Texas Trivia, Y'all!

Before they were known as the Houston Astros, what was their name?

The state's name is derived from a Caddoan word that loosely translates to...

Name the most populous county in Texas.

Name the first female Governor of Texas.

The largest fresh water body in Texas is...

Which of these cities is smaller than Austin?

Name the greatest military commander of WWII born and raised in Texas.

Name the state fish of Texas.

Which US President's administration invited Texas into the Union in 1845?

Which city is considered by historians to be the oldest in Texas?

Nolan Ryan, one of the greatest pitchers in American baseball, was born in what Texas town?

The Rio Grande is the longest River in Texas. Name the second longest.

Which soft drink was invented in Waco in 1885?

What is the state tree of Texas?

Where was John F. Kennedy assassinated?

From what city was the pink granite quarried that built the state capitol building in Austin?

The deadliest tornado in Texas took place in this city on May 11, 1953, killing 114.

In 1845, Texas joinded the United States as the ____ state.

How many counties are there in Texas?

Name the only Texas Governor to have ever been impeached from office.

Give the 2 last names of the men responsible for the Dallas Cowboys football team.

The biggest cities in Texas are Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin. Name the 5th largest.

In what city and year was a Worlds Fair held in Texas?

Before Texas adopted lethal injection for capital crimes, what form of execution did they use?

Austin is the capital of Texas, however before it was Austin what was it called?

The last battle of the Civil War was fought here, over a month after Lee's surrender.

Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?

Every Texas should know our state dish.

In what year did sniper Charles Whitman shoot and kill 16 people from the UT Tower?

In 1893 the University of Texas played their first football game against a team from what city?

In which city was a crucial battle for Texas independence fought on October 9, 1835?

In what Texas county will you find the Alamo?

Name the Texas city at the highest elevation.

At over 8,700 feet, this is the highest point in the US, east of the Rockies.

Where in Texas did several ships loaded with ammonia nitrate catch fire and explode in 1947?

How many US President were born in Texas?

Which of these countries listed was NOT one of the 6 flags that flew over Texas?

Which professional sports team listed is the newest in Texas?

This location is revered as the site of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

In what city did Santa Anna surrender his Mexican army to Texas forces?