People
This person is our current Governor
Who is Gary Herbert?
EC: Name one of his officers (100), and their position (100)
This is a town that was once a big mining area
What is Park City?
EC: Other examples?
Name one of the labor saving innovations created in the early 1900s we mentioned:
What is a washing machine, light bulb, vacuum cleaner, etc.
Name at least one contribution that Utah made to WWII
What are the Navajo Code Talkers?
Also, copper for bullets, food for soldiers, training ground for pilots, creation of weapons / aircraft, etc.
This person was known as the Great Colonizer
Who is Brigham Young?
This person was responsible for the Bear River Massacre
Who is Patrick Connor?
EC: What else is Patrick Connor known for?
This is a place where immigrants came from to live in Utah
What is Greece, Wales, Italy, China, Japan, Africa, etc.
This place was created as an internment camp to keep Japanese Americans where we could keep an eye on them
What is Topaz?
EC: Share a fact you learned about it
This Civil Rights Leader came and spoke in SLC
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Name at least 1 feature of an LDS settlement:
This person is known for creating the Utah Copper Company
Who is Daniel Jackling?
EC: What mine is he most known for?
What is Zions NP / Rainbow Bridge?
Name one of the three companies that produced rocket boosters for NASA?
What is Thiokol, Sperry Rand, or Hercules?
Daily Double:
This person was the first politician to go to space.
Who is Sen. Jake Garn?
Name at least 3 of our National Parks
What is Zion NP, Canyonlands NP, Bryce Canyon NP, Capitol Reef NP, Arches NP, etc.
EC: Name a National Monument
Name at least 2 of our Supreme Court Justices?
John Pierce, Thomas Lee, Chief Justice Matthew Durrant, Constandinos Himonas, and Paige Peterson.
Final Jeopardy
Take 2 minutes to answer the following (how much will you gamble?)
Make a list of the reasons that Utah is a desirable place to live (bullet points)
Name an innovation / company from here in Utah
What is Adobe, TV, Huntsman Cancer Institute, etc.?
Name a fact about the Great Depression
What is FDR tried to fix it; WWII got us out of it; it was a vicious cycle, etc.?
Was nicknamed Buchanon's Blunder
Cost the U.S. Millions
Was a wasted effort
Ended up being good for the LDS
Packed up and left after just 3 years