Utah Counties
Trivia
Best Practices for Investing
Utah Counties
Geography
Utah State Trivia
Famous Utahns
Can You Expense That?
100

This is Utah's fastest growing county.    

What is Tooele or Iron County? (3%)

What is Utah County? (fastest by total population)

100

This document outlines allowable investments for a government entity.

What is an Investment Policy?

100

This county is home to the Golden Spike National Historic Park, where the first Transcontinental Railroad was officially joined in 1869.

What is Box Elder County?

100

This is Utah's state bird.

What is the Utah Gull/Seagull?

100

Best known for his role in Modern Family, this actor lived in the Salt Lake area for years and invests in local dining spots

Who is Ty Burrell? (Phil Dunphy)

100

You buy coffee and donuts for a staff training session attended by county employees

What is YES?

200

The original capital of the state of Utah was in this county.

What is Millard?

200

Public entities often use this to ensure that funds are protected above FDIC limits.

What is collateralization?

200

This county is the smallest county in Utah by land area.

What is Davis County?

200

Utah became the ___th state in the union.

What is the 45th state?

200

The famous sibling pop-music and television duo (born in Ogden).

Who are Donny & Marie Osmond?

200

You purchase a 72 inch TV for the break room so that you can "monitor interest rates on CNBC" 

What is Nice try, but NO?

300

This Utah County has the youngest median age in the state-and the entire nation (approximately 25.9 years)

What is Utah County?

300

This financial practice is key to spreading risk amongst different sectors and issuers in public fund investing. 

What is diversification?

300

This county has a larger percentage of privately owned land than any other county in Utah.

What is Morgan County?

300

Utah has how many counties?

What is 29?

300

This Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers was born in Salt Lake City.

Who is Steve Young?

300

You pay for registration to a county treasurers' conference.

What is YES?

400

This county is the least populous county in the state of Utah.

What is Daggett?

400

This practice includes learning different systems and procedures normally done by other individuals

What is cross-training?

400

This county is home to Moab and Arches National Park

What is Grand County?

400

This is the one word motto for the state of Utah.

What is Industry?
400

This record-setting Jeopardy champion graduated from Brigham Young University and later lived in Salt Lake City before becoming a household name, and now is the host of Jeopardy. 

Who is Ken Jennings? 

400

You submit mileage reimbursement for driving from your home to the office

What is NO?

500

The provisional state of Deseret had how many original counties in 1850?

What is six? (Great Salt Lake, Weber, Utah, Sanpete, Iron, and Tooele)

500

Rather than trying to predict interest rates, public fund investors often rely on this strategy to align investment maturities with future spending needs. 

What is cash flow matching?

500

This Utah county is the largest in the state as measured by land area

What is San Juan County?

500

This Utah body of water holds more water than the rest of the state's lakes combined. 

What is Lake Powell?

500

The sibling dancers and television personalities, known for Dancing with the Stars, were raised in Utah 

Who is Julianne and Derek Hough?

500

You buy a new fishing rod so you can build rapport with a co-worker over the weekend.

What is NO?