Q 01/05

El Paso sits across the Rio Grande from which Mexican city?

A) Tijuana

B) Ciudad Juárez

C) Chihuahua City

D) Nuevo Laredo

Answer · why

B) Ciudad Juárez

Together with Las Cruces they form the Borderplex, a region of about 2.7 million people.

Q 02/05

What does the name El Paso mean in Spanish?

A) The pass

B) The river

C) The peace

D) The step

Answer · why

A) The pass

It refers to the pass through the mountains carved by the Rio Grande.

Q 03/05

El Paso keeps a different clock from Dallas and Houston. Which zone is it in?

A) Central Time

B) Eastern Time

C) Pacific Time

D) Mountain Time

Answer · why

D) Mountain Time

Ciudad Juárez used to be on Central Time, but both cities now keep the same clock.

Q 04/05

On average, how many days a year does the sun shine in El Paso, earning it the "Sun City" nickname?

A) 250

B) 302

C) 275

D) 290

Answer · why

B) 302

That works out to 83 percent of all daylight hours.

Q 05/05

El Paso lies within which desert?

A) Sonoran

B) Great Basin

C) Mojave

D) Chihuahuan

Answer · why

D) Chihuahuan

It is the easternmost part of the Basin and Range region.

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