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The name of Mesa County, CO, is from the Spanish word "mesa", which means:
Table- The county is named for the several plateau- or table-top mountains in the area. The world's largest table-top mountain, The Grand Mesa, lies along the eastern border of Mesa County. It dominates the eastern horizon in The Grand Valley.
Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon, and which country were they from?
Neil Armstrong from the United States
In 1994, Bill Gates paid over $30 million for “The Codex Leicester”—a very, very, very old collection of scientific writings by what artist who was more well-known for a painting of a woman he did, but was actually quite a skilled anatomical sketch artist?
Leonardo da Vinci
What is the largest mammal in North America?
Bison
Who just won the game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks?
The Seattle Seahawks- 10/13
What Western Colorado town is famous for its peaches?
Palisade
What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
Chernobyl
Who sculpted The Thinker?
Auguste Rodin.
Where is most of the freshwater on Earth located?
About 68% is in glaciers and ice caps, mainly in the polar regions and in Greenland.
Which teams played in the shortest NFL game of the 21st century?
Philadelphia Eagles and Las Vegas Raiders- The Eagles destroyed the Raiders, 31-0, in a game that took just two hours and 31 minutes, which made it the shortest game of the century.
In what year did Colorado become a state?
1876
Who, at age 17, became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
Malala Yousafzai
What 1847 Emily Brontë classic deals with two West Yorkshire families, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and in particular the adopted Earnshaw, Heathcliff? It was also a 1939 William Wyler film with Oscar-winning cinematography, starring Laurence Olivier and David Niven.
Wuthering Heights
What is the pH of water?
Water has a pH of 7, which is neither basic nor acidic.
What are the only two NFL teams to win the Super Bowl at their own home stadiums?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Los Angeles Rams
What is the tallest mountain in Colorado?
Mt. Elbert- There are 52 mountain peaks above 14,000 ft (4,268 m) in Colorado ("fourteeners" as mountain climbers call them) and Mt. Elbert is the highest at 14,433 ft (4,400 m). It is also the highest point of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. Seventy-five percent of the land in the United States above 10,000 ft (3,048 m) is in Colorado.
Which fabric was invented in ancient China?
Silk
Which New York neighborhood gives its name to the literary and cultural "Renaissance" movement of the 1920s that celebrated African American art, music, and literature?
Harlem
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus (even though Mercury is closer to the Sun)
Who is the NFL's all-time leading rusher?
Emmitt Smith
One of the features which adds to Boulder's dramatic setting at the base of the Rocky Foothills are a series of steep-sided peaks which rise above the town. What are these peaks called?
The Flatirons- There are officially five "Flatirons" numbered one to five. The name was given by a pioneer who noted they looked like five irons standing upright.
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus
Which art movement emphasized emotion, imagination, and dramatic landscapes?
Romanticism
What is the world’s largest Hydroelectric Power Plant?
Three Gorges Dam
Which two teams faced off in the longest NFL game ever played?
Tennessee Titans and Miami Dolphins- The game lasted 7 hours, 8 minutes and finally ended with the Dolphins winning 27-20