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Utah A to Z

The Beehive State has 5 National Parks, 26 LDS temples, and a whole lot more. Answers start with each letter of the alphabet, from A to Z.
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A
Utah's State Fossil, a carnivore of the Jurassic period
Allosaurus
B
This river begins in the Uinta mountains, enters both Wyoming and Idaho, and empties into the Salt Lake.
Bear River
C
This species of gull is the state bird, in recognition for its role in halting a locust invasion
California
D
An enormous unrecognized state that spanned most of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona in 1851
Deseret
E
Unlike most states, a plurality of Utahans claim this ancestry
English
F
The Bonneville Salt _____, location of many vehicle speed records
Flats
G
This "monstrous" lizard has been seen the extreme southwestern corner of the state
Gila Monster
H
A massive arch in Escalante National Monument's Coyote Gulch
Hamblin Arch
I
This word, indicating the work ethic of Utahans, adorns the state flag
Industry
J
This scrubby tree is common in drylands throughout the state
Juniper
K
The planet or star nearest to the throne of God in LDS cosmology, also a National Park canyon
Kolob
L
This hydrological effect makes parts of Northern Utah wetter than surrounding areas.
Lake effect
M
Classic book of extreme environmental activism by Edward Abbey that takes place in southern Utah
Monkey Wrench Gang
N
Fourth most common language, after English, Spanish, and German
Navajo
O
A family pop group from Ogden
Osmonds
P
There are five bands of this Indian Tribe in the state
Paiute
Q
A clonal forest of this tree is estimated to be one heaviest and oldest living things
Quaking Aspen
R
Glaciers carved many of Utah's mountain ranges. Only this type of glacier remains, in extremely high elevations.
Rock Glacier
S
Livestock grazing is the primary threat to this iconic desert game bird
Sage Grouse
T
The Golden Spike signified the achievement of this railroad
Transcontinental
U
Metal that boomed in the Cold War found in the Colorado Plateau
Uranium
V
Actor James Woods was born in this remote Northeastern Utah town
Vernal
W
The North-South running mountain range that abuts Salt Lake City
Wasatch Front
X
LDS missionaries who love the foreign lands they visit would be called this.
Xenophile
Y
Indigenous peoples of Utah have used this plant for its fibers for millenia
Yucca
Z
Italian-American from Eureka who invented the ice resurfacer
Zamboni
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