New Mexico AWESOMENESS!!!!

Edit Answers
1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Across
  1. 4. You can see 5 different states from the top of this 8,000 ft cinder cone volcano.
  2. 5. Caverns ____ are truly massive, with one chamber alone stretching over 3,000 feet with a height at some places of 22 stories.
  3. 6. The ____ Pueblo building structure is over 900 years old, making it one the oldest inhabited buildings.
  4. 8. The “Pie Festival” is held the second Saturday of each September in ____,N.M.
  5. 11. The ____ is the official state mammal, has four legs, and there are about 6000 that call NM home.
  6. 12. The roadrunner is the official state bird, but it is also known as the ____ bird.
  7. 14. ____Ice Cave is believed to be over 3,000 years old, dating back to 1100 B.C.
  8. 16. This wildflower was named after the state, also known as ____.
  9. 19. Dancing while wearing your ____is illegal in New Mexico.
  10. 24. Around 1,000 official reports of ____ sightings are made each year in New Mexico.
  11. 26. With more than 30 pounds of green chile, ____, N.M. holds the world record for the world’s largest Navajo taco.
  12. 27. New Mexico is the country’s top producer of this type of glass used in insulation and gardening.
  13. 31. This is the first movie studio owned by a Native American tribe in history of Hollywood.
  14. 32. Residents of New Mexico are called New Mexicans. Hispanic residents are sometimes called ____.
  15. 34. The ____ wilderness, was the world’s first official wilderness area.
  16. 35. New Mexico is home to ____ Native American Tribes.
  17. 37. This New Mexico city’s name translates to “Fat Cottonwood”.
  18. 38. Clayton Lake state park located in the Northeastern part of New Mexico is home to more than 500 ____, estimated to be around 100 million years old.
Down
  1. 1. Albuquerque’s Hotel Parq Central Hotel is said to be haunted because it was formerly a psychological hospital in Albuquerque named ______________.
  2. 2. The ski lift on the slopes of the ____ Mountains is 7,500 feet long, making it one of the longest in the world.
  3. 3. Said to be the best female professional boxer of all time.
  4. 4. The Motto of New Mexico that translates into English, “it grows as it goes”.
  5. 7. New Mexico made history in 1982 when the ____ landed on the White Sands Missile Range.
  6. 8. New Mexico has more livestock than ____.
  7. 9. New Mexico is the first place in the USA where ____ were first planted.
  8. 10. Santa Fe’s Tia Sofia’s restaurant is said to have invented this popular breakfast meal.
  9. 13. This is the Highest Peak in New Mexico?
  10. 15. Georgia O’Keeffe owned a home on this ranch before she made Abiquiu her permanent home.
  11. 17. This natural amphitheater is located in the Carson National Forest in Northern New Mexico.
  12. 18. This famous billionaire entrepreneur was born in Albuquerque in 1964.
  13. 20. Santa Fe’s ____ is the oldest government building in the country.
  14. 21. This historical drive is 2,400 miles long and passes through New Mexico.
  15. 22. The official state fossil of New Mexico is ____.
  16. 23. The ____ Trail is a scenic byway that stretches for 50 miles encompassing 15,000 square miles through the heart of New Mexico.
  17. 25. The white sand at White Sands National Park is 98% ____.
  18. 28. Over 4,500 people still live on the ____ Pueblo, which has been continuously inhabited for over 1000 years.
  19. 29. Family owned and having run four generations, Stahmanns Farms has grown ____ for over 90 years and is one of the largest growers and distributors in the world.
  20. 30. Famous New Mexico auto racing family.
  21. 33. Located between Silver City and Deming ____ gets its name from the incredible volcanic rock formations found here.
  22. 36. A ____ of New Mexicans speak Spanish while at home