1. Who is Hector P. Garcia?

US Army surgeon who created the American G.I.Forum

5. How can video conferences help businesses continue to work?

Help us stay connected virtually when we can’t conduct business in person

10. What happens to the supply of oil during times of war in an oil-exporting country?

The supply of the world's oil is reduced.

16. How have Tejanos combined their culture with American culture? (think language)

They speak a language that combines Spanish and English words.

7. Texas experienced an economic downturn in the 1980s in what industries?

Rock bottom oil prices, bank failures throughout the state

17. Who is Horton Foote?

A playwright & screenwriter for To Kill A Mockingbird

2. Why is Barbara Jordan significant (important)?

First African American Congresswoman from the South after Reconstruction

23. What are some duties of a responsible citizen?

Votes, pays taxes, and obeys laws

26. Three Texas writers who helped preserve Texas Culture through books and scripts?

Roy Bedichek, J. Frank Dobie, and Walter Prescott Webb

11. How does having NASA in Houston impact the state of Texas?

Adding to the state's economy and providing a large number of jobs.

8. In the 1950s, how did the Soviet Union's successful space launches affect Texas?

Texas became a center for space operations and applied research.

24. Who is Roy Bedichek?

Texan writer, naturalist who made mock trial competitions between students.

12. How does Texas’ oil production affect the rest of the world?

Global demand for petroleum products continues to increase.

4. What are Benjy Brooks & Michael Dell known for?

Benjy Brooks – pediatric surgery///Michael Dell – computers

15. Cinco de Mayo, Juneteenth, and the Chinese New Year have what in common?

Celebrations that reflect the diversity of Texas cultures

18. What is the integrated circuit?

The "heartbeat" of computers , phones, etc

9. What is OPEC and how did it help Texas?

Organization of Pretroleum Exporting Countries; TX increased oil production

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1. Who is Hector P. Garcia?
US Army surgeon who created the American G.I.Forum
Fought for farm workers rights
First W.A.C. US Army Colonel
Created C.O.R.E. and participated in Freedom Rides
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13. What US President was responsible for the liberation of Kuwait and the creation of the Coalition of Arab Countries?
Lyndon B. Johnson
George W. Bush
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George H.W. Bush
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3. What type of surgeon were Michael E. Debakey & Denton Cooley?
brain surgeons
cardiac (heart) surgeons
foot surgeons
ear, nose, and throat surgeons
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20. Advances in technology help improve ________ and ______.
tourism and the environment
quality of goods and minority rights
imports and slavery
profit and productivity
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19. The Confederacy and the Union fighting was which war?
Civil War
Texas Revolution
American Revolution
War of 1812
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14. Dallas and Harris County have the highest percentage of population growth due to _________________ migration.
domestic
international
natural increase
natural decrease
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5. How can video conferences help businesses continue to work?
Help us stay connected virtually when we can’t conduct business in person
Help us get more followers on Insta
Help us screenshot coworkers to make memes
Help us have virtual backgrounds so we can lie about where we are
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10. What happens to the supply of oil during times of war in an oil-exporting country?
The supply of the world's oil is reduced.
World demand for oil increases.
There is greater competition between oil-exporting companies.
Oil entrepreneurs start companies in other countries.
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16. How have Tejanos combined their culture with American culture? (think language)
They have chosen to settle in the border cities of Brownsville and Del Rio.
They have abandoned an agricultural way of life.
They speak a language that combines Spanish and English words.
They cook foods from the early years of Texas development.
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7. Texas experienced an economic downturn in the 1980s in what industries?
Rising oil prices, a strong real estate market
Strong real estate market, strong banks throughout the state
Rising oil prices, strong banks throughout the state
Rock bottom oil prices, bank failures throughout the state
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22. What amendment made slavery illegal in the United States?
14th Amendment
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
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17. Who is Horton Foote?
Founder of Dell computers
A playwright & screenwriter for To Kill A Mockingbird
Naturalist who was the UIL Director
Hispanic author of bilingual children's stories
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2. Why is Barbara Jordan significant (important)?
refusing to sit in the back of an Alabama bus
becoming the first African American governor of Texas
acting as a trial lawyer during the 1974 Watergate hearings
First African American Congresswoman from the South after Reconstruction
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23. What are some duties of a responsible citizen?
Sweep streets and go to church
Recycle, buy things, and help neighbors
Votes, pays taxes, and obeys laws
Donating to charity and reading the newspaper
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26. Three Texas writers who helped preserve Texas Culture through books and scripts?
Roy Bedichek, J. Frank Dobie, and Walter Prescott Webb
Kay Bailey Hutchison, Roy Bedichek, and J. Frank Dobie
James Baker III, Benjy Brooks, and Raymond Telles
Amado Pena Jr., Walter Prescott Webb, and Henry B. Gonzales
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11. How does having NASA in Houston impact the state of Texas?
Adding to the state's economy and providing a large number of jobs.
Providing a large number of jobs, but threatening the environment.
Threatening the state's economy and providing a large number of jobs.
Providing some new jobs, but little to the economy of the state.
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21. What form of transportation was crucial in the 1800s? (Think moving cows)
Roads
Railroads
Steamboats
Canals
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25. Lyndon B. Johnson is responsible for passing what Acts?
Civil Rights
Prohibition
Kansas-Nebraska
Japanese Internment
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8. In the 1950s, how did the Soviet Union's successful space launches affect Texas?
Texas astronauts left the United States to train in Russia.
electronics industry in Texas grew b/c sold parts for Russian spacecrafts
Scientists in Texas volunteered to work on an international space station.
Texas became a center for space operations and applied research.
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24. Who is Roy Bedichek?
Preferred isolated learning experiences for students – learning by yourself
Texan who wanted censorship of books
Texan writer, naturalist who made mock trial competitions between students.
Texas naturalist who wanted state parks closed
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6. What Texas city is responsible for the Aerospace industry (NASA)?
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
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12. How does Texas’ oil production affect the rest of the world?
International troops protect our domestic petroleum products.
Texas is the only location where petroleum reserves are found.
Texas is an inexpensive place to produce petroleum products.
Global demand for petroleum products continues to increase.
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4. What are Benjy Brooks & Michael Dell known for?
Benjy Brooks – pediatric surgery///Michael Dell – computers
Benjy Brooks – astronaut///Michael Dell – computers
Walter Cunningham: astronaut///Michael Dell - playwright
Howard Hughes – petroleum industry///Michael Dell – air transportation
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15. Cinco de Mayo, Juneteenth, and the Chinese New Year have what in common?
Examples of words that originated from other cultures
Festivities that were brought to Texas from the same cultural group
Celebrations that reflect the diversity of Texas cultures
Holidays that show how religious groups keep their cultural identity
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18. What is the integrated circuit?
A way to send audio across long distances
An electron tube allowing the free passage of electricity
The "heartbeat" of computers , phones, etc
A global computer network
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9. What is OPEC and how did it help Texas?
Organization of Peaceful Extraction Countries banned Texas
Oil Primary Exporting Corporation gave Texans oil money
Organization of Pretroleum Exporting Countries; TX increased oil production
Oil Pact Energy Corporation bought oil from Texas

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