Chapter 29.4 Daily Quiz

According to the 2010 census results, more than 37 percent of the population of Texas identified themselves as

• Non- Hispanic White

• African Americn

• Hispanic

• Asian

How many languages are spoken on a daily basis in Houston?

• 19

• 39

• 60

• 90

Which of the following holidays is celebrated by the Tigua Indians?

• St. Anthony's Day

• Cinco De Mayo

• Juneteenth

• Diez y Seis Septiembre

The Wurstfest celebrates Texas’s

• French Heritage

• Polish Heritage

• Norwegian Heritage

• German Heritage

Which of the following people is a Pulitzer Prize–winning writer?

• Willie Nelson

• JohnBiggers

• Larry McMurty

• Stevie Ray Vaughn

Writer Sandra Cisneros often focuses on the experiences of

• Mexican American Families

• American Indian Families

• Asian American Families

• Africian American Families

Who wrote the novel Texas and spent his later years living in Austin?

• Charles Umlauf

• Donald C. Judd

• James Michener

• JohnBiggers

Which musical instrument made Texan Van Cliburn world-famous?

• guitar

• piano

• saxophone

• violin

Who became a national star with the hit song, “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”?

• Willie Nelson

• Jerry Jeff Walker

• Lyle Lovett

• George Strait

Which of the following musicians was killed in 1995?

• Waylon Jennings

• George Jones

• Larry Hagman

• Selena Quintanilla