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TRIVIA. Question 1. Which is the only state to have a taller capitol building than the national capitol in D.C.?. TEXAS!! 7 feet taller to be exact. Question 2. Which state houses 4 of the nation’s top 10 fastest growing cities?. TEXAS!!

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  1. TRIVIA

  2. Question 1 Which is the only state to have a taller capitol building than the national capitol in D.C.?

  3. TEXAS!! 7 feet taller to be exact

  4. Question 2 Which state houses 4 of the nation’s top 10 fastest growing cities?

  5. TEXAS!! Austin, Houston, and Dallas are the top three and San Antonio is #9. I guess it must be a special place.

  6. Question 3 What is the only state that can fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S. flag?

  7. TEXAS!! We get special privileges since we were our own nation

  8. Question 4 Which is the only state to not enter the nation by territorial annexation?

  9. TEXAS of course!! We joined by treaty because we call the shots

  10. Question 5 Which two U.S. presidents are native Texans?

  11. Dwight D. Eisenhower (Denison, TX) • Lyndon Baines Johnson (Johnson City, TX)

  12. Question 6 How many nations’ flags have flown over Texas?

  13. SIX! Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, the Confederate States, and the United States (that’s more than every other state, btw)

  14. Question 7 What does “Texas” mean?

  15. Texas comes from the Caddo Indians’ word “tejas,” which means FRIENDS OR ALLIES

  16. Question 8 What is the state mammal of Texas?

  17. Trick question! There are actually three: • Small mammal: armadillo • Large mammal: longhorn • Flying mammal: free-tailed bat • (Austin is home to the largest urban bat colony in the world)

  18. Question 9 How many Rhode Islands could fit inside Texas?

  19. 257! 41 Texas counties are larger than Rhode Island. What a wimpy state.

  20. Question 10 Texas is home to what fraction of the nation’s Fortune 500 companies?

  21. 51/500, for over 10%! Including lots of oil companies, Dell, Sysco, Texas Instruments, Whole Foods, and Dr. Pepper. If Texas was an independent nation, it would be the world’s 14th largest economy by GDP.

  22. Question 11 Which U.S. state has the most songs written about it?

  23. Amarillo by Morning - George Strait If you're Gonna Play in Texas, You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band - AlabamaLa Grange - ZZTopProud to be an A$$hole from El Paso - Kinky FriedmanYellow Rose of TexasTexas, Our Texas (state song)The Eyes of Texas are Upon YouDeep in the Heart of TexasSan Antonio Stroll - Tanya TuckerSan Antonio Rose - Willie NelsonHouston (Means that I'm one day closer to you) - The Gatlin Brothers That's Right (You're not from Texas) - Lyle Lovett(from contributors below - thanks!)"T" For Texas - Jimmie RodgersTexas Flood - Stevie Ray VaughanWaltz Across Texas - Ernest TubbDallas - The FlatlandersHeaven, Hell Or Houston - ZZ TopGalveston - Glen CampbellEl Paso - Marty RobbinsAmarillo - Emmylou HarrisStreets Of Laredo - Buck Owens Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) - Waylon JenningsBrownsville Girl - Bob Dylan Livin' On the Edge (of Houston) - Reverend Horton HeatJust Like a Texan - Laurie York Memories of East Texas - Michelle Shocked(Making the run to) Gladewater - Michelle ShockedLone Star State of Mind - NanciGriffithAll My Exes Live in Texas - George StraitPrice of San Jacinto - Reverend Horton HeatTexas Rock-a-billy Rebel - Reverend Horton HeatPeople in Dallas Got Hair - Waylon JenningsAbilene - Waylon JenningsT for Texas (also called Blue Yodel No. 1) - Waylon JenningsAmarillo - Sideways ForestSan Antonio - Frank Black and the CatholicsHome in San Antone - Bob Wills and his Texas PlayboysSan Antonio Rose - Bob Wills and his Texas PlayboysCan't Get Enough of Texas - Bob Wills and his Texas PlayboysTexarkana Baby - Bob Wills and his Texas PlayboysAmarillo - Love Spirals DownwardsIf it wasn't for Texas - George StraitTexas Tornado (blowin' me away again)- Tracy LawrenceDallas - Alan Jackson 100% Texan- Kevin FowlerLaredo- Chris CagleBlame It On Texas- Mark ChesnutThe Bluest Eyes In Texas- Restless HeartTEXAS (WHEN I DIE)- TANYA TUCKER TEXAS takes the cake, yet again. The country, the people, and the culture have inspired artists everywhere for generations. The Wikipedia list for “Songs about Texas” is 46 pages long

  24. Question 12 What fraction of starting NFL quarterbacks played either high school or college football in Texas?

  25. An impressive 25%! Texas breeds athletes as proficiently as cattle. RG3, Drew Brees, Andy Dalton, Ryan Tannehill, Matthew Stafford, John Skelton, and Kevin Kolb all have Texas roots.

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