How Texan Are You Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. You are driving from a major Texas city into New Mexico and reach the state line after only a short trip. Which city did you most likely leave?
San Angelo
Odessa
El Paso
Lubbock
2. At a traditional Central Texas barbecue counter, which cut of beef is especially likely to be the signature smoked order?
Brisket
Flank steak
Prime rib
Beef tenderloin
3. A traveler follows the Rio Grande through a vast desert landscape of canyons and mountains. Which Texas national park best matches that description?
Padre Island National Seashore
Big Bend National Park
Caddo Lake State Park
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
4. What is the capital of Texas?
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Austin
5. What do the “six flags” in the name Six Flags Over Texas represent?
The six largest cities founded in early Texas
Six major battles of the Texas Revolution
Six geographic regions recognized by the state
Six nations whose flags have flown over Texas
6. A friend asks you to meet beneath the giant cowboy figure called Big Tex at the annual State Fair of Texas. Which city are you heading to?
Houston
Fort Worth
Austin
Dallas
7. Which battle in April 1836 secured the decisive Texan victory in the Texas Revolution?
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Goliad
Battle of San Jacinto
8. In Texas cultural usage, what does “Tejano” most commonly refer to?
A Texan of Mexican heritage or the culture and music associated with that community
A ranch worker who specializes in handling longhorn cattle
A resident of the Texas Panhandle
A participant in a traditional Texas rodeo
9. You want to visit both a major Gulf Coast port and Space Center Houston without changing cities. Where should you go?
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Houston
Beaumont
10. During heavy rain, water begins covering a low-water crossing in Texas. What is the soundest response?
Cross slowly if the road markings remain visible
Turn around and use another route rather than entering the water
Wait at the edge until another vehicle tests the crossing
Enter only if the water appears calm at the surface
11. The term “maverick,” meaning an independently minded person or an unbranded animal, is linked to which Texas ranching story?
Samuel Maverick became known for leaving his cattle unbranded
Richard King raised a herd that resisted being fenced
William B. Travis refused to follow a retreat order
Charles Goodnight developed a new cattle trail without partners
12. While following historic Route 66 through the Texas Panhandle, you stop at Cadillac Ranch. Which city are you near?
Lubbock
Amarillo
Abilene
Midland
13. A visitor wants to see the Alamo and several Spanish colonial missions along one local trail. Which city should be the base for the trip?
El Paso
Laredo
San Antonio
Waco
14. Which flower is officially recognized as the state flower of Texas?
Yellow rose
Indian paintbrush
Bluebonnet
Prickly pear blossom
15. Which historic route is most closely associated with driving Texas cattle north toward Kansas railheads after the Civil War?
Chisholm Trail
Butterfield Overland Mail route
El Camino Real de los Tejas
Santa Fe Trail
16. Why is Galveston central to the history of Juneteenth?
Texas independence was formally declared there on June 19
A Union order announcing emancipation in Texas was issued there on June 19, 1865
A constitutional amendment was ratified there on June 19
The first Texas state government assembled there on June 19