Let’s play Texas Trivia. Listen to the clues. Put your answer – with your first & last name and your teacher’s name in the red, white & blue bucket in the cafeteria before lunch. Listen to tomorrow’s announcements for the answer & winner. Holidays and work days are from the Austin ISD calendar. Be sure to change to fit your school calendar.
March 2017
S / M / T / W / T / F / S/ / 1 Who was the “Father of Texas”?
a. Davy Crockett
b. Jim Bowie
c. Stephen F. Austin
d. George W. Bush
/ 2 March 2 is
a. San Jacinto Day
b. Texas Independence Day
c. Cinco de Mayo
d. Mardi Gras / 3 How many flags of different nations have flown over Texas?
a. 6
b. 3
c. 2
d. 10 / 4
5 / 6 What is the state vegetable?
a. broccoli
b. chili pepper
c. asparagus
d. sweet onion / 7 Who was the first woman in Texas to be elected to the U. S. Congress?
a. Barbara Jordan
b. Ann Richards
c. Janis Joplin
d. Rosa Parks / 8 What is the state bird?
a. golden eagle
b. mockingbird
c. whooping crane
d. buzzard / 9 How long did the Battle of San Jacinto last?
a. one month
b. 13 days
c. 2 weeks
d. 18 minutes / 10 What is the state motto?
a. “Remember the Alamo”
b. “Friendship”
c. “If you had fun, you won!”
d. “Get along little doggie” / 11
12 / 13
No School
Spring Break / 14
No School
Spring Break / 15
No School
Spring Break / 16
No School
Spring Break / 17
No School
Spring Break / 18
19 / 20 What is the state gem?
a. topaz
b. emerald
c. ruby
d. diamond / 21 How many counties are in Texas?
a. 154
b. 354
c. 254
d. 54 / 22 “Tejas” the Indian word for Texas means
a. Texas
b. god of football
c. friends
d. oil and gas / 23 What color is not in the Texas flag?
a. red
b. burnt orange
c. blue
d. white / 24 What is the state tree?
a. redwood
b. hackberry
c. palm
d. pecan / 25
26 / 27 Which Texas city has the most historical markers?
a. Austin
b. Dallas
c. McAllen
d. Tyler / 28 What is the state fruit?
a. strawberry
b. ruby red grapefruit
c. Fuji apple
d. blueberry / 29 What is the state flower?
a. rose
b. daisy
c. prickly cactus
d. bluebonnet / 30 Texas was the _____ state to enter the Union.
a. first
b. 28
c. 47
d. 50
/ 31 What is the state insect?
a. mosquito
b. yellow jacket
c. lightning bug
d. monarch butterfly
March 21 is
a. San Jacinto Day
b. Cinco de Mayo
c. Groundhog Day
d. Easter