paul McCartney Oprah Winfrey Heather Mills David Duchovny