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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 New Mexico
t. It is Latin, meaning "It Grows as It Goes".
f. It actually has two: "O Fair New Mexico" by Elizabeth Garret, the English-language state song; and "Asi Es Nuevo Mejico" by Amadeo Lucero, the Spanish-language state song.
t. Santa Fe was founded in 1610. The Palace of the Governors is the country's oldest public building.
Pinon. Pinon soup is an Indian favorite, made from nuts from the state tree.
Black Bear. Black bears are omnivorous. They eat animals ranging in size from insects to large mammals, as well as on plant life, carrion, and garbage.
Turquoise. Turquoise is often found in Native American jewelry.
Tarantula hawk wasp. Wasps can survive in nearly all land habitats.
t. The state cookie is the biscochito. Other interesting foods found in New Mexico are corn chowder and acorn bread, made by the Navajo. The Zunis have a recipe for jackrabbit stew.
No. But there are two state vegetables: the chili pepper and the pinto bean.
Lovington. Each July 4th, hundreds of people watch while the children race their pet lizards.
Capulin Volcano National Monument. Capulin Volcano is quiet now. It last erupted about 10,000 years ago. Visitors can drive to the top of the volcano and walk down inside it.
Manzano. Manzano means "apple tree" in Spanish. The orchard here is said to date from the mid-1600s.
1834. It was published in Santa Fe, and was called "El Crepusculo de la Libertad", meaning "The Dawn of Liberty".
Sunspot. Sunspot is home to the Sacramento Peak Observatory.
Carlsbad Caverns . There are about 80 caves in Carlsbad Caverns, which were carved out by water and minerals. They contain strange rock formations with names such as Whale's Mouth, Frozen Waterfall, and Christmas Tree.
| Which major river flows through the center of New Mexico? | New Mexico
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Rio Grande. The Rio Grande is the largest river in New Mexico. This river rises in Colorado and empties in the Gulf of Mexico. The Rio Grande River is 1885 miles long.
| What two colors make up the New Mexican flag? | New Mexico
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Red/Yellow. The red and yellow are the colors of Isabel of Castilla which the Spanish Conquistadors brought to the New World.
| Which National Monument is located close to Los Alamos and White Rock? | New Mexico
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Bandelier National Monument. Bandelier is within close driving distance from the communities of Los Alamos, White Rock, Espanola, and Santa Fe.
| Which month does the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta take place? | New Mexico
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October. The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta is always held the first week of October. Over 600 balloons from all over the world take place at this event. It is the number one photographed event in the world.
| What were the first Indians to occupy the land which is now New Mexico? | New Mexico
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Folsom Paleo-Indians. Folsom people flourish throughout Southwest at the end of the last Ice Age between 9000-8000 B.C.
| Governor Lew Wallace wrote which famous novel? | New Mexico
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Ben Hur. The year after Ben Hur was published in 1880, Wallace began a four-year term as U.S. ambassador to Turkey, The last years of his life Wallace spent as a public lecturer.
| In 1912 New Mexico became the ________ State? | New Mexico
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47th. New Mexico is the 47th State..
| Which famous hotel baron is from New Mexico? | New Mexico
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Conrad Hilton. Conrad Hilton was born 12/25/1887 in San Antonio, New Mexico.
| What does the Zia symbol represent on the New Mexican flag? | New Mexico
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Sun. The New Mexico state flag was officially adopted in 1925.
| The first nuclear weapon of any kind was detonated in New Mexico. What was the date that this occurred? | New Mexico is Important!
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July 16 1945. The first nuclear bomb was tested at the Trinity site south east of Socorro, New Mexico, it was developed in the Los Alamos Laboratories and White Sands Missile Range as well as other key areas in the US. When they inquired about the blast, many people were told that it was a large ammunitions dump had exploded.
| Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico, and it is the oldest capital in the United States. What year was Santa Fe established? | New Mexico is Important!
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1610. When it was established, Santa Fe was part of the growing Spanish colony of Mexico. Now Santa Fe is known for its art galleries and architecture as well as for its beautiful mountains and climate.
| Carlsbad Caverns is one of the largest cave systems in the world, and may become the largest cave system as new connecting caves are found frequently in the area. At the edge of what mountain range does Carlsbad Caverns lie? | New Mexico is Important!
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Guadalupe mountains. Visitors to Carlsbad Caverns in the earlier days of its discovery were lowered down into the big room by guano buckets...yum! The big room in Carlsbad Caverns is tall enough to house a 30 story building and ten football fields. The Guadalupe Mountains are part of a range that runs into Texas and hold Texas's highest point.
| White Sands National Monument encompasses miles and miles of pure white gypsum sand dunes. How many square miles is it? | New Mexico is Important!
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275. That's right, 275 square miles of white sand dunes. It was once part of a large lake, and it is the largest collection of gypsum sand in the world. Many of the creatures that live there are pure white as they have adapted to the color of the sand.
| The first area in the world to be designated a wilderness area was in New Mexico. What is the area that holds this honor? | New Mexico is Important!
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The Gila mountains. The Gila Wilderness was established in 1960. It was the first in the world to allow no roads or houses to penetrate its lush forests, which protected them and its many animal inhabitants for many year to come.
| One very important stone tool in the Western Hemisphere is named for where it was first discovered in New Mexico, what is the town name? | New Mexico is Important!
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Clovis. The Clovis point was first discovered near Clovis in 1932. It has been dated to as far back as 14,000 years and is the oldest and first point to appear in North America. The Folsom point was also discovered in New Mexico, making New Mexico one of the most important archaeological sites in North America.
| Albuquerque is becoming a great place to do business, and has some great companies. Which famous company found its creation in Albuquerque but later moved? | New Mexico is Important!
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Microsoft. Bill Gates and the other ten original founders of Microsoft got their first start in Albuquerque, they later moved to Seattle in 1978. Bill Gates is the only original founder that stayed with the company, hence he is now the CEO and one of the world's richest men.
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