Q 01/05

Which child-abduction warning system is named for a nine-year-old girl taken while riding her bike in Arlington in 1996?

A) Silver Alert

B) Code Adam

C) Amber Alert

D) Megan's Law

Answer · why

C) Amber Alert

The Amber Alert honours Amber Hagerman, who was found dead four days later. Officially the letters stand for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Re...

Q 02/05

Which snack became a ballpark staple after Frank Liberto began selling it at Texas Rangers games in Arlington Stadium?

A) Nachos

B) Corn dogs

C) Funnel cake

D) Garlic fries

Answer · why

A) Nachos

Nachos reached the stands in a modified form, with cheese sauce and prepared tortilla chips, and the style became known as ballpark nachos. Liberto ow...

Q 03/05

Which team name did UT Arlington students choose in 1971 to replace a Rebel theme that used Confederate symbols?

A) Mustangs

B) Mavericks

C) Wranglers

D) Roadrunners

Answer · why

B) Mavericks

Mavericks won the student vote nine years before Dallas's NBA franchise picked the same name in 1980. The Rebel theme had run since 1951.

Q 04/05

For many years, Arlington was the largest city in the United States without which everyday service?

A) Daily newspaper

B) Public library

C) City hospital

D) Public transit

Answer · why

D) Public transit

Public transit lost at the ballot box three times between 1980 and 2013. Arlington's answer was Via, an on-demand shared van service launched in 2017.

Q 05/05

Which European country is one of the six nations whose flags give Arlington's Six Flags Over Texas its name?

A) Portugal

B) Britain

C) France

D) Netherlands

Answer · why

C) France

France sits beside Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States and the Confederacy. The park opened in 1961 with a themed section for each...