Welcome to our page of Arizona trivia questions! Arizona is a state known for its beautiful deserts, unique geology, and rich history, making it a fascinating destination for trivia enthusiasts. Our selection of questions covers a wide range of topics including the state's history, culture, geography, and landmarks. Whether you're a native of Arizona or just a curious learner, our trivia questions will help you discover new and exciting information about this great state.
For those interested in the history of Arizona, our trivia questions will take you through the state's past, from its early days as a Spanish colony to the present. We also cover the state's famous landmarks such as the Grand Canyon, the Hoover Dam, and the Petrified Forest National Park. Culture enthusiasts can learn about the state's indigenous cultures, traditional customs, and local art forms.
Arizona's geography and wildlife are also an important part of the state's identity, and our questions cover information about the state's natural wonders like the Saguaro cactus, the Sonoran Desert and the unique wildlife such as the Gila Monster and the state bird, the Cactus Wren.
Our trivia questions are designed to be challenging yet entertaining, making them perfect for individuals, families, or groups of friends. Whether you're looking for a fun way to pass the time or you want to test your knowledge of Arizona, our trivia questions are sure to provide hours of entertainment.
38 Arizona Trivia Questions Ranked From Easiest to Hardest (Updated for 2024)
- To better fit in with the city's natural Southwestern colors, what fast-food chain uses turquoise in place of its traditional "golden arches" yellow in Sedona, Arizona?
Answer: McDonald's
- The election of 1912 was the first one to feature the 48 contiguous states, thanks to Arizona and New Mexico joining the union prior to the election. Both of those states went to which eventual winner?
Answer: Woodrow Wilson
- In addition to the cities of Mesa, Scottsdale, and Chandler, what is the most-populous city in Maricopa County, which contains more than 60% of its state's population?
Answer: Phoenix, Arizona
- What Arizona newspaper, the state’s largest, is published in Phoenix and has been owned by Gannett since 2000? Its name is the same as a classic book by Plato.
Answer: Arizona Republic
- In a 2012 speech, Barack Obama compared Boulder City's Copper Mountain Solar Facility to what ginormous hydroelectric piece of infrastructure straddling the Arizona-Nevada border?
Answer: Hoover Dam
- The Sun Devils and the Wildcats are the mascots for two of the largest public universities in what state?
Answer: Arizona
- Spoiler alert: "Thelma and Louise" meet their spectacular end in a canyon in what Southwestern U.S. state repped by Senator Kyrsten Sinema?
Answer: Arizona
- Two U.S. states do not observe daylight savings time. With one guess, name one of these two states.
Answer: Arizona and Hawaii
- In the 2020 general election, what state governed by Doug Ducey voted to legalize recreational marijuana in a ballot proposition known as the Smart and Safe Act?
Answer: Arizona
- If you had professional football tickets to Wrigley Field in the 1930s, you were most likely seeing the Chicago Bears of the Chicago Cardinals, a football team that later decamped for what state?
Answer: Arizona
- Known for its multi-story auto "vending machines," what Arizona-based online retailer's name is a combo of a type of automobile and a concept from Buddhism?
Answer: Carvana
- What feline-sounding term is typically used to describe an exploratory gas or oil well? The term dates all the way back to newspaper articles from the 1870s. The term could also be used to describe a student at the University of Arizona.
Answer: Wildcat
- In their famous song "Rockin' Me Baby", the Steve Miller Band describes how they "went from Phoenix, Arizona all the way to'" what Washington city?
Answer: Tacoma
- Aptly named after the Spanish for “sunny spot,” The Solana Generating Station was the first solar plant in the U.S. to use molten salt thermal energy storage. What western desert state can you find it in?
Answer: Arizona
- Ohio is among a small group of U.S. state which start and end with the same letter. How many other states join Ohio in this category?
Answer: 3 (Alaska, Arizona, Alabama)
- What is the name of the "J" oil that is made from a shrub native to southern Arizona, southern California, and northwestern Mexico and is purportedly helpful for preventing hair breakage and treating dandruff?
Answer: Jojoba oil
- Which fort in south-eastern Arizona, abandoned since 1894, was a focal point of conflict between the Chiricahua Apache and the US Army for around 30 years?
Answer: Fort Bowie
- Fred Hervey purchased three Kay's Food Stores in El Paso, rebranded them, and grew it into what massive convenience store chain that's now headquartered in Tucson?
Answer: Circle K
- What “P” Forest and National Park, located near Holbrook, Arizona, features fossilized wood that resembles stone? Its adjectival name is a word that can also be used to mean terrified.
Answer: Petrified Forest National Park
- What Native American nation in Arizona observes Daylight Saving Time, while the rest of the state does not? They do so to align with the clocks of other members of their nation in Utah and New Mexico.
Answer: Navajo
- Which county in the northeast of Arizona has more land designated as Indian reservation than any other county in the United States?
Answer: Apache County
- What is the surname of Arizona Senator whose 1964 presidential campaign pieces included the scientifically inspired abbreviation “Au H2O?”
Answer: Goldwater
- What landlocked state was admitted to the Union in 1912, the last continental state to do so before the admission of Hawaii and Alaska?
Answer: Arizona
- Dillard’s, an upscale department store chain in the United States, started in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1938 but has storefronts in several states. The biggest Dillard’s (365,000 square feet) is located in Scottsdale, a city in which other A-state?
Answer: Arizona
- In May 2023, there were reports that due to a proposed new arena getting voted down at a referendum, which NHL team could be moving to Sacramento (among other options)?
Answer: Arizona Coyotes
- According to a July 2023 article in U.S. News & World Report, Arizona State University offers a class in exploring "The Geography of" what beverage that vintners are known for making?
Answer: Wine
- What U.S. retailer was founded in 1986 in the Phoenix area and owns private brands "Grreat Choice," "Authority," and "Simply Nourish"? In 2005, they had a very subtle re-brand in which they decided to capitalize the letter S instead of the letter M in the middle of the company's name.
Answer: PetSmart
- Howard Farran is an Arizona-based dentist and host of the “Dentistry Uncensored” podcast. He is also the publisher of what dental magazine, which implies a whole small city dedicated to the profession?
Answer: Dentaltown
- Four Peaks Brewing, Thunder Canyon Brewery, and Goldwater Brewing are all local beer makers in what US state?
Answer: Arizona
- Name one of the two states which were partially acquired by the U.S. via the Gadsden Purchase of 1853.
Answer: Arizona
- John McCain replaced what other former Republican Presidential nominee for one of Arizona's U.S. Senate seats in 1987?
Answer: Barry Goldwater
- What solar energy company, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona with an ordinal name, was founded in 1999 by Harold McMaster, and sells solar panels, as well as offering general maintenance and recycling of panels?
Answer: First Solar
- One of the largest greenhouse cannabis growers in North America is Copperstate Farms, located in the unintuitively-named town of Snowflake in what U.S. state?
Answer: Arizona
- "Rise Up Red Sea" is a slogan often associated with fans of what NFC West team?
Answer: Arizona Cardinals
- In the first full decade of the 21st century, the two U.S. states with the highest population growth by % border each other. Name one of the states.
Answer: Arizona and Nevada
- Admitted to the U.S. on February 14, 1912, The Valentine State is a nickname of what state where you could take a date to the abandoned Lisa Frank factory?
Answer: Arizona
- A grueling and deadly forced march in 1864 from what is now Arizona to New Mexico is known today as the "Long Walk of" what Indigenous people?
Answer: The Navajo
- The Baseline Killer, The Maryvale serial shooter, and the Serial Shooter are all locally-famous killers from what 48th U.S. state?
Answer: Arizona
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