This all-male military school at the time was the first publicly funded college in the state of Texas, opening its doors in 1876.
What is Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M University)
100
Their original mascot, the Matadors, was changed to something a bit more colorful after their team was described as 'raiding' teams across the land in the 1930s.
What are the Texas Tech Red Raiders?
100
This is the surgical opening or puncture of a vein in order to withdraw blood or introduce fluid.
What is phlebotomy?
100
This university has the lowest acceptance rate in the entire state, listed at 17% for fall 2013 students?
What is Rice University?
100
This is the only Texas city on mountain time.
What is El Paso, TX.
200
This institution was founded in Hunstville in 1879 as the first 'normal school' in the state of Texas
What is Sam Houston Normal Institute (now Sam Houston State University)?
200
This team's mascot is named after "Mean Joe Green", one of the best players to ever play for the school and known for his stifling defensive play. They are also known as the Eagles.
Who are the UNT Mean Green.
200
This is the professional maintenance of a favorable public image by a company or other organization of a famous person
What is public relations?
200
According to fall 2014 statistics, this university had the highest main campus enrollment totaling 58,577. More than their main rival's 51,313 student population.
What is Texas A&M University.
200
This is the official state tree of Texas.
What is Pecan?
300
This university is acknowledged to be the oldest continually operating institution of higher learning in Texas, having been founded in 1845.
What is Baylor University?
300
This canine mascot is the highest ranking officer in this university's Corp of Cadets.
Who is Reveille?
300
A field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. Exploration and production are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry.
What is petroleum engineering?
300
This community college system is the largest in the state, at over 40K students.
What is the Houston Community College System?
300
This is the official state dish of Texas.
What is chili?
400
This university opened in 1883, and is the state's flagship university.
What is the University of Texas-Austin.
400
This "Island University" uses the hand signal the shaka as a sign of positive reinforcement or praise.
What is Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
400
A form of physical, occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input.
What is hippotherapy?
400
This is the perfect score than one can achieve on the SAT.(CR, M, W)
What is 2400?
400
Up until 2009, this dusty Texas city was a dry county.
What is Lubbock?
500
What was the first university chartered in the state of Texas?
What is Rutersville University, founded in 1840.
500
This school was a part of a play called by ESPN, the longest play in college football history and "Lateralpalooza" in 2007 against Millsaps Univesity.
What is Trinity University (San Antonio, TX).
500
The cultivation of grapevines
What is viticulture?
500
This is the perfect score one can receive on an AP test
What is a 5?
500
Touted as one of the first openly gay mayor of a large metropolitan city, this individual rules over Houston.