US State General Knowledge #10 - New Mexico

Can you guess these facts about New Mexico?

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Politics
Capital	Santa Fe
Abbreviation	NM
Nickname	Land of Enchantment
Demonym	New Mexican
State name in spanish	Nuevo México

Five Biggest Cities
559,121	Albuquerque
101,643	Las Cruces
94,171	Rio Rancho
84,099	Santa Fe
48,544	Roswell

History
Year admitted to Union	1912
Native Americans lived in towns of adobe	Puebloans
War that brought New Mexico to the US	Mexican-American War
Was designed in Los Alamos National Laboratory	Nuclear weapons

People / Animals from New Mexico
Barney Stinson (HIMYM)	Neil Patrick Harris
Singer and actress (Here We Go Again)	Demi Lovato
Film "About Last Night..."	Demi Moore
"Only You Can Prevent Wildfires"	Smokey Bear

Geography
Longest river	Rio Grande
Largest lake	Elephant Butte Lake
Highest peak	Wheeler Peak
Is New Mexico landlocked?	Yes
New Mexicos National Park	Carlsbad Caverns
Bordering US states	Arizona
	Colorado
	Oklahoma
	Utah
	Texas
Bordering Mexican states	Chihuahua
Bordering Mexican states	Sonora
Southwestern corner	Bootheel
The above was part of which purchase?	Gadsden Purchase
Place where four states meet each other	Four Corners

City-Related Topics
Abbreviation for the biggest city	ABQ
City mentioned in the song "Route 66"	Gallup
Roswell is famous for?	UFOs

Tourist Attractions
Large white gypsum dune field	White Sands
Ancient Tiwa pueblo	Taos
Monadnock / Inselberg in the northwest	Shiprock
Famous bridge over the longest river	Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Famous festival held in the biggest city	International Balloon Fiesta

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