Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Colorado State History

1. Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876, but it was not its first try. Which president vetoed Colorado's initial bid to become a state?

Ulysses Grant

Andrew Johnson

William McKinley

Chester Arthur

William Taft

2. The U.S. acquired the eastern part of Colorado through the Louisiana Purchase and the western part through what in 1848?

Treaty of Texas

Treaty of California

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Ghent

3. Colorado's early inhabitants were Anasazi cliff dwellers. What national park protects these dwellings?

South Park

Great Sand Dunes

Gunnison National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Mesa Verde National Park

4. Colorado's population grew in 1858 after the discovery of what?

Cobalt

Gold

Steel

Ore

Silver

5. Colorado became a state on the Centennial Anniversary of the United States, earning it what nickname?

Centennial State

38th and Great

Golden State

100th and Best

Columbia State

6. The headwaters of one of the longest rivers in North America starts in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. Which river is it?

Yangtze River

White River

Snake River

Rio Grande

Colorado River

7. After a visit to Pikes Peak in 1893, Katharine Lee Bates composed the lyrics to what song?

"The Star Spangled Banner"

"Home on the Range"

"America the Beautiful"

"Hail to the Chief"

"Dixie"

8. Colorado has the most of the highest peaks of the Rocky Mountains within its boundaries. Which is the highest point in the state?

Mount Shasta

Mount Whitney

Mount McKinley

Pikes Peak

Mount Elbert

9. In 1893, women in Colorado won the right to do what?

Mine

Wear pants

Vote

Dance

Swim

10. Adolph Herrman Kohrs starts what company in 1873?

Golden Brewery

Kohrs Brewery

Coors Brewery

Miller Brewery

Rocky Mountain Brewery