Sizing Up Texas Review

The official state bird of Texas is the _______.

• MOCKINGBIRD

• SPARROW

• ROBIN

• BLUE JAY

The 3 rivers that border Texas are the _______, _______, _______.

• RIO GRANDE

• SABINE RIVER

• MISSISSIPPI RIVER

• COLORADO RIVER

• RED RIVER

Name the 2 presidents that were born in Texas: _______ and _______.

• LYNDON B. JOHNSON

• DWIGHT EISENHOWER

• GEORGE WASHINGTON

• ABRAHAM LINCOLN

• THOMAS JEFFERSON

The _______ is the source of most of the rain that falls in Texas.

• GULF OF MEXICO

• PACIFIC OCEAN

• ATLANTIC OCEAN

• CARIBBEAN SEA

Where is the state capital of Texas? _______

• AUSTIN

• HOUSTON

• DALLAS

• SAN ANTONIO

Which one of the 6 flags of Texas is missing?: Confederacy, France, Mexico, Spain, _____, United States

• CANADA

• BRAZIL

• GREECE

• REPUBLIC OF TEXAS

What caused the greatest flood in the state’s history in Galveston, Texas? _______

• THE HURRICANE OF 1900

• A TORNADO IN 1920

• THE FLOOD OF 1935

• A TSUNAMI IN 1950

Texas is the _______ largest state in the union.

• 2ND

• 3RD

• 4TH

• 5TH

Texas makes up about _______ percent of the land area of the United States?

• 7

• 5

• 10

• 3

Which country borders Texas? _______

• MEXICO

• CANADA

• FRANCE

• JAPAN