Quiz = March 2, 1836 is Texas Independence Day

[HutchPhoto]

Today, is the day. March 2, 1836 is Texas Independence Day the link is to a Texas history quiz. Care to try?


http://gotoquiz.com/the_new_improved_texas_trivia

I got 21 right out of 40 questions VERY LUCKY.. LMAO made a 53%




Tim

[OTRphoto]

eek! I got a 40... and I passed Texas History in school. Of course that was 25+ years ago lol

[Truckman]

I did a little better at 58%...I'm not the scholar I thought I was...Ben

[HutchPhoto]

Originally Posted by Truckman

I did a little better at 58%...I'm not the scholar I thought I was...Ben

Thanks for throwing us under the bus Ben... LMAO

It was a tough quiz.... A VERY GOOD One..


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[deanna]

I love quizzes, I know I'm weird. Made a 68. Not born or raised in Texas, thought I have been here for 26 years and I taught 4th grade Texas History for 8 years.

[Murph]

Made a 70.

[Cope]

68 here, and I should have done better!

[Steelsun]

58% here.

[jonesphoto]

oh wow, I got 40%. How horrible!

Were either of the Bush presidents not born in Texas?

In Texas History in high school, I got extra credit for writing a paper on my great-great-great-great grandfather, Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas. Since then though, my family has done extensive research on it and cannot find any direct marital genealogy, but it is probable that we're decedents of one of his (many) bastard children.

He was also somewhat rivals with Sam Houston for political reasons. I wonder what he would think of me going to Sam Houston State University, lol.

[Concisus Cognatus]

Originally Posted by jonesphoto

oh wow, I got 40%. How horrible!

Were either of the Bush presidents not born in Texas?

In Texas History in high school, I got extra credit for writing a paper on my great-great-great-great grandfather, Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas. Since then though, my family has done extensive research on it and cannot find any direct marital genealogy, but it is probable that we're decedents of one of his (many) bastard children.

He was also somewhat rivals with Sam Houston for political reasons. I wonder what he would think of me going to Sam Houston State University, lol.

Sr. was born on the east coast. Right? BTW I got a 60 FWIW.

[HutchPhoto]

Here is Good Info:
http://www.lsjunction.com/people/jones.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anson_Jones

Very Interesting.........
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[jonesphoto]

ya I've seen both those pages before. My family also visited his plantation home a few years back and got to see all kinds of paintings and artifacts of his.

My grandfather, Billy Mac Jones, is also all over the internet. He was the president of the University of Memphis for.. 3 years I think? And his books are available for purchase on amazon, lol. He just passed away this past October so there's a lot of articles paying tribute recently.

http://www.memphis.edu/releases/oct07/jones.htm
http://www.dailyhelmsman.com/home/in...a-df843197fee2

[Dobick]

I got a 58% and missed almost all of the sports questions, and I didn't read the tornado one closely enough, as it said 1953 instead of 1970, both on May 11.

[bondarnes]

I scored 65%. Some I just had to guess at, but most of those my second choice was the correct one.

[GypsyHighSide]

Great quiz. I only scored a 50. I got most of the state history correct. It was the weather events that got me. And the trick questions. Nolan Ryan and the first female govenor. Oh well, I can say I learned a few things about this great state today.

Rob