People
What Texas-born actor starred in Interstellar, Dallas Buyers Club, Sing, and Dazed and Confused?
Matthew McConaughey
What is the name of the longest river in Texas?
Rio Grande
What year was Williamson County founded?
1848
Name three NBA Teams in Texas.
Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs.
What number of nations which have ruled over Texas?
Six
Who was the first president born in Texas?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What is the largest county in Texas by population?
Harris County
Name two titles given to Georgetown.
Red Poppy Capital, Kissing Capital of The World, First Purple Heart City in Texas, Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas, or Land of Goodwater
Which athlete grew up in Spring Texas and is the gymnast with the most World medals (25) and most World gold medals (19)?
Simone Biles.
What species of mammal live in Texas more than in any other state?
Bats
Who is memorialized with an eight-foot tall bronze statue in Lubbock, Texas?
Buddy Holly
What is the only natural lake in Texas?
Caddo Lake
Why is Hutto’s mascot the Hippo?
A circus stopped in Hutto and a hippopotamus escaped to Cottonwood Creek.
Which legendary NFL coach was born in Mission, Texas, and led the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl victories during a 29-year reign as their head coach?
Tom Landry
In the popular song “Deep in the Heart of Texas” written by June Hershey and Don Swander, what animal rushes around the brush?
Rabbits
Where was Sam Houston, arguably the most famous Texan, actually born in?
Virginia
What was the original name of Leander?
Bagdad
In which Williamson County city was the original (1974) Texas Chainsaw Massacre house located?
Daily Double: where is the house now?
Round Rock; Kingsland
What baseball player had his shirt number retired by three teams? Daily Double: name the three teams.
Nolan Ryan; Angels, Texas Rangers, and Houston Astros
The fastest road in the United states is located in Texas in a rural stretch located between Austin and San Antonio. What is the mph?
85 mph
What product did Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, famous for storming the Alamo, help introduce to the United States?
Chicle/Chewing Gum
Which city in Texas is home to America’s National Helium Reserve and contains about 90% of the world’s recoverable helium supply?
Amarillo
_______ topography is the name for the limestone formations (including caves, sinkholes and fissures) that are found in western Williamson county.
Karst
Which boxer, from Galveston, Texas, became the first black heavyweight champion of the world in 1908?
Jack Johnson
Elmer Doolin bought a recipe for $100 from a café owner in San Antonio and used it to make a fortune. What did the recipe make?
Fritos Corn Chips