FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Colorado Fun Facts
Quiz about Colorado Fun Facts

Colorado Fun Facts Trivia Quiz


The latest in my series of fun quizzes about the states.

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 3 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Geography Trivia
  6. »
  7. States A-D
  8. »
  9. Colorado

Author
bullymom
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
68,128
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3576
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (7/10), Linda_Arizona (9/10), Guest 50 (9/10).
- -
Question 1 of 10
1. Colorado boasts the world's highest _________. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What brewery can you tour in Golden? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In Boulder, you can dine at a grill named for what famous cannibal? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Alongside of US 115 south of Colorado Springs, you can see the world's largest ________. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which animal is both the state animal of Colorado and the symbol of Rocky Mountain National Park? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What Colorado city was known as 'the richest square mile on Earth'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What Colorado city is the highest in the United States? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. At what Colorado National Park can you visit the largest cliff dwelling in North America? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What became legal in certain areas of Colorado in 1991? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Pikes Peak is named after Zebulon Pike. Who was Zebulon Pike? Hint



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




Most Recent Scores
Today : Guest 136: 7/10
Oct 16 2024 : Linda_Arizona: 9/10
Oct 15 2024 : Guest 50: 9/10
Oct 08 2024 : Guest 174: 9/10
Sep 20 2024 : Guest 65: 9/10
Sep 10 2024 : Guest 71: 8/10
Sep 06 2024 : Guest 24: 8/10
Sep 03 2024 : UMC67: 7/10

Score Distribution

quiz
Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Colorado boasts the world's highest _________.

Answer: Suspension bridge

The Royal Gorge bridge rises 1,053 feet above the Arkansas River.
2. What brewery can you tour in Golden?

Answer: Coors

The brewery, in the Denver suburbs, is the largest in the world.
3. In Boulder, you can dine at a grill named for what famous cannibal?

Answer: Alferd Packer

The Alferd Packer Memorial Grill is dedicated to Colorado's most famous man-eater who, in 1883, was convicted of killing and eating five people. A model prisoner, he was parolled in 1901. Don't miss the Packer Massacre Site and Museum in Lake City and Packer's grave in Littleton. Bon appetit!
4. Alongside of US 115 south of Colorado Springs, you can see the world's largest ________.

Answer: Hercules Beetle

The beetle statue, brought to Colorado by bug collector John May, is 25 feet long.
5. Which animal is both the state animal of Colorado and the symbol of Rocky Mountain National Park?

Answer: Bighorn Sheep

6. What Colorado city was known as 'the richest square mile on Earth'?

Answer: Central City

This gold mining town produced over half a billion dollars in minerals during its heyday. Today it's a National Historic Disrtict.
7. What Colorado city is the highest in the United States?

Answer: Leadville

At 10,152 feet, it's the nation's highest incorporated city.
8. At what Colorado National Park can you visit the largest cliff dwelling in North America?

Answer: Mesa Verde

The 217-room Cliff Palace, built by ancestral Puebloans around 1200, is the largest such dwelling on the continent.
9. What became legal in certain areas of Colorado in 1991?

Answer: Gambling

Colorado's three gambling towns are Central City, Cripple Creek, and Black Hawk.
10. Pikes Peak is named after Zebulon Pike. Who was Zebulon Pike?

Answer: US General

Brigadier General Zebulon Pike was a captain in the US Army when he led the Pike Expedition in 1806-07. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition to explore the southern regions of the newly acquired Louisiana territory, in particular, to find the origins of the Red River.

The party discovered and documented what later became known as Pikes Peak. Captain Pike became a brigadier general in the War of 1812.
Source: Author bullymom

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor ozzz2002 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
10/31/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us