Trail Geography
How long was the journey from Skandinavia to America by boat?
A. up to 14 days
B. up to 14 weeks
C. up to one year
B. 14 weeks
After leaving their homeland, thousands of Latter-day Saint immigrants from England and Wales couldn't afford wagons. So they pulled human-powered handcarts. Fully loaded, a handcart could hold around how many pounds?
a. 100
b. 300
c. 500
d. 800
C. 500 pounds
How long was the trek from Nauvoo to Salt Lake?
A. 1,000 miles
B. 1,300 miles
C. 1,700 miles
B. 1,300 miles
What was the headquarters for The Church for about a year until 1847?
A. Independence, Missouri
B. Buffalo, New York
C. Winter Quarters, Nebraska
C. Winter Quarters, Nebraska
What foods did pioneers eat the most because they were readily available?
a. Corn and Meat
b. Fruits and Vegetables
c. Chick fil-A
d. Milk and Bread
A. Corn and Meat
How many miles was the trek from Nauvoo to Salt Lake?
A. 9,300 miles
B. 750 miles
C. 1,300 miles
D. 50 yards
C. 1,300 miles
The Mormon Battalion marched to many places, but ended where?
A. Los Angeles
B. San Bernardino
C. Tucson
D. San Diego
D. San Diego
Of the 56,000 pioneers who trekked between 1847 and 1868, how many died on the way?
a. 12
b. 190
c. 1,900
b. 3,700
c. 1,900
What day did Brigham Young arrive in Salt Lake?
A. December 25
B. September 1
C. July 24
C. July 24
How did the pioneers keep fresh meat from spoiling?
a. they ate it raw
b. they wrapped it in cow hides
c. they smoked it and dried it
c. they smoked it and dried it
What was the first major campsite in Iowa known as?
A. This is the Place
B. McDonald's
C. Home of Zion
D. Camp of Israel
D. Camp of Israel
What did the saints use to record mileage?
A. Roadometer
B. GPS
C. Odometer
D. iPhone Xs Max
A. Roadometer
What language was the Book of Mormon first translated into?
A. Finnish
B. Danish
C. Swedish
D. Pig Latin
B. Danish
Hundreds died of exposure and starvation before rescuers brought them to what location?
A. Martins Cove
B. Cabo San Lucas
C. Rocky Point
A. Martin's Cove
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Name 3 dangers faced by pioneers as they traveled west.
Possible answers include: disease, sickness, hunger, running out of water, running out of supplies, indians and outlaws, bad weather
What is one of the last river crossings on the Mormon Trail?
A. Oregon River
B. Omaha Pass
C. Bear River Crossing
D. Sunsplash
C. Bear River Crossing
Of the 70,000 Saints who emigrated to the Salt Lake Valley, how many traveled by handcart?
A. 10,000
B. 3,000
C. 5,000
D. 74 billion
B. 3000
What is the only religiously based unit in United States military history?
A. Battle Bulls
B. Mormon Battalion
C. Rocky Mountain Cavaliers
D. Phoenix Suns
B. Mormon Battalion
What did Brigham Young become ill with during the push towards the Salt Lake Valley?
A. Mosquito Malaria
B. Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever
C. Seagull Flu
B. Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever
Between 1820 and 1920, over 2 million Scandinavians settled in the United States. How many of these came from Sweden? (This include ALL immigrants not, just LDS Saints.)
A. 1 million
B. 700,000
C. 250,000
A. 1 million
What was one of the last canyons the emigrants descended through?
A. Echo Canyon
B. American Fork Canyon
C. Payson Canyon
D. American Idol Canyon
A. Echo Canyon
How long did it take for the Saints from Sweden to cross the ocean on The Garrick clipper ship?
A. 4 weeks
B. 5 weeks
C. 6 weeks
D. 4 hours
C. 6 weeks - in good weather and up to 14 weeks in rough weather.
What song was sung by the handcart pioneers in 1856 that is still sung by primary children today?
A. I Am A Child of God
B. Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
C. Despacito
D. The Handcart Song
D. The Handcart Song - "for some must push and some must pull..."
What did the early Saints originally call their state?
A. Utah
B. Seagull State
C. State of Deseret
D. Ferngully
C. State of Deseret
Saints in Sweden left for the allure of the Promised Land in Utah. What other factors contributed to their decision to immigrate?
A. Population Growth
B. Religious persecution
C. Economic hardship
D. All of the Above
D. All of the above