- 1. What is the monthly head tax amount for which the Denver employer is liable per employee?
A) $9.75
B) $4
C) $5.75
D) $500
- 2. What is the monthly occupational privilege tax amount for which the Denver employee is liable?
A) $9.75
B) $5.75
C) $500
D) $4
- 3. An employee is liable for the Denver occupational privilege tax if they earn over what amount in a single month within city limits?
A) $4
B) $5.75
C) $1,000
D) $500
- 4. Who is responsible for withholding and remitting the Denver occupational privilege tax?
A) The employer
B) The employee
C) The tax collector office
D) The state government
- 5. What happens if a Denver employer fails to comply with the OPT filing requirements?
A) The tax amount is halved
B) The business license is revoked immediately
C) The employee is fined directly
D) They may be liable for both employee and employer portions plus penalties
- 6. Approximately how many students are educated by Denver Public Schools?
A) 44,000
B) 150,000
C) 92,000
D) 18,000
- 7. In what year did the first school of what is now Denver Public Schools open?
A) 1859
B) 1952
C) 1864
D) 1912
- 8. What was the original form of the first Denver Public School building?
A) A rented office
B) A log cabin
C) A church basement
D) A brick schoolhouse
- 9. Which directional high school was once the log cabin that served as the first DPS school?
A) North High School
B) West High School
C) East High School
D) South High School
- 10. Which school district serves areas outside the city limits that have Denver postal addresses?
A) Denver Public Schools
B) Cherry Creek School District
C) Auraria School District
D) Metro Area District
- 11. Which institution was the first institution of higher learning in Denver?
A) University of Colorado Denver
B) University of Denver
C) Metropolitan State University
D) Regis University
- 12. In what year was the University of Denver founded?
A) 1859
B) 1864
C) 1900
D) 1952
- 13. Which three schools constitute the Auraria Campus?
A) East, West, and North High Schools
B) University of Colorado, Regis University, Denver Public College
C) University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University, Community College of Denver
D) University of Denver, Regis University, Johnson & Wales
- 14. According to 2009–2010 Nielsen rankings, what rank is Denver as a television market in the U.S.?
A) 20th-largest
B) 12th-largest
C) 19th-largest
D) 16th-largest
- 15. Which is Colorado's first TV station, on the air since 1952?
A) KUSA-TV
B) KWGN-TV
C) KCNC-TV
D) KMGH-TV
- 16. What is the network affiliation of KCNC-TV?
A) CW
B) CBS
C) NBC
D) ABC
- 17. What is the flagship station of Rocky Mountain PBS?
A) KRMA-TV
B) KCDO-TV
C) KBDI-TV
D) KWGN-TV
- 18. Which company owns the ABC affiliate KMGH-TV?
A) McGraw-Hill
B) Tegna
C) Nexstar Media Group
D) E. W. Scripps Company
- 19. What network is KUSA-TV affiliated with?
A) CBS
B) NBC
C) CW
D) ABC
- 20. According to Spring 2011 Arbitron rankings, what is the market rank of the Denver–Boulder radio area?
A) No. 40
B) No. 16
C) No. 19
D) No. 20
- 21. What kind of government structure does Denver have?
A) Village board
B) Parliamentary system
C) Township system
D) Consolidated city-county
- 22. How many members are on the Denver City Council?
A) 15
B) 9
C) 13
D) 11
- 23. How many districts are represented in the Denver City Council?
A) 11
B) 10
C) 9
D) 13
- 24. What is the maximum number of terms an elected official can serve in Denver?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 2
- 25. Who is the current mayor of Denver?
A) Federico Peña
B) John Hickenlooper
C) Michael Hancock
D) Mike Johnston
- 26. What type of government does Denver have regarding the balance of power between the mayor and council?
A) Strong mayor/weak city council
B) Strong council/weak mayor
C) City manager system
D) Balanced mayor/council
- 27. How many votes does the city council need to override a mayor's veto?
A) 9
B) 7
C) 8
D) 10
- 28. What vote is required for the council to approve or change the city budget?
A) Nine votes
B) Unanimous vote
C) Two-thirds majority
D) Simple majority
- 29. Which official is responsible for checking city expenditures?
A) Treasurer
B) Mayor
C) Auditor
D) City Council
- 30. What are the elected officials' ballots described as?
A) Democratic
B) Partisan
C) Republican
D) Nonpartisan
- 31. What can the city council call for regarding departmental officials?
A) Misconduct investigations
B) Salary increases
C) Performance bonuses
D) Immediate termination
- 32. When did the Denver Broncos win their second back-to-back Super Bowl title?
A) 2015
B) 1998
C) 1960
D) 1997
- 33. Where do the Colorado Rockies play their home games?
A) Ball Arena
B) Coors Field
C) Dick's Sporting Goods Park
D) Empower Field at Mile High
- 34. In what year did the Colorado Avalanche win their first Stanley Cup while in Denver?
A) 2022
B) 2001
C) 1996
D) 1995
- 35. Where do the Denver Nuggets play their home games?
A) Ball Arena
B) Coors Field
C) Empower Field at Mile High
D) Dick's Sporting Goods Park
- 36. In what year did Denver win the bid to host the Winter Olympics before withdrawing?
A) 1972
B) 2026
C) 1962
D) 1976
- 37. What year did the Denver Nuggets win their first NBA championship?
A) 2023
B) 2015
C) 1976
D) 1999
- 38. What was the former name of Ball Arena?
A) Pepsi Center
B) Coors Field
C) Empower Field
D) Mile High Stadium
- 39. What sport do the Colorado Mammoth play?
A) Soccer
B) Football
C) Basketball
D) Lacrosse
- 40. Against which team did the Colorado Rockies lose the World Series in 2007?
A) Los Angeles Dodgers
B) New York Yankees
C) Boston Red Sox
D) Chicago Cubs
- 41. When did the Denver Broncos last win a Super Bowl mentioned in the text?
A) 1998
B) 1997
C) 1970
D) 2015
- 42. What was the population of the City and County of Denver according to the 2020 census?
A) 8,407
B) 2,697,476
C) 3,277,309
D) 715,522
- 43. What term is used for residents of Denver?
A) Denverians
B) Denverists
C) Denverites
D) Denvers
- 44. What is the median age of the population in Denver?
A) 33 years
B) 36 years
C) 40 years
D) 30 years
- 45. What percentage of Denver's population identified as Catholic in 2023-24?
A) 10%
B) 39%
C) 17%
D) 15%
- 46. Which company originated in Denver in 1910 as the Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company?
A) Samsonite
B) Gates Corporation
C) Qwest Corporation
D) Ball Corporation
- 47. What was the unemployment rate in the Denver–Aurora–Broomfield MSA in December 2016?
A) 1.9%
B) 4.5%
C) 3.2%
D) 2.6%
- 48. In what year did Re/Max make Denver its headquarters?
A) 1958
B) 1980
C) 1973
D) 1994
- 49. Which company, founded in Denver in 1919, is the world's largest producer of automotive belts and hoses?
A) Big O Tires
B) The Gates Corporation
C) Denver Instrument Company
D) Johns Manville Corp.
- 50. What was the GDP of the 12-County Denver–Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area in 2023?
A) $377.7 billion
B) $311.9 billion
C) $474.6 billion
D) $250.5 billion
- 51. Which mountains are located to the west of Denver?
A) Appalachian Mountains
B) Rocky Mountains
C) Cascade Range
D) Sierra Nevada
- 52. How many official neighborhoods does Denver currently have?
A) 19
B) 78
C) 73
D) 12
- 53. Which county is located to the west of Denver?
A) Arapahoe County
B) Boulder County
C) Jefferson County
D) Adams County
- 54. Which climate classification does Denver have?
A) Mediterranean
B) Cool semi-arid
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Tundra
- 55. What is the name of the neighborhood that was formerly named after Benjamin F. Stapleton?
A) Curtis Park
B) LoDo
C) Five Points
D) Central Park
- 56. What is the coldest month of the year in Denver?
A) December
B) February
C) November
D) January
- 57. Which wind type contributes to milder winter weather in Denver?
A) Santa Ana winds
B) Trade winds
C) Chinook winds
D) Easterly gales
- 58. When does Denver receive most of its precipitation?
A) December through February
B) March through May
C) April through August
D) September through November
- 59. What is the distance of downtown Denver from the foothills of the Rockies?
A) 12 miles
B) 30 miles
C) 20 miles
D) 5 miles
- 60. What ranking did the Weather Channel give Denver regarding cold major U.S. cities in 2014?
A) 25th
B) 18th
C) 10th
D) 5th
- 61. In which river valley is Denver located?
A) Cherry Creek valley
B) Arkansas River valley
C) South Platte River valley
D) Colorado River valley
- 62. In what year was Denver founded?
A) 1851
B) 1861
C) 1858
D) 1876
- 63. What is the official elevation of Denver in feet?
A) 5280 feet
B) 5000 feet
C) 6000 feet
D) 5500 feet
- 64. Which meridian passes directly through Denver Union Station?
A) 105th meridian west
B) 100th meridian west
C) 95th meridian west
D) 110th meridian west
- 65. What event brought a flood of white immigration to Denver in 1858?
A) The Homestead Act
B) The Colorado War
C) Transcontinental Railroad construction
D) Gold Rush
- 66. What organization was formed in Denver in 1887 to help the poor?
A) Community Relief Fund
B) United Way
C) Salvation Army
D) The Red Cross
- 67. Why did Denver decline to host the 1976 Winter Olympics?
A) Environmental safety concerns from the public
B) Voters rejected public funding
C) The Olympic Committee rescinded the offer
D) The city lacked infrastructure
- 68. What event was the largest gathering in Colorado history?
A) Democratic National Convention 2008
B) World Youth Day 1993
C) The 1876 Centennial
D) Opening of the Denver Performing Arts Complex
- 69. Which historical industry in Denver was known as the 'Carnation Gold Rush'?
A) Mining
B) Railroad construction
C) Textile manufacturing
D) Floriculture
- 70. Who was the founder who named the townsite Denver City?
A) Edward W. Wynkoop
B) General William Larimer
C) John Evans
D) Jonathan Cox
- 71. Which political party held their national convention in Denver in 1908 and 2008?
A) Whig Party
B) Republican Party
C) Populist Party
D) Democratic Party
- 72. What is the Municipal Auditorium now known as?
A) Ellie Caulkins Opera House
B) History Colorado Center
C) Denver Center for Performing Arts
D) National Western Complex
- 73. In what year did Denver host the World Theatre Festival?
A) 1988
B) 2004
C) 1982
D) 2016
- 74. What is the tax rate of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities Tax (SCFD)?
A) 0.5%
B) 0.01%
C) 1%
D) 0.1%
- 75. Which architect designed the new wing for the Denver Art Museum?
A) Clyfford Still
B) Daniel Libeskind
C) Molly Brown
D) Horace Tabor
- 76. What mineral is found at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science with a value over $1 million?
A) Silver
B) Gold
C) Aquamarine
D) Rhodochrosite
- 77. In what month does the Denver Mart host its gem and mineral show?
A) January
B) September
C) May
D) July
- 78. What is the annual event held every January at the National Western Complex?
A) Dragon Boat Festival
B) National Western Stock Show
C) Denver PrideFest
D) Great American Beer Festival
- 79. Which show was set in Denver but mostly filmed in Los Angeles?
A) Dynasty
B) The Real World
C) Last Man Standing
D) Good Luck Charlie
- 80. Which neighborhood in North Denver is known for hosting Dia De Los Muertos events?
A) RiNo
B) Lincoln Park
C) LoDo
D) Highland
- 81. What is the state mineral of Colorado displayed at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science?
A) Quartz
B) Aquamarine
C) Rhodochrosite
D) Topaz
- 82. How many parks did Denver have as of 2006?
A) Exactly 100
B) Less than 20
C) Approximately 50
D) Over 200
- 83. How large is City Park in Denver?
A) 100 acres
B) 314 acres
C) 500 acres
D) 1,000 acres
- 84. How many recreation centers does Denver have?
A) 100
B) 29
C) 50
D) 10
- 85. Who served as Denver's mayor during the periods 1904–12 and 1916–18?
A) Robert Speer
B) Saco Rienk DeBoer
C) Reinhard Schuetze
D) Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
- 86. Who was Denver's first landscape architect?
A) Saco Rienk DeBoer
B) Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
C) Reinhard Schuetze
D) Robert Speer
- 87. When did Denver start acquiring land for mountain parks?
A) 1910s
B) 1950s
C) 2000s
D) 1890s
- 88. Which award did the South Platte River Greenway project win in 2001?
A) Silver Medal Rudy Bruner Award
B) Gold Medal Urban Planning Award
C) National Parks Excellence Award
D) Greenway of the Year Award
- 89. What percentage of Denverites live within a 10-minute walk of a park according to the 2022 report?
A) 70%
B) 50%
C) 95%
D) 89%
- 90. Which landscape architect helped design Civic Center Park?
A) Saco Rienk DeBoer
B) Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
C) Reinhard Schuetze
D) Robert Speer
- 91. How long has the office of the mayor of Denver been held by a Democrat?
A) Since the 1963 municipal election
B) Since 1933
C) Since 1984
D) Since the 1970 gubernatorial election
- 92. Who was the last Republican to win a gubernatorial election in Denver?
A) Bill Owens
B) William L. Armstrong
C) Ronald Reagan
D) John A. Love
- 93. Which Republican governor received at least 40% of Denver's vote in 2002?
A) Victoria Buckley
B) Bill Owens
C) John A. Love
D) William L. Armstrong
- 94. In what year did Secretary of State Victoria Buckley carry Denver?
A) 2002
B) 1970
C) 1984
D) 1994
- 95. Who is the current representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district?
A) Diana DeGette
B) Jason Crow
C) John Hickenlooper
D) Wellington Webb
- 96. Which neighborhood in Denver is partially represented by the 6th congressional district?
A) Stapleton
B) Civic Center
C) Virginia Village
D) Central Park
- 97. Who was the mayor of Denver from 1923 to 1931 and 1935 to 1947?
A) John Hickenlooper
B) Wellington Webb
C) Michael Hancock
D) Benjamin F. Stapleton
- 98. In what year did Denver host the First National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference?
A) 1963
B) 1972
C) 1969
D) 1984
- 99. What substance did Denver become the first major U.S. city to decriminalize in 2019?
A) Psilocybin mushrooms
B) Tobacco
C) Alcohol
D) Marijuana
- 100. Which event did Denver host in 1997?
A) Democratic National Convention
B) Libertarian Party National Convention
C) Green Party National Convention
D) G7 summit
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