Q 01/05

What are the strings of chile pods hung up to dry on New Mexico porches and fences called?

A) Farolitos

B) Kachinas

C) Ristras

D) Santos

Answer · why

C) Ristras

Ristras. Most are hung simply to dry the chile for later cooking, but they double as decoration and are said to bring good health and good luck.

Q 02/05

Which president signed New Mexico into the Union as the 47th state?

A) Polk

B) Grant

C) Taft

D) Truman

Answer · why

C) Taft

Taft. He signed New Mexico's statehood on January 6, 1912, ending six decades as a territory, and the lower 48 were complete the next month, when the ...

Q 03/05

New Mexico's official state question is what?

A) Sweet or spicy?

B) Red or green?

C) Corn or flour?

D) Mild or hot?

Answer · why

B) Red or green?

The legislature adopted it in 1996 to honor the chile industry; ordering both colors is called 'Christmas'.

Q 04/05

Which bird is New Mexico's official state bird?

A) Greater roadrunner

B) Western meadowlark

C) Cactus wren

D) Mountain bluebird

Answer · why

A) Greater roadrunner

Greater roadrunner. Adopted in 1949, this ground-dwelling cuckoo can fly but would rather run, chasing down lizards and other prey on foot.

Q 05/05

Which TV drama was set and filmed in Albuquerque?

A) Ozark

B) Fargo

C) Breaking Bad

D) Sons of Anarchy

Answer · why

C) Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad. The pilot script was set in Riverside, California; Sony moved the shoot for the state's production rebate, and Vince Gilligan rewrote th...