Six dead after record-setting floods in Texas

May 30, 2016

Q: At least six people have died in flood-related incidents in southeast Texas after the region was inundated with up to 19 inches of rain, authorities said. Where is Texas?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Four flood victims were killed about 75 miles west of Texas’ largest city ...

A. Austin

B. Dallas

C. Houston

D. San Antonio

Q: Searchers looking for two missing people whose vehicle was swept off a flooded roadway near the state capital found a body, but it wasn't immediately clear if it was one of the two. What is the capital of Texas?

A. Austin

B. Dallas

C. Fort Worth

D. San Antonio

Q: Shortly after Texas became a state, the U.S. and Mexico went to war in a dispute over borders. Which of these states was NOT in the territory the U.S. took from Mexico in that war?

A. Arizona

B. California

C. Colorado

D. Idaho

Q: Texas isn’t the only state that was an independent nation before it was annexed by the United States. Which state was once an independent nation and, unlike Texas, was never a colony of a European country?

A. Alaska

B. Hawaii

C. Maine

D. Oregon

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