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> <channel><title> &#187; Only in Arizona</title> <atom:link href="http://arizonaoddities.com/category/only-in-arizona/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://arizonaoddities.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:02 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>World&#8217;s Largest Kokopelli in Camp Verde</title><link>http://arizonaoddities.com/2011/10/worlds-largest-kokopelli-in-camp-verde/</link> <comments>http://arizonaoddities.com/2011/10/worlds-largest-kokopelli-in-camp-verde/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SamLowe</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Northern Arizona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Odd Observations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Only in Arizona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Small Town Scene]]></category> <category><![CDATA[camp verde]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rankings]]></category> <guid
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1.  What is the oldest building on the University of Arizona campus?
2.  Which architect is known for his wind bells?
3.  The wood from which desert tree is in vogue for grilling steaks?
4.  What is the English translation of Santa Cruz (County)?
5.  What is Arizona's number one farm crop?
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isPermaLink="false">http://arizonaoddities.com/?p=1328</guid> <description><![CDATA[Q: I have lived here all of my 32 years, and ever since I can remember, every summer at night, I see the biggest, ugliest and fiercest-looking brown beetle. The other night I saw one of these things and sprayed it with bug killer, which only seemed to disorient it. It took undiluted tick poison to kill it. What are these things?
A: You know, if I were rich, I would just buy you people bug books and let you figure these things out by yourselves. I usually just throw away the bug questions because they are usually pretty vague. Along the lines of “I saw a black bug. What was it?”
However, in this case, I’m just about 100 percent sure that this guy saw—and needlessly slaughtered—a rhinoceros beetle, Dynastes granti.
They are the largest North American beetles and are believed to be found only in Arizona.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://arizonaoddities.com/2011/04/rhino-beetles-found-only-in-arizona/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mini-Planes in Prescott Featured in Guinness Book of World Records</title><link>http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/12/mini-planes-in-prescott-featured-in-guinness-book-of-world-records/</link> <comments>http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/12/mini-planes-in-prescott-featured-in-guinness-book-of-world-records/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:14:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>SamLowe</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Northern Arizona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Only in Arizona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prescott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rankings]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://arizonaoddities.com/?p=1097</guid> <description><![CDATA[PRESCOTT -- The John W. Kalusa Miniature Aircraft Collection is a wonderful assortment of 5,829 model aircraft, all done to an exact scale of one-eighteenth of an inch to one foot. Each model is delicately painted, right down to the detailed markings characteristic of the actual aircraft. This required a steady hand because many of the planes have wingspans of less than two inches.
John Kalusa started building the models in 1936 when he was a mere 14 years old. Eventually, he created all sorts of flying devices, from biplanes to jets, from bombers to hot air balloons. After his death in 2003, his family donated the collection to the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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3. What is the largest Indian tribe in the United States?
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