1. Arizona
The Grand Canyon State

2. The 13 rays of red and gold on the top half of the flag represent both the 13 original colonies of the Union, and the rays of the Western setting sun. Red and gold were also the colors carried by Coronado's Spanish expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola in The bottom half of the flag has the same Liberty blue as the United States flag. Since Arizona was the largest producer of copper in the nation, a copper star was placed in the flag's center.    

5. The Colorado River / The Grand Canyon

12. Grand Canyon: 40,000 tons of sediment and silt are washed away every day

13. Gold / Silver / Coal / Copper (75% of U.S. copper)

14. Lots of Sunshine (2 in. rain a year ave.)

15. Get electricity from Hoover and Glen Canyon Dams

16. Gila Lizard (only poisonous U.S. lizard)

17. London Bridge is now in Lake Havasu City, Arizona

18. Lowell Observatory (discovered Pluto)

19. Tucson: Astronomy Capital of the World

20. "The Cactus League”

22. Barringer Meteor Crater