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Texas History Quiz

10:45 PM CDT on Thursday, September 9, 2004

1. What is the Texas motto?
State Sovereignty, National Union
Die with your boots on
Remember the Alamo
Friendship

2. What is the Texas flower?
Indian paintbrush
yellow rose
bluebonnet
sunflower

3. What is the Texas tree?
mesquite
live oak
cypress
pecan

4. What is the Texas bird?
eagle
mockingbird
grackle
purple martin

5. What is the Texas song?
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Texas, Our Texas
San Antonio Rose

6. What is the state fruit of Texas?
Pecos cantaloupe
orange
red grapefruit
peach

7. How many counties are in Texas?
302
254
151
98

8. Which of the following was NOT one of the six flags over Texas?
Germany
Mexico
France
Spain

9. What is the largest river between the Red River and the Rio Grande?
Rio Frio
Brazos River
Guadalupe River
Mississippi River

10. About how long did it take the Texans to defeat the Mexican forces at San Jacinto on April 21, 1836?
four days
18 minutes
24 hours
five months

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Correct answers:

Sources: Texas Almanac and The Dallas Morning News.

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