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Directions: Test your knowledge of Arizona Trivia online.
Open the link to the
worksheet and save to your computer, print this page to write your
answers, or use a separate sheet of paper.
This page
includes links to site on the Internet. Every linked web site was
visited at one point in time to make sure it's appropriate for
children. These sites can change. In addition, many of these sites
may have links to other sites which have not been reviewed. Be sure
to get permission from your parents or teacher before using this
page.
Name:
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1.
The first governor of Arizona was
______________________. Arizona's current governor is
_______________________, and Arizona has had ___________
governors.
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2. The _______________________________
ended the Mexican-American War and ceded a large tract
of land to the United States for a cost of $15,000,000.
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3.
The ___________________________ was
a group of citizens, organized in 1901 to protect the Arizona
Territory from outlaws and rustlers so that the Territory could
apply for Statehood.
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4. The
treaty known as the ____________________________ settled the
location of the Mexican border and gave land in what is now
Arizona and New Mexico to the United States to complete the
Transcontinental Railroad.
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5. The remains of one of the largest and most
mysterious prehistoric structures in North America are
preserved at __________________________________________.
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6.
Arizona's
severe _______________________________________ might have
caused the Hohokam to leave their homes.
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 Find the answer at:
AZCentral Weather
(click on “How the ancient Indians
dealt with monsoons") | |
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7. The
_____________________________ built, protected railroad crews
and settlers, escorted stages and trains, and fought Cheyenne,
Arapahoe, Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache warriors during the
Indian Wars.
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8.
____________________________________ was the missionary who
established peace among the Indians of the Southwest, built
missions, and was known as the Padre on Horseback?
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9.
The
Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition into
Arizona searching for the Seven Cities of Gold
and claimed much of the Desert Southwest for
Spain was
__________________________________________.
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10.
_______________________ was the first African
American to enter Arizona as he led Marcos de
Niza in search of the Seven Cities of Gold. | |
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11. This famous missionary
explorer, __________________________, was fooled
by Zuni Indian legends when he described the
fabulous riches of the Seven Cities of Cibola. | |
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Based on
Instructor magazine reproducible. |
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