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Multiple Choice City Quiz – Elko (Nevada)
Can you answer these multiple choice questions about the city of Elko and its environs?
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Last updated: March 14, 2025
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| First submitted | March 14, 2025 |
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1. What picture shows the Commercial Casino in Elko?
1. Commercial Casino in Elko | 2. Great Basin College | 3. KENV TV Studios | 4. Elko Regional Airport
2. Elko is located on the riverbanks of what River?
Amargosa River
Carson River
Humboldt River
Truckee River
3. Elko serves as the center of what?
Death Valley
Great Basin
Nevada Basin
Ruby Valley
4. Which of these events is an Elko exclusive?
Arch Decoration Week
Casino Day
Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Tumbleweed Soccer Event
5. What emigrant trail had Elko as a stop?
California Trail
Mormon Trail
Oregon Trail
Trail of Tears
6. What year was Elko settled?
1852
1868
1869
1917
7. How was Elko named? (According to the widely-accepted version)
Charles Crocker, a superintendent in the Central Pacific Railroad, was fond of animal names, and added -o to Elk.
Elko was a nickname for a proctor, who searched the area.
One of the tribes nearby were named, Elko.
Someone added -o to Elk.
The founder's daughter was named Elko.
8. What's the name of the mine near Elko?
Elko Mine
Golden Mine
Goldstrike Mine
Mine of Elko
9. Which Spanish-minority has an event dedicated to them in Elko?
Basques
Cantabrians
Catalans
Galicians
10. Elko is located on which interstate highway?
I-35
I-64
I-70
I-80
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