Trivia

[oldno7]

Prior to 1921, what was the name of the Colorado river, from it's confluence with the Green to it's headwaters?
You guess it, your up.

Might be a fun category to persue(trivia)

[stefan]

Prior to 1921, what was the name of the Colorado river, from it's confluence with the Green to it's headwaters?
You guess it, your up.

Might be a fun category to persue(trivia)

grand river

in fact, i remember reading about this. a group of geologist said a river doesn't start at a confluence, it must have a beginning. they suggested to congress the green river be renamed 'the colorado' because it had a higher flow rate. however, official(s) of the state of colorado said ... NO WAY, if we're going to name the river the colorado it must originate in colorado (or something to that effect) and so it goes ...

(please correct me if i don't have that quite right)

[oldno7]

Sounds right to me, your up.

I believe it is also how Colorado ended up with Grand Lake and Grand Junction.

[stefan]

I believe it is also how Colorado ended up with Grand Lake and Grand Junction.

yep!

so to go along with your 'previously named' theme ...

mukuntuweap nat'l monument is now called what?

[blueeyes]

Zion National Park

[stefan]

:2thumbs:

your turn blueeyes

[blueeyes]

I loved visiting the Mammoth Caves when I lived out in TN so I am going to go with one about the caves that I found interesting.



In 1841, Dr. John Croghan brought 16 ailing patients with him into the Mammoth Caves, and set up living quarters there. He claimed the cave air would cure his patients of what illness?

[jdgibney]

H1N1? ;)

how 'bout tuburculosis?

[blueeyes]

yep! been talking it up on NPR lately

Your up jdgibney

[jdgibney]

Sweet! My mom, a nurse, was just talking about it the other night, I remember having tests when I was a kid...

how 'bout:
What is Sieur de Monts National Monument currently known as?

[oldno7]

Sweet! My mom, a nurse, was just talking about it the other night, I remember having tests when I was a kid...

how 'bout:
What is Sieur de Monts National Monument currently known as?
Acadia, although I'll have to say, I didn't know there were National Parks East of Utah.:mrgreen:

So, on we go:

In the Grand Canyon, there are many points with Egyptian names, Who named these locations?

[jdgibney]

Acadia, although I'll have to say, I didn't know there were National Parks East of Utah.:mrgreen:


http://www.joshgibney.com/bhhlweb.jpg

Only one ;)

[accadacca]

Great topic! :guitar:

[DiscGo]

mukuntuweap nat'l monument is now called what?

Very cool one! I didn't know that.

[blueeyes]

Kincaid, is that the answer?

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[canyoncaver]

Surveyor Clarence Dutton named many of the buttes and "temples" in Grand Canyon after deities from religions and mythology around the world. So not only are Egyptian gods and goddesses represented, but also figures from Norse and Hindu mythology, among others. His reasoning was that the Canyon was too grand and sublime to glorify only one religion.

[oldno7]

Canyon Caver has it, your up.

[oldno7]

I think if someone doesn't post their trivia within 12 hours, anyone can jump in.

So--anyone?

[Pelon1]

What is the largest organ of the human body?

[wes242]

The Skin, .......... my brother might think his is something else though.

[Pelon1]

Your up Wes..

[wes242]

What is this? And where did it come from...?
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[homerj]

The Skin, .......... my brother might think his is something else though.

:lol8:

[wes242]

You'll find that in the ocean.... well I doubt I would find it, but thats where it is from.

[oldno7]

some sorta kelp?

[wes242]

Nope not kelp .... it is from some animal in the ocean with "jaws"

[wes242]

Ok I am changing my question..... THat Port Jackson Shark Egg might have been a bit odd.....
New Question!
I am thinking of a Number between 1-20, what is it?

[denaliguide]

three

[Udink]

69!

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[wes242]

3 isn't it and either is 69 Dude! Although that is almost always the correct number!

[denaliguide]

69!

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how can that not be it? what was i thinking? whoops, has to be less than 20.

[oldno7]

Ok I am changing my question..... THat Port Jackson Shark Egg might have been a bit odd.....
New Question!
I am thinking of a Number between 1-20, what is it?

Thanks for singlehandedly derailing a thread.:yousuck:

[canyoncaver]

To try and get things back on track, I will take my turn from earlier. Sorry I didn't reply in time, I was too busy having fun OUTSIDE! :haha:

There are 24 former units of the National Park System that have been de-listed. They once were National Parks (or monuments, or historic sites, etc.) and now are not.

Name one. (extra points if you guess the one that is in Utah, or one of the two that are caves)

[River]

I've been through one of the caves many times - Spirit Mtn Cave used to be a national monument.

[canyoncaver]

I've been through one of the caves many times - Spirit Mtn Cave used to be a national monument.

Well THAT didn't last long! (that's what she said)

The other cave is Lewis and Clark Caverns in MT. The Utah site is Flaming Gorge National Recreation area (used to be NPS and USFS, now just USFS). Others you may be familiar with include Mackinac Island, MI and Papago Park in downtown Phoenix.

Your turn, River.

[River]

Which national park is named after a part of the female anatomy?

[oldno7]

Ahhh, the Grand Tetons:2thumbs:

Thanks for getting us back on track guys.

[River]

Yep, early French explorers called it "les Trois Tetons" - the three breasts.

[oldno7]

What is considered to be the last major river to be "discovered" in the contiguous United States.

[River]

Just floated it last year -
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But I'll let someone else go, as I'll be away from the computer for a bit.

[Scott P]

Hmmm, sort of a trick question.

The Escalante was the last river of it's length to be discovered in the Lower 48, but calling it a "major" river really is pushing it.

The Thunder River was discovered shortly after the Escalante, but it's a very short river.

I guess I'll go with Escalante.

[oldno7]

That was what I was looking for, Your up Scott

[Scott P]

Without googling it, out of the cities/towns/villages below, which one in Utah has recorded the coldest temperature?

A. Alta

B. Brighton

C. Green River

D. Hanksville

E. Ogden

F. Moab

G. Salt Lake City

H. St. George

I. Vernal

[blueeyes]

Ok without googling (myBFF) I will go with Vernal.

Edit:
I googled it and didn't come up with any on your list! But I discovered something kinda cool about Utah.

[Scott P]

Ok without googling (myBFF) I will go with Vernal.

No, but good guess. With a record low of -38F, Vernal is #2 on the list.


I googled it and didn't come up with any on your list!

The list above isn't comprehensive as several places in UT have recorded temperatures colder than any of the ones above. It was just which of the one on the list had recorded the coldest temperature. It makes it a little harder to cheat/Google.:wink:

[blueeyes]

I think I know #1 now but I will wait and see. It wasn't easy to find.

[Felicia]

Green River

[oldno7]

No googling here. I'd go with Hanksville. Sitting in a low valley with a river running through it.

[Scott P]

Green River
Yes; that's the one.



1. Green River: -42

2. Vernal -38

3. Hanksville: -35

4. Brighton: -31

5. Salt Lake City: -30

6a. Ogden: -26

6b. Alta: -26

6. Moab: -24

7. St. George: -11

[Felicia]

The Cactus to Clouds day hike has almost 11,000 feet of elevation gain. What is the name and location of the mountain?

[denaliguide]

gotta be that mountain outside of palm springs that has the gondola on it. san jacinto

[Felicia]

Yup! Your turn.