Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz

1. Arizona became an American territory on February 24, 1863. What year did Arizona become the 48th state?

1900

1864

1912

1950

1899

2. What treaty ceded the land that would become Arizona?

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Treaty of Ghent

Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Maria Immaculate

Treaty of Mexico City

3. Only part of today's Arizona was ceded to the United States in 1848. What purchase made the rest of it officially U.S. land?

Seward's Purchase

Jefferson's Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

Gadsden Purchase

Hidalgo Purchase

4. What commodity is mined in Arizona more than in all the other states combined?

Gold

Silver

Ore

Tin

Copper

5. Who was the first American to travel down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon?

John Wesley Powell

Meriwether Lewis

Don Garcia Lopez de Cardenas

Don Juan

Davy Crockett

6. Arizona has the largest percentage of its land designated as what?

Grazing land

Mining land

Indian tribal land

National parks land

Clean water land

7. Many Navajo men from Arizona were integral to saving countless lives during World War II in their role as what?

Code Talkers

Decipherers

Cowboys

Telephone Operators

Loggers

8. The discovery of what enticed the Earp brothers to travel to Arizona?

Gold

Copper

Tin

Silver

Turquoise

9. What was used to stakeout what would eventually become Route 66, America's "Mother Road?"

Mile markers

Camels

Trucks

Indian scouts

Ticker tape

10. The first European to explore Arizona was looking for what?

Seven Cities of Gold

Utopia

Northwest Passage

Southwest Passage

Water