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Which famous tree lives in Sequoia National Park?
(A) Major Oak
(B) The Tree of Life
(C) General Sherman
Correct Answer: (C) General Sherman
The largest living single-stem tree in the world stands approximately 275 feet tall with a diameter of 25 feet. Scientists estimate the tree to be more than 2,300 years old. We can only imagine all the things that tree has lived through…
What is Wind Cave National Park known for?
(A) Being really windy
(B) Its calcite formations
(C) Housing a large bat colony
Correct Answer: (B) Its calcite formations
Thin blades of calcite projecting from cave walls and ceilings form a honeycomb pattern called ‘boxwork.’ Wind Cave encompasses 140 miles of explored passageways, making it the sixth-longest cave in the world, and the first one to ever be established as a national park.
The easternmost national park is located in…
(A) North Carolina
(B) Maine
(C) Florida
Correct Answer: (B) Maine
Acadia National Park is located on the easternmost state’s Mount Desert Island. Featuring rocky shorelines and a well-preserved lighthouse, it’s also home to Cadillac Mountain, one of the first spots in the nation to see the sunrise each day.
In Yellowstone’s early days, the Old Faithful geyser was used to…
(A) Punish evildoers
(B) Do laundry
(C) Tell time
Correct Answer: (B) Do laundry
While staying in the park in 1882, an Army regiment tossed their presumably stinky clothes into Old Faithful’s crater and waited patiently. The geyser reliably ejected load after load of ‘thoroughly washed’ laundry — the cottons were fine, but all the woolens were ‘torn to shreds.’ Where’s the warranty sticker on this thing?
The highest point in North America is located in which national park?
(A) Zion National Park
(B) Olympic National Park
(C) Denali National Park
Correct Answer: (C) Denali National Park
Previously called Mount McKinley, the name of the 20,310-foot mountain was officially changed to Denali in 2015, which is what locals have always called it. Part of the Alaska Range, Denali means ‘the high one’ in the language of the Athabascan tribe.
Which movie was based in Forks, a small town surrounded by Olympic National Park?
(A) Diner
(B) Twilight
(C) The Maze Runner
Correct Answer: (B) Twilight
Forks came to fame when the series of ‘Twilight’ books and films were released. The stories depict scenes of Olympic National Park’s moody, rocky shoreline and temperate rainforest, which happens to be one of the wettest places in the US—and apparently a great place for vampires.
Which US president created the first national park in 1872?
(A) Ulysses S. Grant
(B) Rutherford B. Hayes
(C) Andrew Johnson
Correct Answer: (A) Ulysses S. Grant
When Grant signed the law establishing Yellowstone, the start of ‘America’s best idea’—the national park system—had begun. Justly famed for its dramatic geysers, colorful hot springs, and majestic wildlife, it’s no wonder that Yellowstone is one of the most visited national parks in the country.
Which famous prisoner was detained at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park?
(A) John Brown
(B) Samuel Mudd
(C) John Wilkes Booth
Correct Answer: (B) Samuel Mudd
Mudd and three other men convicted for conspiring in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln were held here after 1865. Mudd, who’d treated John Wilkes Booth’s fractured leg, was eventually pardoned and released.
How was Oregon’s Crater Lake formed?
(A) Overzealous WPA workers
(B) A meteorite
(C) A volcanic eruption
Correct Answer: (C) A volcanic eruption
Sometime around 5700 BCE, the now-dormant Mount Mazama erupted, losing roughly 3,000 feet of its height as it collapsed in on itself. The cataclysm formed a depression that gradually filled with water, which is now the centerpiece of Crater Lake National Park.
Which is the newest national park?
(A) White Sands
(B) Indiana Dunes
(C) Great Sand Dunes
Correct Answer: (A) White Sands
White Sands was dedicated as a national monument in 1933 and kept that status until 2020, when it was declared a national park. The sands are made up of tiny gypsum crystals—at 275 square miles, it’s the largest gypsum dune field on Earth.
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