Arizona has…
… more golf courses than Scotland…
… more mountains than Switzerland.
…doubled its population every 20 years since 1900.
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Arizona is larger than Pennsylvania, Delaware, and all of New England.
…Maricopa County is larger than Massachusetts.
…Santa Cruz County is larger than seventeen nations.
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Arizona's Five Cs are...
Copper, Cotton, Cattle, Citrus and Climate.
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Arizona's state bird is the Cactus Wren.
…the state tree the Palo Verde
… Petrified wood is the official state fossil
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At 800 feet, Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly is taller than…
• the Washington Monument, 555 ft.
• the St. Louis Gateway Arch, 630 ft.
• the Seattle Space Needle, 605 ft.
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It is illegal in Arizona…
…to refuse a person a glass of water.
…to drive in reverse in Glendale.
…for women to wear pants in Tucson
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Movies shot in Arizona include…
• “Bus stop” starring Marilyn Monroe
• “Stay Away Joe,” and “Charro” starring Elvis
• “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon,” “Rio Grande,” and “Fort Apache” starring John Wayne
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Oraibi,
a Hopi Indian village on Third Mesa, dates back to before A.D. 1200 and is believed to be the longest continuously inhabited community in the nation.
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The flags of Spain,
…Mexico,
…the Confederacy,
…and the United States have all flown over the territory known today as Arizona.
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The Grand Canyon is…
…more than 200 miles long…18 miles wide…and almost 2 billion years old.
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The hottest day recorded in Arizona was...
• in Lake Havasu City on June 29, 1994, 128 degrees
• The coldest day in Arizona was Jan. 7, 1971 in Hawley Lake, minus 40 degrees
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The Joshua Tree, Agave, and Yucca are not cactus.
They are members of the lily family.
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The Lost Dutchman was German.
…Cesar Chavez, was born in Yuma.
…Billy the Kid killed his first man in Arizona.
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The saguaro cactus…
• is one of world’s largest types of cactus
• grows almost exclusively in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico
• Blossom is Arizona’s state flower
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The thirteen stripes on the Arizona flag represent…
…the thirteen original colonies of the United States
…and the sun setting in the west.
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The world’s largest…
• continuously flowing fountain is in Fountain Hills, AZ
• collection of optical telescopes is at Kitt Peak in Southern Arizona.
• retirement community is Sun City, AZ
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There are over 330 dams in Arizona. Three of them are named for U.S. Presidents...
• Roosevelt
• Hoover
• Coolidge
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