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  • Name a famous explorer of Texas
    Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vàsquez de Coronado and Sieur de La Salle
  • What is the Capitol of Texas?
    Austin, Texas
  • What is the state mammal of Texas?
    The longhorn (large mammal) and armadillo (small mammal
  • What is the most famous Spanish Mission of Texas
    The Alamo
  • Which native Indian tribe lived in Teepees, hunted buffalo and travelled from place to place?
    The Nomadic Jumanos
  • Who led Texas to Independence and was the first President of Texas?
    Sam Houston
  • What river forms the southern border of Texas and Mexico?
    The Rio Grande
  • Name a professional sports Team of Texas?
    Rangers, Astros, Mavericks, Rockets, Spurs, Cowboys, Texans, Dynamos
  • What is the state bird of Texas?
    The mockingbird
  • Name a state that borders with Texas?
    Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico
  • What is the state flower of Texas?
    The Bluebonnet
  • Which Indian Tribe was the largest group in Texas and depended on the Piney woods for resources?
    The Caddos
  • What is the name of a famous Cattle Trail in Texas?
    The Chisolm Trail
  • Which river forms the northern border of Texas and Oklahoma?
    The Red River
  • Recite the Texas Pledge
    I pledge allegiance, to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible
  • Which Indian Tribe lived around the gulf coast near Galveston and mostly had from the sea?
    The Karankawa Tribe
  • What are the four regions in Texas?
    Mountains & Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains and Costal Plains
  • Who was a famous French explorer who founded Fort St. Louis in Texas?
    Robert La Salle
  • Which Indian Trib lived in the Mountains and Basis and had homes made from adobe?
    The Settled Jumanos
  • What are four American Indian Tribes of Texas?
    Lipan Apache, Karankawa, Caddo and Jumano
  • Who is a person who, in the early years of the settlement of Texas, had been granted the right to settle on Mexican land in exchange for recruiting and taking responsibility for new settlers?
    An empresario
  • Who led the Mexican Army during the Texas revolution but was defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto?
    Santa Anna
  • What is the largest state in the USA?
    Alaska
  • Who had a plan to bring Anglo settlers to Texas called the "Texas Venture"?
    Moses Austin
  • What is black gold?
    Oil
  • Which Indian Tribe were excellent riders and warriors, were nomads but would plant their fields?
    The Lipan Apache
  • What is the state tree from which nuts are used to make a delicious pie?
    Pecan Tree
  • Texas became the 28th State in which year?
    1845
  • What is the nickname of Texas?
    The lone star state
  • Who is known as the Father of Texas?
    Stephen F. Austin