Week 31 Newspaper

What was Lydia Mendoza's nickname?

• "Sings like a canary"

• "Lark of the Border"

• "La Guitarista"

• "The Hall of Famer"

Mendoza was __ when she bought her first 12-string guitar.

McClung was a _____.

• Musician

• Writer

• Painter

• Teacher

Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe was born in ​ (a)   on December 29, 1897.

• Waco, Texas
• Dallas, Texas
• San Antonio, Texas
• Corpus Christi, Texas

Match the Artist to their profession

• Karle Wilson Baker

• Wrote a Texas history book for children

• Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe

• Wrote "Lonesome Dove"

• Lydia Mendoza

• Tejano Singer

• Larry McMurtry

• Singer & Musical Artist

• Selena Quintanilla Perez

• Singer in many different languages

Chelo Silva was known as ______

• "La Princesa"

• "Lark of the Border"

• "Como la Flor"

• "Queen of the Bolero"

Which of the following was NOT written by Karle?

• Lonesome Dove

• The Texas Flag Primer

• The Birds of Tanglewood

• Two Little Texans

Who was the first Texan to have a painting on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

In 1999, ​ (a)   received the National Medal for the Arts, the highest honor given to artists in the U.S.

• Mendoza
• McClung
• McMurtry
• Bledsoe

In 1993, Selena sold over how many records?

• 100,000

• 300,000

• 10,000

• 30,000