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100
In what year was NM admitted to the US?
1912
100
Maybe the most famous Burqueno there is? This former "Doogie Howser, MD" actor later went on to play Barnie Stinson on "How I Met Your Mother."
Neil Patrick Harris
100
New Mexico is the fifth largest of the 50 states by area. Name any three of the four states that are bigger.
Alaska, Texas, California, Montana
100
Name any 4 of the 5 most populous cities in New Mexico.
Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Roswell
100
What is the New Mexican state bird?
The Roadrunner
200
Is water wet? The Pueblo system of irrigation ditches is one of the oldest irrigation systems in North America. The Spanish came in the 16th century and later called these shared irrigation ditches THIS name.
Acequias
200
Jesse Pinkman, Mike Ehrmantraut, and Skyler White are all characters from what TV show?
Breaking Bad
200
Can you prevent forest fires, please? This figure was based on an animal found in the Capitan Mountains in Southern New Mexico.
Smoky Bear
200
In what state does the Rio Grande originate?
Colorado
200
What is the state flower of New Mexico?
The Yucca
300
Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in the United States. In what year was it founded?
1610
300
What are the names of the two current US senators from New Mexico?
Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan
300
This town changed its name from Hot Springs, NM to THIS after a challenge from a national radio show in the 1950s?
Truth or Consequences
300
What is the name of the National Monument located near Los Alamos and White Rock, NM?
Bandelier National Monument
300
What is the state tree of New Mexico?
Pinon
400
Glorrietta, NM was the site of the Western-most battle as part of what 19th century war?
The U.S. Civil War
400
What is the name of the Puebloan leader who spearheaded the Pueblo Revolt of 1680?
Pope
400
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded what company in NM in the 1970s?
Microsoft
400
Which mountain is the highest peak in NM?
Wheeler Peak (near Taos)
400
Name all three of the main Indigenous tribes who live in New Mexico.
Navajo, Pueblo, Apache
500
Aliens, dude. Roswell, NM was the site of a purported UFO discovery that was covered up by the U.S. government. In what year did this "Roswell Incident" take place?
1947
500
What famous outlaw of the 19th century is buried in Fort Sumner, New Mexico?
Billy The Kid
500
Which Pueblo reclaimed their Indigenous name back in the mid-2000s? Used to be known as San Juan Pueblo...
Ohkay Owingeh
500
The “Little Florida Mountains” are located in Southwest NM, near what “D” town?
Deming
500
This is the largest county in New Mexico! (Reserve, NM is the county seat and this county contains the Gila National Forest)
Catron county