Native Amerians
These Navajo men served in WW2 to deliver important messages at the front lines.
Code Talkers
What event brought the United States into World War 2?
Pearl Harbor
This US government body prevented NM from becoming a state earlier.
congress
What industry produces the most money for the state of NM?
Gas and oil (petroleum)
What natural resource is lacking in NM?
water
In terms of size compared to other reservations, where does the Navajo reservation sit?
People of this decent (race) were rounded up and forced to live in Internment Camps during WW2.
Japanese
NM was admitted to the United States as the _____ state. (looking for a number)
47
Name one of the two defense laboratories in NM.
Sandia or Los Alamos
What is the largest lake in NM?
Elephant Butte
Early Pueblo People called these three crops the three sisters,
corn, beans squash
Atomic Bomb
In terms of land area, NM ranks _________ in the United States. (looking for a number)
5th
Name one of the three Air Force Bases located in NM.
Kirtland, Holloman, or Cannon
What is the tallest Mountain in NM?
Wheeler Peak
Who can claim to be the oldest Native American group living in NM?
Pueblo
Name one of the two cities destroyed by the United States with an atomic bomb.
Hiroshima or Nagasaki
During the Civil War, where was the Gettysburg of the West battle fought.
Glorietta
The city of Taos attracts many tourists who come to view the many _________ galleries.
art
What is our state bird?
Road Runner
Who has the largest tribe today in the United States?
Navajo
Where was the first atomic weapon detonated?
White Sands or the Trinity site.
What is the state capital of NM?
Santa Fe
This extended drought in the 1930's devastated New Mexico's farmers and ranchers. It came to be known as the:
The National Reclamation Act of 1902 mostly protected this natural resource.
water