How "New Mexican" are you?

Do you think you know enough about New Mexico? Ever been curious about this place? Ever been a trivia buff at least? Take this quiz and test yourself. You may be surprised by what all you know.

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1. What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
2. What is your gender?
Male
Female
3. New Mexico was founded in what year?
1888
1902
1905
1906
1912
1915
4. Billy the Kid is buried in what New Mexico town?
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Capitan
Lincoln
Ruidoso
Ft. Sumner
5. Many people in this New Mexican town claim that a UFO crashed here in 1947. Since then, several TV shows have been created in honor of the event. What city is this?
Corona, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Artesia, New Mexico
Farmington, New Mexico
Silver City, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
6. This small town is known as "the chile capital of the world"
Hatch, New Mexico
Rincon, New Mexico
Portales, New Mexico
Belen, New Mexico
Algodones, New Mexico
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
7. Eastern New Mexico University is located in which of the following cities?
Carlsbad, Artesia, Hobbs
Alamogordo, Hobbs, Artesia
Roswell, Portales, Clovis
Portales, Roswell, Ruidoso
Carrizozo, Tularosa, Socorro
Roswell, Carlsbad, Artesia
8. Many New Mexicans have a historical highway that runs from east to west through the state. [Hint: Get your kicks, on ...]
Interstate 10
Highway 54
Highway 666
Route 66
9. New Mexico is known for it's many warfare technologies. What site is best known for the Manhattan Prjoect?
Sangre De Cristo Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains
Llano Estacado
Gila Wilderness
White Sands Missle Range
Jemez Wilderness
10. The New Mexico state cookie is what?
Gingerbread
Bizcochito
Sopapilla
Graham Cracker
Oreo
Oatmeal
11. New Mexico is best known for Smokey The Bear. Where is he from?
Capitan Mountains
Mt. Taylor
Mt. Wheeler
Sandia Mountains
Gila Wilderness
Jemez Wilderness
12. What is New Mexico's state question?
Black or Blue?
Red of Green?
13. In cartoons, New Mexico's state bird is portrayed always outrunning a coyote. What bird is this?
Bluebird
Speckling Duck
Blue Jay
Bald Eagle
Pink Ibis
Roadrunner
14. Weird Al Yankovic wrote a song about this New Mexico city for his 1999 album "Running with Scissors." Yankovic mocked the city and risked lawsuit.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Famington, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
15. Where is "Hot Springs, New Mexico" now?
Truth or Consequences
Radium Springs
Jemez Springs
Silver City
16. Atari, the company who put out many forms of the earliest video games is said to have created a burial site outside this city.
Ruidoso, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Deming, New Mexico
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Los Lunas, New Mexico
Gallup, New Mexico

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