Question 1

What was the name of the legendary female stagecoach robber who served her time at the Territorial Prison?

Accepted Answer

Pearl Hart

Question 2

How many different men served as Superintendent during the prison's 33 years of operation?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 3

The prison had the most books in it's library collection out of the whole territory.

Accepted Answer

true It contained 2,000 books in its collection

Question 4

In what year did Yuma High School burn down subsequently leading them to holding classes at the Territorial Prison?

Accepted Answer

1910

Question 5

Yuma is known as the _____ capital of the world.

Accepted Answer

Lettuce

Question 6

In 1997, what natural disaster cut power to 12,000 customers in Yuma?

Accepted Answer

Hurricane - n 1997, Yuma sustained a full tropical storm after Hurricane Nora made landfall at the mouth of the Colorado River and quickly moved due north along it. This rare event cut power to 12,000 customers in Yuma, and dropped 3.59 inches (91 mm) of rain at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Prior to this, the last time a hurricane had hit near Yuma was in mid-August 1977, when similar falls were recorded.

Question 7

What settlement became the city of Yuma?

Accepted Answer

All of these - Following the establishment of Fort Yuma on the Colorado River, several settlements developed about a mile downriver, including Jaeger City, Colorado City, and Arizona City. Colorado City and Jaeger City were both destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862 and rebuilt on higher ground, becoming part of Arizona City, which took the name Yuma in 1873.

Question 8

When is the last time it snowed in Yuma?

Accepted Answer

1932, 1967

Question 9

What was the name of the massive tunnel under the Colorado River that first delivered irrigation water to the Yuma Valley in 1912?

Accepted Answer

Yuma Siphon

Question 10

What is the record high temperature for Yuma?

Accepted Answer

123

Question 11

What Yuma bridge served as the inspiration for the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?

Accepted Answer

McPhaul Bridge

Question 12

What Star Wars movie was filmed in the neighboring Imperial Sand Dunes?

Accepted Answer

Return of the Jedi

Question 13

What is the name of the famous Wedding Chapel?

Accepted Answer

Gretna Green Wedding Chapel

Question 14

During WWII - On average how many weddings did R.H. Lutes preform weekly?

Accepted Answer

150

Question 15

Lute's Casino is the longest continually operating pool hall in the State of Arizona.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 16

Why did Yuma experience a wedding boom?

Accepted Answer

Shorter blood test time, Short license wait time

Question 17

What is Yuma's population?

Accepted Answer

97,000

Question 18

What famous actor got married in Yuma?

Accepted Answer

Clark Gable

Question 19

When was the first library built in Yuma?

Accepted Answer

1921

Question 20

Why does the insurance not allow the public to enter the Lyric Theatre and the Central Hotel?

Accepted Answer

Paranormal Activity

Yuma Trivia

2) How many different men served as Superintendent during the prison's 33 years of operation?

3) The prison had the most books in it's library collection out of the whole territory.

4) In what year did Yuma High School burn down subsequently leading them to holding classes at the Territorial Prison?

5) Yuma is known as the _____ capital of the world.

6) In 1997, what natural disaster cut power to 12,000 customers in Yuma?

7) What settlement became the city of Yuma?

8) When is the last time it snowed in Yuma?

9) What was the name of the massive tunnel under the Colorado River that first delivered irrigation water to the Yuma Valley in 1912?

10) What is the record high temperature for Yuma?

11) What Yuma bridge served as the inspiration for the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?

12) What Star Wars movie was filmed in the neighboring Imperial Sand Dunes?

13) What is the name of the famous Wedding Chapel?

14) During WWII - On average how many weddings did R.H. Lutes preform weekly?

15) Lute's Casino is the longest continually operating pool hall in the State of Arizona.

16) Why did Yuma experience a wedding boom?

17) What is Yuma's population?

18) What famous actor got married in Yuma?

19) When was the first library built in Yuma?

20) Why does the insurance not allow the public to enter the Lyric Theatre and the Central Hotel?