Q 01/05

What does the Spanish name 'Las Vegas' mean in English?

A) The meadows

B) The springs

C) The stars

D) The valleys

Answer · why

A) The meadows

The name described the fertile lowlands around natural springs that travellers on the Old Spanish Trail found in the desert.

Q 02/05

Las Vegas is the county seat of which Nevada county?

A) Washoe

B) Clark

C) Lincoln

D) Nye

Answer · why

B) Clark

It is the most populous city in the state, though most of the famous casinos technically sit outside the city limits.

Q 03/05

Which unincorporated town holds most of the Las Vegas Strip, which lies outside the city?

A) Boulder City

B) Henderson

C) Paradise

D) Summerlin

Answer · why

C) Paradise

A 1950 attempt by the city's mayor to annex the Strip failed, and casino owners have kept it in county territory ever since.

Q 04/05

Guy McAfee nicknamed Las Vegas Boulevard's casino row after which road in Los Angeles?

A) Rodeo Drive

B) Mulholland Drive

C) Hollywood Boulevard

D) Sunset Strip

Answer · why

D) Sunset Strip

Guy McAfee ran the Pair-o-Dice Club, the first casino on the highway, and borrowed the name from Hollywood.

Q 05/05

In what year did Nevada legalise casino gambling and cut divorce residency to six weeks?

A) 1931

B) 1946

C) 1955

D) 1911

Answer · why

A) 1931

The same year saw construction begin on the Hoover Dam tunnels, bringing thousands of workers to the area.