Do You Know Your Texas?

Click on the approximate location of the Texas capitol.

What is the name of the giant cowboy who greets visitors at the State Fair of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• Rowdy the Cowboy

• Big Tex

• Sheriff Lone Star

Match the Texas college with its mascot

• Bears

• Texas Tech University

• Red Raiders

• University of Houston

• Mustangs

• Baylor University

• Cougars

• Southern Methodist University

• Bobcats

• Texas State University

Which US Presidents were born in Texas?

• George W. Bush

• Jimmy Carter

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Dwight Eisenhauer

Which city is considered the home or birthplace of the popular soda, Dr. Pepper?

• Abilene

• Lubbock

• Tyler

• Waco

Place the events in chronological order

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of Gonzales (Come and Take It)

• Texas joins the United States

• The Spanish Flag flies over Texas

• All slaves are freed in Texas (Juneteenth)

Which famous singer is not from Texas?

• Post Malone

• Beyonce

• Selena Gomez

• Jennifer Lopez

Barbecue restaurants in Texas are considered "the best" if they make it onto this magazine's prestigous list

• Southern Living

• D Magazine

• Texas Monthly

• Texas Highways

How long would it take to drive from Brownsville, TX (the furthest southern city) to Texline, TX (the northernmost city)?

• 5 hours

• 9 hours

• 13 hours

• More than 16 hours

Click on the area that's known as the Texas "Hill Country"