Q 01/05
A) Albuquerque
B) Santa Fe
C) Las Cruces
D) Roswell
Answer · why
Founded in 1610, it is the oldest state capital in the country and, at about 7,000 feet, the highest.
Q 02/05
A) 1876
B) 1889
C) 1901
D) 1912
Answer · why
It was the 47th state, admitted on January 6, 1912, after 64 years as a territory.
Q 03/05
A) Sweet or spicy?
B) Red or green?
C) Corn or flour?
D) Mild or hot?
Answer · why
The legislature adopted it in 1996 to honor the chile industry; ordering both colors is called 'Christmas'.
Q 04/05
A) Greater roadrunner
B) Golden eagle
C) Cactus wren
D) Scaled quail
Answer · why
The state bird appeared on a 1982 sheet of 20-cent US stamps showing all 50 state birds and flowers.
Q 05/05
A) Ozark
B) Fargo
C) Breaking Bad
D) Sons of Anarchy
Answer · why
Early scripts placed the story in Riverside, California; Sony suggested moving it for New Mexico's film incentives.
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