Plants
This plant is the most abundant and harmful invasive plant on the island
What is Genista
This is the largest native land predator on the island
What is the Island Fox
The year William Wrigley Jr. purchased the island
What is 1919
The total square mileage of Catalina Island
What is 76 mi2
Marilyn Monroe was a famous Hollywood star, but before she was in Hollywood, she lived on Catalina working at Lloyds. This was her real name before she got Marilyn Monroe
What is Norma Jean Baker
The reason you shouldn't chew on lemonade berries is because of what toxin found in the pit
What is Cyanide
This is the only venomous snake species on the island
What is the Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
What is 1972
This channel is one of the deepest saltwater channels in the world
What is the San Pedro Channel
This organism, under ideal conditions, is the second fastest growing organism on the planet
What is Pacific Giant Kelp
This Catalina endemic plant only has 4 wild species left in the world, all found in one canyon on our island.
What is Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany
What is 1924
Before the Catalina Casino was built, there was a smaller building in place of it that had a ballroom that could hold up to 250 couples
What is the sugarloaf casino
This is the tallest peak on Catalina Island
What is Mt. Orizaba
This country is the birthplace of ziplining
What is Costa Rica
This species of fish can change their gender
What is the Sheepshead
The total number of years that the Chicago Cubs spent on Catalina for spring training
What is 30 years
The total length of the Trans-Catalina Trail
What is 38.5 miles
The Tongva people called Santa Catalina Island by this name
This island giant is the largest member of the Buckwheat family
What is St. Catherines Lace
These are the only two endemic bird species on Catalina Island
What is Catalina Island Quail and Catalina Hutton's Vireo
The name of the canoes that the Tongva peoples used
What is a Te'aat
The Channel Islands were created by subduction, not volcanism. These were the two tectonic plates that were involved in this process
What is the Pacific plate and the Farallon plate
The Oceans 7 swim challenge consists of 7 long swims across channels around the world, including the Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel, and the Catalina Channel which is how long
What is 22 miles