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Created by Lynne CrandallUniversity of Michigan

Revised by Mark KondrakCLA Language Center

University of Minnesota

Jeopardy

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Utah “Grab Bag”

Trappers and

Explorers

American Indians Loved

the Land

Early People

Lived Here

Natural Utah

What region of the United

States do you live in?

Natural Utah 100 Points

Natural Utah 100 Points

The West

Natural Utah200 Points

This land formation is a high, wide, flat area

that often ends with a steep cliffs. They

look like tables, what are they called?

Plateau

Natural Utah 200 Points

Natural Utah

300 PointsWhat is the name of this famous arch?

Natural Utah 300 Points

Delicate Arch

What is one cause that proves that

Utah’s land is still changing?

(Hint: It is a natural disaster)

Natural Utah 400 Points

Earthquakes

Natural Utah 400 Points

Name the 5 National Parks in Utah

Natural Utah 500 Points

Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands,

Zion, Capital Reef

Natural Utah 500 Points

What does the word “History”

mean?

Early People Lived Here 100 Points

Early People Lived Here 100 Points

What happened in the past

Early People Lived Here 200 Points

What kinds of things do we have

to prove that American Indians

lived here since they did not have

a formal written language?

Petra glyphs, Artifacts from their time

Early People Lived Here 200 Points

Early People Lived Here 300 Points

What is this called and why?

Early People Lived Here 300 Points

It is called Newspaper Rock because it

told stories of what was happening.

What is a nomadic hunter?

Early People Lived Here 400 Points

Someone who traveled around

following the animals they were

hunting.

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What was the name of the weapon the

desert gatherers invented to help them

hunt?

Early People Lived Here 500 Points

Atlatl

Early People Lived Here 500 Points

What interesting way did the

Paiutes use to get an animal out of

it’s burrow?

American Indians 100 Points

American Indians 100 Points

They would stick a hook in the hole

and hook the animal.

American Indians 200 Points

What was the name of a Navajo

home and which way did it face?

It was called a Hogan and it faced East

toward the rising sun.

American Indians 200 Points

American Indians 300 Points

What was the Piute home the “wiki-

up” made of?

American Indians 300 Points

Branches and Brush

Why didn’t American Indians dug up

the land in the springtime?

American Indians 400 Points

They believed that it was just like a

newborn child and brand new at the

time and should not be destroyed.

American Indians 400 Points

Name the 5 Native Indian groups that lived

in Utah

American Indians 500 Points

Goshutes, Piutes, Utes, Shoshones,

and Navajos

American Indians 500 Points

What were the names of the two men

sent to find a route from Sante Fe, NM

to Monterey, CA?

Trappers and Explorers 100 Points

Trappers and Explorers 100 Points

Fathers Dominguez and Escalante

Trappers and Explorers 200 Points

Why was the beaver an important

animal in Utah at the time of trappers

and explorers?

The beaver was in high demand

because people wanted to wear beaver

hats and clothing to stay warm so they

were worth a lot of money to those

who hunted them.

Trappers and Explorers 200 Points

Trappers and Explorers 300 Points

Why did the Trappers and American

Indians not always get along?

Trappers and Explorers 300 Points

The trappers were entering American

Indian land without permission to

hunt.

What was the name of the Utah

explorer who was born a slave in

Virginia?

Trappers and Explorers 400 Points

James Beckwourth

Trappers and Explorers 400 Points

Explain what a Rendezvous is and why it

was important to the trappers.

Trappers and Explorers 500 Points

A rendezvous is a place where trappers would go once a

year to sell their furs and buy supplies for the entire year.

Trappers and Explorers 500 Points

What is the state capital of Utah?

Utah Grab Bag 100 Points

Utah Grab Bag 100 Points

Salt Lake City

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What is the name of the mountain range

that you can see?

Wasatch Front

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Utah Grab Bag 300 Points

What is the name of the largest body

of water in Utah?

Utah Grab Bag 300 Points

The Great Salt Lake

Locate Utah on this map

Utah Grab Bag 400 Points

Utah Grab Bag 400 Points

Name at least 3 counties in the

state of Utah

Utah Grab Bag 500 Points

Utah Grab Bag 500 Points

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