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#11 RED OR GREEN

This is the official state question of New Mexico. People always think I am teasing them when I tell them they can order red, green, or Christmas (red and green)!
 
This weeks questions are really puzzling but that's what keeps me on my toes and coffee and anti-anxiety meds. LOL. What does RED or GREEN supposed to mean for #11? Is that a joke? They are asking for "the official state question of the state in question". I will post my answers as soon as I get them. I like to work on them at night when it's quiet, and nobody can see me pulling my hair out. Good Luck to all!
 
Did anyone recieve points for week twos answers answers? I am curious because our team didn't receive any this week.
 
lil obie said:
This weeks questions are really puzzling but that's what keeps me on my toes and coffee and anti-anxiety meds. LOL. What does RED or GREEN supposed to mean for #11? Is that a joke? They are asking for "the official state question of the state in question". I will post my answers as soon as I get them. I like to work on them at night when it's quiet, and nobody can see me pulling my hair out. Good Luck to all!
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This is the state question in New Mexico, because they have red and green chili and it is eaten on everything. you name it they put it on it. I moved from VA to NM and I thought it was odd at first but it is really good on most stuff.

I was funny to walk into a McDonald's and them to asked that to me I had not idea what they meant.

I also have no points but it says it updated 9/30. does that mean i do not have them because i have not been updated yet? I should at least have vote points
 
STATE QUESTION


In 1996 the New Mexico State Legislature passed a House Joint Memorial declaring "Red or Green?" as the official state question. This refers to the question always asked whether one prefers red or green chile when ordering New Mexican cuisine. This measure was passed to signify the importance that the chile industry has on the economy of the state. New Mexico produced 99,000 tons of chile in 2000, valued at nearly 49 million dollars, the number one cash crop in terms of sales in the state. With the adoption of this state question, New Mexico is acknowledging the financial gain and national recognition that chile generates for the state.
 
#13 certainly points to Longs Peak as submitted by Choo. The club '259' references the height of the peak as in 14,259 ft. The 38th of 50s refers to Colorado, the peak's location, being admitted as the 38th state of the United States.

I just don't get the "raised in 2002" and "drawn and quartered in 2006" unless the last one has something to do with the diamond face.

Edit: Longs Peak was resurveyed in 2002 and the height was raised 4 ft from 14,255 to 14,259 ft.
 
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Just got to the questions a little bit ago... I think I'll be in a brain collapsed coma by the end of this contest :(

Hats off to those of you figuring these out so quickly
 
#12 - caldera

It refers to Craters Lake, Oregon. The General Sherman sequoia tree is 275 ft tall. Multiply that by 4 to get 1,100 and add the 48 ft mentioned in the clue to get the average depth of the lake: 1,148 ft.

Plus, its total area is 20.6 sq mi, which is roughly 18.5 times larger than the square mileage of Leadville, Colorado (1.1 sq mi).
 
I just don't get the "raised in 2002" and "drawn and quartered in 2006" unless the last one has something to do with the diamond face. said:
The Colorado State Quarter was the thirty eighth coin in the State Quarter series. It was released on June 14, 2006 and features the Rocky Mountains. The quarter features a sweeping view of the mountains with evergreen trees in the foreground.
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Mrseric said:
I just don't get the "raised in 2002" and "drawn and quartered in 2006" unless the last one has something to do with the diamond face. said:
The Colorado State Quarter was the thirty eighth coin in the State Quarter series. It was released on June 14, 2006 and features the Rocky Mountains. The quarter features a sweeping view of the mountains with evergreen trees in the foreground.
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So is the answer to this Longs Peak or Rocky Mountains... it seems to me it would be leaning more toward Rocky Mountains
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Longs Peak was the entity that was raised in 2002, not the entire Rocky Mountains. Plus, it is Longs Peak that is shown on the quarter as noted by the original artist in the following article. I would say Longs Peak.
 
That is the same info I came up with...and It's home would be a caldera...right???
spazntwitch said:
#12 - caldera

It refers to Craters Lake, Oregon. The General Sherman sequoia tree is 275 ft tall. Multiply that by 4 to get 1,100 and add the 48 ft mentioned in the clue to get the average depth of the lake: 1,148 ft.

Plus, its total area is 20.6 sq mi, which is roughly 18.5 times larger than the square mileage of Leadville, Colorado (1.1 sq mi).
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the colorado quarter was issued in 2006 what does in the club by 259 mean????
 
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As the only "fourteener" (meaning over 14,000 ft) in Rocky Mountain National Park, it qualifies by being over the 14,000 mark by 259 ft.
 
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