Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Trivia Quiz #194 - Texas Trivia Quiz Questions with Answers

Texas Trivia - Questions and Answers about Texas.
  1. Six flags have flown over Texas, what were they?
     
  2. What state is the only state to have been an independent
    republic?
     
  3. What basketball team won the first four WNBA crowns?
     
  4. On the Gulf of Mexico, which state is nearest the end of the
    alphabet?
     
  5. Which soap outlasted its spin offs Somerset and Texas before
    folding up its tent?
     
  6. On the show King of the Hill, where did the Hills live?
     
  7. What NBA team plays home games in the Alamo dome?
     
  8. From what state does Jerry Hall hail from?
     
  9. Where does the Mavericks basketball team hail from?
     
  10. The center of the U.S. oil industry has been in what city since
    1901?
     
  11. Texas ice-cream producer Elmer Doolin bought a recipe for $100
    from a cafe owner in San Antonio and used it to make a fortune. What
    did the recipe make?
     
  12. Charles Hardin Holley (Buddy Holly)  was born in which town
    in Texas?
     
  13. What baseball player had his shirt number retired by three teams?
     
  14. For their ballpark, the Texas Rangers chose what name?
     
  15. John Wilkinson set the seed-spitting distance at the 11th Annual
    Watermelon Thump held in Luling, Texas in 1980. How far did he spit
    the seeds?
     
  16. The working title of the TV series Dallas was what?
     
  17. Hakeem Olajuwon joined what team in 1984?
     
  18. What U.S. President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on the 22
    of November in 1963?
     
  19. In which state is the San Antonio international airport?
     
  20. Who is memorialized with an eight-foot tall bronze statue in
    Lubbock, Texas?
     
  21. What historic structure was saved from a real estate syndicate by
    a donation from a Texas cattle heiress?
     
  22. What did Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, famous for
    storming the Alamo,  introduce to the United States? 

Answers to Trivia Quiz #194 - Texas Trivia


  1. The flags of the U.S., Mexico, France, Spain, Confederacy, and
    the Republic of Texas.
  2. The state of Texas.
  3. The Houston Comets.
  4. Texas.
  5. Another World.
  6. Arlen, Texas.
  7. The San Antonio Spurs.
  8. Texas.
  9. Dallas, Texas.
  10. Houston, Texas.
  11. Fritos corn chips.
  12. Lubbock.
  13. Nolan Ryan, who pitched a record seven no-hitters during his
    career. His number, 34, has been retired by the Angels, Texas
    Rangers, and Houston Astros.
  14. The Ballpark.
  15. 65 feet 4 inches.
  16. Houston.
  17. Houston Rockets.
  18. John F. Kennedy.
  19. Texas.
  20. Buddy Holly.
  21. The Alamo.
  22. He enjoyed chewing unflavored chicle and brought it north with
    him.
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