Trivia Flashcards
When Texas and was annexed in 1845 what honor did it keep in regards to its flag?
The flag does not have to be lower that the U.S.A flag.
What is the official dance of Texas?
Square Dance
75% of the total number of Snickers bars are made in which Texas city?
Waco
In what year did James Morthland become the first person to interview the Rolling Stones?
1964
Where is the world’s largest parking lot?
DFW International Airport
What Texas city was an alternate landing location for space shuttles?
Amarillo
In what North Texas city is it illegal for children to have unusual haircuts?
Mesquite
Rounded to the nearest thousand, how many miles of highway are there in Texas?
70,000 miles
What percentage of Texas’ land area do ranches and farms cover?
70%
What Swisher County town has the motto “town without a frown”?
Happy Texas
The LBJ Presidential Library is on which college campus?
University of Texas at Austin
Who in 1829 published the first printed volume in Texas entitled A Translation of Laws, Orders, and Contracts on Colonization?
Stephen F. Austin
What Texas born pitcher is the all-time Major League leader in strikeouts?
Nolen Ryan
The Raven, written by Marquis Hames in 1929, is a biographical work on what Texas hero?
Sam Houston
What Dallas born rocker receives a Gold Record for his 1973 hit “The Joker”?
Steve Miller