History of Colorado - Statistics

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