Arizona Trivia Quiz No. 3 

Fancy yourself an authority on Arizona history? Answer these questions to find out how you stack up.

1. In 1864, Arizona’s first capital was established. Where was it?
2. Where was the first permanent U.S. military post established in Arizona in 1851?
3. What year did Phoenix become the permanent capital of Arizona?
4. On what day did President Taft sign the bill admitting Arizona to the Union?
5. What five-star resort, that still exists today, was opened in 1929?
6. What company brought the electronics industry to the Phoenix area in 1956?
7. What famous builder of planned communities began his Arizona career in 1927 hanging doors at the new Westward Ho Hotel?
8. What famous outlaw is buried in Cochise County, alongside one of Arizona’s several turkey creeks?
9. Where was the first airport in Phoenix?
10. What was Arizona’s capital city between 1867 and 1877?
11. In 1886, Phoenix legislators foisted the University of Arizona off on Tucson, preferring what institution instead?
12. What year was Interstate 17, connecting Phoenix to Flagstaff,
completed?

All questions and answers are taken from The Arizona Trivia Book by James E. Cook.

Answers: 1. Prescott. 2. Fort Defiance. 3. 1889. 4. Feb. 14, 1912. 5. The Arizona Biltmore. 6. Motorola. 7. Del E. Webb. 8. Johnny Ringo. 9. The State Fairgrounds 10. Tucson. 11. The insane asylum. 12. 1978.