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WorksheetsNevada Trivia
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Nevada's nickname.
a)
Silver State
b)
Runnin Rebels
c)
Gold State
2.
Nevada is named after this.
a)
mountain range
b)
lake
c)
river
3.
Largest gold producing state in the United States.
a)
Nevada
b)
California
c)
Utah
4.
Nevada's largest silver deposit.
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Reno Deposit
c)
Silver Spur
5.
Nevada is the __________ largest state in size in the U.S.
a)
7th
b)
3rd
c)
10th
6.
Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state in the U.S.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Nevada has more lakes than any other state in the U.S.
a)
False
b)
True
8.
Las Vegas has more hotel rooms than any other city on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Nevada has more automobiles than any state in the U.S.
a)
False
b)
True
10.
Which choice is Nevada NOT known as?
a)
Gold Rush State
b)
Battle Born State
c)
Sagebrush State
11.
First hotel and casino to open in Las Vegas.
a)
Golden Gate
b)
MGM
c)
Mirage
12.
First resort to open on The Las Vegas Strip.
a)
El Rancho Vegas
b)
MGM
c)
Flamingo
13.
The slot machine was invented this year.
a)
1899
b)
1776
c)
1902
14.
This animal can live its entire life without drinking a drop of liquid.
a)
kangaroo rat
b)
rattlesnake
c)
desert tortoise
15.
Nevada is a Spanish word that means this.
a)
snow capped
b)
extreme heat
c)
gamble
16.
Tallest structure west of the Mississippi River.
a)
Stratosphere
b)
MGM
c)
Balley's
17.
Loneliest Highway in America.
a)
Highway 50
b)
Highway 15
c)
Highway 95
18.
Nevada state bird.
a)
mountain bluebird
b)
pigeon
c)
cardinal
19.
The Extraterrestrial Highway.
a)
State Route 375
b)
Highway 15
c)
Highway 95
20.
National Conservation Area, located west of Las Vegas; features red Aztec Sandstone cliffs.
a)
Red Rock Canyon
b)
Lake Mead
c)
Tonopah
21.
Highly classified United States Air Force facility; rumored to house UFOs.
a)
Area 51
b)
Lake Mead
c)
Nellis Air Force Base
22.
Nevada state animal.
a)
bighorn sheep
b)
rattlesnake
c)
desert tortoise
23.
Annual festival held in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada.
a)
Burning Man
b)
San Gennaro Festival
c)
Life is Beautiful
24.
Capital of Nevada.
a)
Carson City
b)
Reno
c)
Las Vegas
25.
Las Vegas NHL hockey team.
a)
Golden Knight
b)
Raiders
c)
Aces
26.
Nevada state song.
a)
Home Means Nevada
b)
Good Old Rocky Top
c)
Welcome To Las Vegas
27.
Dam on the Colorado River on the border between Nevada and Arizona; forms Lake Mead.
a)
Hoover Dam
b)
Las Vegas Dam
c)
Lake Mead Dam
28.
Man-made lake formed by Hoover Dam; located on the Colorado River.
a)
Lake Mead
b)
The Lakes Las Vegas
c)
Colorado Lake
29.
Lake that straddles the state line between California and Nevada; area is home to many ski resorts.
a)
Lake Tahoe
b)
Lake Mead
c)
Lake Powell
30.
Nevada’s largest city; The Entertainment Capital of the World; home to many mega casinos.
a)
Las Vegas
b)
Reno
c)
Pahrump
31.
36th state added to the union on October 31, 1864.
a)
Nevada
b)
California
c)
Alaska
32.
Las Vegas NFL football team.
a)
Raiders
b)
Golden Knight
c)
Runnin Rebels
33.
Biggest Little City in the World; largest city in northern Nevada.
a)
Reno
b)
Las Vegas
c)
Carson City
34.
National Conservation Area, located west of Las Vegas; features red Aztec Sandstone cliffs.
a)
Red Rock Canyon
b)
Red Rock Canyon
c)
Valley of Fire
35.
State park near Overton; home to petrified trees, petroglyphs and over 40,000 acres of bright red Aztec sandstone outcrops.
a)
Valley of Fire
b)
Red Rock Canyon
c)
Red Rock Canyon
36.
Nevada state mammal.
a)
desert bighorn sheep
b)
desert tortoise
c)
coyote
37.
Nevada state reptile.
a)
desert tortoise
b)
rattlesnake
c)
gila monster
38.
Nevada state fish.
a)
lahontan cutthroat trout
b)
bass
c)
catfish
39.
Nevada state flower.
a)
sagebrush
b)
dandelion
c)
barrell cactus
40.
Nevada state fossil.
a)
ichthyosaur
b)
tyrannosaurus
c)
lyndonosaurus
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