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Arizona Trivia Quiz No. 2
Arizona Capitol Reports Staff//August 18, 2006//[read_meter]
Fancy yourself an authority on Arizona history? Answer these questions to find out how you stack up.
What was Arizona’s capital city between 1867 and 1877?
In 1886, Phoenix legislators foisted the University of Arizona off on Tucson, preferring what institution instead?
What year was Interstate 17, connecting Phoenix to Flagstaff, completed?
What happened to the original community of San Carlos?
What New York City mayor spent his boyhood as a son of an Army bandmaster at Forts Huachuca and Whipple?
What famous gangster was arrested by Tucson police on Jan. 29, 1934?
How many times has the governorship of Arizona been won by a candidate receiving less than half of the vote?
Bonus: When was the last time this occurred?
Answers:
1. Tucson. 2. The insane asylum. 3. 1978. 4. It is now under the waters of San Carlos Lake.
5. Fiorello A. LaGuardia. 6. John Dillinger. 7. Six. Bonus: 2002
Questions and answers 1-6 are taken from “The Arizona Trivia Book” by James E. Cook.
