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100

Denver is famously known as the "Mile High City" because its official elevation is exactly this many feet above sea level.

What is 5,280 ft?

100
This is the year the company was originally founded.

What is 1998?

100

According to recent date, roughly this many million Americans currently live in a community association (HOA, condo, or co-op).

What is 77 to 80 million?

100

HOAs often fine homeowners for leaving this seasonal decor up past the first week of January.

What are Christmas Lights?

100

This iconic outdoor music venue, carved into ancient sandstone, is considered one of the best in the world.

What is Red Rocks Amphitheater?

200

This bird, known for its distinct song and yellow chest, is the official Colorado state bird.

What is the Lark Bunting?

200

In 2017, the company officially rebranded to FRONTSTEPS from this former name.

What is Community Investors, Inc.?

200

This is the full name of the organization abbreviated as "CAI."

What is the Community Associations Institute?

200

This common backyard feature is often banned because HOAs claim it "decreases property value" or ruins the "serene" landscape.

What is a swing set (or trampoline)?

200

This famous 1980 horror movie starring Jack Nicholson was inspired by a stay at The Stanley Hotel is Estes Park.

What is The Shining?

300

Colorado has 58 peaks that exceed this elevation in feet, a favorite challenge for local hikers.

What is 14,000 feet? (The "Fourteeners")

300

FRONTSTEPS currently serves more than this many million residents across North America.

What is 4 million?

300

This is where the headquarters of CAI are located.

Where is Falls Church, VA?

300

To maintain a "uniform aesthetic," some HOAs have rules governing the exact shade of this landscaping material used in flower beds.

What is mulch?

300

This comedian and actor, grew up in Denver and voiced "Buzz Lightyear."

Who is Tim Allen?

400

Colorado in 1915 in Steamboat Springs, this is documented as the oldest continuously operating ski area in Colorado.

What is Howelsen Hill?
400

FRONTSTEPS software is used by over this many thousands of community asscoiations.

What is 34,000?

400

About this percentage of all U.S. housing units are now part of a community association.

What is 33%?

400

One famous (and bizarre) HOA rule in Florida required residents to mow their lawns on this specific day of the week, regardless of weather.

What is Tuesday?

400

This TV show, set in a fictional Colorado town, has featured a "Casa Bonita" episode that was so popular the creators eventually bought the restaurant.

What is South Park?

500

Because it joined the Union in 1876 - exactly 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence - Colorado is known by this nickname.

What is the Centennial State?

500

While the FRONTSTEPS brand is newer, its roots go back to 1998 with the founding of this company, one of its first major pillars.

What is AtHomeNet?

500

This state currently has the highest number of residents living in HOAs, with nearly 5 million homes in associations.

What is California?

500

To ensure a uniform look from the street, many strict HOAs require that the side of these window treatments facing the outdoors must be this specific color, regardless of the room's interior decor.

What is white (or off-white)?

500

This legendary singer-songwriter wrote "Rocky Mountain High," which eventually became one of Colorado's official state songs. 

Who is John Denver?