Vocabulary
Joseph Smith
Church History
Geography
Mormon Pioneers
100
Someone who dies for believing in something.
What is a martyr?
100
Joseph Smith claimed that he was visited by these two heavenly visitors in a grove of trees near his home in 1820.
Who is God and Jesus Christ?
100
The name of the place where the Mormon Church was founded.
Where is Palmyra, New York?
100
The Mormons had to drain a swamp to build this city.
Where is Nauvoo, Illinois?
100
As firewood was scarce on the plains, the Mormons used this smelly substitute to cook their food.
What are buffalo chips?
200
A name for someone who changes religious beliefs.
What is a convert?
200
The name of Joseph Smith's brother, who was murdered with him in Carthage, Illinois.
Who is Hyrum Smith?
200
Governor Lilburn Boggs of Missouri signed this into law to chase the Mormons out of the state or have them killed.
What was the extermination order?
200
Nauvoo, Illinois, was built along this major river.
What is the Mississippi River?
200
(We usually don't care about memorizing dates in this class, but this is an exception).
The day and year Brigham Young arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley.
When was July 24, 1847?
PIONEER DAY
300
The act of having more than one wife at a time.
What is polygamy?
300
The book of scripture Smith claimed to have translated and is the basis of the Mormon religion.
What is the Book of Mormon?
300
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was originally known by this name.
What is The Church of Christ?
300
The Mormon Battalion traveled all the way to this city before finally being released from service.
Where is Los Angeles, California?
300
The names of the first two Mormon men to see the Great Salt Lake Valley.
Who are Orson Pratt and Erastus Snow?
400
A Biblical term that refers to "a gathering place."
What is Zion?
400
Joseph Smith was this old when he claimed to have his vision in 1820.
What is 14 years old?
400
The 500 Mormon men who had to leave their families to fight the war against Mexico.
What is the Mormon Battalion?
400
The place where the majority of the Mormons camped after being chased out of Nauvoo.
Where is Winter Quarters, Nebraska?
400
For most of the Mormon pioneers, the trip West was not harder or more life threatening than working a year on a _____.
What is a farm?
500
The departure or emigration of a large group of people at the same time.
What is an exodus?
500
The name of the newspaper that started printing lies about Joseph Smith.
What is the Nauvoo Expositor?
500
The Mormons have Temples that dot the world today. This is the name of the city where the Mormons built their first one.
Where is Kirtland, Ohio?
500
These two Indian tribes watched the Mormons closely as they started to build Salt Lake City.
Who were the Shoshone and the Ute?
500
BAM! You found the secret Pokemon trivia question! If you don't know the answer, someone on your team may help.
The most recent hidden Pokemon that was found was Eevee. This little ball of fluff can evolve into 8 different things of varying types. Name the Ice-type evolution of Eevee. (Mr. Sessions has a level 100 one of these in his game).
What is Glaceon?
Mr. Sessions' Glaceon is a female named Glaze.