Arizona Trivia Quiz Questions
What is the capital of Arizona?
A: Phoenix.
The Census Bureau estimates population of Arizona on July
1, 2013, was how many people?
A: 6,626,624.
Arizona is one of the what?
A: Four Corners states.
Arizona shares borders with what other states?
A: New Mexico, Utah,
Nevada,
California, and Mexico.
How long in miles is Arizona's border with Mexico?
A: 389.
Arizona, the last of the contiguous states to be admitted
to the Union, became a state on what date?
A: February 14, 1912.
Where are there ski resorts in Arizona?
A: Flagstaff, Alpine, and Tucson.
About a quarter of Arizona is Indian Reservation land, the home of a number of what?
A: Native American tribes.
Where does Arizona rank in land area compared to the other
US states?
A: The sixth largest.
How many square miles of land does Arizona have?
A: 113,998 square miles.
Arizona is known for its desert landscape, rich in xerophyte plants such as the what?
A: Cactus plant.
Arizona has the world's largest stand of what kind of trees?
A: Ponderosa pine trees.
In 1970 what was Arizona's population?
A: 1,752,122.
The Grand Canyon in northern Arizona is magnificent, steep-sided gorge, carved by what
river?
A: The Colorado River.
During the Great Depression what were two of Arizona’s most important statewide industries?
A: Cotton farming and copper mining.
The Grand Canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is largely contained in what park?
A: Grand Canyon National Park.
Which US President visited the Grand Canyon on numerous occasions to hunt mountain
lion and enjoy the scenery?
A: President Theodore Roosevelt.
The Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado River over millions of years, and is about how long?
A: 277 miles.
The canyon ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles and reaches how deep?
A: More than a mile.
How many years of the Earth's history have been exposed by the Grand Canyons layers of sediment?
A: Almost 2 billion.
Arizona is home to what well-preserved meteorite impact site?
A: The Barringer Meteorite Crater .
Arizona was the site of Japanese-American internment camps with one being located on Mount Lemmon, just outside of what city?
A: Tucson.
The Barringer Meteorite Crater is a huge hole in the Colorado Plateau, about 25 miles west of where?
A: Winslow.
How big is the Barringer Meteorite Crater?
A: Nearly 1 mile wide, and 570 feet deep.
The earliest recorded earthquakes in Arizona were located where?
A: At Fort Yuma.
The first earthquake known to be centered within Arizona's borders and to cause damage, happened on what date?
A: January 25, 1906.
In 1887, what city was rocked by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake with an epicenter 40 miles away in the Mexican state of Sonora?
A: Douglas Arizona.
On August 18, in 1912, in Arizona, an earthquake caused a 50-mile crack in what mountain range?
A: The San Francisco Range.
In what year did Arizona experience its largest earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.6?
A: In 1959.
As far as temperature goes, what is Arizona’s all-time record high temperature?
A: 128°F at Lake Havasu City on June 29, 1994, and July 5,
2007.
What was the all-time record low temperature, recorded at Hawley Lake on January 7, 1971?
A: -40°.
What is the average annual rainfall for Arizona?
A: 12.7 inches.
Phoenix Arizona is the metropolitan area with the most days over what temperature?
A: 100°F .
President Jefferson Davis, on February 14, 1862, recognized Arizona as a Confederate Territory by what?
A: Presidential proclamation.
What battle is considered the farthest Western engagement of the war?
A: The Battle of Picacho Pass Arizona.
What religious group founded Mesa, Snowflake, Heber, Safford, and other towns?
A: The Mormons.
Arizona’s population grew tremendously after World War II, at least in part because of the development of what?
A: Air conditioning.
Arizona's population in 1910 was how many people?
A: 294,353.
What is the third largest city in Arizona?
A: Mesa.
Which city is the state's second largest city, and home to the University of Arizona?
A: Tucson.
What is the elevation of Flagstaff, the largest city in northern Arizona?
A: Nearly 7,000.
What is the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet?
A: Humphreys Peak.
What city is home to the main campus of Northern Arizona University?
A: Flagstaff.
What material is extensively mined from many expansive open-pit and underground mines in Arizona?
A: Copper.
What is Arizona’s largest employer?
A: The state government.
Who is Arizona's largest private employer?
A: Wal-Mart .
What percentage of the land in Arizona is owned by the U.S. government?
A: Nearly 70 percent.
