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Facts on Fremont: How much does the downtown crowd know about Nevada? — VIDEO

By ELAINE WILSON REVIEWJOURNAL.COM

August 5, 2016 - 11:32 am

Many automatically associate Nevada with the Las Vegas Strip. From the iconic hotels and shows, to the card flickers and buskers, it’s easily Vegas’ main attraction.

But we wanted to find out what visitors (and residents) actually knew about the state itself. We hit Fremont Street to ask random people trivia questions about Nevada.

Turns out it’s tougher than you’d think.

Watch the first installment of Facts on Fremont to find out how much people know about the Battle Born state.

Contact Elaine Wilson at ewilson@reviewjournal.com. Find @wilsonelainem on Twitter.

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