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100

What two states are not contiguous to the other 48 states?

Hawaii and Alaska

100

What is auctioned off each year at Elkfest in Cheyenne, Wyoming?

antlers

100

What is the capital of Montana?

Helena

100

Where in the West is home to grizzly bears, mule deer, and elk?

The mountains

100

Name one of the the top two industries in Colorado.

manufacturing and outdoor recreation

200

Who was the leader of the Nez Perce, who was forced to surrender to US troops?

Chief Joseph

200

What is the name of the largest mountain range in the United States, extending from Canada to New Mexico?

The Rocky Mountains

200

What 2 things met in Promontory, Utah in the 1800s?

2 railroads joined into 1

200

What is the capital of Wyoming?

Cheyenee

200

What are the 2 major rivers of the West?

Colorado River and the Columbia River

200

What is the state horse of Idaho?

the Appaloosa

300

Who made dwellings in the cliff that can now be seen in Mesa Verde National Park?

Ancestral Pueblo

300

What is Wyoming's most famous park?

Yellowstone National Park
300

Who was killed in the battle at Little Bighorn River by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull?

General Custer and all his men

300

What is the capital of Colorado?

Denver

300

The West is ____________ and ___________ diverse.

ethnically and politically 

300

What are the volcanos at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve called?

cinder cones

400

Who was the leader of the Mormons who led them to move to Utah?

Brigham Young

400

What place is known as the "riches hill on earth" because of its mines?

Butte, Montana

400

What did Virginia City become when the Comstock Lode became low in money?

a ghost town

400

What is the capital of Idaho?

Boise

400

What formation can be seen at parks in northwestern Montana?

glaciers

400

What food is Idaho the top producer of?

Potatoes

500

Who was 1 of the first 2 American explorers

in Nevada?

John C. Fremont and Kit Carson

500

What is Fort Laramie famous for?

the place of the largest peaceful meeting between tribes and the US government

500

What does the Buckaroo Hall of Fame and Heritage Museum display?

Nevada's ranching culture

500

What is the capital of Utah?

Salt Lake City

500

Why was Wyoming given the nickname, the Equality State?

because it gave women the right to vote and the right to hold public office

500

What are hoodoos?

tall rock formations that look like large human heads

600

Who taught the Bible to the Nez Perce people group?

Henry and Eliza Spalding

600

What is the capital of Nevada?

Carson City

600

What state's name means, "people of the mountain"?

Utah

600

What is one of the largest dams in the US, that is located on the Nevada- Arizona border? 

Hoover Dam

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