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Over at the blog of the University of Nebraska Press there is a Montana trivia quiz Go ahead and give it your best shot!

1. Which national park in southern Montana was the first appointed national park in the nation?
2. True or false? Montana has more species of mammals than any other state?
3. True or false? Montana has the largest black bear population among the lower 48 states.
4. Which city in Montana is known as the “Cowboy Capital?”
5. What animal, once thought to be extinct in the Rocky Mountain region south of Canada, now numbers over 8,000 in Montana?
6. How many of Montana’s 56 counties are considered “frontier counties,” indicating an average population per square mile of 6 people or less?
7. Montana has how many Native American reservations? 10; 5; 12; 7
8. What is Montana’s state nickname? What does its state motto of “Oro y Plata” translate to?
9. What is the most visited site in Montana?
10. True or false?: In Montana, the deer, antelope, and elk populations surpass the human population.

Bonus Question:
Montana’s name comes from the Spanish word “Montaña,” which translates to English as what? (Come on, I know you can get this one!)

How many of the questions can you answer correctly (without Googling!)? If you get stuck, the UN Press blog promises to post the answers tomorrow (today).