Texas Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers About State of Texas
Six flags have flown over Texas, what were they?
A: The flags of the U.S., Mexico,
France, Spain, Confederacy, and
the Republic of Texas.
What state is the only state to have been an independent
republic?
A: The state of Texas.
What basketball team won the first four WNBA crowns?
A: The Houston Comets.
On the Gulf of Mexico, which state is nearest the end of the
alphabet?
A: Texas.
Which soap outlasted its spin offs Somerset and Texas before
folding up its tent?
A: Another World.
On the show King of the Hill, where did the Hills live?
A: Arlen, Texas.
What NBA team plays home games in the Alamo dome?
A: The San Antonio Spurs.
From what state does Jerry Hall hail from?
A: Texas.
Where does the Mavericks basketball team hail from?
A: Dallas, Texas.
The center of the U.S. oil industry has been in what city since
1901?
A: Houston, Texas.
Texas ice-cream producer Elmer Doolin bought a recipe for $100
from a cafe owner in San Antonio and used it to make a fortune. What
did the recipe make?
A: Fritos corn chips.
Charles Hardin Holley (Buddy Holly) was born in which town
in Texas?
A: Lubbock.
What baseball player had his shirt number retired by three teams?
A: Nolan Ryan, who pitched a record seven no-hitters during his
career. His number, 34, has been retired by the Angels, Texas
Rangers, and Houston Astros.
For their ballpark, the Texas Rangers chose what name?
A: The Ballpark.
John Wilkinson set the seed-spitting distance at the 11th Annual
Watermelon Thump held in Luling, Texas in 1980. How far did he spit
the seeds?
A: 65 feet 4 inches.
The working title of the TV series Dallas was what?
A: Houston.
Hakeem Olajuwon joined what team in 1984?
A: Houston Rockets.
What U.S. President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on the 22
of November in 1963?
A: John F. Kennedy.
In which state is the San Antonio international airport?
A: Texas.
Who is memorialized with an eight-foot tall bronze statue in
Lubbock, Texas?
A: Buddy Holly.
What historic structure was saved from a real estate syndicate by
a donation from a Texas cattle heiress?
A: The Alamo.
What did Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, famous for
storming the Alamo, introduce to the United States?
A: He enjoyed chewing unflavored chicle and brought it north with
him.
