Worksheets4th Grade Utah History Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
The name of our state, Utah, is named after what Native American Tribe?
Navajo
Utes
Goshute
Paiute
Shoshone
What nationality of explorers brought horses to what is now Utah?
Spanish
English
Mexican
French
The Shoshone, Utes, and Navajo tribes used horses for everything, but:
Hunting
Moving about
Carrying heavy loads
Rodeos
Which tribe lived in Tipis, that was perfect for people on the move. Click all that apply.
Navajo
Utes
Shoshone
The Shoshone believe the (a) people were their ancestors.
The Shoshone hunted (a) that roamed in the valleys. They used every part, no part of this animal was wasted.
The Shoshone used the buffalo hides and furs for: (Click all that apply)
robes
blankets
tipti covers
rugs
shields
This tribe lived mostly in Northwestern Utah, but were forced into the Fort Hall reservation in Idaho, leaving Utah behind.
Navajo
Ute
Shoshone
Paiute
This Utah Tribe lived in west-central part of Utah were called "Digger Indians" and were related to the Shoshone. One thing on the menu was roasted insects.
The Goshute
The Navajo
The Utes
The Paiutes
This tribe had an amazing knowledge of where to find food in the desert. They were plant experts.
Navajo
Utes
Shoshone
Goshutes
This tribe lived in the South-eastern part of the state. They lived in homes called Hogans.
Navajo
Utes
Goshute
Shoshone
This native tribe of Utah were sheepherders and weavers. They make and are still known for the beautiful rugs, blankets, and cloth they create.
Utes
Paiute
Cherekee
Navajo
This tribe lived in Southwestern Utah. They lived in Wickiups out of branches, juniper bark, and rushes.
Paiutes
Shoshone
Goshute
Navajo
This tribe was known as the "Gathering Tribe". They lived in small groups and each had a chief who was more like the leader of a family.
Navajo
Paiute
Ute
Shoshone
Father Dominguez and Father Escalante were (a) explorers.
Father Dominguea and Father Escalante were trying to find a way from?
Austin, Texas to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico to Monterrey, California
Santa Fe, New Mexico to Salt Lake City, Utah
El Paso, Texas to Pheonix, Arizona
Etienne Provost was French-Canadian, who became a fur trapper in Utah. He spent much of his time in Utah Valley. He has a town named after him. It is?
Spanish Fork
Orem
Provo
Payson
This Explorer and Fur Trapper was credited with being the first 'American' to see the Great Salt Lake.
Jim Bridger
Etienne Provost
Peter Skene Odgen
John C. Fremont
Peter Skene Odgen has a city in Utah named after him. It is the city of????
(a)
This Mt. Man was credited with discovering the Great Salt Lake. He thought it was an arm of the Pacific Ocean. But he wasn't the first, it was later discovered that Etienne Provost found it first.
Jim Bridger
Etienne Provost
John C. Fremont
Peter Skene Ogden
This mountain man had the first 'outpost' in the area of mountain man rendezvous. He gave advice to Utah Pioneers.
Peter Skene Ogden
Etienne Provost
John C. Fremont
Jim Bridger
This Utah Explorer made 5 trips out to the West, not to blaze a new trail, but to mark and describe trails that already were there. He drew maps too.
Jim Bridger
John C. Fremont
Peter Skene Odgen
Etienne Provost
What Utah Explorer was called, "The Pathfinder", and helped to find a trail for the Transcontinental Railroad?
Jim Bridger
The Navajo Tribe
Peter Skene Odgen
John C. Fremont
What was the name of leader of the Mormon Pioneers?
Peter Skene Odgen
Brigham Young
John C. Fremont
Jim Bridger
In what year did the Mormon Pioneers arrive in area that is now called Utah?
1947
1847
1967
2001
What people did the Shoshone Tribe believe to be their ancestors?
Fremont People
The Navajo Tribe
The Anasazi
The Mormon Pioneers
On what day did the Transcontinental Railroad join together?
April 10, 1859
May 10, 1869
July 4, 1776
January 20, 1969
What was the name of the Railroad builder that was building from the West to East?
Central
Central Canadian
Railways
U.S. Railways
What was the name of the Railroad builder from the East?
Union Pacific
Central Railways
Atlantic Railways
Father Escalante and Father Dominguez said of Utah Valley, "It's the most beautiful, in New (a) "
