Yesterday in celebration of a friend of our family getting her Texas license for the first time, my parents decided to have somewhat of a themed evening. Thus we had barbecue brisket, turkey, along with baked beans and pecan pie (not PEE-can, but peh-cahn). She also got a cowboy hat and a big belt buckle.
So one time in second year at CMU, some of us in studio were taking tests about our state trivia, you know, like state bird, state flower, principle cities, etc. Well I got 10 out of 10 questions correct. You see, Texan children are required to take two full years of Texas History, both 4th and 7th grades. So the fact that I know that the Texas state tree is the Pecan Tree is not that crazy.
As part of the festivities, we played Texas Jeopardy. They had considered disqualifying me, but several of the categories seemed like they might be more than just state tree and state bird, so I joined. Some of the questions were pretty hard, but overall, I have to say that I know a significant amount of trivia about my home state. And that is how I won the Texas Ducky!
Some of my friends had wedding ducks in place of a regular bride and groom on their cake. They also tossed a duck instead of a bouquet.
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