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History of Colorado - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 359 times
208 since last reset
- The average score is 11 of 18
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What attracted hundreds of new settlers in the 1800s? | Gold | 94%
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| What did Colorado legalize in 2012 - becoming the first state to do so? | Recreational Marijuana | 94%
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| What event did Colorado turn down in 1976 because of the cost and pollution? | Winter Olympics | 84%
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| In what city did the 1999 Colorado school shooting incident take place? | Columbine | 81%
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| Who wrote Colorado's official state song, "Rocky Mountain High"? | John Denver | 79%
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| What type of dinosaur's fossils, with tiny arms, was first found near Golden in 1874? | Tyrannosaurus | 75%
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| What animated TV show was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone? | South Park | 73%
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| What type of three-horned dinosaur's fossils was also first found near Denver in 1887? | Triceratops | 67%
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| What Serbian scientist set up an experimental station in Colorado Springs in 1899? | Nikola Tesla | 64%
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| What tycoon founded Colorado's best-selling brand of beer? | Adolph Coors | 60%
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| What leutinant first discovered a famous "peak" in Central Colorado in 1806? | Zebulon {Pike} | 60%
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| What three Indian tribes fought against the federal government in the Colorado Warbetween 1864–1865? (name any) | Cheyenne | Arapaho | Sioux | 59%
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| What child beauty queen was murdered in 1996? | JonBenét Ramsey | 48%
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| Colorado gained statehood four weeks after what World's Fair - which gave Colorado's nickname? | {Centennial} Exposition | 39%
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| During the screening of what Christopher Nolan movie did James Holmes in 2012 mass murder 12 people in Aurora? | The Dark Knight Rises | 39%
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| What did Colorado become the first state to decriminalize in 1967? | Abortion | 24%
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| What pop rock band was formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder as lead singer? | OneRepublic | 18%
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| The first exhibition of what "American sport" was held in Deer Trail in 1869? | Rodeo | 13%
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