Texas Pride

What is Texas' nickname?

• Bluebonnet Nation

• Lone Star State

• Texas Pride

• Best State Ever

Texas is the second largest state.

• True

• False

What state is the only state to surpass (exceed) Texas in size?

• Hawaii

• California

• Alaska

• Washington

What is the official state dish of Texas?

• stew

• hamburgers

• beans

• chili

Many Texans think that chili should not include

• onions

• beans

• beef

• peppers

Why did the early recipe call for beef, wild onions and chilies?

• They were easy to get in the area where the chili was being made.

• The market area in San Antonio didn't sell beans.

• The cattle herders would only eat beef.

• The ingredients were mentioned in a song.

Texans take their chili very seriously.

• True

• False

What are the "Six Flags Over Texas"?

• an amusement park with rollercoasters

• flags of the ships that belonged to the Spanish explorers

• football stadium of every sport's team in Texas

• flags of the nation over Texas

Spain came to America to collect riches, convert American Indians to Christianity, and _____________

• find gold

• conquer the land

• plant crops

• have a party

What country claimed most of America for almost 100 years?

• Mexico

• France

• Spain

• Italy