Texas A&M Trivia
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50 free Texas A&M trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
42 free Texas A&M trivia questions with answers. This Texas A&M trivia quiz is built for anyone who says Howdy, wears an Aggie Ring or has stood through four quarters at Kyle Field. It covers the traditions first: the 12th Man and E. King Gill, Reveille and her cemetery, Aggie Bonfire and its memorial, Muster and the Roll Call for the Absent, Silver Taps, Elephant Walk, Midnight Yell, the five Yell Leaders and where 'Gig 'em' came from. Then it moves to history and sport: the 1876 opening as Texas A.M.C., Sul Ross and the penny on his statue, Earl Rudder's reforms, the Corps of Cadets and the Aggie Band, the 1939 national title, John David Crow and Johnny Manziel's Heismans, the Junction Boys, the Wrecking Crew, the move to the SEC and Kyle Field's record crowds. Questions range from easy to expert, and every answer was checked against a reliable source. Whoop.
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Q 01In which Texas city is Texas A&M's main campus?
College Station
Brazos County donated more than 2,400 acres near Bryan for the campus in the 1870s. Since 2021 the university has enrolled the largest student body in the United States.
Q 02What is the official school greeting at Texas A&M?
Howdy
It is one of many unwritten rules of Aggie conduct that also govern behavior at sporting events and even word choice in conversation.
Q 03What kind of animal is Reveille, the official mascot?
A collie
The first Reveille was a mixed-breed stray hit by band members' car in 1931. Reveille III was the first purebred Rough Collie, and every mascot since has been one.
Q 04What rank does Reveille hold in the Corps of Cadets?
Cadet general
She is the only cadet with five silver diamonds. Cadets raised $100 during World War II to make the original Reveille a general as part of a K-9 Corps fundraiser.
Q 05Where are the deceased Reveilles buried?
Outside the north end of Kyle Field
They face the south end zone so they can 'see' the scoreboard. When an expansion blocked the view, a small Reveille Scoreboard was installed outside the stadium.
Q 06What is the seating capacity of Kyle Field?
102,733
That makes it the largest stadium in the SEC and in Texas. A 2014 game against Ole Miss drew 110,633, and George Strait played to more than 110,000 there in 2024.
Q 07Kyle Field is named after Edwin Jackson Kyle, a professor of what?
Horticulture
Kyle, an 1899 graduate, was named president of the General Athletics Association in 1904 and fenced off part of the campus for a playing field.
Q 08The 12th Man tradition began in 1922 when student E. King Gill suited up at which game?
The Dixie Classic
Gill had left football to play basketball and was spotting players for a Waco newspaper. He never entered the game but was the last man standing on the sideline in the 22-14 win over Centre College.
Q 09How do Aggie students honor the 12th Man during football games?
They stand for the entire game
On the field the tradition is represented by a walk-on player who wears number 12 and covers kickoffs.
Q 10The 'Gig 'em' thumbs-up began at a 1930 Midnight Yell Practice before a game against which opponent?
TCU
Regent Pinky Downs asked what the Aggies would do to those Horned Frogs and answered himself with 'Gig 'em,' a frog-hunting term, and a thumbs-up that became the Southwest Conference's first hand sign.
Q 11How many student Yell Leaders does Texas A&M have instead of a cheerleading squad?
Five
They run yell practice before games, and the Midnight Yell the night before home games fills Kyle Field.
Q 12On what date is Aggie Muster held every year?
April 21
It is the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Every ceremony features the Roll Call for the Absent, where a friend answers 'Here' for each name.
Q 13The most famous Aggie Muster was held in 1942 on which besieged island?
Corregidor
Corregidor was the last American stronghold in the Philippines and under constant Japanese bombardment when the Aggies there gathered.
Q 21Before 'Aggies' became official in 1949, what were Texas A&M students officially nicknamed?
Farmers
'Aggies' was a common nickname at agriculture-focused schools and won out during the 1920s.
Q 22Texas A&M is one of how many senior military colleges in the United States?
Six
Its Corps of Cadets is the largest of them, and members are known as the Keepers of the Spirit.
Q 23How many Texas A&M alumni received the Medal of Honor for actions in World War II?
Seven
By 1918, 49 percent of all Aggies were in military service, a higher share than any other American college, and the entire senior class enlisted in September of that year.
Q 14Which ceremony honors students who died while enrolled, held on the first Tuesday of the month when needed?
Silver Taps
After a three-volley salute from the Ross Volunteer Firing Squad, six buglers play from the dome of the Academic Building.
Q 15How many students died when Aggie Bonfire collapsed during construction in 1999?
Twelve
Twenty-seven others were injured. The Bonfire Memorial was dedicated on campus on November 18, 2004, five years to the day after the collapse.
Q 16What world-record height did the six-tiered Aggie Bonfire once reach?
109 feet
It began as a burning trash pile in 1909 to stir up spirit and was traditionally lit around Thanksgiving before the Texas game.
Q 17In what year did the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas open for classes?
1876
Only six students showed up on the first scheduled day, October 2, so classes began two days later with six faculty and forty cadets. It was the state's first public college.
Q 18Which ex-Texas governor and Confederate general saved the college from closure in the 1890s?
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Enrollment doubled under 'Sul' Ross, who installed running water and permanent dorms. Students still leave a penny on his statue for luck, an homage to his line 'a penny for your thoughts.'
Q 19Which president, a D-Day Ranger commander, desegregated the college and admitted women in the 1960s?
James Earl Rudder
Rudder, class of 1932, took office in 1959. Rudder Tower on campus is named for him.
Q 20In what year did the Texas Legislature rename the college Texas A&M University?
1963
The letters A&M were kept as a tribute to the old name rather than standing for anything. The school had become the system flagship in 1948.
Q 24Which U.S. president's library and museum sits on the Texas A&M campus?
George H. W. Bush
It was dedicated on November 6, 1997, alongside the Bush School of Government and Public Service. Barbara Bush and the president are buried on the grounds.
Q 25Which conference did Texas A&M leave to join the SEC on July 1, 2012?
Big 12
The Aggies were a charter member of the Southwest Conference until it dissolved in 1996. The move to the SEC ended the annual Thanksgiving game with Texas until Texas followed in 2024.
Q 26Which season did Texas A&M football win the AP national championship with an 11-0 record?
1939
That team beat Tulane in the Sugar Bowl. Dana X. Bible's 1919 squad, which outscored opponents 275-0, was retroactively named champion by other selectors.
Q 27Which Aggie halfback won the Heisman Trophy in 1957?
John David Crow
Bear Bryant said that if Crow did not win it 'they ought to stop giving it.' Crow later returned as athletic director.
Q 28Johnny Manziel became the first player to win the Heisman Trophy as what?
A freshman
After a redshirt year he set FBS and SEC records in 2012 and beat Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl. He was also the first freshman to win the Manning and Davey O'Brien awards.
Q 29What was Texas A&M's record in 1954, the season of Bear Bryant's brutal 'Junction Boys' camp?
1-9
Many players quit rather than endure the heat. One survivor, Gene Stallings, became A&M's head coach at 29 and later beat Bryant's Alabama in the Cotton Bowl.
Q 30What nickname is given to Texas A&M's defenses, which led the nation in total defense in 1991?
The Wrecking Crew
Under R. C. Slocum, the winningest coach in program history at 123-47-2, the unit led the Southwest Conference in four statistical categories from 1991 to 1993.