Colorado Trivia
60's Lyrics
Famous Jingles
Sports
Dare Devils
100
Mesa is a common name throughout Colorado. What is the meaning of Mesa?
Table
100
All the trees are brown, and the sky is gray
I've been for a walk, on a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm, if I was in L.A.
California Dreamin' on such a winter's day
100
Gimmie a break, gim,ie break, break off a piece of that. . . .
Kit Kat Bar
100
The Olympics are held every how many years.
Every four years
100
What was demolition night at the ball game July 12, 1979?
The Chicago White Sox & the Detroit Tigers hosted a disco recording burning. Attendees were supposed to put records in a box and at half time the records would be burned. There is a twist to the story - Bettie Lynn?
200
What ski resort has great powder skiing in China Bowl, and you hit bumps on Prima or Highline then head to The Club of The Tap Room for a few pints?
Vail
200
The moment I wake up, I put on my make up
And say a little prayer for you
While combing my hair now, and wondering what dress to wear now
I say a little prayer for you...
Forever, forever we never will part oh how I love you
Together, forever that's how it will be to live without you Would only be heartache for me
200
Oh I wish I were an . . .
Oscar Meyer weiner
200
What are the two national sports of Canada?
Lacrosse in the summer, ice hockey in the winter.
200
Who were the wing walkers?
In 1925 over Los Angeles, people would walk the wings of a air plane. Some were tennis players who walked the wins with a tennis racket and a net. There was also a child who walked the wings without a safety line.
300
What Colorado town, located on the Western Slope, is known to have the best peaches in the state?
Palisade
300
Sugar, ah honey honey
You are my candy girl and you got me wanting you
Honey, ah ah ah ah ah ah
Awwww Sugar Sugar, ah ah ah ah ah ah
You are my candy girl. . and you got me wanting you
300
Double your pleasure, double your fun with. . .
Doublemint Gum
300
How many dimples does an average golf ball have?
Between 300 - 500
300
What ridiculously steep hill in California set the stage for skateboard races in 1975-78.
Signal Hill. It was 360 feet high with a 30% pitch.
400
Visualize downtown Denver and tell me what park is between the Colorado State Capital building nd the City nd County Building of Denver
Civic Center Park
400
Well shake it up baby, shake it up baby
Twist and shout, twist shout
C'mon C'mon C'mon C'mon now baby
Come on and work it, work it on out
400
Fresh goes better with . . . . .. fresh and full of life
Mentos
400
Where will the 2028 Summer Olympics be held?
Los Angeles
400
What performance was popular in the 1800's in Atlantic City? Hint: It involved horses
Horse Diving. Horses would dive into 6 feet of water with a rider on their back.
500
Colorado boasts having the highest. . .
Suspension bridge, The Royal Gorge Bridge, that rises 1,053 feet above the Arkansas River
500
Wise men say, only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you you
Shall I stay. . .
Would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you
500
I don't want to grow up, I'm a . . . .kid
Toys R Us
500
Which golf tournament did Tiger Woods win by 12 strokes cementing his first-ever major championship win?
The Masters.
500
What baseball team declared a 10 cent beer night in 1974?
The Cleveland Indians. Selling beer at 10 cents a cups was a promotional way to sell the team.
600
Celebrity fans of the Colorado Rockies include Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who featured Coors Field in a Season 6 episode of what animated comedy TV series?
South Park
600
Then I saw her face
Not a trace of doubt in my mind. . .
I'm in love (ooooooo) I'm a believer I couldn't leave her if I tried
600
So kiss a little longer, hold tight a little longer, longer with
Big Red
600
Who has won more tennis grand slam titles, Venus Williams or Serena Williams?
Serena Williams
600
What do you call something with 2 wheels, 1 motor
and handlebars?
A dirt bike.
700
Cache La Poudre means "stash the powder" in French. French fur trappers stashed their gun powder along this river that runs through Fort Collins, CO
Cache La Poudre
700
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you
You'd be like heaven to touch. . .
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived, and I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true, can't take my eyes off of you
700
Like a good name neighbor (blank blank) is there
State Farm
700
Which boxer fought against Muhammad Ali and won?
Joe Frazier
700
In the early 1900's there was a particular sport that men all over the country lined up to do. What was it? Hint it involved an animal.
Bear Wrestling. Only one man died from this sport.
800
What national park in Colorado contains cliff dwelling that are over 1500 years?
Mesa Verde
800
Left a good job in the city, workin' for the man every night and day
I never lost one minute of sleepin' worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
Big wheels keep on burnin' Proud Mary keeps on burnin'
Rollin,' rollin, rolin' on the river
800
I am stuck on (blank) 'cause (blank) is stuck on me
Bank Aid
800
How many players are on a baseball team?
9 players
800
What is the man's name that decided he could fly by attaching several weather to a lawn chair and launched himself into the air. He did get as far as the stratosphere but when he came down, he landed in power lines.
Larry Walter
900
Where was the first pedestrian mall created in Colorado?
Pearl Street Mall
900
Love, is a burning thing, and it makes a fiery ring Bound, by wild desire. . .I fell in to a ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames
And it burns, burns, burn
The ring of fire, the ring of fire
900
I'd like to buy the world a (blank) and keep it company
Coke
900
Which sport uses a net, a racket, and a shuttlecock?
Badminton
900
What crazy daredevil stunt took place in the Puget Sound in the 1960's?
Octopus Wrestling
1000
What western Colorado town is famous for its sweet corn?
Olathe
1000
Well you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man; no time to talk
Music loud and women warm, I've been kicked around, since I was born and now it's alright. . .
it's okay, And you may look the other way
Because you're stayin' live, stayin alive
1000
You deserve a break today. . .
McDonald's
1000
In which winter sport are the terms “stale fish” and “mule kick” used?
Snowboarding
1000
Who were the Latchkey kids of the 80's & 90's?
Kids who got home from school before their parents got home from work. They did some crazy dare devil stuff.
1100
What is the Colorado state animal?
Bighorn Sheep
1100
Your just call on me brother, when I need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on
1100
A little dab'll do ya. . .
Brylcreem
1100
What NFL team was originally called the ‘New York Titans’?
The New York Jets
1100
In 1896 near Waco, Texas, this epic train accident occurred. What happened to cause an accident and what were the names of the trains involved.
Two trains were deliberately crashed together. The name of the trains were Crash and Crush.
1200
Colorado State University's mascot is a ram. What is the ram's name?
Cam the Ram
1200
Momas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Mamas' don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
'Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone they love
1200
See the USA in your. . .
Chevrolet
1200
Which team has the record of scoring the most points in a single Super Bowl?
The San Francisco 49ers
1200
At age 63 Annie Edson Taylor did this amazing dare devil stunt.
Went over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
1300
What's the name of the purple triceratops who serves as the mascot for baseball's Colorado Rockies? The dinosaur's name is a reference to the reputation of Coors Field as a stadium where, because of the high elevation, home runs are more common.
Dinger
1300
Hey, Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better. Remember to let her into your heart.
Then you can start to make it better
1300
Uh-oh! Spaghetti-O's!
Campbell's Spaghetti-O's
1300
What team won the very first NBA game in 1946?
The New York Knicks
1300
Where was the first modern water park open in 1978?
Vernon New Jersey
This park was known as traction park, accident park and class action park
1400
Katharine Lee Bates wrote what famous patriotic song in 1835 after climbing Pikes Peak, just west of Colorado Springs?
America the Beautiful
1400
Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
1400
Be all that you can be
US Army
1400
What female pitcher once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig?
Jackie Mitchell
1400
What is a scooter flip over?
A scooter flip is when someone comes down an incline at 10 mph on a scooter and does a flip.
1500
Born in Denver in 1953, what actor went on to star in "Home Improvement" and serve as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in Pixar's "Toy Story" films?
Tim Allen
1500
Ramblin' rose, ramblin' rose
Why you ramble? No one knows
Wild and wind-blown, that's how you've grown
Who can cling to a ramblin' rose?
1500
Clap on! Clap off
The Clapper
1500
Who was the first WNBA player to dunk in a playoff game?
Brittney Griner
1500
What is the famous dare devil attempt that resulted in the death of Franz Reichells in 1912?
He jumped 187 feet off the Eiffel Tower in a parachute he made.