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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Arizona

Your flight from Sky Harbor Airport lands at Pulliam Field. You rent a car and head east on Interstate 40. In what city did you land?

Arizona: Where are you now? (steve20)


Flagstaff. Flagstaff is a beautiful town and is home to the Lowell Observatory where Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930.



You've made it back to Tucson and you've got tickets for a spring training baseball game at Tucson Electric Park. What two teams call TEP home each spring?

Arizona: Where are you now? (steve20)


Arizona Diamondbacks / Chicago White Sox. TEP a terrific facility and a great place to see your favorite teams and stars. The D'Backs and ChiSox call it home, but you can see any of those teams play there in the spring. Come on down!



You've checked into your room at the Copper Queen Hotel and decide to visit Brewery Gulch for some libations. What city are you visiting?

Arizona: Where are you? (steve20)


Bisbee. Bisbee is a neat place to visit and see some history. At the turn of the century, the Copper Queen Mine was one of the busiest in the world and Brewery Gulch was a place to unwind.



You visit the Rex Allen Museum and then head south to the Chiricahua National Monument. What city have you been visiting?

Arizona: Where are you? (steve20)


Willcox. Willcox was Rex Allen's boyhood home and he is still a favorite son. Look for his red, patent leather, golf cowboy boots, complete with spikes at his museum! Then go visit the "sky island" called the Chiracahua Monument, see the rock formations, and be awed.



You visit the Casa Grande National Monument, an eleven room dwelling built by the Hohokam Indians around 1300 A.D.. The surrounding area is irrigated land, mostly planted with cotton. What town are you visiting?

Arizona: Where are you? (steve20)


Coolidge. The four story mud and caliche structure is actually located in Coolidge, not Casa Grande, which is about eleven miles to the west. The Casa Grande "ruins" are another "must see" on your tour of the state.



You visit an art gallery where you purchase a painting of some of the beautiful red sandstone formations nearby. The "Cowboy Artists of America" call this city home. Where are you?

Arizona: Where are you? (steve20)


Sedona. Watch the movie "Broken Arrow" to see some of those sandstone formations, or better still, see them in person.



You travel down State Highway 60 into this mining town at the base of the Pinal Mountains. The oldest mine here was called the Old Dominion and Rose Mofford, former Governor of Arizona is a native of this town. Where are you now?

Arizona: Where are you now? (steve20)


Globe. Similar to Bisbee, the town is built into the sides of the nearby mountains.



You stop in this town along I-40 and get a bite to eat. There is a billboard that quotes the lyrics from an Eagles song near the highway. Where are you?

Arizona: Where are you now? (steve20)


Winslow. Too easy but once I was actually "standin' on the corner in Winslow Arizona, such a fine sight to see". The girl in the flat-bed Ford never came along but...well...ya' had to be there!



You stop at the Turf Paradise and bet on the ponies. Then you play 18 holes of golf at the Thunderbird Country Club before catching your flight at Sky Harbor. Where are you now?

Arizona: Where are you now? (steve20)


Phoenix. If you play golf, welcome to Mecca! Phoenix has many top quality golf courses and with the ideal weather, they are open year round.



You stop at the adjoining towns of Pinetop and Lakeside to take in the scenery. What Indian reservation are you near?

Arizona: Where are you now? (steve20)


Fort Apache. Fort Apache is being restored and is worth a visit. Geronimo was held there briefly.



You drive across this river on State Highway 79 near Florence which prior to the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 was the border between Mexico and U.S.. What river have you crossed?

Arizona: Where are you? (steve20)


Gila. Leave your fishing tackle at home when you visit the Gila, since it seldom has water in it! Escaped German POWs during WWII thought they could raft down the Gila to the Colorado and escape to Mexico. Imagine their disappointment when they found a dry riverbed.



You are on the border with Mexico, in a town with a Spanish name that means walnuts in English. When the post office opened here in 1882, the town was called Isaacson after one of its early settlers. Later the townspeople renamed it what?

Arizona: Where are you now? (steve20)


Nogales. There were two walnut trees straddling the international border at that time, hence the name, Nogales or walnuts. Still a gateway to Mexico, it is about a one hour drive from Tucson.



You are in this city for "Helldorado Days" in October. What city are you visiting?

Arizona: Where are you? (steve20)


Tombstone. Step back a century or so and relive the shootout at the OK Corral and have a beer at Big Nose Kate's.



You are heading along Interstate 10 and you pass a tall volcanic rock formation rising out of the flat desert. You stop and see a plaque which says this is the site of the westernmost skirmish of the Civil War. Where are you now?

Arizona: Where are you? (steve20)


Picacho Peak. Briefly, in 1862, Tucson was under control of the Confederate Army. Picacho Peak is a nice place to stop and stretch your legs on your way to Phoenix or Tucson. And if you need some exercise, you can climb the face of the peak-- with the help of a hand cable. Picacho is Spanish for peak, so the name is a bit redundant.



You are headed north on State Highway 79 and you pass through this historic town. On your right is the State Prison and on the left is the main part of town which happens to be the Pinal County seat. The original courthouse, built in 1891 is still used to this day. Where are you?

Arizona: Where are you now? (steve20)


Florence. Florence is kind of remote which makes it an ideal choice for the prison. If you need to check the time, don't use the courthouse clock. It seems that they never installed the working parts of the clock and it permanently reads 9 o'clock.



You are going to head south off of I-40 and onto State Highway 77. You turn right at this town which was the sight of a legendary shootout in 1887. This town is located near the junction of Rio Puerco and the Little Colorado River. Where are you?

Arizona: Where are you now? (steve20)


Holbrook. Holbrook was the area where the Pleasant Valley War happened in September 1887. Commodore Perry Owens, the sheriff of Apache County took care of business, killing three outlaws in one day.



You are going south on State Highway 90, on your way to historic Fort Huachuca when you see a sign advertising Arizona's newest State Park. What park should you stop and visit?

Arizona: Where are you now? (steve20)


Kartchner Caverns. Kartchner Caverns were discovered by spelunkers Randy Tufts and Gary Tenen in 1974, but were a well kept secret for 14 years. After much preparation they were finally opened to the public in 1999 and are well worth the short drive from Tucson. You might want to call for reservations.



Who is credited with naming both Phoenix and Tempe?

Arizona (nicklocher)


Daryll Dupa. Dupa was an English adventurer who was steeped in the classics. He named Phoenix after the mythical bird that rose from its ashes, because the new town was built over an ancient Hohokam settlement along the Salt River. He named Tempe after the legendary Vale of Tempe in Greece.



Which President signed the documents that made Arizona into a state?

Arizona (nicklocher)


William Howard Taft. Arizona was granted statehood on February 14, 1912.



Which item below is a fact?

Arizona Fun Facts (tracyb555)


The bola tie is the official state neckwear.. The Arizona tree frog is the official state amphibian. The ringtail is the official state mammal. The age of a saguaro cactus is determined by its height.



Which city was the Territorial capital until 1889?

Arizona (nicklocher)


Prescott.



Which Arizona city is home to the largest flowering rose bush in the world?

Arizona Fun Facts (bullymom)


Tombstone. This natural wonder spreads over 8,000 square feet.



Where was the original London Bridge shipped stone-by-stone and reconstructed?

Arizona (mh)


Lake Havasu City.



Where is Arizona's state fair held?

Arizona--The Grand Canyon State (Morrigan716)


Phoenix. It is held in Phoenix in late October-early November.



Where is Arizona's geographic center?

Arizona--The Grand Canyon State (Morrigan716)


Yavapai. The geographic center is in Yavapai, 55 miles southeast of Prescott.



What year did Arizona achieve statehood?

Arizona Fun Facts (tracyb555)


1912.



What river flows through the Grand Canyon?

Arizona Fun Facts (bullymom)


Colorado. It drains water from seven states.



What movie actor was killed in a car accident in Florence, Arizona, in October 1940?

Arizona Fun Facts (bullymom)


Tom Mix. There's a memorial at the accident site on US 89 where Mix flipped the car he was driving at 80 miles per hour. His neck broke, killing him instantly.



What is the state mammal?

Arizona--The Grand Canyon State (Morrigan716)


Ringtail. The ringtail is a relative of the raccoon and is sometimes called the ringtailed cat. It is smaller than the raccoon and has a longer, distinctly ringed tail.



What is the state flower?

Arizona--The Grand Canyon State (Morrigan716)


Saguaro Cactus Blossom. This is a pure white flower that blooms on the tips of the saguaro cactus during May and June. It became the state flower in 1931.



What is the state fish?

Arizona--The Grand Canyon State (Morrigan716)


Apache Trout. It is also called the Arizona trout, and is native to only a small area in east-central Arizona.

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