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What
was the highest price paid for a lot in the first sale of
land? |
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Answer:
$2800 |
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2.
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Who
was Austin's first physician? |
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Answer:
Thomas W. Anderson |
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3.
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What
was the first name for Pease School? |
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Answer:
Austin Graded School |
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4.
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Who
was the first woman to enroll at UT? |
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Answer:
Jessie Andrews |
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5.
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Who
were the first opponents for the UT women's basketball team?
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Answer:
Town Girls |
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6.
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What
was the first motion picture produced locally? |
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Answer:
Their Lives by a Thread |
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7.
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What
was the name of the first ice cream establishment? |
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Answer:
Ohrndorf’s Ice Cream Saloon |
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8.
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What
was the first team to play football against UT? |
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Answer:
Dallas Football Club |
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9.
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What
was the name of the first open-air concrete swimming pool? |
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Answer:
Deep Eddy |
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10.
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What
was the first multi-story office building? |
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Answer:
Scarbrough Building |
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11.
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What
was the first air-conditioned office building? |
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Answer:
Norwood Building |
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What
was the name for Austin's first city-wide street lighting? |
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Answer:
Moonlight towers |
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13.
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What
was the first all-night restaurant? |
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Answer:
Night Hawk |
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14.
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What
was the song heard during the first telephone conversation? |
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Answer:
Almost Persuaded |
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What
was the first name of the longest-running newspaper? |
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Answer:
Democratic Statesman |
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16.
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Who
was the first traffic policeman? |
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Answer:
Kelley |
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17.
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What
was Austin's first park? |
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Answer:
Wooldridge |
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18.
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Who
was the operator of the first ferry in 1846? |
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Answer:
Sam Stone |
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19.
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Pierre
Bremond, Ewell Nalle, or Reinhold Haschke owned the first
what? |
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Answer:
Automobile |
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20.
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Who
was the first black city council member? |
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Answer:
Henry Madison |
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21.
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Who
was the first mayor elected to three terms? |
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Answer:
Carole Keeton Rylander |
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22.
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Who
was the first Hispanic city council member? |
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Answer:
John Trevino |
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