Colorado Day Trivia
There are 52 mountain peaks above 14,000 ft in Colorado. Which is the highest?
Mount Elbert
If you love skiing the bumps, Grouse Mountain has top-to-bottom bumps. Where is Grouse Mountain located?
Beaver Creek
Who was the woman who was expert with the rifle and shotgun markswoman?
Annie Oakley
What circular house is made of blocks of hard snow?
Igloo
Who is the author of the bestselling crime series featuring detective Harry Bosch
Michael Connelly
Boulder, Colorado has the world's largest table top mountain. What's it called?
Grand Mesa
What Colorado town is famous for its sweet corn?
Olathe
Who was "King of the Wild Frontier?"
Davy Crockett
What is the residence of the rich that is located on top of a high building?
Penthouse
Who wrote "Silence of the Lambs?"
Thomas Harris
What are the names of the five steep-sided peaks that rise above Boulder?
The Flatirons
Denver was founded at the confluence of what two rivers (one is actually a creek)?
Sherry Creek and South Platte River
The Ponderosa Ranch was on. . .
Bonanza
What is a cozy house in the country called?
Cottage
Who wrote The Godfather?
Mario Puzo
What ski resort has the China Bowl run and two favorite bars; The Club and The Tap Room?
Vail
What is the Colorado state animal?
Bighorn Sheep
Who was "The Duke"?
John Wayne
What is cone shaped and made from animal skins?
Teepee
Who wrote "The Maltese Falcon"?
Dashiell Hammett
Mesa is a Spanish word meaning what?
Table
What is Colorado State University's mascot and what is his name
It's the Ram and his name is Cam
What is a Dead Man's Hand in poker?
Two aces and two 8s
What house is made from tree trunks?
Log Cabin
In the book "Of Mice and Men" there is a poem written by whom?
Robert Burns
What Colorado town is famous for its peaches?
Palisade
What city is home to the US Air Force Academy?
Colorado Springs
What native Indian woman guided Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea
What is a house called that is divided into two parts?
Duplex
Who wrote the lyrics for the movie "9 to 5?"
Dolly Parton
What park is in between the Colorado State Capital Building and the city and county building of Denver?
Civic Center Park
What is Central City's nickname and why this nickname?
Richest Square Mile on Earth is the nickname because and had the richest vein of gold discovered in 1859
What was William Bonney's nickname?
Billy the Kid
What is a residence that stays on the water
Houseboat
What is George Eliot's real name?
Mary Ann Evans
How many suspension bridges are in Colorado?
24
Where is the county seat of Mesa County?
Grand Jct
Who was the Singing Cowboy
Gene Autry
What is on top of an English cottage?
A thatched roof
What does the milkman leave behind in the book "Song of Solomon?"
His suitcase
What year did Colorado become a state?
1876
What is the name of Colorado's famous cannibal?
Alfred Packer
What outfit delivered mail between Missouri and Califoria
Pony Express
What are mutiple homes that look alike called
Tract Homes
Who was the original author of the James Bond Novels?
Ian Fleming
What is Colorado's water resource?
Snow
What language derived Colorado
Spanish
Where was the battle fought for Texas to be declared free from Mexico?
The Alamo
What was man's first home
Caves
Genesis and Revelation are in what book?
The Bible
What city is nicknamed "The Choice City?"
Fort Collins
What is Colorado's state insect?
Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly?
Where do you vacation to pretend you're a cowboy
A Dude Ranch
What type of house did the Swiss Family Robinson live in?
A treehouse
Who said, "Books are a uniquely portable magic?"
Stephen King
What river runs through Ft. Collins?
Cache La Poudre
What Denver sporting venue was guilt in lower downtown Denver to give a resurgance in development and economics book?
Coors Field
Who invented The Wild West Show
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
What is the "C" term reference when a house is sold
A closing
"Red Alert" by Peter George is a thriller set during what...
The Cold War
What Colorado city is home to cliff dwellings that are over 1,500 years old?
Mesa Verde
What is the state of Colorado's nickname?
Centennial State
Which wagon, in a wagon train, served the food
Chuckwagon
What are apartments called in England
Flats
Chester Gould created a detective series that became what TV show?
The Rockford Files with Jim Rockford
What are the two largest rivers in Colorado
The Colorado River and The Gunnison River
What historic downtown Denver building made of a marble known as Beulah Red?
Colorado State Capitol building
Where did Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp fight it out?
Gunfight at the OK Corral
Dubai's Burj Khalifab designed and created Dubai. What else did he create that made him an instant billionaire
The Galaxy Smartphone
What writing device is uses in this tongue twister. . .She sells sea shells by the sea shore?"
Alliteration
What was the name of the first pedestrian mall that is in Boulder, CO
Pearl Street Mall
What food is Colorado famous for?
Rocky Mountain Oysters
Who was the Lone Ranger's two-legged faithful companion
Tonto
If you don't pay the rent, what is it called to make you leave?
Eviction
The book series "A Song of Ice and Fire" was adapted into that TV series
Game of Thrones