Texas Xs
This Texas icon, originally from Kerens, Texas was - in a former life - the world’s largest Santa Claus.
Who is "Big Tex"?
Name of an annual college football post-season bowl held in Houston from 1959-1987. Also, the state flower of Texas.
What is the Bluebonnet?
This famous Texan, a country music Hall of Famer, claims in one of his songs to live in Tennessee since all his exes live in Texas.
Who is George Strait?
Texans will always remember this historic site due to its importance during the Texas Revolution
What is The Alamo?
This carbonated soft drink was created in the 1880s by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco and was first served around 1885 (one year before Coca-Cola) and introduced nationally during the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
What is Dr Pepper?
Formed in 1999 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, it is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company.
What is the ExxonMobil Corporation?
Originally from Bloomington, Minnesota, I relocated to Dallas in 1993 to become a Star.
What are the Minnesota North Stars?
Prominent general and statesman who was the first president of the Republic of Texas and also served as one of the first two individuals to represent Texas in the United States Senate.
Who is Sam Houston?
Known as the Live Music Capital of the World, it is also the southernmost capital city in the contiguous United States. Weird.
What is Austin?
Arlington-based Six Flags Over Texas is an amusement park whose name represents the six nations that have claimed sovereignty over Texas. Name them.
What are the 1) Kingdom of Spain, 2) the Kingdom of France, 3) the Republic of Mexico, 4) the Republic of Texas, 5) the Confederate States of America, and 6) the United States of America.
This Texan was an American football executive who was the original president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys.
Who was Texas Earnest "Tex" Schramm?
Considered one of the greatest traditions in college sports, since 1922 I've stood for the entirety of each game to show my support and willingness to serve when called.
What is "The 12th Man"?
Name the two U.S. Presidents born in Texas.
Who are Lyndon Baines Johnson and Dwight D. Eisenhower?
The 'Great Raft', a natural log jam that occurred in the 1800s on the Red River, lead to the natural formation of this non-oxbow lake - and it is now considered Texas' largest (and some say only) natural lake.
What is Caddo Lake?
Selected by the Texas Legislature in 1995 to be the State Plant of Texas, both the pad and fruit can be used as a food source and all members of the subgenus Opuntia (with flat stems) are considered the state plant.
What is the Prickly Pear Cactus?
This talented Texan is a performer, comedian and Grammy Award winning musician who won an Academy Award for portraying Ray Charles in “Ray”.
Who is Jamie Foxx?
One of the biggest border rivalry games in the Nation, since 1900 Texas and Oklahoma have met in this game 117 times to battle for the Golden Hat.
What is the Red River Showdown (or Shootout or Rivalry)?
This "outlaw" and Country Music Hall of Famer was also inducted into the Agricultural Hall of Fame for helping establish Farm Aid and participating in other fund raisers to benefit farmers. Also known to have "a bud" every now and then and not pay his taxes.
Who is Willie Nelson?
One of two National Parks in Texas, it was established in 1935, opened for business in 1944, has an international boundary, and is often referred to as "Texas' Gift to the Nation".
What is Big Bend National Park?
An All-American for the "Mean Green" of North Texas State, he became the centerpiece in the Pittsburgh Steelers' "Steel Curtain" and won four Super Bowl Championships, two NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards, and was selected to the NFL's 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.
Who is "Mean" Joe Greene?
This Texan animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director is famous for producing animated cartoons and creating the characters of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Droopy for Warner Bros. and MGM during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation.
Who is Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery?
At 45 years old, this Texan and Olympic Gold Medalist won his second heavyweight title to become the oldest world heavyweight boxing champion in history. If that's not enough, also an ordained minister who sells grills and has five sons - all of whom are named George.
Who is George Foreman?
Born in 1925 in Kingston, TX I was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of WWII, receiving every available combat award for valor, including the Medal of Honor. Later, I became a successful actor, songwriter and rancher.
Who is Audie Murphy?
Larger than the state of Rhode Island and the country of Luxembourg, at 825,000 acres this National Historic Landmark is the largest ranch in the United States.
What is King Ranch?
It is said that the Caddo tribe greeted Spanish settlers in the 17th century by saying "Tay-yas" - which sounds like "Texas" - and means what?
What is "friends"?