State Facts
Colorado's state bird
What is the lark bunting
This mountain was the inspiration for "America the Beautiful"
What is Pikes Peak
This team won their first NBA championship in 2023.
Who are the Denver Nuggets
Animated sitcom about four young boys and their adventures in the titular town
What is South Park
Though not born in the state, this Bronco's quarterback is inarguably one of the most famous people from Denver, having spent his entire 16-year NFL career there.
Who is John Elway
What are Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah
This park was the country's 5th most visited national park in 2024 (Bonus: and it saw this many vistors)
What is Rocky Mountain National Park (4.1 million visitors)
The Colorado Rockies lost in their first World Series appearance in 2007 to this team.
This Estes Park hotel served as inspiration for the chilling Overlook Hotel in The Shining
What is The Stanley Hotel
This television actor, known for Home Improvement and Toy Story, was born in Denver in 1953
Tim Allen
This horned dinosaur was first found in Colorado in 1887 and was mistaken for an extinct buffalo.
What is a triceratops
John Wesley Powell was one of the first to explore the Grand Canyon by boat on this river.
The Colorado
Before they moved to Denver and became the Colorado Avalanche in 1995, the hockey team was known by this name.
What are the Quebec Nordiques
While set in Wyoming, this film was shot in Colorado where Paul Newman and Robert Redford did leap off a Colorado cliff… onto a mattress a few feet below.
What is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
This Oscar-nominated actress has starred in films such as Doubt, Arrival, and Enchanted, and grew up in Castle Rock
Who is Amy Adams
The date of statehood for Colorado
What is August 1, 1876
This three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 was born in Colorado Springs.
Who is Bobby Unser
The holiday antics in this movie were filmed in part in Colorado’s Arapaho National Forest near Breckenridge
What is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
While born in the Austrian Empire, this inventor spent much of his time at his lab in Colorado Springs testing his electrifying ideas.
Who is Nikola Tesla
A state sport of Colorado involves racing these small donkeys.
What is burros
This film's duo takes a zany road trip from Providence to Aspen and hits many iconic Colorado places, including Estes Park and Breckenridge
What is Dumb & Dumber
After her doctor recommended that she have an "outdoor life," this travel writer moved to Colorado in 1873 and became the fourth woman to climb Longs Peak
Who is Isabella Bird