Answered: Montana is widely known as ‘Big Sky Country’ because it is sparsely populated and has few large buildings. But its official nickname is ‘The Treasure State’? Why’s that?

The Microsoft Rewards Bing Home Trivial quiz is: Montana is widely known as ‘Big Sky Country’ because it is sparsely populated and has few large buildings. But its official nickname is ‘The Treasure State’? Why’s that?

The option given are listed below:

• A It has rich mineral reserves
• B It’s thought to have hidden ‘treasures’ from early outlaws
• C It’s an Indigenous nickname

The correct answer to this Microsoft Rewards Bing Home Trivial quiz is: It has rich mineral reserves

Not only is it ‘The Treasure State,’ Montana’s official motto is ‘Oro y Plata’ (Gold and Silver). Those are just two of the minerals that were found in abundance and subsequently mined during the state’s early days.