Native Texan Groups Quiz

Which Native Texan group is known for their advanced agricultural society and pottery?

• Alabama-Coushatta

• Caddo

• Karankawa

• Apache

Which group is known for living in thatched huts and basket weaving? This tribe is one of the tribes that have a reservation and live in Texas today.

• Wichita

• Alabama-Coushatta

• Coahuiltecan

Which Native Texan group used smoke signals for communication?

• Karankawa

• Comanche

• Kiowa

• Atakapa

Which group is known for being nomadic buffalo hunters and excellent horseback riders?

• Apache

• Wichita

• Comanche

• Kickapoo

Which group lived in beehive-shaped grass houses and grew corn, beans, and squash?

• Atakapa

• Wichita

• Coahuiltecan

• Kiowa

Which tribe was known for being nomadic buffalo hunters and living in tipis?

• A) Tonkawa

• B) Jumano

• C) Tigua

• D) Comanche

What were the Tonkawa known for?

• A) Building permanent adobe houses

• B) Being scouts for Spanish/Texan forces

• C) Practicing advanced agriculture

• D) Trading along the Rio Grande

Which tribe was known for their pottery and weaving skills?

• A) Jumano

• B) Tonkawa

• C) Tigua

• D) Concho

What feature is associated with the Jumano tribe?

• A) Nomadic lifestyle

• B) Tattoos and distinct markings

• C) Use of bows and arrows

• D) Living in tipis

Which tribe used bows and arrows and built wickiups?

• A) Comanche

• B) Tigua

• C) Concho

• D) Jumano