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Texas Trivia

Aren't you curious about places you travel to? Are you making a vacation out of this national? Are you just curious? Read on to learn more about Texas than you probably ever wanted to know...

Texas comes from the word "teysha" meaning "hello friend" in the language of the Caddo Indian tribes. Spanish explorers and settlers used this word to refer to the friendly tribes throughout Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.

Texas, the Lone Star State, is a giant of a state. And Texans are known for their large, welcoming hearts. "Friendship" is the state's motto, and the people of Texas live by that motto.

In 1882, P.T. Barnum brought the largest African elephant ever kept in captivity from London to the United States to be used in his circus. The elephant's name was Jumbo. The elephant came to signify anything that was unusually large. Texas, the largest state in the Union, became known as "The Jumbo State" at that time.

• Learn about the Symbols of Texas.
• The rodeo is the state sport.
• Texas horned lizard is the state reptile
• Bluebonnet is the state flower
• Texas is the largest producer of beef and cotton in the US
• The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island
• Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885
• The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was Houston
• The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883
• Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other comparable area in North America
• Texas's state insect is the beautiful monarch butterfly
• The official dish of Texas is chili

1994 BOB - CH CORSAIRS HOT ROD