WHAT DOES THE TERM GOLDEN REFER TO IN GOLDEN ISLES?
A. THE COLOR OF THE SEA OATS
B. THE RICHNESS OF THE LIFE
C. THE COLOR OF THE WATER
D. THE COLOR OF THE LEAVES
B. THE RICHNESS OF THE LIFE
100
HOW MANY ACRES OF MARITIME FOREST CAN BE FOUND ON WASSAW ISLAND?
A. 1800
B. 1900
C. 1090
D. 1890
B. 1900
100
DURING WHICH PERIOD DID SEA TURTLES EVOLVE?
A. JURRASIC
B. TRIASSIC
C. CETACEOUS
D. MESOZOIC
A. JURRASIC
200
WHO WERE LOOKING FOR GOLD ON THE BARRIER ISLANDS?
A. EUROPEANS
B. PIRATES
C. BRITISH
D. CONQUISTADORS
B. PIRATES
200
WHAT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS SNAKE IN NORTH AMERICA THAT CAN BE FOUND ON BLACKBEARD?
A. TIMBERRATTLER
B. CORAL SNAKE
C. COTTONMOUTH
D. EASTERN DIAMONDBACK
D. EASTERN DIAMONDBACK
200
HOW MANY MILES OFF THE COAST OF GEORGIA DOES THE SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT START AFFECTING THE WATER?
A. 50-60
B. 30-50
C. 60-70
D. 20-30
C. 60-70
200
HOW MUCH DO FEMALE LOGGERHEADS WEIGH DURING NESTING SEASON?
A. 400-500 LBS
B. 100-200 LBS
C. 500-600 LBS
D. 200-300 LBS
D. 200-300 LBS
300
IN WHAT SEASON WILL A MARSH TURN OA GOLDEN COLOR?
A. WINTER
B. SPRING
C. FALL
D. SUMMER
C. FALL
300
HOW MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS VISIT LITTLE ST. SIMONS?
A. 320
B. 220
C. 120
D. 230
B. 220
300
WHAT ENVIRONMENT IS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE IN LIFE?
A. MARSH
B. FOREST
C. BEACH
D. SLOUGH
A. MARSH
300
LOGGERHEADS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED HOW FAR OFF THE COAST OF GA?
A. 64.2 MILES
B. 13.5 MILES
C. 54.7 MILES
D. 65.4 MILES
A. 64.2
400
WHO FOUNDED THE BRITISH COLONY AT GEORGIA?
A. ANDREW CARNEGIE
B. JAMES OGLETHORPE
C. NATHANIEL GREEN
D. ROBERT E. LEE
B. JAMES OGLETHORPE
400
WHAT IS THE ANLY FAMILY OWNED BARRIER ISLAND?
A. LITTLE CUMBERLAND
B. LITTLE TYBEE
C. LITTLE ST. SIMONS
D. WILLIAMSON
C. LITTLE ST. SIMONS
400
(DOUBLE POINTS) WHICH TYPE OF ECOSYSTEM IS VERY FRAGILE?
A. FRESH WATER SLOUGH
B. SALT MARSH
C. OCEAN BEACH
D. MARITIME FOREST
D. MARITIME FOREST
400
WHAT IS ONE ANIMAL THAT WILL EAT A SEA TURTLE'S EGGS?
A. DEER
B. SQUIRRELS
C. FERAL HOGS
D. FERAL DOGS
C. FERAL HOGS
500
HOW MANY ISLANDS ARE THERE IN THE GOLDEN ISLES?
A. 6
B. 5
C. 7
D. 4
A. 6
500
WHAT YEAR WAS JEKYLL ISLAND PURCHASED BY THE STATE OF GEORGIA?
A. 1947
B. 1974
C. 1967
D. 1794
A. 1947
500
HOW MANY GENERAL ECOSYSTEMS CAN YOU FIND ON A BARRIER ISLAND?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3
C. 4
500
WHICH TURTLE'S SCIENTIFIC NAME IS Lepodochelys kempii?
A. LOGGERHEAD
B. GREEN
C. KEMP'S RIDLEY
D. LEATHERBACK