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
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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