Nevada History
This Spanish word, meaning "snow-covered," is the origin of the state's name, referring to the Sierra Nevada mountains.
What is Nevada
The name "Las Vegas" was given by Mexican scout Rafael Rivera in 1829 because of the green, grassy areas fed by natural springs, which means _________ in Spanish.
What is "the meadows"?
Discovered near Virginia City in 1859, this was one of the world's richest silver ore deposits and brought thousands of fortune seekers to Nevada.
What is the Comstock Lode?
Nevada is the top producer of this precious metal in the United States, even though its nickname is the "Silver State".
What is gold?
This major U.S. city will you find in Clark County, Nevada.
What is Las Vegas?
Nevada was admitted to the Union as the 36th state on this date during the Civil War, earning it the nickname the "Battle Born State."
What is October 31, 1864
The first non-Native American settlement in the Las Vegas Valley was established by Mormon missionaries in this year.
What is 1855?
The construction of this massive dam on the Colorado River began in 1931 and brought thousands of workers to the area, helping the local economy during the Great Depression.
What is the Hoover Dam (or Boulder Dam)?
This city, not Las Vegas, is the capital of Nevada
What is Carson City?
This famous street in downtown Las Vegas is known as "Glitter Gulch" due to its many bright lights powered by the Hoover Dam
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What is Fremont Street?
The state motto, seen on the state flag,
What "All for our country."
Las Vegas was officially founded as a city when land was auctioned off along a new railroad line connecting Los Angeles and Salt Lake City on May 15 of this year.
What is 1905?
Completed in 1935, this dam's hydroelectric power allowed for manufacturing businesses and powered the bright lights of Fremont Street, known as "Glitter Gulch".
What is the Hoover Dam?
At 1,149 feet, this is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States, located on the Las Vegas Strip.
What is the Stratosphere (or The STRAT)?
This is the state animal of Nevada
What is the Desert Bighorn Sheep?
Why was Nevada's admission to the Union rushed during the Civil War?
To secure additional votes for President Lincoln's reelection
Although gambling was outlawed in 1910, it was re-legalized in Nevada in this pivotal year, which coincided with the start of a major construction project.
What is 1931?
During the 1950s and 1960s, Las Vegas became a tourist attraction for people to watch these events, which the government conducted at the Nevada Test Site.
What are nuclear explosions (or atomic bomb tests)?
World’s Largest Hotel which has 6,852 rooms spread across 30 floors
What is the MGM Grand Hotel
Railroad was completed in 1905, linking Salt Lake City to what sate
What is California
U.S. President signed the proclamation making Nevada the 36th state?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
Urbanization took off in 1931 when work started on this main structure.
What is the Boulder Dam (now the Hoover Dam)
This eccentric billionaire began buying up several casinos and hotels in the late 1960s, which helped change the image of Las Vegas from being mob-run to more respectable.
Who is Howard Hughes?
More than 60,000 pounds of this shellfish are eaten in Las Vegas every day, more than anywhere else in the United States.
What are shrimp?
The Las Vegas area is home to "Area 51," a mysterious and classified facility belonging to this branch of the U.S. military.
What is the U.S. Air Force?