Capital
Town Lake
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JOBS
100
True or False. The Texas State Capital Building in Austin is the largest state capital building in the US.
True: The Texas State Capitol is the largest in gross square footage of all state capitols.
100
Stevie Ray Vaughan died in:
A. 2001
B. 1998
C. 1990
C. 1990
He tragically died in a helicopter crash in 1990 at the age of 35.
100
This Austin homeowner goes by the nickname of "Stone Cold".
Who is Steve Austin?
100
What is the name of this that was built in 1953 and is shot every time the school’s football team, the Longhorns, score a touchdown? It gets fired a lot!
Smokey The Cannon was built in 1953 and is shot every time the school’s football team, the Longhorns, score a touchdown.
100
The current unemployment rate in Austin is:
A. 3.7%
B. 12.7%
C. 2.5%
What is 2.5%.
200
True or False: The State Capital Building of Texas is 10 feet shorter than the US Capital Building in Washington DC.
False: Standing at 308 ft tall the Texas State Capitol is 19 feet taller than the United States Capitol which is only 289 ft tall.
200
Town Lake was formed in:
A. 1893
B. 1929
C. 1960
C. 1960 Town Lake (now known as Lady Bird Lake) was formed in 1960 when the City Of Austin built the Longhorn Dam.
200
This Austin Homeowner is a current NFL Quarter back and graduate of Westlake HS.
Who is Drew Brees?
200
The "Hook 'Em Horns" sign was created in what year?
What is 1955.
200
Austin's number one employer is:
What is AISD?
300
True or False: The Goddess of Liberty statue on top of the Texas State Capital Building is over 13 feet tall.
True: The Goddess of Liberty statue, which was installed on top of the Capitol’s dome by helicopter, stands almost 16 feet tall and weighs 2,000 pounds. She carries a gigantic sword and a golden star, symbols of justice and Texas pride. The
300
The maximum recorded depth of Town Lake is:
A. 56 FeetB. 108 Feet
C. 18 Feet
The maximum recorded depth of the lake is 18ft.
300
This Austin Homeowner was once sued by the US POSTAL SERVICE for $100,000,000.
Who is Lance Armstrong?
300
The UT Colors of orange and white were first used in what year?
The colors orange and white first appeared in 1884.
300
Texas created how many jobs in 2018?
A. 318,000
B. 391,000
C. 12D. 1,485,600
What is B, 391,000?
400
Austin is the only city in the US known for the Phrase "Keep it Weird".
False: There are two major U.S. cities whose slogans are known to encourage keeping it weird, and Austin is one of them. Portland, Oregon, is the other, but the Austin Independent Business Alliance began in 2002, adopting the phrase, and Portland followed about a year later.
400
Town Lake Covers:
A. 20,390 acres
B. 12,010 Acres
C. 416 AcresC. 10 – The surface of the lake covers over 416 acres
400
This Austin Homeowner had the staring role in the movie SPEED
Who is Sandra Bullock?
Her breakthrough came in the action thriller Speed (1994)
400
True or False: BEVO means "Beat Every Victim Obssesively"
UT’s mascot, Bevo, earned its name during 1915 when the Aggies won 13-0 during a football match up. Thrilled, the Longhorns changed the 13 to a B, the hyphen to an E and added a V before the 0. The result? Bevo.
400
How many people does APPLE currently employ worldwide?
What is 132,000?
500
True or False: More people visit Disney Land than Austin every year.
False: Austin welcomes nearly 20 million tourists each year, according to the Austin Business Journal. That number exceeds Disneyland, which had 16.2 million visitors in 2013; the Eiffel Tower, which has about 7 million visitors annually, three-quarters of which are foreigners; and Niagara Falls, which sees about 12 million people.
500
Town Lake Trail is:
A. 10.2 Miles long
B. 7.8 Miles long
C. 23.8 Miles long
A. 10.2 Miles Long
500
This Austin Homeowner won the US Open Tennis championship in 2003.
Who is Andy Roddick?
Roddick became world No. 1 shortly after he won the title at the 2003 US Open, defeating French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final and overtaking him as the top-ranked player in the process.
500
In 1962 who was named the "Ugliest Man on UT Campus"?
In 1962, at the University of Texas at Austin, Janis Joplin was voted “ugliest man on campus” –
500
The Median Income of a real estate agent in the US is.
What is $46,000?