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The official Texas Trivia Challenge will appear at the end of the blog tour on Thursday, August 5th. It won't be posted until that time because you can only enter once and all of the answers won't be available until the end of the tour, but I'm posting the questions here so you can be thinking about them as you read the blog posts.

  

The Texas Trivia Challenge:

 

1. The amusement park, Six Flags Over Texas, opened in 1961 in Arlington, TX. The six flags represent the six different nations that have governed Texas. Those nations were Spain, Mexico, the United States of America, the Confederate States of America, the Republic of Texas, and….
   1. Portugal
   2. The Indian Nation
   3. France
   4. Italy

 

2. Texas is the only state that was once…
   1. Under the rule of Mexico
   2. Its own nation
   3. Under water during the Early Cretaceous period over 100 million years ago.
   4. Allowed to fly its flag above the US flag.

 

3. What famous event occurred yearly at the Walls prison in Huntsville, Texas (1931-1986), brought celebrities and tourists into the town, and near its end grossed $450,000 from an estimated 50,000 fans?
   1. The Longest Yard (a football match between prisoners and guards)
   2. The Texas Prison Circus
   3. The Texas Prison Fair
   4. The Texas Prison Rodeo

 

4. Blue Bell ice cream “the best ice cream in the country” is one of the top three best-selling ice creams in the nation, despite the fact that it is only available in 26% of U.S. supermarkets. What is the name of the town where Blue Bell ice cream originated?
   1. Comfort
   2. Brenham
   3. San Angelo
   4. Happy

 

5. What is the name of the Texas state bird?
   1. Mockingbird
   2. Blue Jay
   3. Crow
   4. Roadrunner

 

6. What is the name of the Texas state flower?
   1. Texas Paintbrush
   2. Black-eyed Susan
   3. Indian Blanket
   4. Bluebonnet
7. What is the University of Texas mascot?
   1. Buffalo
   2. Longhorn
   3. Armadillo
   4. Horned Toad

 

8. Texas has three state mammals. The large state mammal is the Texas Longhorn, the flying state mammal is the free-tailed bat, the small state mammal is the….
   1. Jackaloupe
   2. Hyena
   3. Armadillo
   4. Prairie Dog

 

9. The state name originated with the Caddo Indians of Eastern Texas. The original term, “tejas” means…

a. Lone star

b. He who wears the big hat

c. Those who are friends

d. Those who speak the strange tongue

 

10. Texas is the home of many famous writers, poets, and performers. One of the most famous author/poets wrote “The House on Mango Street.” The name of that author/poet is…

1. Sandra Cisneros
2. Naomi Shihab Nye
3. Ai
4. Scott Hightower 

Answers will be posted August 30th 
 
Score:
9-10  Truly a Texas
7-8 = You Might Be a Redneck
5-6 = Needs Remedial Texas History Course
0-4 = Dern Yankee