ADVENTURES of the PUZZLE SQUAD.Place: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Time: JUNE Temperature: 86 [degrees] A lake without fish. An island where bison roam. A beehive house that's not for bees. You'll find them all in or near Salt Lake City, Utah. But first find these things: * Sea gull * Bison * Saltshaker * Stoplight * Grasshopper * Beehive * Basketball * Shrimp Adding Up The tabernacle in Temple Square has one of the world's largest pipe organs. How many pipes does the organ have? Count up the numbers on the roof of the tabernacle. ANSWERS There are 11,623 pipes on the organ. Beehive Mystery "That's funny," said Rick. "This Beehive House has no bees!" The man who founded Salt Lake City lived here. You can find out his name by doing this. Spell out the name of objects on the sidewalk. Then match the letters and numbers with the numbers in Rick's notebook. ANSWERS The leader of the pople who founded Salt Lake City was BRIGHAM YOUNG. Rescue Birds Chris is reading all about Sea Gull Monument. In 1848, millions of grasshoppers began to eat the crops. Sea gulls came and ate the grasshoppers, and kept the people from starving. Listen! Special traffic lights help blind people get around safely. The lights "chirp" or "cuckoo" when it's safe to cross the streets. Please help Annie walk through the maze of cars to the other traffic light. Island Adventure Antelope Island is the largest island on Great Salt Lake. Connect the dots to see one of the animals that live there. ANSWER The animal on the island is a biason. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Fishy Lake Abby hasn't caught one fish in Great Salt Lake! That's because it has no fish. Only one Creature lives in the lake. You can find out the creature's name by filling in the missing letters below. (Clue: The missing letters are on Annie's tackle box.) ANSWER The creatures are called BRINE SHRIMP Float Your Boat Great Salt Lake is as salty as the ocean. Salt helps swimmers float. Look at Rick! He's bobbing up and down in the water like a cork. Too bad his beach bail floated away. Can you help him find the one with an E on it? Just trace the right path. Excellent! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] About the Lake The Great Salt Lake is bigger than the state of Delaware. But the water is shallow. It's not much deeper than 15 feet (4.5 meters). Thousands of years ago, the lake was even larger. What is it called? Start with the letter B on Annie's bike wheel. Reading clockwise, write every other letter in order in the spaces below. ANSWER The ancient lake is called BONNEVILLE. |
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