Las Vegas Trivia Quiz – How Well Do You Know Vegas? (Plus 50 Facts About Vegas)
How well do you think you know Las Vegas? Take this quiz to test your knowledge.
50 Facts About Las Vegas (Hidden inside are answers to the quiz)
The answers to the questions in the quiz can be found below (but no cheating).
Here are 50 facts that you might not have known about Vegas!
1. Las Vegas means “The Meadows” in Spanish
2. The High Roller at The LINQ is the world’s tallest observation wheel.
3. Las Vegas was founded in 1905.
4. The Neon Museum preserves iconic Las Vegas signs.
5. Over 41 million people visit Las Vegas each year.
6. The Mirage was the first casino to feature a dolphin habitat.
7. Las Vegas Boulevard is also known as “The Strip.”
8. The Fremont Street Experience features a 1,500-foot-long LED canopy.
9. Las Vegas has more than 300 days of sunshine per year.
10. The Stratosphere Tower is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States.
11. The iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign was installed in 1959.
12. There are more than 150,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas.
13. The first hotel to open on the Strip was the El Rancho Vegas in 1941.
14. The Bellagio Hotel is famous for its dancing fountains.
15. Las Vegas receives an average of only 4 inches of rain per year.
16. The population of the Las Vegas metro area is over 2 million.
17. The Luxor Hotel is shaped like a pyramid.
18. The Mob Museum showcases the history of organized crime in America.
19. Hoover Dam, just outside Las Vegas, was completed in 1936.
20. The first casino license was issued to the Northern Club in 1931.
21. The Las Vegas Strip is about 4.2 miles long.
22. Wayne Newton holds the record for the most shows performed in Las Vegas.
23. The MGM Grand is the largest casino in Las Vegas by gaming space.
24. Las Vegas hosts over 22,000 conventions annually.
25. The Flamingo, opened by Bugsy Siegel in 1946, is the oldest operating casino on the Strip.
26. On average, about 300 weddings happen daily in Las Vegas.
27. The Venetian resort features an indoor canal with gondola rides.
28. Las Vegas is often called “Sin City” and “The Entertainment Capital of the World.”
29. The Las Vegas Natural History Museum features dinosaur exhibits.
30. The Fremont Street Casino opened in 1956 as Las Vegas’s first high-rise.
31. Red Rock Canyon, just outside Las Vegas, is popular for hiking and rock climbing.
32. The Las Vegas Monorail runs along the eastern edge of the Strip.
33. The Pinball Hall of Fame houses the world’s largest pinball collection.
34. The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino is the oldest hotel in Las Vegas, opened in 1906.
35. Las Vegas is home to replicas of the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.
36. The Springs Preserve is a 180-acre cultural institution featuring botanical gardens.
37. Las Vegas hosts the World Series of Poker annually.
38. The Neon to Nature program offers guided hikes in the Las Vegas area.
39. The Smith Center for the Performing Arts opened in 2012.
40. Las Vegas is home to over 100 casinos.
41. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosts NASCAR races.
42. Cirque du Soleil has multiple permanent shows in Las Vegas.
43. The Discovery Children’s Museum offers interactive exhibits for kids.
44. Las Vegas has a professional hockey team, the Vegas Golden Knights.
45. The Fountains of Bellagio feature over 1,200 jets that shoot water up to 460 feet in the air.
46. The National Atomic Testing Museum chronicles the history of nuclear testing.
47. Las Vegas is in Clark County, Nevada.
48. The Las Vegas Raiders NFL team began playing in the city in 2020.
49. Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas is known for its vintage casinos.
50. The Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay features over 2,000 animals.
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