Pioneer Day test answers

Here’s the answers to the Pioneer Day test.

1 - What is Utah’s state bird? - The California Gull (not just the seagull)
2 - Why is it Utah’s state bird? - Read “Miracle of the Gulls”
3 - What is Utah’s state tree? - Blue Spruce
4 - Can you name the lake that used to cover most of the state? - Lake Bonneville
5 - What are the three largest cities (population/in order) in Utah? - Salt Lake City, West Valley City and Provo (2,000 less than WVC)
6 - Name two states that border Utah. - Options are Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado. (You might get away with New Mexico because of the four corners area, but …. does it really border Utah?
7 - How did the state get its name? - From the Ute tribe and means “people of the mountains.”
8 - Name the famous cookie company that was founded in Utah - Mrs. Fields (p.s. her old house is for sale). There’s no photo, but you can see it here on Google maps. The main road is on the bottom of the screen. Her old place is at the end of the long drive past the lake.
9 - What was the original name of the University of Utah? - University of Deseret (Utah was originally the State of Deseret)
10 - What was the original name of the school that is now BYU? - This one is tricky. Brigham Young Academy would suffice, but even before that it was called Timpanogos University and was a branch of the University of Deseret. It only held this name for a year before it was changed to Brigham Young Academy.
12 - Name the geographical formation found on Utah license plates. - Delicate Arch
13 - Name Utah’s governor. - Jon Huntsman Junior
14 - Name Utah’s U.S. Senators. - Robert Bennett, Orrin Hatch
15 - Name Utah’s members of the U.S. House. - Rob Bishop, Jim Matheson, Chris Cannon.