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7 fact-checked facts about Colorado, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

What is the capital of Colorado?

AnswerDenver

Denver is Colorado's capital and sits on the plains at the eastern edge of the Rockies.

Colorado's borders are made up almost entirely of what?

AnswerStraight lines of latitude and longitude

Colorado's borders follow lines of latitude and longitude rather than natural features, giving it a nearly rectangular shape.

Going deeper

The Colorado River carved which famous canyon downstream in Arizona?

AnswerGrand Canyon

The Colorado River rises in Colorado's Rockies and later cut the Grand Canyon over millions of years.

Colorado meets Utah, New Mexico and which other state at the Four Corners?

AnswerArizona

Four Corners is the only US point where four states meet: Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.

Colorado is nicknamed the Centennial State because it joined the Union in which year?

Answer1876

Colorado became a state in 1876, one hundred years after the US Declaration of Independence.

Expert level

What is the highest peak in Colorado?

AnswerMount Elbert

Mount Elbert, at about 14,440 feet, is Colorado's highest peak and the highest in the Rocky Mountains.

The view from which Colorado mountain inspired the words of 'America the Beautiful'?

AnswerPikes Peak

Katharine Lee Bates wrote the poem after visiting the summit of Pikes Peak in 1893.

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