25 Texas Trivia Quiz Questions & Answers

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How well do you know your Houston from Hill Country facts? Test your knowledge with our Texas Trivia Quiz!

Texas is known for its big landscape, big population and big economy but there is more to this fun state so we’ve created Texas trivia questions on general knowledge, geography, history, culture and landmarks.

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Note: As with all of our geography quizzes, there are five rounds, each with five questions, making this quiz out of 25 points.

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Free Texas Trivia Quiz Questions
Texas Quiz General Knowledge Questions Round
Texas Quiz Geography Questions Round
Texas Quiz History Questions Round
Texas Quiz Culture Questions Round
Texas Quiz Landmark Questions Round
Texas Quiz General Knowledge Questions Answers
Texas Quiz Geography Quiz Answers
Texas Quiz History Answers
Texas Quiz Culture Answers
Texas Quiz Landmark Answers

Free Texas Trivia Quiz Questions

Texas Quiz General Knowledge Questions Round

1. What is the two letter state code for Texas?

2. What is Texas’s nickname?

The Lone Star State
The Cowboy State
The Bend State
The BBQ State

3. What is Texas’s state flower?

Texas Indian Paintbrush
Texas Spiderlily
Bluebonnet
Mexican Hat

4. What is Texas’s state animal?

American quarter horse
Texas rat snake
Coyote
The longhorn

5. Texas is the largest US producer of…

Energy
Corn
Dairy
Graduates

Texas Quiz Geography Questions Round

1. Which state is next to Texas on its West?

Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico

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2. What is the least populated city in Texas?

Columbus
Crane
Clyde
Cisco

3. Which location is closest to the Mexico border?

San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Marfa
Big Bend

4. How many national parks does Texas have?

5. Which of the following rivers does not run through Texas?

Rio Grande
Guadalupe
Frio
San Juan

Texas Quiz History Questions Round

1. Texas joined the US Union in 1845 but what position was it?

25th
26th
27th
28th

2. Austin is the current capital city but which of the following has not been a capital of the Republic of Texas?

Harrisburg
Fort Worth
Columbia
Houston

3. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans but what year did it take place?

June 19th 1863
June 19th 1864
June 19th 1865
June 19th 1866

4. On the 22nd November 1963, the 35th president of the US, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Texas. Where did it happen?

Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
El Paso

5. What law was passed in Texas in 2015?

Marijuana legalized
Same-sex marriage
Ban on camping in public places
Smoking in public places ban

Texas Quiz Culture Questions Round

1. What is a Frito Pie?

Chips and chilli in a chip bag
Brisket, sausage and ribs on grease paper
Potato, egg, cheese, onion in a flour tortilla
Sausage and cheese in a semi-sweet donut

2. Where did the term’ Don’t Mess With Texas’ originate from?

Trash pick up campaign led by Texas Department of Transportation
G#n control lobbyists strong message to government
George W. Bush’s Republican National Convention speech
Debut studio album by American rapper Lil’ Keke from Houston

3. What is Mesquite known for?

Capital of BBQ
Capital of rodeo
Capital of shopping
Capital of boob jobs

4. Who has not been Governor of Texas?

Greg Abbott
Rick Perry
Matthew McConaughey
Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson

5. “When I die I may not go to heaven, I don’t know if they let cowboys in. If they don’t just let me go to Texas, boys, ’cause Texas is as close as I’ve been” are lyrics from which song?

Too Far From Texas by Stevie Nicks
Planet Texas by Kenny Rogers
Beautiful Texas by Willie Nelson
Texas (When I Die) by Tanya Tucker

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Texas Quiz Landmark Questions Round

1. Where is the only fake Prada shop in the world?

Austin
Marfa
Fredericksburg
Terrell Hills

2. Which of the following is the tallest building?

JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston
Wells Fargo Plaza Houston
The Independent Austin
Bank of America Dallas

Bonus points if you can order them by height starting with the tallest.

3. The Palo Duro Canyon has a long history as home to many native tribes such as the Apache, Comanche and Kiowa but how deep is it?

980 ft
880 ft
780 ft
680 ft

4. Where is Pleasure Pier located?

Galveston Island
Crystal Beach
Rockport Beach
South Padre

5. What kind of bridge is Texas’s Rainbow Bridge?

Arch Bridge
Truss Bridge
Suspension Bridge
Cable-Stayed Bridge

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Texas Quiz General Knowledge Questions Answers

1. What is the two letter state code for Texas?

2. What is Texas’s nickname?

The Lone Star State
The Cowboy State
The Bend State
The BBQ State

3. What is Texas’s state flower?

Texas Indian Paintbrush
Texas Spiderlily
Bluebonnet
Mexican Hat

Texas Trivia: The beautiful Texas Bluebonnet aka Lupinus texensis is the state flower but you will also find the other three growing in the state.

Bluebonnets start to appear around early March to mid-April or sometimes a little later depending on spring temperatures.

4. What is Texas’s state animal?

American quarter horse
Texas rat snake
Coyote
The longhorn

Texas Trivia: The Texas longhorn is a mixed breed of Spanish retinto and English cattle.

Other states found the longhorn’s traits of long legs, hard hoofs, resistance to disease, fertility and ease of calving attractive resulting in the longhorn being traded out of Texas and across the US.

By the 1920s, the longhorn was nearly extinct until a small group of men created a refuge park to save them.

The Texas Longhorns are an American football team.

5. Texas is the largest US producer of…

Energy
Corn
Dairy
Graduates

Texas Quiz Geography Quiz Answers

1. Which state is next to Texas on its West?

Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico

Texas Quiz History Answers

1. Texas joined the US Union in 1845 but what position was it?

25th
26th
27th
28th

Texas Trivia: Texas had previously requested to join the Union but it was knocked back.

The Mexican-American War started in 1846, the following year after Texas joined in the union.

Texas leaves the Union to join the Confederate States of America in 1861 and is readmitted in 1870 after the American Civil War.

2. Austin is the current capital city but which of the following has not been a capital of the Republic of Texas?

Harrisburg
Fort Worth
Columbia
Houston

3. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans but what year did it take place?

June 19th 1863
June 19th 1864
June 19th 1865
June 19th 1866

Texas Trivia: Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to announce that the Civil War was over and that slavery in the US was abolished on 19th June 1865.

This was two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on 1st January 1863.

Juneteenth is also known as Freedom Day and is the oldest African-American holiday.

In 1980, Texas made it a state holiday and in 2021 it became a federal holiday.

4. On the 22 November 1963, the 35th president of the US, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Texas. Where did it happen?

Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
El Paso

5. What law was passed in Texas in 2015?

Marijuana legalized
Same-sex marriage
Ban on camping in public places
Smoking in public places ban

Texas Quiz Culture Answers

1. What is a Frito Pie?

Chips and chilli in a chip bag
Brisket, sausage and ribs on grease paper
Potato, egg, cheese, onion in a flour tortilla
Sausage and cheese in a semi-sweet donut

Texas Trivia: Frito Pie is chips and chill served in a packet of Frito chips!

Brisket, sausage and ribs on grease paper can be enjoyed at a Texan BBQ joint.

Potato, egg, cheese and onion in a flour tortilla is a typical Tex-Mex breakfast.

Sausage and cheese in a semi-sweet donut called a Kolaches which is Czech.

2. Where did the term Don’t Mess With Texas originate from?

Trash pick up campaign led by Texas Department of Transportation
G#n control lobbyists strong message to government
George W. Bush’s Republican National Convention speech
Debut studio album by American rapper Lil’ Keke from Houston

Texas Trivia: Bush did say it in 2000 and it is the name of Lil’ Keke’s album but this popular slogan was first introduced as an anti-litter campaign!

3. What is Mesquite known for?

Capital of BBQ
Capital of rodeo
Capital of shopping
Capital of boob jobs

Texas Trivia: Mesquite is the rodeo capital and home to the Mesquite Championship Rodeo.

Lockhart is the BBQ capital and where you will find Black’s and Kreuz Market.

Dallas has more shops per capita.

It has been flaunted that Houston is the capital of boob jobs but not as an official title. What do you think? Tell us in the comments!

4. Who has not been Governor of Texas?

Greg Abbott
Rick Perry
Matthew McConaughey
Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson

Texas Trivia: Ferguson was the first female Governor of Texas and one of the first two women to be governor of any US state.

It was rumored in 2021 that actor McConaughey was considering running but decided against it.

Too Far From Texas by Stevie Nicks
Planet Texas by Kenny Rogers
Beautiful Texas by Willie Nelson
Texas (When I Die) by Tanya Tucker

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Texas Quiz Landmark Answers

1. Where is the only fake Prada shop in the world?

Austin
Marfa
Fredericksburg
Terrell Hills

Texas Trivia: Prada Marfa is an art installation located off Route 90 near Marfa.

It has enjoyed lots of attention from Gossip Girl, The Simpsons and Beyonce.

2. Which of the following is the tallest building?

JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston (1,002 ft)
Wells Fargo Plaza Houston (992 ft)
The Independent Austin (690 ft)
Bank of America Dallas (921 ft)

Bonus points if you can order them by height starting with the tallest.

3. The Palo Duro Canyon has a long history as home to many native tribes such as the Apache, Comanche and Kiowa but how deep is it?

980 ft
880 ft
780 ft
680 ft

Texas Trivia: The Palo Duro is known as The Grand Canyon of the West!

4. Where is Pleasure Pier located?

Galveston Island
Crystal Beach
Rockport Beach
South Padre

5. What kind of bridge is Texas’s Rainbow Bridge?

Arch Bridge
Truss Bridge
Suspension Bridge
Cable-Stayed Bridge

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