Geography
What river flows through the Salt Lake Valley?
The Jordan River.
What is the nickname of Salt Lake City’s NBA team?
The Jazz
Who led the pioneers to Salt Lake Valley in 1847?
Brigham Young
What natural force carved many Utah canyons?
Erosion
What sport is played by Real Salt Lake?
Soccer
What major interstate highway runs north-south through the city?
Interstate 15
What historic Salt Lake building is known for its acoustics and choir performances?
The Tabernacle
What bird became Utah’s state bird because of the “Miracle of the Gulls”?
California gull
What weather pattern makes Salt Lake City relatively dry?
Rain shadow effect
What mountain range contains most Salt Lake ski resorts?
Wasatch Range
What geologic region created Utah’s parallel mountains and valleys?
Basin and Range Province
What famous Hollywood actor founded Sundance Institute?
Robert Redford
What U.S. Army post was established near Salt Lake City in 1862?
Fort Douglas
What tectonic process still shapes the Wasatch Front today?
Crustal extension
What former Jazz player became one of Utah’s most famous sports figures?
Karl Malone
What tiny animal is vital to the Great Salt Lake ecosystem?
Brine shrimp
What famous independent film from Sundance helped launch Quentin Tarantino’s career?
Reservoir Dogs
What newspaper founded in 1850 is Utah’s oldest continuously operating paper?
Deseret News
What geological era ended when Lake Bonneville receded?
Ice Age
What 1990s Utah Jazz playoff opponent featured the “Michael Jordan push-off” controversy in the Western Conference Finals?
Houston Rockets
What landform at canyon mouths is common in Salt Lake Valley?
Alluvial fans
What architectural style heavily influenced Salt Lake’s early theaters?
Beaux-Arts
What historic event marked the completion of the transcontinental railroad in Utah?
Golden Spike Ceremony
What type of sediment was widely deposited by ancient Lake Bonneville?
Arsenic dust
What geographic factor gives Salt Lake City its significant home-court and home-field advantage in sports?
High altitude (~4,200 feet)