Donner - Round 2

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Which of these towns is nearest to Delamar, the "Widow Maker?"
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1 point
Ready for a bonus? ... The trouble with Nevada's quick admittance into statehood is that Congress had no idea what to name the new state! Which of these was never an actual name for Nevada before "Nevada?"
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1 point
"Basic" was the original name for what Nevada city?
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1 point
Ichthyosaurs or, "fish lizards," roamed the world's oceans some 200 million years ago. Here in Nevada, palentologists uncovered forty of these reptiles in Nye County. The longest specimen ever revealed - some 55 feet long - provided the only complete skeleton of the species ever found in the United States. What is the name of the canyon this giant fossil was found?
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1 point
Nevada isn't short of its wonderful and weird oddities dotted throughout its landscape! Artists generally find the Nevada desert an unparalleled blank canvas as a medium for expression. The Goldwell Open Air Museum is one such place. At what ghost town is this exhibit located?
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1 point
Where can you find the original resting place of James "Ol Virginny" Fennimore?
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1 point
DeWayne "Doobie" Williams spent the last two decades of his life carving bizarre and intellectual wit at a site he dubbed, "Guru Road." Where can you find this remote eclectic haven in northern Nevada?
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1 point
Which of these facts is false about Nevada?
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1 point
Which of these is false about Nevada's historic mining towns?
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1 point
The growth of Laughlin has been nothing short of remarkable in its very short life. The city of 10,000 is also the southernmost community in Nevada. What was the original suggested name of "Laughlin, Nevada?"
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1 point
What Nevada town titles itself "The Gateway to Yosemite?"
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1 point
In what range will you find Mount Moriah?
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1 point
Which of these weird wonders is not found in Las Vegas?
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3 points
Where will you find the North Fork Twin River?
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1 point
Hollywood has used Nevada's dramatic and historic backdrops for decades. Which of these artsy locations has never appeared on a Hollywood film ... (yet)?
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1 point
Where can you find the Keck Museum?