Utah National Parks 2
Popular among mountain bikers, what is the name of the town just outside of Arches National Park?
A) Cedar City
B) Moab
C) Crested Butte
D) St. George
Moab
The population of Moab tripled in the 1950s due to uranium mining.
What language did the name Utah come from?
A) Navajo
B) Ute
C) Cherokee
D) Choctaw
Ute
Meaning "people of the mountains".
What is Utah's state gem?
A) Topaz
B) Diamond
C) Sapphire
D) Aquamarine
Topaz
The topaz is a semiprecious stone that can be yellow, blue, or brown. The purest form is almost colorless and can be found in the Thomas Range in western Utah. When heated, it turns pink. This "burnt topaz" is often used in jewelry.
Where is Utah's highest point?
A) Gold Hill
B) Mesa Arch
C) Kings Peak
D) Robbers Roost
Kings Peak
Kings Peak is in the Uinta Range and is 13,528 feet tall.
What does the Golden Spike National Monument commemorate?Hint
The place where the Transcontinental Railroad was finished
A) Brigham Young's famous quote: "This is the place"
B) A unique geological formation that is shaped like a spike
C) The completion of Glen Canyon Dam
D) The place where the Transcontinental Railroad was finished
The place where the Transcontinental Railroad was finished
Golden Spike National Monument is in northwest Utah, just above the Great Salt Lake. When the two train companies met to form the first transcontinental railroad in America, Utah became known as "The Crossroads of the West".
What is the name of the main river that flows through Zion National Park?
A) Virgin River
B) Green River
C) Colorado River
D) Sevier River
Virgin River
Through the Virgin River Gorge, the riverbed drops an average of 70 feet per mile. This is ten times steeper than the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
What is Utah's state mammal?
A) Mule Deer
B) Long-Tailed Weasel
C) Rocky Mountain Elk
D) Grey Wolf
Rocky Mountain Elk
The elk is prized by hunters because of its antlers. At Hardware Ranch, east of Hyrum, elk are protected and fed during the winter to keep them from foraging on farms.
What is the state mineral?
A) Gold
B) Copper
C) Silver
D) Bronze
Copper
Copper is an important commodity in Utah's economy.
Where is Utah's geographic center?
A) Price
B) Fillmore
C) Sanpete
D) Nephi
Sanpete
The geographical center is in Sanpete County, three miles north of Manti.
Many foods are often associated with Utah. Which of these foods was created in Utah and is served by nearly all fast food restaurants in the state?
A) Dutch Oven Cooking
B) Fry Sauce
C) Green Jello
D) Funeral Potatoes
Fry Sauce
Fry Sauce is often attributed to being created by the founders of Arctic Circle Restaurants. The sauce is a mix of ketchup and mayonnaise that is pink. Some people put it on burgers, too. If you haven't tried it, you should!
Ebenezer Bryce, for whom Bryce Canyon is named, described the region as "a hell of a place to lose a ________."
A) cow.
B) compass.
C) bet.
D) wife.
cow.
Ebenezer Bryce homesteaded on the land of Bryce Canyon National Park in the 1870s.
What is the state tree?
A) Lodgepole pine
B) Utah juniper
C) White fir
D) Quaking aspen
Quaking aspen
The state tree was changed to the quaking aspen in 2014 by Governor Gary Hebert and State Senator Ralph Okerlund, after a group of 4th graders at Monroe Elementary School petitioned to change it from the blue spruce, believing that the spruce was a "Colorado" tree and not appropriate as the Utah state tree.
What is Utah's state rock?
A) Limestone
B) Gypsum
C) Slate
D) Coal
Coal
Coal is mined mostly in Emery County and Carbon County, but is found in 17 of the 29 counties in Utah.
What is the average temperature in July?
A) 83 degrees F
B) 73 degrees F
C) 93 degrees F
D) 63 degrees F
73 degrees F
Climate varies widely in Utah, depending on the altitude and region.
Had the Mormon pioneers gotten their way, the State of Utah would have been much bigger and called the State of ___.
A) Mormon
B) Nauvoo
C) Brigham
D) Deseret
Deseret
The originally proposed borders of the State of Deseret would have included parts of nearly every state in the west, and would have rivaled Texas in size. The proposal was not accepted by congress, and statehood was not granted until many years later.
Which one of these features is not found in Arches National Park?
A) Balanced Rock
B) Skyline Arch
C) Fiery Furnace
D) Mesa Arch
Mesa Arch
Mesa Arch is in the Island-in-the-Sky district of Canyonlands National Park.
What is Utah's state fish?
A) Largemouth Bass
B) Fathead Minnow
C) Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
D) Channel Catfish
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
The state fossil is the Allosaurus.
A) True
B) False
True
Allosaurus bones are found more often in Utah than any other dinosaur.
What is the average temperature in January?Hint
A) 35 degrees F
B) 45 degrees F
C) 15 degrees F
D) 25 degrees F
25 degrees F
The mountains of Salt Lake City can be buried under 400 inches of snow a year.
Which of these ski resorts hosts a film festival every year?
A) The Canyons
B) Sundance
C) Solitude
D) Snowbird
Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival is a popular tourist attraction and brings in a lot of money to the state. Many independent film makers get exposure from the festival.
Canyonlands National Park contains the confluence of the Colorado and which other river?
A) Sevier River
B) Fremont River
C) Green River
D) San Juan River
Green River
An overlook of the confluence can be reached by a five mile hike starting from the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park.
What is the state insect?
A) Cricket
B) Honey Bee
C) Hornet
D) Praying Mantis
honey bee
The honeybee is a symbol of industry and community, and the state nickname is in reference to it.
Utah's state motto is "Industrial".
A) True
B) False
False
The state motto is "Industry".
How would you refer to a person from Utah?
A) Ute
B) Utie
C) Utahn
D) Utahian
Utahn
Some people important to the history of Utah include Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Jim Bridger, and Butch Cassidy.
Which of these professional sports teams does NOT play in Utah?
A) Utah Blaze
B) Utah Grizzlies
C) Great Salt Lakers
D) Real Salt Lake
Great Salt Lakers
There is no such team as the Great Salt Lakers. Utah has been home to many professional sports teams, including: Utah Jazz (basketball), Salt Lake Bees (baseball), Utah Grizzlies (hockey), Utah Blaze (indoor football), and Real Salt Lake (soccer). The state is also home to many professional rodeo events.