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Are you a TRUE Texan???

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.


What is the nickname for the state of Texas?

a)

The Lone Star State

b)

The Maple State

c)

The Buckeye State

2.

Texas was once part of what country?

a)

Canada

b)

Australia

c)

Mexico

3.

Which of the following is Texas NOT known for?

a)

Oil

b)

Diamonds

c)

Cattle

4.

Which European nation was the first to claim Texas?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

5.

What is the capital city of Texas?

a)

Austin

b)

San Antonio

c)

Houston

6.

The word "Texas" comes from a Native American word for what?

a)

Cattle

b)

Friends

c)

Oil

7.

What is the largest city in Texas?

a)

Dallas

b)

El Paso

c)

Houston

8.

The numerous nations that have claimed Texas resulted in what saying?

a)

My little corner of the world

b)

All my exes live in Texas

c)

Six flags over Texas

9.

NASA's Johnson Space Center is located in what Texas city?

a)

Dallas

b)

Houston

c)

Lubbock

10.

What is the Postal Abbreviation for Texas?

a)

TX

b)

TN

c)

TE

11.

What is the state motto of Texas?

a)

Ownership

b)

Rodeo

c)

Friendship

12.

What side was Texas on during the Civil War?

a)

Their own side

b)

Union

c)

Confederate

13.

What group of Native Americans gave Texas its name?

a)

Caddo

b)

Cherokee

c)

Karankawa

14.

Only one U.S. state is larger than Texas? What is that state?

a)

Montana

b)

California

c)

Alaska

15.

What natural landmarks mark three of Texas' four borders?

a)

Oceans

b)

Lakes

c)

Rivers

16.

Does Texas have a professional hockey team?

a)

Of course!

b)

No, it's too hot down here!

c)

Who knows?

17.

What state borders Texas to the north?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Oklahoma

c)

New Mexico

18.

Which river borders Texas and Mexico?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi

c)

Sabine

19.

What is the Texas state flower?

a)

Yellow Rose

b)

Bluebonnet

c)

Indian Paintbrush

20.

Texas is part of what coastal region?

a)

Gulf

b)

East

c)

West

21.

What U.S. president was assassinated in Texas in 1963?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

George W. Bush

22.

What U.S. presidents are from Texas?

a)

Johnson, Bush, Bush

b)

Ford, Clinton, Clinton

c)

Carter, Eisenhower, Jackson

d)

Truman, Roosevelt, Garfield

23.

What NFL team is NOT located in Texas?

a)

Cowboys

b)

Browns

c)

Texans

24.

What Texas pastime incorporates elements of ranching?

a)

Rodeo

b)

Football

c)

Baseball

25.

What Major League Baseball team is NOT located in Texas?

a)

Astros

b)

Rangers

c)

Braves

26.

How many pro basketball teams call Texas home?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

27.

Texas has an official small state mammal. What is it?

a)

Opossum

b)

Golden Retriever

c)

Armadillo

28.

Which Supreme Court justice hails from Texas?

a)

Antonin Scalia

b)

Sandra Day O'Connor

c)

Amy Coney Barrett

29.

What large mammal is Texas known for?

a)

Longhorn

b)

Rio Grande Jackolope

c)

Bull Moose

30.

What crime is still cause for hanging in Texas?

a)

cattle theft

b)

cow tipping

c)

piracy

31.

Who died defending the Alamo?

a)

Davy Crockett

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Deaf Smith

32.

What type of fish do Texans enjoy most?

a)

Redfish

b)

Eel

c)

Catfish

33.

What famous Texan was actually born in Virginia?

a)

Miriam Ferguson

b)

Rick Kana

c)

Sam Houston