L is for Lonestar

Who is known as the Father of Texas?

• Davy Crockett

• Stephen Austin

• Lyndon Johnson

• Sam Houston

What is the official flower of Texas?

• Indian paintbrush

• Mexican hat

• bluebonnet

• trillium

El Paso is known as the --.

• "Last stop on the trail"

• "Passage to Freedom"

• "Jewel of the Franklins"

• "Pass of the North"

Texas comes from the Indian word that means --

• pretty

• large

• friend

• star

People in Texas grow and eat more -- than do people in any other state.

• tomatoes

• garlic

• jalapenos

• cilantro

Where would you find a lightning whelk?

• in the Texas hill country

• in the Gulf Coast region

• on the desert plains

• in Old El Paso

An armadillo is the only animal that --

• gives birth to identical quadruplets

• has an armored coat

• changes color when it senses danger

• loses its tail in the winter

Who was Quanah Parker?

• the first governor of Texas

• the explorer credited with discovering the North Pass

• a priest who lived among the Native Americans

• the last chief of the Comanches

For what is the valley northeast of the Rio Grande used?

• agriculture

• mining

• oil drilling

• recreation

XIT ranch land was exchanged for money to --

• preserve gulf shore property once owned by Sam Houston

• buy oil reserves in South Texas

• expand the DFW airport

• build the capitol in Austin