Answers to Question Boxes

Part I
Question:  "Alamo" is a common name in Arizona.  What does the Spanish word mean?  cottonwood

Question:  How many kinds of lizards are native to Arizona?  43

Question:  How many dams are on the Colorado River along Arizona's borders?  7

Question:  What is the average width of the Colorado River throughout the Grand Canyon?  300 feet

Question:  How many major rapids are within Grand Canyon?  75

Question:  How many Apache army scouts won the Congressional Medal of Honor?  10

Question:  A heroic statue in Phoenix celebrates what famous World War II group?  Navajo "Code Talkers"

Question:  What spire in Canyon de Chelly is taller than the Washington Monument?  Spider Rock

Question: Why do you think it's called "Four Corners?"  If you look at a map of the area, do you think you can find the answer?  It's the only place in the USA where four states come together--Arizona, Utah, Colorado & New Mexico.

Question:  By air it is about 12 miles from South Rim to North Rim in Grand Canyon.  How far is it by highway?  219 miles

Question:  What is the difference in elevation between the South Rim and the higher North Rim?  1,324 feet


Part II
Question:  The name of what Arizona river means "red" in Spanish?  Colorado

Question:  Northern Arizona has the world's largest stant of what species of pines?  Ponderosa pines

Question:  What 1,000-year-old Hopi pueblo is perhaps the oldest continuously-inhabited community in North America?   Oraibi

Question:  What all-American movie hero owned two registered Hereford ranches in Arizona?  John Wayne

Question:  In what Arizona community is Why Worry Lane located?  Carefree

Question:  Who built Arizona's first extensive irrigation project?  The Hohokam, whose culture "vanished" in the 1400s.

Question:  What town established in 1752 is the oldest European town in Arizona?  Tubac

Question:  Mount Baldy, at 11,590 feet, is the tallest in what mountain range?  White Mountains in eastern Arizona near border with New Mexico
 
 

Part III
Question:  How many national forests are in Arizona?  6

Question:  What Arizona forest is relatively devoid of foliage?  Petrified Forest

Question:  How many "life zones" are represented between Yuma and the top of Humphrey's peak?  6

Question:  What Arizona river begins in Mexico and flows northward?  San Pedro

Question:  What sort of vehicle was the General Jessup?  a Colorado steamboat

Question:  How many miles of lakeshore does Lake Powell claim to have?  1,900 miles

Question:  What was the number of the US highway that called itself "The Main Street of America?"  US Route 66

Question:  What rock spire is supposedly a clue to the whereabouts of the Lost Dutchman Mine?  Weavers Needle

Question:  What  modern city calls itself "The Old Pueblo?"  Tucson  

Question:  What has been Arizona's principal farm crop for much of the 29th century? cotton

Question:  How wide is Arizona at its widest point? 338 miles

Question:  Waters north of the Mogollon Rim flow generally inwhat direction? north

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