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	<title> &#187; Only in Arizona</title>
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		<title>General Arizona Trivia: Can You Pass?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Aker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dose of History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Arizona]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Arizona with this short quiz, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down too quickly. The answers are posted shortly below the questions. When you’re finished, leave a comment with your score.
1. What is Arizona's best-known nickname>
2. Name Arizona's five C's.
3. What is the largest Indian tribe in the United States?
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		<title>Arizona Trivia Sampler: Can You Pass?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 19:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Aker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dose of History]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of Arizona with this quick sampler, originally published in Marshall Trimble's Official Arizona Trivia. Don't scroll down too quickly. The answers are posted shortly below the questions. When you're finished, leave a comment with your score.
Related Posts:<ol><li><a href='http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/07/arizona-geography-trivia-can-you-pass/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Arizona Geography Trivia: Can You Pass?'>Arizona Geography Trivia: Can You Pass?</a></li>
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		<title>Five Reasons Why It&#8217;s Great to Live in the Valley Right Now</title>
		<link>http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/01/five-reasons-why-its-great-to-live-in-the-valley-right-now/</link>
		<comments>http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/01/five-reasons-why-its-great-to-live-in-the-valley-right-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Aker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Surroundings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valley of the Sun]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was born and raised in Arizona, and a love affair with the sun has pretty much solidified my future here. I’ve lived in the Valley for about six years, and the toasty summers are a small price to pay for year-round comfort and recreation.
With the New Year in full gear, I thought it fitting to share reasons why I’m looking forward to an AZ-filled 2010. Last year was a tumultuous year for many Arizonans, yet despite many economic challenges, it’s important to recognize what’s going right.
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<li><a href='http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/07/why-does-downtown-phoenix-seem-to-have-two-downtowns/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why Does Downtown Phoenix Seem to Have Two Downtowns?'>Why Does Downtown Phoenix Seem to Have Two Downtowns?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/02/whats-that-after-rain-aroma-in-the-valley/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What&#8217;s That After-Rain Aroma in the Valley?'>What&#8217;s That After-Rain Aroma in the Valley?</a></li>
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		<title>Lost Pick Mine of Old Arizona: Hidden Gold Remains Hidden</title>
		<link>http://arizonaoddities.com/2009/12/lost-pick-mine-of-old-arizona/</link>
		<comments>http://arizonaoddities.com/2009/12/lost-pick-mine-of-old-arizona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Aker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dose of History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[early arizona]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ol' Ma Nature's rough hands couldn't have created a better place on this earth to hide a treasure than right here in Arizona. It's also a good place to lose one and we've got more lost mines here in the heart of Arizona than politicians got plans.
Most of these mines have a history of being found then lost again. The stories stay pretty much the same—prospector finds rich treasure, thinks he has memorized the exact spot, and then leaves. Upon his return, his mind starts playin' tricks on him, and he can't relocate the elusive strike.
In the 1870s a pair of itinerant sourdoughs followed a Yavapai Indian into the narrow canyons east of today's Black Canyon City. Earlier, in Phoenix, they'd seen him pay for his supplies with a handful of nuggets and were determined to find the Indians mine and claim the riches for themselves. Some¬where along the Agua Fria, they lost him, and, while trying to pick up his trail, they stumbled upon a granite outcropping laced with pure gold.
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		<title>A Scary Glimplse Down the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon</title>
		<link>http://arizonaoddities.com/2009/10/a-scary-glimplse-down-the-skywalk-at-the-grand-canyon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SamLowe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arizona Recreation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Northern Arizona]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking down into the Grand Canyon has always been a test for those vertigo because it's thousands of feet from the top to the bottom.
And now, in what would appear to be an attempt to make it even scarier, the Hualapai Indians have the Skywalk, a glass-bottomed walkway that allows those with a high queasiness quotient to view the Canyon from 4,000 feet while they're jutting out over the sheer drop into the thin air that surrounds the gorge.
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		<title>Did You Know? Quirky Facts from AZ Records and Rankings</title>
		<link>http://arizonaoddities.com/2009/06/did-you-know-quirky-facts-from-az-records/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Aker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Only in Arizona]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever experienced an "Only in Arizona" moment? We can relate. Many of the state's oddities are rooted in our daily lives, while others pop up once in a lifetime.
In this post, we're sharing some of the state's quirkiest "official" facts and historical tidbits.
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		<title>Why Doesn&#8217;t Arizona Have Daylight-Saving Time?</title>
		<link>http://arizonaoddities.com/2009/06/why-doesnt-arizona-have-daylight-saving-time/</link>
		<comments>http://arizonaoddities.com/2009/06/why-doesnt-arizona-have-daylight-saving-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Aker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dose of History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Only in Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daylight-saving time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sunshine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daylight-saving time is an issue that sums up everything you really need to know about Arizona, namely that we are a contrary people and that it’s really, really hot here.
Daylight-saving time is one of those old standby issues that pops up every now and again, usually when the Legislature runs out of dumb ideas. They will argue about it for a while and then, refreshed and re-energized, think of a new dumb idea. It’s sort of like cleansing your palate between courses.]]></description>
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