Nevada True or False?

1. The first nuclear bomb was detonated in Nevada.

2. More than 50% of Nevada's population lives in Las Vegas (Metro Area).

3. Nevada is the last state to achieve statehood in the Contiguous 48.

4. Nevada has some of the least educated people in the U.S placing it just behind New Mexico.

5. Nevada is the driest state in the U.S with more than 2/3rds of Nevada covered by desert.

6. Nevada's top export is Gold despite having a nickname of "The Silver State".

7. Nevada is considered a "swing state" in the presidential elections.

8. The closest point from Nevada to Mexico is less than 240Km (150 Miles) away.

9. Las Vegas is the most light-polluted city in the U.S just after Los Angeles.

10. Nevada has "battle born" written on its flag because it is one of the only 2 states to be admitted to the Union in the civil war.

11. Nevada is bigger than the entire country of Germany.

12. Nevada and Carson City are named after a person called Carson Sierra Nevada.

13. Only about 50% of Nevada's population is white, way below the U.S average.

14. Only about 24% of people that visited Las Vegas participated in gambling.

15. Nevada's smallest county is still bigger than Rhode Island.