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Colorado - The Centennial State.

Colorado

Colorado was admitted to the Union on August the 1st 1876 making it the 38th state of the USA in the nation's centenary year.

The south-western corner of Colorado borders New Mexico, Arizona and Utah and is the only place in the USA where the corners of four different states meet.

Colorado is the eighth largest American state, covering an area of 104,094 square miles, or 269,837 square km - that's slightly larger than New Zealand!

Actor and comedian Tim Allen was born in Denver, Colorado in 1953. Other famous Coloradoans include the horror film star Lon Chaney, Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I Jake Lloyd and the "King of Jazz" Paul Whiteman.

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1 .

Nicknamed the Mile-High City and Wall Street West, what is the capital city of Colorado, pictured here in the evening?

Colorado Springs

Denver

Fort Collins

Aurora

Denver was originally a mining town founded in 1858. It was chosen as the capital of Colorado Territory on its foundation in 1861 and has remained in that position until today with one brief interlude. Between 1862 and 1867 Denver was replaced by Golden City

2 .

This is the tallest mountain in Colorado, Mount Elbert. It is one of the 'fourteeners' - mountains which are over 14,000 feet tall. How many fourteeners are in Colorado?

There are 23

There are 33

There are 43

There are 53

Reaching a height of 14,440 feet or 4,401 m, Mount Elbert is the tallest of the Rocky Mountains. The smallest of the fourteeners is Sunshine Peak, also in Colorado, which at 14,007 feet (4,269 m) just makes the list. There are a total of 89 fourteeners in the United States and more than half of them are in Colorado

3 .

The flag of Colorado is a standardised version of a flag first adopted in 1911. In which year was this current version standardised by legislature?

In 1929

In 1945

In 1964

In 1990

In the original design the exact shade of red and blue were not described and neither was the size of the letter C. In 1929 it was decided by the General Assembly that the red and blue should be the same shade as those used in the national flag. The size of the C however remained ambiguous until 1964 when it was ruled that the gold disc should have a diameter equal to the width of the white stripe

4 .

What is the name of this bridge in Colorado which, with a height of 955 feet or 291 m, was between 1929 - 2001 was the tallest bridge in the world?

Royal Gorge Bridge

Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

New River Gorge Bridge

Foresthill Bridge

Royal Gorge Bridge was built in just under six months between June and November 1929. It has always been a tourist attraction and is the centre piece of its own theme park. The b ridge is still the tallest in the USA and the eleventh tallest in the world

5 .

What is the official state gemstone of Colorado?

Aquamarine

Turquoise

Amethyst

Sapphire

Aquamarine was adopted by Colorado in 1971

6 .

This is the Colorado State Capitol Building which can be found in Denver. The inside of the building contains a type of marble found only in a quarry near Beulah, Colorado. What is the name of this marble which is sometimes called Beulah Red?

Photograph courtesy of Knapp.keith

Colorado Poppy Granite

Colorado Blood Stone

Colorado Pink Marble

Colorado Rose Onyx

Colorado Rose Onyx is so rare that all of the known supply was used up in the construction of the state capitol. The floors of the building are made of Yule Marble, another type of stone found only in Colorado and the state's official stone

7 .

What is the official state flower of Colorado?

Rocky Mountain Violet

Rocky Mountain Columbine

Rocky Mountain Pansy

Rocky Mountain Rose

Also known as Alpine Columbine and Dwarf Blue Columbine, the Rocky Mountain Columbine is found only in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It was chosen as the state's flower in 1899

8 .

Republic Plaza in Denver is the tallest building in Colorado, standing some 714 feet or 218 m tall. How many storeys does the building have?

26 storeys

36 storeys

56 storeys

66 storeys

Republic Plaza was built in 1984 and is currently the joint 114th tallest building in the USA along with One Shell Plaza in Houston, Texas which is exactly the same hight

9 .

The Great Seal of the State of Colorado displays the state motto Nil Sine Numine. What does this Latin phrase translate into English as?

Nothing but the best

Nothing to lose

Nothing without providence

Nothing lasts forever

Not everyone agrees with this translation. Some say that "Nothing without God" is a closer version of its meaning whilst others prefer "Nothing without the Deity" or "Nothing without the divine will"

10 .

What is the official state insect of Colorado?

Photograph courtesy of Megan McCarty

Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly

Colorado Hairperm Butterfly

Colorado Hairdye Butterfly

Colorado Hairspray Butterfly

As well as Colorado, the Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly can also be found in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, and occasionally as far afield as Wyoming, Nevada and Mexico

Author: Graeme Haw