The 47th State: New Mexico Part 2 Quiz

Answer: North Carolina State & Houston

On April 4th, 1983, North Carolina State upset Houston 54-52 to win the NCAA basketball title. The late Jim Valvano coached N.C. State.

Georgia and Louisville rounded out the Final Four teams that played in "The Pit".

Answer: Hot Springs

In 1950, Ralph Edwards hosted a television show called "Truth or Consequences". He announced that he would do a show from the first town that renamed itself after the show. The people of Hot Springs voted to rename their town, Truth or Consequences. Edwards kept true to his promise and did a show form the newly renamed town. The town kept the name.

Answer: True

Only Los Angeles and New York are bigger. New Mexico has many art galleries, museums, and live performances. Santa Fe has some of the most famous art galleries in the country.

Answer: True

In October 2006, some 700 balloons, 94 special shapes balloons, and 13 gas balloons were registered for the fiesta. Pilots from all 50 states, and from 41 countries attend the event along with over 100,000 people to enjoy the sights of these balloons floating over the Rio Grande Valley. This is also one of the most photographed events in the world.

Answer: 3rd

The Rio Grande River, at 1,885 miles, is the third longest river system in the United States. However it only handles about 1/100 the volume of the Mississippi River. The Rio Grande empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer: 1978

Their flight began in Maine and ended near Paris. The Balloon was called "The Double Eagle II", but the gondola was called "The Spirit of Albuquerque".

Sadly, Maxie Anderson was killed in a ballooning accident in Germany in 1983, and Ben Abruzzo and his wife were killed in a plane crash in Albuquerque in 1985.

Answer: Rio Grande National Forest

The Rio Grande National Forest is located in southwestern Colorado.

Answer: True

A bear cub was rescued by forest rangers who were fighting a forest fire in the Lincoln National Forest in 1950. He had climbed a tree to escape the fire, but his paws and legs were burned. After Smokey was rescued, he was flown to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. where he lived until his death in 1975. He was buried in the Smokey Bear Historical Park near Capitan, New Mexico.

Answer: Deming

Deming, New Mexico hosts the Great American Duck Race. This event began in 1980.

Answer: The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States

It is believed to be the oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

Lew Wallace, wrote "Ben Hur" in the Palace of the Governors while he was territoral governor of New Mexico. Wallace once offered amnesty to Billy the Kid, during a meeting in Lincoln County.

Billy the Kid was killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett on July 14, 1881 in vicinity of Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

See how it all comes together?

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