James Crutchfield - Arizona Trivia

ARIZONA
TRIVIA ARIZONA
TRIVIA Compiled by James A. Crutchfield Rutledge Hill Press
Nashville, Tennessee A Division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.
www.ThomasNelson.com Copyright 2001 by James A. Crutchfield All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles. Published by Rutledge Hill Press, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc., P.O. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crutchfield, James Andrew, 1938
Arizona trivia / compiled by James A. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crutchfield, James Andrew, 1938
Arizona trivia / compiled by James A.

Crutchfield.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-55853-931-X (pbk.)
1. Arizona Miscellanea. I. Title.
F811.6 .C78 2001
979.1dc21 2001004478 Printed in the United States of America 01 02 03 04 05 5 4 3 2 1 To the fine people of Arizona,
past and present TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE Although nearing its one hundredth anniversary, Arizona is still one of the nations youngest states. Yet it is this very youthcoupled with its citizenrys mixed backgrounds and its great variety of plant and animal life, landforms, terrain, and climatesthat makes it a fascinating source of trivia.

You will find in the following pages hundreds of questions and answers on all aspects of Arizonas past and present, its people and its economy, its culture and its geography. I hope that you enjoy reading Arizona Trivia, the latest in Rutledge Hill Presss continuing series of trivia titles, as much as I enjoyed compiling it. James A. Crutchfield
CHAPTER ONE Q. Arizona is bordered by what four states? A. Q. Q.

What name is given to the place where three states meet Arizona? A. Four Corners. Q. Arizona shares a border with what foreign country? A. Mexico. Q.

How many interstate highways run through Arizona? A. Six (I-8, I-10, I-40, I-15, I-17, and I-19). Q. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management owns how many acres in the state? A. Q. Q.

The Grand Canyon was formed by what river? A. The Colorado. Q. What is the population of Phoenix, Arizonas largest city? A. 983,403. Q.

What is the largest Native American reservation in the United States? A. Navajo Indian Reservation, in Arizona. Q. Where is the highest point in Arizona? A. Humphreys Peak (12,643 feet). Q.

Almost the entire western border of Arizona is defined by what river? A. The Colorado. Q. Begun as a planned community in the 1950s, what town has such street names as Easy Street, Wampum Way, Ho, and Hum? A. Carefree. Q.

What is the lowest point in the state? A. Seventy feet above sea level (on the Colorado River near Yuma). Q. The geographical center of Arizona is in what county? A. Yavapai (fifty-five miles southeast of Prescott). Q.

The maximum distance between Arizonas northern and southern borders is how many miles? A. 395. Q. When was Tombstone purchased by a group of private individuals and restored to its original appearance? A. 1957. Q.

What was the original name for Pima County? A. Ewell County. Q. What was Maricopa Countys population gain between 1990 and 2000? A. 950,048 (a 44.8% increase). Q.

How does Arizona rank in the nation in land area? A. Sixth (113,635 square miles). Q. In what mountains was the legendary Flying Dutchman Mine located? A. The Superstitions. Q.

In 1848 as a result of the Mexican War, the United States received land that would become what three states and parts of what four others? A. All of California, Nevada, Utah; parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. Q. What is the county seat of Graham County? A. Safford. Q.

What five states exceed Arizona in land size? A. Alaska, Texas, California, Montana, and New Mexico. Q. According to the 2000 census figures, what is Arizonas population? A. 5,130,632. Q.

The hottest temperature ever recorded in Arizona reached what mark? A. 128 degrees, at Lake Havasu City on June 28, 1994. Q. A winning poker hand provided the name for what town? A. Show Low (the main street, Deuce of Clubs, memorializes the winning card). Q.

The state contains how many counties? A. Fifteen. Q. Derived from a Native American word, Arizona means what? A. Place of small springs. Q.

The dam that formed Lake Mead was named for what prominent American? A. President Herbert Hoover. Q. What is the name for the traditional Navajo home? A. Hogan. Q.

What Indian reservation is totally contained within the Navajo Indian Reservation? A. The Hopi Indian Reservation. Q. The cities of Tempe, Mesa, Glendale, and Sun City are all within the greater metropolitan area of what city? A. Phoenix. Q.

What two canals bisect Phoenix east to west? A. The Arizona and Grand. Q. The Yuma Territorial Prison, used between 1876 and 1909, could house how many inmates at full capacity? A. Three thousand. Q.

Flowing along the northern city limits of Tucson is what river? A. The Rillito. Q. Situated west of Tucson, what large Indian reservation shares a common border with Mexico? A. Papago. Q.

How does Arizona rank in the nation with respect to amount of federally owned land? A. Seventh. Q. The Davis-Monthan Air Force base is situated in what city? A. Tucson. Q.

At what national monument may one visit a ranch house and two bunkhouses preserved as a tribute to pioneers who explored, settled, and developed the Southwest? A. Pipe Spring. Q. Between what two cities is the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range located? A. Q. Q.

What Mexican town is just across the international border from Nogales, Arizona? A. Nogales. Q. For whom was the Sitgreaves National Forest named? A. Capt. Lorenzo Sitgreaves, a U.S.

Army engineer. Q. Flagstaff is situated at the junction of what two interstate highways? A. I-40 and I-17. Q. 4,100 feet. Q. Q.

In the extreme southeastern corner of the state lies what county? A. Cochise. Q. When was La Paz, the states newest county, formed? A. January 1, 1983. Q.

Referring to the Grand Canyon, what U.S. president said, You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. A. Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. Q.

By what name is the Papago Indian tribe now known? A. Tohono Oodham. Q. In what city is Arizona State University located? A. Tempe. Q.

What area of badlands displaying a variety of hues lies partially in the Petrified Forest National Park? A. The Painted Desert. Q. What Wyoming engineer first proposed damming the Colorado River? A. Dr. Q. Q.

Why are tours not allowed in the Montezuma Castle National Monument? A. As a preservative measure, but a self-guiding trail offers good views of the five-story castle. Q. Between 1990 and 2000 by what percentage did Arizonas population grow? A. 40 percent. Q.

According to legend, what happened at Apache Leap Cliff, near the silver-mining town of Superior? A. Rather than be captured by the U.S. cavalry, seventy-five warriors leaped to their deaths. Q. In 1970 what metropolis did Phoenix pass as the most populous city in the Rocky Mountain region? A. Q. Q.

Lake Mead contains how many miles of shoreline? A. 550 (compared to its straight-line length of 115 miles). Q. What county has the largest population in Arizona? A. Maricopa (3,072,149). Q.

With a population of 8,008, what county has the fewest people? A. Greenlee. Q. For whom was Greenlee County named? A. Marc Greenlee, a prospector. Q.

For how long has the volcano in Sunset Crater National Monument been dormant? A. Nearly one thousand years. Q. How much territory does the Grand Canyon include? A. About 277 square miles. Q.

Such large companies as IBM, Garrett AiResearch, and Hughes Aircraft have operations in what city? A. Tucson. Q. When was Parker Dam completed on the Colorado River? A. 1934. Q.