1. y'all
   ya'll
2. you'll

Y'all is short for "you all." The correct spot to place the apostrophe is after the "y" but before the "a," because it's the word "you" that's being shortened.

1. beef
   chicken
2. lamb
   pork

While most barbecue outside of Texas uses pork, Texas barbecue is primarily beef. And it's served with a slice of white bread, macaroni and cheese, sliced onion, jalapenos and pickles.

1. deep-fried cola
   deep-fried cherry Jell-O
2. deep-fried butter balls
   all of these are available at the fair

For more than a decade the vendors at the State Fair of Texas have been deep frying, well, pretty much anything they can think of, including deep-fried balls of frozen butter (with dipping sauce), deep-fried cherry Jell-O and deep-fried Coke. Deep-fried cookie dough remains a favorite at the fair since it was introduced years ago.

1. leave
   make a sandwich
2. repair your car
   start something, like a task or a drive

Not to be confused with "fixings," if you're "fixing to" do something, it doesn't mean you're about to literally fix something. (Although it might, it just depends on the context.) It means you're about to start on something, such as a task.

1. yes, that's what makes it "Texan"
   no, just the liquid from the can, not the beans
2. no, it never has and it never will

No. Texas chili never has and never will have beans. It's called chili con carne -- and that means "with meat."

1. drink it
   dump it down the drain
2. give it to the plants
   make more pickles in it

Not to be confused with the phrase, "That dills my pickle!" (that makes you upset), Texans have known for a long time that drinking pickle juice may be better at relieving cramping caused by dehydration than drinking just water. Plus, it's low calorie.

1. "Did you do it?"
   "Did you eat yet?
2. "Did you go yet?"
   "Did you sleep yet?"

"Jeet yet?," your friend asks you. "Squeat?" you reply, asking if your friend wants to go eat. But if you're Texan, you knew that.

1. Austin
   Mexico
2. Houston
   San Antonio

Austin, originally incorporated under the name "Waterloo" when it was first settled in 1835, was selected as the capital in 1839. Its selection replaced Houston as capital city. In 2017, Austin was named the best place to live in the U.S., by U.S. News & World Report.

1. France
   Mexico
2. Texas
   United States

In 1835, the Alamo was a former Franciscan mission located near present-day San Antonio. And Texas, at this time, was not an independent country, nor was it one of the states in the United States yet -- it was part of Mexico. The Battle of the Alamo, in which Mexico was victorious, was about Texas fighting for its independence. Today, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas manages the Alamo and has since 1905.

1. anyone living north of the Red River
   anyone living in New England
2. anyone living east of the Mississippi River
   anyone living west of the Mississippi River

Outside the U.S., "yank" or "yankee" is used to describe any American. And it's been used as a nickname for anyone living north of the Mason-Dixon line, during the Civil War. But in Texas, the slang means anyone living north of the Red River, which forms the state boundary between Texas and Oklahoma.

1. salt and pepper
   a pat of butter
2. sides for your barbecue meal
   toppings for a deep-fried bacon burger dog slider on a stick

"All the fixins," not to be confused with "fixing to," are the sides that accompany a meal. (And if you're a Texan, that 'g' is silent.)

1. Stephen F. Austin
   Sam Houston
2. Lyndon B. Johnson
   Willie Nelson

Stephen F. Austin was the first secretary of state for the Republic of Texas, but because of his work recruiting families from poor regions to move to Texas, he's known among Texans as the "Father of Texas."

1. you're a young kid
   you're a teen
2. you're having a midlife crisis
   you're facing retirement

If you're very young, Texans might use the idiom, "knee-high to a grasshopper," to describe you.

1. red and white
   orange and white
2. blue and white
   white

Those table tents used to mark meal orders at WAB are striped, orange and white.

1. 1
   3
2. 5
   7

The Dallas Cowboys, who play in the NFC East, have won five NFL championships, in the years 1996, 1994, 1993, 1978 and 1972.

1. pinch of baking powder
   pinch of baking soda
2. pinch of butter
   pinch of salt

Never hand a Texan a cold tea with a spoonful of sugar, and expect them to agree it's sweet tea -- that's tea with a spoonful of sugar. Southern sweet tea is in a different class. It is very sweet to anyone who lives outside of Texas (or the South). But there's a little secret to making sure your sweet tea doesn't taste bitter: baking soda. Adding a pinch of baking soda before you steep your tea will neutralize the tannins in black tea.

1. 9 months and 12 days
   exactly 3 years
2. just shy of 10 years
   20 years and 2 months

After winning independence from Mexico in 1836, Texas set up its own independent country, the Republic of Texas. It was its own republic for almost 10 years -- from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846 -- until it became part of the United States.

1. yes, Texas is the biggest
   no, Alaska is the biggest
2. no, California is the biggest

Texas is 268,596 square miles, making it the second-largest state. Alaska, at 663,300 square miles, is the largest state in the nation.

1. Great Britain
   France
2. Mexico
   Spain

Six flags have flown over Texas, including the flags of Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy and the United States. The flag of Great Britain, the Union Jack, has never flown over Texas, though.

1. a fit of hysterical anger
   a fit of hysterical giddiness
2. an outburst of mania
   a seizure

Pitching a conniption fit is throwing a tantrum, basically, and it can be thrown by anyone at any age. It's a hysterical outburst, usually with yelling and gesturing.

1. George W. Bush
   Dwight Eisenhower
2. Lyndon B. Johnson

Both Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson were native Texans. But while George W. Bush, as well as his father, George H.W., are associated with being from Texas, neither were born there -- W. was born in Connecticut and H.W. in Massachusetts.

1. an anti-bullying campaign
   an anti-litter campaign
2. a spay and neuter campaign
   a Texas tourism campaign

The slogan, "Don't mess with Texas," was first heard when it aired during the 1986 Cotton Bowl as part of an anti-litter campaign. Today, you can be fined up to $500 for trash (less than or equal to five pounds or five gallons) on your first offense. Repeat offenders can face fines of up to $2,000 and 180 days in jail.

1. bacon and rice
   black-eyed peas in a vinaigrette dressing
2. pralines
   salsa

"Texas caviar" has nothing to do with sturgeon or salt-curing. This dish is made from black-eyed peas in a vinaigrette dressing, often eaten with tortilla chips.

1. catching up on sleep
   football
2. rodeo
   Texas two-step

Friday nights in Texas are for football. What else is there?

1. banana pudding
   brisket
2. potato salad
   all of these things

You'd bring hot brisket, cold potato salad and a dish of banana pudding, of course. The banana pudding is negotiable, though, and can be added or subtracted based on the seriousness of the situation.

1. Gonzales
   Marfa
2. Pecos
   Rainbow

Texans taunted the Mexicans at the Battle of Gonzales with the words, "come and take it." They even flew a battle flag with a lone star and these words.

1. Amarillo
   El Paso
2. Fort Worth
   Galveston

Most of Texas is in the Central Time Zone. But, two counties in the far west of the state fall into the Mountain Time Zone, and that includes El Paso County where El Paso is located.

1. bluebonnet
   dogwood
2. magnolia
   rhododendron

Bluebonnet flowers, called so because they resemble the bonnets pioneer women wore, became the state flower of Texas in 1901. Since then, there's also an official bluebonnet city named Ennis, a festival called the Chappell Hill Bluebonnet Festival, a song and a tartan.

1. doughnuts
   pastry
2. strudel
   tart

Kolaches (ko-lah-chees) are Czech pastries that are also popular for breakfast in Texas. Traditionally, these stuffed dough "pillows" are filled with fruit, although it's not unheard of to have meat or cheese as filling, too.

1. shank
   short loin
2. top round or top sirloin
   tenderloin

The most common choice for chicken-fried steak is top round or top sirloin that's been tenderized and flattened -- called "cube" steak.

1. the first woman to serve as representative in Congress
   the first woman to serve as governor of Texas
2. the first woman to serve as secretary of state of Texas
   the first woman to serve as a senator from Texas

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson was the first woman to serve as governor of Texas. She began her political career indirectly, as first lady of Texas. Ferguson was married to Texas Governor Jim Ferguson and then succeeded him as governor, from 1925 to 1927. Her campaign slogan was, "Two Governors for the Price of One." "Ma" went on to have a second term, but not consecutively.

1. cheese
   eggs
2. potatoes
   rice

While there are hundreds of additions you could make to your breakfast taco, there are three main things you need: scrambled eggs, potatoes and cheese. Fill up a soft flour tortilla and sprinkle with hot sauce.

1. 50 mph
   75 mph
2. 85 mph
   105 mph

The speed limit on Texas Highway 130 is the fastest speed limit you'll find in the country -- 85 mph.

1. Frito boat
   taco-in-a-bag
2. walking taco
   all of these

The origin of Frito Pie is unclear. It may have been invented at a lunch counter in New Mexico in the 1960s. Or maybe it was a short-order cook in the 1950s in Louisiana. The oldest documented recipe for the "taco-in-a-bag" was published in 1949, in Texas. Wherever it came from, and whatever you like to call it, it's basically just three ingredients: chili, cheese and corn chips.

1. but the yellow rose of Texas beats the belles of Tennessee
   deep in the heart of Texas
2. the cowgirls cry a yippy yi
   won't you sing me one more song about old San Antone

"Deep in the Heart of Texas" begins, "The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas ..." It was written in 1941, by Don Swander (music) and June Hershey (lyrics). Bonus if you know where to clap.