History of New Mexico Quiz - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What type of weapon was first tested in New Mexico in 1945? Atomic Bomb
96%
What TV show, about a chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin, was created by Vince Gilligan? Breaking Bad
88%
What food chain did Stella Liebeck sue for the coffee being too hot in 1992? McDonald's
83%
What city is famous for a 1947 UFO incident that happened 75 miles away? Roswell
81%
What was Geronimo's tribe? Apache
74%
What town renamed itself in honor of a radio quiz show in 1950? {Truth} or Consequences
74%
What Native American tribe was forced to walk from their land in what is now Arizona to eastern New Mexico? The Navajos
73%
What outlaw was gunned down by Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner in 1881? Billy the Kid
69%
What New Mexico-native founded a famous hotel chain? Conrad Hilton
59%
What national laboratory was built to design the above? Los Alamos
53%
What female painter from Wisconsin used to paint New Mexico landscapes? Georgia O'Keeffe
52%
In what 1854 purchase did the U.S. buy the southwest part of New Mexico? {Gadsden} Purchase
51%
In what dunes area was the first of that weapon test detonated? White Sands
48%
After what was did the U.S. take possession of? Mexican-American War
40%
What novel was written by New Mexico Territory governor Lew Wallace in 1880? (hint: was made into a Best Picture starring Charlton Heston) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
35%
What former New Mexico governor ran for President in 2016 as the Libertarian nominee? Gary Johnson
34%
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