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Multiple Choice City Quiz – Salt Lake City

Can you answer these multiple-choice questions about Salt Lake City and the surrounding area? Let's see how much you know about this desert outpost!
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1. When did Salt Lake City host the Winter Olympics?
It is scheduled to host a second time in 2034
1960
1984
1994
2002
2. What politician is often credited with "saving" those games?
Ted Kennedy
Mike Pence
Condoleezza Rice
Mitt Romney
3. What did Brigham Young say when arriving at Salt Lake City in 1847?
A great freshwater lake!
Rejoice, a new Zion
The die is cast
This is the right place, drive on
4. What mountain range is visible from Salt Lake City?
Bitterroot Range
Cascade Range
Sierra Nevada
Wasatch Range
5. Which of these creatures is Great Salt Lake known for?
The lake is responsible for more than 1/3rd of the global brine shrimp harvest
Brine shrimp
Flamingos
Hermit crabs
Saltwater dolphins
6. What nearby city is home to Brigham Young University?
Orem
Provo
Sandy
West Valley City
7. What are the Bonneville Salt Flats west of Salt Lake known for?
Dinosaur fossils
Lithium production
The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth
Vehicles setting land speed records
8. What is the Mormon Tabernacle known for?
Being at the exact geographical center of the US
Having never been photographed from the inside
Its choir
The largest dome in the world
9. Which of these regions contains Salt Lake City?
The Colorado River Valley
The Great Basin
The Great Plains
The Mojave Desert
10. What happened in 1869 at Promontory Summit just north of Salt Lake?
Jesse James shot in the back
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Donner Party resorts to cannibalism
The golden spike completing the Transcontinental Railroad
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17 Comments
In2restingFacts
+8
Level 27
May 4, 2025
cool, i got a feature. that would be nice, i guess, but there’s a caveat that i want you all to keep in mind: as it stands now, i did not make this quiz. Quizmaster has changed most of the questions from the original versions. credit goes to QM
MasterRocket
+2
Level 83
Mar 12, 2025
7/10

Nice quiz!

In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Mar 12, 2025
thank you!
LuckyCat
+2
Level 72
Mar 12, 2025
I clicked off the right answer numerous times.

Thanks for this great quiz, and contributing to the MCCQ Project!

In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Mar 12, 2025
thanks!
Maxibon
+1
Level 73
May 4, 2025
Congrats!
pweent
+2
Level 90
May 4, 2025
Quibble... Provo is not a suburb of SLC.
In2restingFacts
+3
Level 27
May 4, 2025
i didn’t make these questions. Quizmaster changed most of them.

you are right, though, as Provo is considered a separate metro area

Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
May 4, 2025
Borderline. But I change it to nearby city.
pyramid18
+5
Level 69
Aug 29, 2025
Suggestion to change this to a question more germane to SLC itself. Provo and Orem aren't even really considered bedroom communities to SLC anymore. Provo has its own airport, there are two major universities in the area, and is really not easily commutable to and from SLC anymore (though I'll admit people do it). I think it would be similar to asking questions about Ft. Lauderdale on a quiz about Miami. Technically they're nearby, but they're not the same. Another question could be about the new NHL team, the name of the minor league baseball team, the grid system of roads, the Delta hub at the airport, etc. Lots of opportunities for more relevant questions than one about Provo.
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Aug 29, 2025
i would change it if i could
LuckyCat
+2
Level 72
May 4, 2025
Hey, nice to see you get a Feature!
loganite
+5
Level 93
May 5, 2025
The answer to #5 was pretty obvious, but there is also quite a famous story of a flamingo (affectionately called Pink Floyd) escaping Tracy Aviary in 1988 and wintering on the Great Salt Lake for many years, even evading several attempts at capture. He's even immortalized in a mural on the side of a building in downtown Salt Lake City...
jayrod
+2
Level 96
May 5, 2025
I just got 100% on the first try and it was probably my luckiest quiz ever. I was only confident of about 5 of them and flat out guessed on at least 3 of them.
berowdy
+2
Level 59
Aug 29, 2025
Easy 10/10 but I'm from there so I had an advantage
pyramid18
+3
Level 69
Aug 29, 2025
samesies. Grew up in the region with SLC as the "big city." I'll take advantages where I can!
bestanford
+2
Level 73
Aug 29, 2025
"This is the right place" is entertainingly understated haha. Got that one wrong.
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