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This famous FBI director started out his career as a librarian, although some might think he sold vacuum cleaners
Who is J Edgar Hoover?
This popular local sports team originally played in New Orleans
What is the Utah Jazz?
The state bird of Idaho
The name of Link's pipe
What is an ocarina?
This neighborly tradition grew from new homeowners needing firewood to warm up their house. These days it's just a party.
What is a housewarming party?
This section at the Hogwarts library required a note from a teacher to enter
What is the restricted section?
Until 1868, this adjective was included in the name Salt Lake City
What is Great? (Great Salt Lake City)
At one point this small town made it illegal not to smile in public
What is Pocatello?
What is blue?
Many foreigners are perplexed when Americans don't remove this item of clothing when entering a home
What are shoes?
This superhero works as a librarian by day, savior of Gotham by night
Who is Batgirl
This downtown SLC store, first opened in 1868, is considered the country's first department store
What is Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution? (ZCMI)
In addition to Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, this state is also blessed with the presence of the Snake River
What is Wyoming?
According to his Super Smash Bros. bio, this character is only 8 inches tall
Who is Kirby?
This state beats California for the highest median home price
What is Hawaii?
This book holds the record as the most often stolen from public libraries
What is Guinness Book of World Records?
The name of the smaller mountain range just west of SLC
What are the Oquirrh Mountains?
In addition to some Latin bragging about how long potatoes can be stored, this animal appears on the back of the Idaho state quarter
This popular video game console made its North American debut 24 years ago on Monday
What is the Nintendo 64?
This popular phrase traces it roots to small mammals slipping out of thatched roofs during a rain storm
What is "raining cats and dogs"?
This unassuming Northeastern state created the first public (tax funded) library in 1833
What is New Hampshire (Peterborough, population 6,000)
The LDS Church Office Building was the tallest building in SLC from 1973 until 1998 when this bank sponsored building beat it out by 2 feet
What is the Wells Fargo Center?
This Idaho town has the longest main street in the United States
What is Island Park?
At one point, this famous secret agent was almost included in Super Smash Bros.
Who is James Bond?
On this "essential" task, US homes use more electricity than the rest of the world combined
What is air conditioning?