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  1. 4. Nevada has the richest ___ deposit in the U.S.
  2. 5. Nevada has a high percentage of this ethnic background
  3. 7. Nevada's crime is 25% ___ than the national average
  4. 10. the Ghost Train went through this town
  5. 12. state bird
  6. 19. Colorado River casino town
  7. 21. Nevada's biggest farming crop
  8. 23. these "bosses" in casinos typically had mob connections
  9. 24. Boulder Dam's name changed to this Dam
  10. 28. only state that prohibits localities from making arrests for ___
  11. 30. Tonopah is known for its ___ Crater
  12. 32. state tree
  13. 33. Nevada is the ___ largest state in land mass
  14. 34. frontiersman who entered Nevada in 1827
  15. 36. Nevada is the largest ___-producting state in the U.S.
  16. 38. became a state during this war
  17. 39. Las Vegas consumes more of this food every day than the rest of the nation combined
  18. 41. Nevada has more mountain ___ than any state
  19. 43. Nevada was under Spanish rule until ___ won its independence
  20. 45. Nevada's average rainfall in inches
  21. 46. secretive ___ 51 is in So. Nevada
  22. 47. state reptile
  23. 48. this Earp brother served as a Deputy U.S. Marshal in Tonopah, NV
  24. 51. semi-trucks may pull this many trailers in Nevada
  25. 52. the famous Edgewater Casino Hotel in Laughlin was built with Detroit ___ money
  26. 53. this wealthy entrepreneur bought large swaths of Nevada land
  27. 56. the sum of all numbers on this wheel equal 666
  28. 58. this City is the capitol
  29. 59. Nevada had about 30 of these "Express" stations
  30. 62. state name means "covered in ___"
  31. 65. Hoover Dam took ___ years to complete
  32. 66. the Republic of ___ is located near Dayton, NV
  33. 67. first lady "Pat" was from Nevada
  34. 68. first mobster to invest in Las Vegas gambling
  35. 70. famous Nevada tennis player
  36. 72. this trail was used heavily during the Gold Rush
  37. 73. many casinos were funded by Teamster ___
  38. 74. north of Reno, the ___ Man festival is held annually
  39. 77. some of these Nevada pines are 4,000 years old
  40. 80. in 1899, this kind of machine was invented (& now is used continuously in Nevada)
  41. 81. this "Kid" may have committed the Great Winnemucca Bank Robbery
  42. 82. kangaroo ___ live their entire lives in the Mojave Desert without water
  43. 83. the oldest ___ of early men in the U.S. were found at the Hidden Cave archeology site
  44. 84. this city was named after a fallen Civil War officer
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  1. 1. sunniest town in Nevada
  2. 2. Big Jack Davis robbed a number of stagecoaches and ___
  3. 3. one of the deepest lakes in the world
  4. 6. Las Vegas ___ liked to hire Mormons to work in their casinos
  5. 8. these hats were invented for Nevada dam workers
  6. 9. statehood was rushed to ensure this president's re-election
  7. 11. ___ Mtn is the nation's only nuclear waste repository
  8. 13. Reno calls itself "The Biggest __ City in the World"
  9. 14. the Federal Govt owns over ___ percent of Nevada
  10. 15. in the l980's, Las Vegas published a ___ Book which barred all people suspected of ties to organized crime from entering any casino
  11. 16. he wrote "Roughing It" in Nevada
  12. 17. the National Basque Festival is held in this town
  13. 18. Elko was named by a railroad man who liked these animals
  14. 19. city that has more hotel rooms than anywhere else in the world
  15. 20. only state where this is legal
  16. 22. Hwy 50 is called the ___ road in America
  17. 23. this tribe lived in Nevada as early as 700 A.D.
  18. 25. Twain was a journalist in ___ City
  19. 26. more of this kind of testing occurs in Nevada than in any other state
  20. 27. Nevada is the ___ state climate-wise in the U.S.
  21. 29. Nevada was made famous by the 1859 ___ Lode
  22. 31. in 1871, Carson City's prison had the largest ___ in U.S. history
  23. 35. this river crosses the state east to west
  24. 37. state gemstone
  25. 39. first Europeans in Nevada were from this country
  26. 40. this investigative group never solved the Great Winnemucca Bank Robbery of 1900
  27. 42. ___ Valley National Park is located on the border of NV and CA
  28. 43. major desert in Nevada
  29. 44. Nevada is one of ___ states that expanded its borders after statehood
  30. 49. these riveted pants were first sewn by a Reno tailor
  31. 50. U.S. President who visited Nevada the most
  32. 54. Pony Express riders changed these every 15 miles
  33. 55. Las Vegas has a 4 mile ___ system
  34. 57. top state for this kind of entertainment
  35. 60. UNLV's famous basketball coach
  36. 61. this Earp brother died in Goldfield, NV
  37. 63. the Long Now Foundation is building a 10,000 year ___ to be installed in Ely
  38. 64. this religious group claimed Nevada in 1847
  39. 69. the powerful Indian ___ Dance Movement began in Nevada
  40. 71. state flower
  41. 75. UNLV's mascot
  42. 76. first mob-owned Las Vegas resort hotel
  43. 78. Nevada used to have a thriving ___ energy sector
  44. 79. Elko hosts this annual poetry gathering