Denver, the capital of Colorado and the 19th-largest city in the United States, is known for its beautiful natural setting, vibrant culture, and iconic landmarks such as the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Denver Art Museum. The city is also a major center for business, finance, and technology, as well as being a hub for outdoor enthusiasts, with access to natural attractions such as the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains.
Denver was founded in 1858 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush and was named after James W. Denver, the Governor of Kansas Territory. The city quickly developed into a major center of trade, with the growth of the mining, agriculture, and transportation industries. Denver is also home to several major universities and research institutions, making it a major center for education and innovation.
Denver is also known for its diverse population, with a large number of immigrants from Mexico and Vietnam, as well as African American and Native American communities. This diversity is reflected in the city's food, music, and art, making it a vibrant and exciting place to visit or live. The city's museums, gardens, and festivals also attract visitors from around the world. Denver is also known for its 300 days of sunshine, which makes it an ideal location for outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing, and biking.
25 Denver Trivia Questions Ranked From Easiest to Hardest (Updated for 2024)
- Nikola Jokic helped which Colorado city to its first NBA Championship when their team beat the Miami Heat in the 2023 Finals?
Answer: Denver
- What “J” cybersecurity company based out of Denver offers an automated server management tool? Its name is a compound word, which kind of sounds like it’s commanding a cumulonimbus to leap.
Answer: JumpCloud
- In March 2022, the Seattle Seahawks traded what Super Bowl winning quarterback to the Denver Broncos for a package including Noah Fant, Drew Lock, and draft picks?
Answer: Wilson
- Tim Tebow appears in ads for the Athlete's Choice mattress by a brand named for what oxygen-starved U.S. state capital?
Answer: Denver
- Born in Denver in 1953, what actor went on to star in "Home Improvement" and serve as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in Pixar's "Toy Story" films?
Answer: Tim Allen
- Which west of Denver tunnel with a presidential name is not only the longest mountain tunnel, but the highest point in the Interstate Highway System?
Answer: Eisenhower
- The classic Colorado dish known as a "Denver omelette" is typically filled with onions, red and green peppers, and what meat?
Answer: (Diced) Ham
- Headquartered in Denver, what real estate franchise boasts the largest hot air balloon fleet in the world?
Answer: Remax
- What Hall of Fame NFL quarterback spent 16 years playing for the Denver Broncos, ending his career with back-to-back Super Bowl wins in 1998 and 1999? As a Denver executive, he helped Peyton Manning’s Broncos win the Super Bowl in 2016.
Answer: John Elway
- Although outside linebacker Von Miller won a Super Bowl with the NFC West’s Los Angeles Rams in 2022, he was much longer tenured with what AFC West team based out of Colorado? Their franchise name makes them sound like a bunch of wild horses.
Answer: Denver Broncos
- The appropriately named folk singer John Denver was honored in 2007, ten years after his death, when what song about the natural beauty of the Rockies became one of Colorado's official state songs?
Answer: Rocky Mountain High
- Which startup based in Denver with a saliferous name lets people borrow against their crypto investments if they need a loan?
Answer: Salty
- What U.S. airport has the largest airport baggage conveyor system in the world? It has six miles of conveyor belts, 22 miles of track, and 14 million feet of wiring.
Answer: Denver International Airport
- What is the name of the Denver sports stadium that existed from 1948 to 2001, serving as the home of the Broncos from 1960 to 2000 and of the Rockies in the 1993 and 1994 seasons?
Answer: Mile High Stadium
- After its interior was painted in bright colors by artist Okuda San Miguel, an abandoned Lutheran church on Denver's Logan Street was transformed in 2017 into the "International Church of" what substance?
Answer: Cannabis
- A house on Denver's Pennsylvania St. was once home to what "Unsinkable" heroine, famous for assisting other survivors during the sinking of the Titanic?
Answer: Molly Brown
- Which former Denver Broncos guard was born in Anchorage, Alaska on December 19, 1982?
Answer: Chris Kuper
- Once the tallest building between San Francisco and the Mississippi, Denver's Daniels & Fisher Tower was modeled on the Campanile of the Piazza San Marco in what Italian city that's way less arid?
Answer: Venice / Venizia
- What Denver-based tech company, often criticized for its surveillance and "predictive policing" programs, takes its name from magical "seeing stones" in the Lord of the Rings novels?
Answer: Palantir
- Although Lockheed Martin's headquarters are located in Bethesda, Maryland, its space HQ is found in what city approximately 1,600 miles west of Bethesda?
Answer: Denver
- As of the 2014 estimates, Denver is, unsurprisingly, the most populous city in Colorado. Colorado Springs is the second-most populous with over 400,000 residents. What city is the third-most populous?
Answer: Aurora
- What city has a downtown grid system designed to be parallel to the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek? These streets run northeast–southwest and northwest–southeast which benefits the city as this allows all streets to receive sunlight for melting snow whereas a standard N–S/E–W grid would only have half of the streets receive ample sunlight.
Answer: Denver
- Which member of the Ku Klux Klan was also Denver’s longest serving mayor, serving for five four-year terms in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s?
Answer: Benjamin F. Stapleton
- Denver won a bid to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, but eventually declined to host, causing the games to be moved to what town in Austria?
Answer: Innsbruck
- Which Denver-based company that deals with databases was started by George Fraser and Taylor Brown in 2012?
Answer: Fivetran
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