Where In The World . . .#3 Colorado State Facts!!

1. Name the Colorado state flower. ___Columbine_____________

2. What is the first name of the explorer for whom Pikes Peak is named?  ____Zebulon________________

3.      Name the states that border Colorado? _____Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah________________________

4.      What is the state nickname? ___The Centennial State_________________________

5.      What were the Native American people who built Mesa Verde called?  Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi accepted as well)

6.      Name the Ute chief and peace maker between Native Americans and white settlers. (Hint-A Colorado city is named after him….)_______________Ouray__________

7.      Name the three major rivers of Colorado. Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte_____________________________________________________

8.      In what year did Colorado become a state?  ___1876_______________________

9. In what year was Rocky Mountain National Park established?  1915

10. The world’s highest road tunnel, the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel opened in the year ______1973_(Eisenhower bore) or 1979 (Johnson bore) accepted____.

11. The area of Colorado is ___104,091________square miles.  It’s highest point is Mt.  ____Elbert________ measuring ___14,433________ft high. (note:  various answers accepted due to differing resources)