Q 01/05

San Antonio is the county seat of which Texas county?

A) Bexar

B) Travis

C) Comal

D) Medina

Answer · why

A) Bexar

Bexar County, said "bear", once sprawled across most of western Texas, and 128 other counties have since been carved out of it. The name comes from th...

Q 02/05

In the 2020 census, which was the only Texas city with more residents than San Antonio?

A) Austin

B) Houston

C) Fort Worth

D) El Paso

Answer · why

B) Houston

Houston counted about 2.3 million people to San Antonio's 1.43 million. The surprise is who came next: Dallas, with 1.3 million inside its city limits...

Q 03/05

San Antonio was named in 1691 in honour of which saint?

A) Anthony the Great

B) Anthony Mary Claret

C) Anthony of Padua

D) Anthony of Florence

Answer · why

C) Anthony of Padua

Anthony of Padua got the honour by a quirk of the calendar: a Spanish expedition reached the river on June 13, his feast day, and named the spot for h...

Q 04/05

Which rock star was banned from playing San Antonio for a decade after urinating at the Alamo in 1982?

A) Alice Cooper

B) Gene Simmons

C) David Lee Roth

D) Ozzy Osbourne

Answer · why

D) Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne was arrested, released within hours and still played his show that night. The city let him back in 1992, after he apologised and gave $1...

Q 05/05

Which snack brand began in San Antonio in 1932, when sweet-shop manager Charles Doolin bought a corn chip recipe?

A) Doritos

B) Cheetos

C) Fritos

D) Tostitos

Answer · why

C) Fritos

Fritos, from the Spanish for "fried", were first cooked at Doolin's home, where his mother helped perfect the recipe. The deal for the recipe also bro...