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Utah Counties

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What county has Flaming Gorge Reservoir, where the state record, largest trout are caught?

a)

Summit

b)

Rich

c)

Uintah

d)

Daggett

2.

What is the county with largest area?

a)

San Juan

b)

Salt Lake

c)

Box Elder

d)

Garfield

3.

Which county is the shape of a wasp, which is also the high school's mascot.

a)

Beaver

b)

Wasatch

c)

Wayne

d)

Juab

4.

Lagoon is in which county?

a)

Salt Lake

b)

Davis

c)

Weber

d)

Morgan

5.

Which county has the largest population?

a)

Washington

b)

Salt Lake

c)

San Juan

d)

Utah

6.

Pando, a grove of quaking aspen, found near the entrance to Fishlake, is the largest and oldest organism on planet earth. It is in this county.

a)

Sevier

b)

Piute

c)

Sanpete

d)

Wayne

7.

John Wayne and old, western movies were made in this county.

It's nickname is Little Hollywood. Another attraction is the Coral Pink Sand Dunes. You can access the north rim of the Grand Canyon by driving through this county

a)

Wayne

b)

Garfield

c)

Kane

d)

Summit

8.

This is Utah's Dixie. It's nickname comes from the warm climate where the pioneers were able to grow cotton and silk worms. It is the only county in the Sonora Desert. It is named after a well-loved president. The county seat is his first name. The county is his last name.

a)

San Juan

b)

Garfield

c)

Millard

d)

Washington

9.

The Big Rock Candy Mountain and outlaw Butch Cassidy's childhood home are both in this county.

a)

Piute

b)

Sevier

c)

Beaver

d)

Grand

10.

Named for 13th President, Fillmore, this county was the original capitol of Utah.

a)

Salt Lake

b)

Millard

c)

Washington

d)

Emery

11.

This county is a synonym for "great" and "marvelous." Very appropriate because it is the gateway to two, glorious national parks; Arches and Canyonlands National Park.

a)

Cache

b)

Tooele

c)

Grand

d)

Rich

12.

The land speed world record was set in this county at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Although I have never seen too many elephants here.

a)

Salt Lake

b)

Box Elder

c)

Piute

d)

Tooele

13.

This county is a french word for a mountain man's hiding place or stash. It is also is the home of the state's largest mountain man rendezvous. Utah State University is in Logan. It is home to the Hardware Elk Ranch and Gossner's Cheese

a)

Weber

b)

Cache

c)

Duchesne

d)

Juab

14.

This county's shape looks like lady's boot. It has a large shallow freshwater lake by the same name. Let's go Cougars.

a)

St. George

b)

Weber

c)

Salt Lake

d)

Utah

15.

Home of Capitol Reef National Park, this county is filled with tall cowboys who like to watch John Wayne movies. It's county seat is named for the Hawaiian princess, Mauna Loa. The volcanic rocks reminded the pioneers of the volcanos in Hawaii.

a)

Iron

b)

Wayne

c)

Duchesne

d)

Rich

16.

This county's name means: The highest part of a mountain. This was originally a mining area. Now it is home to several fancy ski resorts. Many of the 2002 olympic events were held here. In the summer you can ride the Alpine Slides.

a)

Summit

b)

Daggett

c)

Emery

d)

Uintah

17.

This county is named after a tree. There are little red and black ,fire bugs that have the same name. Charmin toilet paper and Bounty paper towels come from this county. If you can make those paper products, I bet you could make boxes too???

a)

Tooele

b)

Davis

c)

San Juan

d)

Box Elder

18.

This county sometimes has the coldest spot in the United States. I wonder if that contributes to the wealth in the name?

Stop and get some delicious raspberries while you are at bear lake when visiting here.

a)

Rich

b)

Grand

c)

Cache

d)

Washington