Utah History Quiz

What are the three landform regions of Utah?

• Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, and Volcanos

• Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and Volcanos

• Great Salt Lake, Rocky Mountain, and Colorado River

• Great Basin, Rocky Mountains, and Colorado Plateau

What is the name of Utah's ancient lake?

• The Great Salt Lake

• Lake Bonneville

• Sevier lake

• Utah Lake

Who were the first people in Utah?

• Anasazi, Freemont, Paleo, and Archaic Tribes

• Paleo, Ute, Paiute, Anasazi

• Freemont, Ute, Anasazi, Shoshone

• Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Navajo

How do we know about the Fremont and Anasazi tribes?

• We have pictures of them.

• We found artifacts and ruins.

• They left a diary.

• A movie was made about them.

Who were the Spanish Explorers that came to Utah?

• Christopher Columbus and Ponce De Leon

• Father Escalante and Ponce De Leon

• Father Escalante and Father Dominguez

• Father Dominguez and Father Columbus

Why did the Spanish Explorers come to Utah?

• They were looking for a route from Santa Fe to Monterey.

• They wanted more land for Spain.

• They needed Native American slaves.

• They liked to walk and explore.

When white men came to Utah, what Native American Tribes lived here?

• Goshute, Sioux, Navajo, Ute, Cherokee

• Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Shoshone, Navajo

• Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Sioux, Navajo

• Cherokee, Ute, Navajo, Sioux, Apache

Which of the following is NOT a famous Utah trapper?

• Jedediah Smith

• Jim Bridger

• John. C. Fremont

• Joseph Walker

Who were the Pioneers?

• People who hunted and trapped beavers.

• A group of people who came west looking for gold.

• A group of people who moved west looking for a new home.

• A basket ball team.

Who led the Pioneers to Utah?

• Jedediah Smith

• Brigham Young

• Donald Trump

• Father Dominguez