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Answer
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Who wrote Colorado's official state song, "Rocky Mountain High"?
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John Denver
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What leutinant first discovered a famous "peak" in Central Colorado in 1806?
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Zebulon Pike
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In what city did the 1999 Colorado school shooting incident take place?
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Columbine
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What did Colorado legalize in 2012 - becoming the first state to do so?
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Recreational Marijuana
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What attracted hundreds of new settlers in the 1800s?
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Gold
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Colorado gained statehood four weeks after what World's Fair - which gave Colorado's nickname?
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Centennial Exposition
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What child beauty queen was murdered in 1996?
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JonBenét Ramsey
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What tycoon founded Colorado's best-selling brand of beer?
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Adolph Coors
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What Serbian scientist set up an experimental station in Colorado Springs in 1899?
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Nikola Tesla
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What three Indian tribes fought against the federal government in the Colorado War between 1864–1865? (name any)
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Cheyenne | Arapaho | Sioux
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What did Colorado become the first state to decriminalize in 1967?
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Abortion
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What pop rock band was formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder as lead singer?
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OneRepublic
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What event did Colorado turn down in 1976 because of the cost and pollution?
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Winter Olympics
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The first exhibition of what "American sport" was held in Deer Trail in 1869?
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Rodeo
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What animated TV show was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone?
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South Park
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During the screening of what Christopher Nolan movie did James Holmes in 2012 mass murder 12 people in Aurora?
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The Dark Knight Rises
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What type of dinosaur's fossils, with tiny arms, was first found near Golden in 1874?
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Tyrannosaurus
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What type of three-horned dinosaur's fossils was also first found near Denver in 1887?
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Triceratops
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