The Alamo Movie Questions
1. The Alamo was established as a Spanish ______in 1718.
2. The delegates are meeting in which Texas town?
3. Sam Houston was governor of which state before he came to Texas?
4. What is Jim Bowie holding in his first appearance that he was known for?
5. Houston tells Jim Bowie the only chance for Texas against the Mexican army is to fight out in the ______, as opposed to in forts.
6. Bowie promises Houston that he will return to the Alamo to fetch what?
7. Was the Alamo built to defend Texas?
8. David Crockett arrived at the Alamo after William B. Travis. True or False?
9. Where did Crockett travel from?
10. Early at the Alamo, how do Bowie and Travis feel about each other?
11. Who was commander of the volunteers at the Alamo?
12. Who was commander of the regular army at the Alamo?
13. What was Bowie’s reason for meeting the Mexicans on the bridge?
14. Crockett was asked by Travis to defend which part of the Alamo?
15. What is Jim Bowie sick with?
16. What is the name of the song played before Santa Anna’s first attack?
17. What does El Deguello mean?
18. Who is considered the Napolean of the West?
19. What does Travis do that earns the respect of the men and Bowie?
20. After the Victory or Death letter from Travis is read to Sam Houston, what does Houston say must first happen in order to send aid to the Alamo?
21. Travis sends Juan Seguin to deliver a message to whom?
22. Houston is waiting for Colonel Fannin to arrive from where?
23. The only reinforcements to the Alamo came from ______. To quote David Crockett, “The 32 best looking Texians I’ve ever seen!”
24. Who does Santa Anna allow to leave the Alamo?
25. What does Crockett persuade Travis to tell the men?
26. How did Crockett die?
27. Who was David Burnett?
28. Why did the Tejanos put playing cards in their hats?
29. How long did it take to defeat Santa Anna’s Army?
30. “One crowded hour of a glorious life is worth an age without a name.” - W. B. Travis. What did Travis mean by this quote?