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Colorado Trivia

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State Motto:

Nil Sine Numine - Nothing Without the Deity

State Nickname:

Centennial State

State Animal:

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

State Bird:

Lark Bunting

State Fish:

Greenback Cutthroat Trout

State Flower:

White and Lavender Columbine

State Folk Dance:

Square Dance

State Fossil:

Stegosaurus

State Gemstone:

Aquamarine

State Grass:

Blue Grama Grass

State Insect:

Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly

State Song:

"Where the Columbines Grow"

State Tree:

Colorado Blue Spruce

The name of our state, Colorado, has its origin in the Spanish language, as the word for "colored red". This was the name chosen for Colorado as a Territory in 1861 by Congress.

Colorado has been nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it became a state in the year 1876, 100 years after the signing of our nation's Declaration of Independence.

Colorado also is called "Colorful Colorado" presumably because of our magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers and plains. This phrase has decorated maps, car license plates, tourist information centers and souvenirs of all kinds!

Come to Colorado and experience all of its colors!

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