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State Quiz - Colorado

Can you guess these facts about the U.S. state of Colorado?
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First submittedOctober 13, 2013
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Capital of Colorado
Denver
Nickname of the above
The Mile High City
Official state song
Rocky Mountain High
Second-largest city
Colorado Springs
Name one of the two Stephen King books that were set primarily in Colorado
The Shining / Misery
State flower, or the site of an infamous 1999 school shooting incident
Columbine
The other state, besides Colorado, that is nearly a perfect rectangle on maps
Wyoming
Highest mountain in Colorado
Mount Elbert
Movie about two morons who traveled to Colorado to return a briefcase
Dumb & Dumber
Summit at 14,114 foot that can be visited by car or rail
Pike's Peak
Name the famous ski resorts starting
with these letters
A
Aspen
B
Breckenridge
T
Telluride
V
Vail
Colorado's state nickname? (Hint: 1876)
The Centennial State
Best-selling brand of beer that is brewed in Colorado
Coors
City home to the University of Colorado
Boulder
In 2012, Colorado became the first state in the U.S. to legalize ...
Recreational Marijuana
Animated TV show created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone
South Park
The state of Colorado is named for a ...
River
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46 Comments
dwo
+8
Level 95
Oct 13, 2013
Welcome to the Motherland!
postwaste
+5
Level 86
Dec 3, 2013
Misery was also set in Colorado.
kevlarkev
+2
Level 65
Dec 3, 2013
+1
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Dec 4, 2013
Thanks, that one will work now.
aSinner
+4
Level 42
Apr 1, 2014
Being that Stephen King lived in Boulder, Colorado, there are many books he chose to set in that state, including: The Stand, The Colorado Kid, Doctor Sleep, The Shining, Misery ... to name a few.
DinCO
+6
Level 35
Dec 7, 2013
Much of King's novel The Stand was set in Boulder, CO.
samiamco
+2
Level 68
Sep 6, 2020
I’ll have to check my copy to see if it’s really “most”. It’s a good time to re-read The Stand anyway, what with COVID-19 and all.
MassLumpBlockClod
+3
Level 85
Nov 28, 2015
Wow, there are some morbid answers in this one...
jayhiatt
+3
Level 71
Feb 5, 2021
Aside from Columbine, what else is?
PoetsCorner
+6
Level 87
Jun 23, 2022
Coors
lottoid
+11
Level 90
Nov 8, 2018
Fun fact: the northern border of Colorado is about 21 miles shorter than the southern border
sillie
+16
Level 76
Nov 9, 2018
It's a round world.
jayhiatt
+2
Level 71
Feb 5, 2021
Because lines of longitude aren't parallel.
samiamco
+5
Level 68
Nov 12, 2018
Woo hoo! My home! I would have had to hang my head in shame if I hadn't gotten 100%.
CartoJuggernaut
+4
Level 71
Dec 28, 2018
Why doesn't it accept "devil's lettuce"?
DinCO
+5
Level 35
Dec 28, 2018
I totally agree. Some other possible answers from Monk, the TV show: Monk: Okay, what's back there? Let me guess. Fields of reefer. You know what I mean: Ditchweed. Boo. The old Ali Baba. Magic Dragon. Bambalachi. Yellow Submarine. Black Bart. Doctor Giggles. Kentucky Blue. You know what I'm talking about. I'm talking about Railroad Weed! That's right. The Devil's Parsley. Skunk, Splim, Splam, Mooster. Side Salad.
ander217
+9
Level 75
Dec 28, 2018
I fell in love with Colorado at a young age when we would take my grandmother to visit her brother there each summer, and we'd explore all around the state until she was ready to go home. Such an awesome place.
TurkeyCookTime
+5
Level 82
Feb 28, 2020
I moved to Boulder, Colorado 9 years ago and I am still impressed by some things
samiamco
+3
Level 68
Sep 6, 2020
I promise you won’t stop being impressed, even after 20 or 30 or 40 years!
martay
+6
Level 70
Feb 8, 2021
But after 41 years, you're basically over it.
foxyfab
+3
Level 49
May 25, 2020
Kept trying Beaver Creek for ski resort with B until I realized this is part of Vail. *facepalm*
OliviaPG
+5
Level 70
Feb 5, 2021
Beaver Creek is not part of Vail, it's about a 20 minute drive away. It is owned by Vail Resorts but so is the actual B answer.
godofskis
+3
Level 64
Feb 5, 2021
beaver creek is what I cam up with :/
mf3
+5
Level 89
Sep 4, 2020
I confused myself on the "highest mountain" question by trying to put in "Elbrus", then thinking "no, Elbrus isn't in Colorado, it's in Georgia... wait..."
Djilas
+2
Level 84
Sep 4, 2020
The peak is fully in Russia, more than 10 km from Georgia.
DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 86
Sep 5, 2020
Mt. Elbert....I bet all the other mountains made fun of him in Jr. High.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 80
Jan 17, 2021
I want to kick myself for forgetting Colorado Springs.
BlackLab
+3
Level 66
Nov 30, 2021
I want to kick myself for not knowing Colorado was named after a river.
Eunice
+8
Level 65
Jan 22, 2021
I'm not sure but I don't think that Colorado is named after the river - it's more likely that the river is named after the state, in fact, it was called the Grand River until an official name change. Everything I have read or heard, Colorado refers to the red sandstone.
kasayounga
+1
Level 48
Apr 2, 2025
agreed, Colorado is Color Rose or Color Red. The river isn't this color but the rocks throughout the state. Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 91
Feb 5, 2021
For a second I thought it said Mt. Ebert.
NKH
+2
Level 66
Feb 5, 2021
I think Marijuana should be accepted
vermiciousknid
+3
Level 90
Feb 5, 2021
Worked for me.
GeographyGeek42
+3
Level 66
Feb 5, 2021
Doesn't The Stand primarily take place in Boulder?
vermiciousknid
+2
Level 90
Feb 5, 2021
Portions of the book are set in Colorado, but I think "primarily" is a stretch; many important scenes take place in other parts of the USA. That said, I also tried it before guessing one of the accepted answers.
MiracleMax
+2
Level 74
Feb 23, 2021
There's absolutely nothing wrong with the question, but I'd like to note for the record that "Where the Columbines Grow" is also our state song, and is quite good as ballad-style state anthems go
ageekinkuwait
+4
Level 71
Mar 18, 2022
I swear I thought that question said "mormons"
slateriver
+1
Level 16
Jul 27, 2022
Colorado is named after the color Red in Spanish. Mostly after the Colorado river looking red from runoff at the time.
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 84
Jul 28, 2022
And thus why it is named after the river.
slateriver
+1
Level 16
Aug 28, 2022
swoosh
ThorAesir
+1
Level 75
Dec 27, 2023
The Colorado river was given that name well after the territory of Colorado was named.

At the time the Colorado Territory was established, the “great river” in Colorado was not named the Colorado River. It was named the Grand River. Even after Colorado became a state, maps from Hayden’s Survey show the entire river in Colorado as the Grand River. It wasn’t until some years later that Colorado HAD a Colorado River. (The name was first applied only to the river downstream from its junction with the Gunnison River, then later to the entire river.)

The answer provided in this quiz is wrong. The state is named for the color, not after the river.

TheSeaBean
+2
Level 32
Sep 7, 2022
The colorado river was named 70 years after colorado...
ThorAesir
+1
Level 75
Dec 27, 2023
Exactly right.
AbiA
+1
Level 86
Nov 20, 2023
Telluride sounds like some sort of nasty chemical.
LoganP25
+1
Level 74
Dec 9, 2023
I'd argue that The Stand is primarily set in Colorado - even if an absolute majority of the book doesn't happen there, it's definitely the state where the most parts of the book take place.
ThorAesir
+1
Level 75
Dec 27, 2023
Personally, I agree. That was my first response to the question (the Stand).
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