Geography of Texas - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What is the state capital of Texas? Austin
98%
What river is located at the Mexican border? Rio Grande
96%
What type of weather event strikes Texas an average of 139 each year, more than any? Tornadoes
90%
What is the state nickname of Texas? Lone Star State
88%
What Texan city is located adjacent to Mexico's Ciudad Juárez? El Paso
87%
In what city did the Battle of Alamo take place? San Antonio
86%
What is the airport code of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport? DFW
73%
What city was Texas's most important port until it was destroyed by a hurricane in 1900? Galveston
71%
On what river, with namesake of a state, is the capital of Texas located? Colorado River
67%
Like Florida and Idaho, what geographical feature does Texas have? Texas {Panhandle}
66%
What river makes the border with Oklahoma? Red River
64%
What city is appropriately located on the Texas-Arkansas border? Texarkana
62%
What does Texas have 254 of, nation's highest number? (Harris is an example) Counties
58%
What desert in western Texas, has the namesake of a popular dog breed? {Chihuahuan} Desert
57%
What is the southernmost city in Texas? Brownsville
55%
What are the only two national parks that are located in Texas? (name either) Big Bend / Guadalupe
50%
Houston has one of these that is over 500 feet wide - the widest in the world by some standards. What is it? a Freeway
35%
What region in Central Texas is considered be to the border between the American Southwest and Southeast? {Hill} Country
31%
What is the world's largest barrier island? Padre Island
28%
What oil field's gusher blew for 9 days in 1901 at a rate of 100,000 barrels of oil per day? {Spindle}top
15%
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