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Colorado--The Centennial State Quiz

Welcome to Colorado--The Centennial State!

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
110,534

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
2685

Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (14/15), Soxy71 (7/15), calmdecember (15/15).

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1. Colorado's state motto is "Nil sine Numine"?

True

False

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2. Does Colorado have two state songs?

Yes

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3. Colorado's state dance is the Cotton-Eyed Joe?

True

False

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4. What is the state insect? Hint

Colorado monarch butterfly

Colorado hairstreak butterfly

Colorado sulfur butterfly

Colorado snout butterfly

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5. Where is Colorado's geographic center? Hint

Aspen

Park County

Lakewood

Pueblo

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6. Colorado's highest point is Pikes Peak?

True

False

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7. Where is the state fair held? Hint

Pueblo

Colorado Springs

Denver

Aspen

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8. Actor Lon Chaney was born in Colorado.

True

False

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9. What is the state gemstone? Hint

Diamond

Peridot

Amethyst

Aquamarine

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10. Where can you find The Garden of the Gods? Hint

Colorado Springs

Aspen

Denver

Trinidad

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11. Where can you find Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument? Hint

Golden

Telluride

Florissant

Leadville

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12. Where is Buffalo Bill's grave? Hint

Rifle Gap

Harvey Gap

Castlewood Canyon

Lookout Mountain

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13. What type of candy originated in Golden, Colorado? Hint

Jolly Ranchers

Now and Laters

Sweet Tarts

Laffy Taffy

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14. What would you call a person from Colorado? Hint

Colorodoite

None of these

Coloridian

Coloradan

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15. Which famous Colorado people lived in the Manitou Cliff Dwellings? Hint

Utes

Anasazi

Apache

Navajo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Colorado's state motto is "Nil sine Numine"?

Answer: True

It is Latin for "Nothing Without Providence".

2. Does Colorado have two state songs?

Answer: Yes

"Rocky Mountain High" and "Where the Columbines Grow"

3. Colorado's state dance is the Cotton-Eyed Joe?

Answer: False

It is the "generic" square dance. It was officially adopted as the state folk dance on March 16, 1992.

4. What is the state insect?

Answer: Colorado hairstreak butterfly

The Colorado hairstreak butterfly is multi-colored and lives at elevations of about 6,500 to 7,500 feet. It also lives in the unusual habitat of the scrub oak. It became the state insect on April 17, 1996.

5. Where is Colorado's geographic center?

Answer: Park County

Park County is 30 miles northwest of Pikes Peak.

6. Colorado's highest point is Pikes Peak?

Answer: False

Pikes Peak is probably the most famous, but the highest point is actually Mount Elbert at 14,443 feet.

7. Where is the state fair held?

Answer: Pueblo

It has been held each summer in Pueblo since before Colorado became a state.

8. Actor Lon Chaney was born in Colorado.

Answer: True

He was born in Colorado Springs in 1883.

9. What is the state gemstone?

Answer: Aquamarine

Aquamarine was first discovered in 1881 on Mt. Antero by Nelson Wanamaker.

10. Where can you find The Garden of the Gods?

Answer: Colorado Springs

This park features odd-shaped stones that are called earth pillars. They are large rocks onl slopes that are left exposed when rain washes away the lighter-weight material around them.

11. Where can you find Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument?

Answer: Florissant

Fossils of palm trees and other plants and animals can be seen here.

12. Where is Buffalo Bill's grave?

Answer: Lookout Mountain

Buffalo Bill Cody earned his nickname when he hunted buffalo to feed the railway workers who were building the Kansas Pacific Railway after the Civil War. He was also famous for his Wild West shows featuring Annie Oakley.

13. What type of candy originated in Golden, Colorado?

Answer: Jolly Ranchers

Jolly Rancher Candy Company began in Golden in 1950 and moved to Wheat Ridge in 1951.

14. What would you call a person from Colorado?

Answer: Coloradan

Some famous Coloradans include Molly Brown and M. Scott Carpenter.

15. Which famous Colorado people lived in the Manitou Cliff Dwellings?

Answer: Anasazi

Anasazi means "ancient ones".

Source: Author Morrigan716

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