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Rio Grande River for Texas Trivia

166 | Texas Trivia

Posted on March 30, 2022March 27, 2022 by Brian Rollins
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Let’s wrangle up some trivia! This week, we’ve got thirty questions for Texas Trivia. It’s a big state, so we’ve got a lot of ground to cover. Time to test your skills to see how well you know Texas, its history, and famous people from the state.

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Episode Intro

Howdy partners. Welcome to the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia podcast. This is episode 166 and I’m your host, Brian Rollins. We’re continuing our little tour through the US with a stop down at the southern tip of the continental United States, Texas.

If you’re new to the show, welcome aboard. Every week, we give you three rounds of ten questions each. If you need rules or scorecards, you can find those at DorkyGeekyNerdy.com.

That covers the intro, so grab your cowboy hat and boots, and let’s wrangle up some trivia.

The Dorky Round

1. What river separates Texas from Mexico?

The Rio Grande

2. What is Texas's nickname?

The Lone Star State

3. In terms of landmass, where does Texas rank among other US states?

It’s the second-largest state in the US and the largest in the lower 48.

4. What holiday honors the day when Union soldiers informed the slaves of Texas that they were free?

Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday here in the US.

5. How many time zones does Texas cross?

Two. The western tip, including El Paso, is in the Mountain time zone. The bulk of the state is in the Central time zone.

6. What is the capital of Texas?

Austin

7. What two NFL teams call Texas home?

The Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans

8. What soft drink was invented in Waco, TX in 1885?

Dr Pepper

9. When astronauts are talking to Houston, what facility are they communicating with?

The Johnson Space Center

10. What Texas senator flew to Cancun, Mexico while his state underwent an unprecedented winter storm?

Ted Cruz

The Geeky Round

1. What family of amusement parks gets its name from the number of nations that have held Texas?

Six Flags.

2. What business magnate, pilot, engineer, and film director was born in Humble, TX in 1905?

Howard Hughes

3. What Country music legend, who passed away in 2020, was born in Houston in 1938?

Kenny Rogers

4. What African American composer and the 'King of Ragtime' was born in Texarkana?

Scott Joplin

5. What female rock star died at the young age of 27 in 1970?

Janis Joplin (no relation to Scott)

6. What is the most populous city in Texas?

Houston

7. The town of Clark renamed itself after what satellite TV provider?

DISH. The 200 residents got free basic cable for 10 years for doing it.

8. Texas is home to how many NBA teams?

Three. The Houston Rockets, the Dallas Mavericks, and the San Antonio Spurs.

9. The Texas Medical Center leads the world in the number of transplants of what organ?

The heart

10. There is a section of State Highway 130 in Texas that is the fastest road in the US. What's the speed limit?

85 mph

The Nerdy Round

1. The Battle of the Alamo was fought during which war?

The Texas Revolution in 1836

2. What two US presidents were born in Texas?

Lyndon Johnson and Dwight Eisenhower. Despite being governor and living in Texas, George W Bush was not born there.

3. Texas shares a border with how many other US states?

Four. New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and (in the NE corner), Arkansas.

4. What is the largest ranch in the US?

The King Ranch. It’s over 825,000 acres and bigger than Rhode Island.

5. What city is known as the 'Live Music Capital of the World'?

Austin, Texas

6. Of the six flags that have flown over Texas, which two represent nations that no longer exist?

The Republic of Texas and the Confederate States of America

7. The phrase, 'Don't Mess With Texas' was coined to combat what?

Littering. In the 1980s, Texas was spending $20 million a year to clean up trash along their highways.

8. The baseball team, the Texas Rangers, is from what city?

Arlington, TX

9. Amarillo has 90% of the world's recoverable supply of what element?

Helium

10. Timmie Jean Lindsay was the first person to receive what in 1962?

Breast implants. Which were invented in the Lone Star state. I guess everything is bigger in Texas.

Episode Conclusion

And that’s it for our episode this week. I hope you’re enjoying yourself this season. Texas is a huge and varied state. I have a fair number of family members in Texas as my dad is a native. If you run into any of them in Denton, give ‘em a wave for me.

I’ll be back here, next Wednesday for another thirty trivia questions on one more US state. Here’s a clue for you.

What state is the only place outside of the original 13 colonies, to have fought a battle during the American Revolution?

No Googling it. See if you can puzzle it out.

This has been episode 166 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. The music has been by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com. I’m your host, Brian Rollins. Be sure to holler at me on Twitter or Facebook. See you next week.

Thanks for listening.

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