The Texas Quiz

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4. I-35.

I live there, and that's all I know.

Granted, I'm not FROM there . . . but still. Hmm.

Here are some more Texas questions!

11. What are the six flags of Texas?

12. What is the official state flower?

13. What is the official state tree?

14. What is the official state dog breed?

15. Where is the Alamo?

16. Name five major Texas rivers.

17. What is Tejano?

18. Which wild cat species can be found in Texas and no other part of the US?

19. Name three country singers from Texas.

20. What Texas location is home to the largest community of mammals in the world and what kind of animals are they?

1. What is our capital? Austin

2. Who is our governor, and what phrase is he known for? Rick Perry

3. Name one professional sports franchise in Texas from each professional sport. Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars, Texas Rangers, San Antonio Spurs

4. Which Interstate highway in Texas splits into two segments (hint: the same freeway does this again in Minnesota)? I have no clue, I know that it is not I-10

5. The "Red River Classic" pits UT Austin's football team against which college? University of Oklahoma

6. What does our constitution allow us to do, that no other state can? I have no idea

7. Which major city can you find the neigborhoods of Montrose, River Oaks, and Clear Lake City? i don't know

8. What was the town of La Grange known for from 1905 to 1973? beats me

9. At the Big Texan steak house in Amarillo, if you get the 72-oz. steak and eat it, and all the side orders that come with it--in one hour--it's free. If you fail, how much is it? I forgot the answers to that question

10. What is the name of the ice cream company headquartered in Brenham, about 80 miles northwest of Houston?I don't know

1. Capital: Austin

2. Governor: Rick Perry, and his phrase was "Adios, Mofo".

3. Teams:

Baseball: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers

Football: Dallas Cowboys, don't know the other

Basketball: Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks

Hockey: Texas has a hockey team?

4. Freeway that splits: I-35

5. University of Texas VS Oklahoma State?

6. Don't know.

7. Don't know.

8. La Grange known for...: the Chicken Ranch, which was the brothel featured in the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

9. $72

10. Blue Bell