Southwest Geography
Who are the oldest known indigenous people to inhabit the Salt River Valley?
Hohokom
This 1960 Alfred Hitchcock movie opens with a shot of the Phoenix skyline.
Psycho
Mansel Carter, known as the "Old Man of the Mountain," lived and mined on this East Valley mountain from 1948 until his death in 1987.
San Tan Mountain
This artificial reservoir in the United States was formed by the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam in 1972.
Lake Powell
Mexican-American War
This city in southwest Arizona is mentioned in the title of classic 1957 western which was remade in 2007.
Yuma (3:10 to Yuma)
During World War II, this East Valley city built an Honor Roll in the middle of town which listed citizens from the city and surrounding area who were serving in the war.
Chandler
This area on the Navajo reservation near the Arizona-Utah border has been the backdrop for many famous Western movies.
Monument Valley
What former Arizona governor is buried in a pyramid in Papago Park
George P. Hunt
Nicholas Cage and Holly Hunter steal a baby in this 1987 comedy.
Raising Arizona
Which East Valley city was once known as the "Hay Shipping Capitol of the World?"
Gilbert
Which Southwestern state is known as the "Land of Enchantment."
New Mexico
In what year did women in Arizona get the right to vote?
1912
This 1976 film starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson and its 2018 remake were both short partially in Arizona.
A Star is Born
In what year was the Mesa LDS Temple dedicated?
1927
Which of the following is NOT a desert of the American Southwest:
Mohave
Sonoran
Gobi
Chihuahuan
Gobi
Which of the following cities has NOT been the capitol of Arizona at one point?
Tucson
Prescott
Fort Whipple
Kingman
Kingman
This popular 1970s film series stars Tom Laughlin as a martial arts expert and Vietnam veteran protecting hippie students at the Freedom School in Prescott, Arizona from close-minded locals.
Billy Jack
In what year was the Gilbert Water Tower built?
1925