Q 01/05

The Gonzales skirmish became known as the Texas version of which American Revolution battle?

A) Lexington

B) Bunker Hill

C) Saratoga

D) Yorktown

Answer · why

A) Lexington

Lexington gave Gonzales its nickname, the Lexington of Texas, because both small clashes turned a quarrel into a war. News of the fight drew American ...

Q 02/05

The only Texian casualty at the Battle of Gonzales was a rider thrown from his panicked horse, who suffered what?

A) A broken arm

B) A sprained ankle

C) A bloody nose

D) A cracked rib

Answer · why

C) A bloody nose

A bloody nose was the full Texian casualty list for the revolution's opening battle. The horse bolted when Mexican soldiers began firing into the dark...

Q 03/05

As Texians crept toward the Mexican camp near Gonzales around 3 a.m., what alerted the soldiers to their approach?

A) A neighing horse

B) A barking dog

C) A dropped musket

D) A crowing rooster

Answer · why

B) A barking dog

A barking dog ruined the surprise, and the Mexican soldiers began firing into the night. The Texians then hid among thick trees until dawn.

Q 04/05

While waiting for dawn before the Battle of Gonzales, some Texians raided a nearby field and snacked on what?

A) Sweet potatoes

B) Pecans

C) Sugar cane

D) Watermelon

Answer · why

D) Watermelon

Watermelon was the pre-battle snack, eaten while the men hid in the trees after the first gunfire. The real fighting did not begin until about 6 a.m.

Q 05/05

Which defiant words appeared with a painted cannon on the homemade flag Texians raised at Gonzales in 1835?

A) Don't Tread on Me

B) Liberty or Death

C) Come and Take It

D) Remember the Alamo

Answer · why

C) Come and Take It

Come and Take It dared Mexican troops to seize the borrowed cannon pictured on the banner. They rode home without it.