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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.
Early People Lived Here 400 Points
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
Utah Grab Bag 200 Points
What is the name of the mountain range
that you can see?
Wasatch Front
Utah Grab Bag 200 Points
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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