Nevada Quiz from NETSTATE.COM (original) (raw)

| | 1) | Which of these is a nickname for Nevada? | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | a. | The Centennial State | | b. | The Battle Born State | | c. | The Gem State | | | | | 2) | What is the highest point in Nevada? | | | a. | Boundary Peak (13,140 feet) | | b. | Wheeler Peak (13,161 feet) | | c. | Humphreys Peak (12,633 feet) | | | | | 3) | What two states border Nevada on the north? | | | a. | Oregon and Idaho | | b. | Washington and Montana | | c. | Idaho and Montana | | | | | 4) | What is the capital city of Nevada? | | | a. | Reno | | b. | Carson City | | c. | Las Vegas | | | | | 5) | Nevada was the 36th state to be admitted to the union. In what year was that? | | a. | 1896 | | b. | 1864 | | c. | 1901 | | | | | 6) | What is the official state bird of Nevada? | | a. | Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) | | b. | Coues' Cactus Wren (Heleodytes brunneicapillus couesi) | | c. | Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) | | | | | 7) | An item depicted on the Nevada seal symbolizes transportation. What item is this? | | | a. | Steam Train | | b. | Mule Train | | c. | Steam Ship | | | | | 8) | What is the motto of Nevada? | | | a. | Willing and able | | b. | Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable | | c. | All for our country | | | | | 9) | Lake Tahoe lies on the border of Nevada and what other state? | | | a. | Oregon | | b. | California | | c. | Washington | | | | | 10) | In 1859, the Comstock Lode was discovered. What was discovered? | | | a. | Gold | | b. | Copper | | c. | Silver | | | | | If you would like to take this quiz again, click on your browser's page reload button while holding down your Shift key. | |