Nevada Symbols
What is the Nevada State fish?
The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
What is Clark County's largest city?
Las Vegas
How many tribes were in Nevada?
5 tribes
When did Nevada become a state?
October 31, 1864
What is the abbreviation of Nevada?
capital NV
What is the Nevada State animal?
BigHorn Sheep
What is the largest county in Nevada?
Nye County
Name one of the five native tribes
Mohave, Western Shoshone, Southern Paiute, Washoe, Northern Paiute
Why is Nevada called the Silver State?
Nevada had more silver than any other state.
What is the Nevada State tree?
Pinon Pine or bristlecone pine
What is the Nevada State bird?
Mountain Bluebird
What Nevada county was named after a Nevada State tribe?
Washoe County
Which tribe had the most land in Nevada?
Shoshone tribe
Why is Nevada called the Battleborn State?
The state became a state during the Civil War.
Why did people travel west?
To have a better life, to find gold and silver
What is the Nevada State flower?
The Sagebrush
What county is Virginia City located in?
Storey County
What item that came from trees was (and still is) very important to the Paiute, Washoe, and Shoshone tribes?
Pine Nuts
What number was Nevada when it became a state?
36
What is the Nevada State metal?
silver
What is the Nevada State Fossil?
The Ichthyosaurs
Who is the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada?
Stavros Anthony
Las Vegas is on the land of which tribe?
Southern Paiute
What does the word "Nevada" mean?
Snow capped
Who is the governor of Nevada?
Joe Lombardo