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42 Cards in this Set
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New Mexico's capital?
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Santa Fe (highest capital in the U.S. at 7,000 ft. above sea level)
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New Mexico governor? Til When?
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Susana Martinez and January 2015
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New Mexico motto?
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Crescit Eundo (It grows as it goes)
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New Mexico's flower?
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yucca (1927)
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New Mexico's tree?
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pinon (1949)
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New Mexico's animal?
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Black bear (1963)
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New Mexico's Bird?
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roadrunner (1949)
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New Mexico's fish?
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cutthroat trout (1955)
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New Mexico's vegetable?
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chili and frijol (1965)
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New Mexico's gem?
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turquoise (1967)
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New Mexico's song?
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"O Fair New Mexico" (1917)
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New Mexico's Nickname?
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Land of Enchantment (1999)
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New Mexico's spanish language song?
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"Asi Es Nueve Mejico" (1971)
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New Mexico's poem?
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"A Nueve Mexico" (1991)
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New Mexico's grass?
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blue gramma (1973)
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New Mexico's fossil?
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coelophysis (1981)
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New Mexico's cookie?
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bizcochito (1989)
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New Mexico's insect?
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tarantula hawk wasp (1989)
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New Mexico's Ballad?
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Land of Enchantment (1989)
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New Mexico's question?
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Red or Green? (1999)
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New Mexico's bilingual song?
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New Mexico-Mi Lindo Nueve Mexico (1995)
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How many u.s representatives in New Mexico?
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3
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Lieunt. Governor of New Mexico?
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John Sanchez (Jan. 2015)
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New Mexico Senators?
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Tom Udall (Jan. 2015) and Martin Heinrich (Jan. 2019)
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New Mexico's entered Union rank?
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Jan. 6 1912 (47)
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When New Mexico adopted the constitution?
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1911
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New Mexico's Land area?
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121,256 Sq mi (314, 312 sq km)
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How many counties are in New Mexico?
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33
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How Many state parks in New Mexico?
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31
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When did New Mexico organize as a territory
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Sept. 9, 1850
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Secretary of State of New Mexico?
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Dianna Duran (Jan. 2015)
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Atty. General or New Mexico?
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Gary King (Jan. 2015)
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10 largest counties in New Mexico?
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Albuquerque, Las Cruses, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Roswell, Farmington, Clovis, Hobbs, Alamagordo, Carlsbad
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State Treasurer of New Mexico?
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James Lewis (Jan. 2015)
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Geographic Center or New Mexico?
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Torrance Co. 12 mi SSW of Willard
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New Mexico population?
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2,059,179
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Largest New Mexico county by population?
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Bernalillo
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Largest New Mexico county by area?
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Catron
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History of New Mexico's flag?
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The yellow field and red symbol colors are the colors of Spain. First brought to New Mexico by Spanish explorers in 1540. On New Mexico's flag we see a red sun with rays streching out from it. There are four groups of rays with four rays in each group. This is an ancient sun symbol of a Native American people called the Zia. The Zia believed that the giver of all good gave them gifts in groups of four. These gifts are:
The four directions - north, east, south and west. The four seasons - spring, summer, fall and winter. The day - sunrise, noon, evening and night. Life itself - childhood, youth, middle years and old age. All of these are bound by a circle of life and love, without a beginning or end. |
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Balloon Fiesta?
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Albuquerque hosts in October and is the largest international hot air balloon fiesta
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World's Largest Enchilada?
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Largest enchilada festival in the world in Las Cruses in October.
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When were the miss america rodeo queen's from New Mexico? Who were they?
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1969 (Patricia Eaves) and 1963 (Joyce (Shelley) Loomis-Kernek)
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