Who dat?
Sadly, the slaughter of his family helped turn him from a peaceful Indian into a bold warrior
Who is Geronimo
The date of statehood AND which number state it is
What are February 14, 1912 and 48th
The color of the star in the state flag
What is copper?
The March 24, 1930 issue of Time Magazine announced the discovery of this to the inhabitants of Earth.
What is Pluto
Known as the town "too tough to die", it was home to the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday in the early to mid 1880s
What is Tombstone
One of the pair who perpetrated the last stagecoach robbery in Arizona in 1899
Who were Joe Boot and Pearl Hart
This is the state's nickname
What is The Grand Canyon State
It became the "cash crop" for Arizona farmers in the 1910s
What is cotton?
The U.S. and Mexico finally agreed to this on June 29, 1854, setting the boundary where it is today.
What is the Gadsden Purchase
This "Jewel of the Desert" opened in 1929 and Illinoisan William Wrigley, Jr became the sole owner in 1930.
What is the Arizona Biltmore
Born in Phoenix, he was an American politician and major general in the Air Force Reserve who served as a United States senator and was the Republican Party's nominee for president in 1964.
Who is Barry Goldwater
This is the state flower
What is the saguaro cactus blossom
Blamed for the "Snowbird effect", its why many from colder states "nest" here during the winter.
What is climate
While lasting less than a minute, this event that took place on October 26, 1881 has been the subject of books and films into the 21st century.
What is the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
One of the oldest cities in the U.S., it is surrounded by five mountain ranges. It is Arizona's 2nd largest city and home to the University of Arizona.
What is Tucson
A fighter ace credited with 19 aerial victories, ranking him second among United States Army Air Service pilots during World War I, he was the first airman awarded the Medal of Honor. Sadly, he died at the age of 21.
Who is Frank Luke
These are the 3 states that touch Arizona at its northeast corner (the "Four Corners")
What are Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico
In 1918 Arizona had as many as 1.75 million head of these bovid ungulates providing beef to the nation
What is cattle
Having come to Flagstaff in 1894 to assist Percival Lowell at his observatory, Andrew Ellicott Douglass discovered this new science that enabled him to accurately date timbers in pueblos and cliff dwellings.
What is dendrochronology
Near the town of Winslow, this natural landmark is almost 1 mile wide and 570 feet deep. Don't fall in!
What is Meteor Crater (or Barringer Crater)
Believed to be the first white explorer to float down the Green to the Colorado and then through the Grand Canyon. With only one arm, he achieved this in 1869.
Who is Major John Wesley Powell
The state gemstone
What is turquoise
Early irrigation efforts in the 1860s, such as the reconstruction of the Hohokam Canals, made the growth of these trees possible in Arizona's harsh desert climate.
What are citrus trees
Completed in 1936, this largest building project of its kind was designed to have a maximum output of 1.8 million horsepower and to irrigate thousands of acres of land (among other things)
What is Hoover Dam (or Boulder Dam)
The oldest continuously operating trading post in the American Southwest, it began in 1878 and is located inside the Navajo nation in the town of Ganada.
What is the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site