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