Yellowstone National Park
In what year was Yellowstone National Park established?
A. 1865
B. 1872
C. 1901
D. 1916
B. 1872
Yellowstone National Park is primarily located in which U.S. state?
A. Montana
B. Wyoming
C. Idaho
D. Colorado
B. Wyoming
This is a term for a young person in poultry lingo.
What is spring chicken? When you’re healthy and fit, you feel like a spring chicken regardless of your age.
This funnel-shaped phenomenon blows through its path with fury.
What is a tornado? Tornadic winds can howl and blow at up to 300 miles per hour. While they are usually short-lived, sometimes they last for hours. It doesn’t take more than a few seconds for a tornado to leave a path of utter destruction.
Boeing created a historic automobile, a roving vehicle that in July 1971 went on a mission to explore this.
Answer: What is the moon? The lightweight vehicle was able to reach 11.2 miles per hour and is still on the moon today.
He was the British prime minister during World War II.
Who is Winston Churchill? When he became prime minister, he wrote, “I felt... that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and for this trial.” He led Britain to victory during the war.
What natural wonder is Yellowstone best known for?
A. Tall mountains
B. Hot springs and geysers
C. Sand dunes
D. Coral reefs
B. Hot springs and geysers
This iconic food is closely associated with Idaho, which produces about a third of the U.S. supply.
A) Apples
B) Corn
C) Potatoes
D) Cherries
C) Potatoes
We switch to this time in meteorological spring.
What is daylight saving time (DST)? Daylight saving time begins each year on the second Sunday in March.
This is the meteorological term for precipitation in the form of solid balls of ice.
What is hail? When an upward draft carries raindrops into the cold part of the atmosphere, they freeze into spheres the size of golf balls. Sometimes they grow to the size of a baseball.
Introduced in 1997, this boxy Toyota hybrid vehicle sparked the electric car craze.
Answer: What is the Prius? Prius chief engineer Takeshi Uchiyamada later became the chairman of Toyota’s board of directors.
This country’s attack on Pearl Harbor drew the United States into World War II.
What is Japan? According to the USO, “[Japanese Adm. Isoroku] Yamamoto—the key architect of Pearl Harbor—had served as a military attaché in Washington and had traveled across the United States.”
Yellowstone sits atop what geological feature that causes its geothermal activity?
A. Volcano
B. Fault line
C. Tectonic plate edge
D. Meteor crater
A. Volcano
The capital of this state is Helena, and it experienced a massive gold rush in the 1860s.
A) Idaho
B) Wyoming
C) Montana
D) Nevada
Answer: C) Montana
Vernal means of this season.
What is spring? The first day of spring is the vernal equinox.
This specific kind of landslide is defined as “a mass of material, such as snow, rock, or other debris, moving rapidly down a slope.”
What is avalanche? It’s caused by a part of the slope, hill, or mountain becoming unstable, often after a heavy rain or snowfall.
In the 1970s, many carmakers started to include stereos capable of playing these square music storage devices.
Answer: What are cassette tapes? Cassettes competed with 8-track tapes because they fit better in glove boxes.
This type of women’s swimsuit was launched in the mid-1940s.
What is bikini? Allegedly, part of the reason for the abbreviated swimsuits was fabric rationing during the war.
How often does Old Faithful typically erupt?
A. Every 10 minutes
B. Every 30 to 90 minutes
C. Once a day
D. Once a week
B. Every 30 to 90 minutes
Fun Fact: Park rangers can predict it within a few minutes!
This state was the first to grant women the right to vote — in 1869.
A) Idaho
B) Montana
C) Wyoming
D) Utah
Answer: C) Wyoming
Fun Fact: That’s why it’s called the Equality State!
The sun is directly above this on the first day of spring. Hint: It is zero degrees latitude.
What is the equator? On the first day of spring, we get approximately 12 hours of sunlight and 12 hours of darkness.
Clouds get their color from these.
What are water droplets? Raindrops scatter the light that hits the water.
In 1974, the first digital dashboard display debuted in a Lagonda, by this automaker.
Answer: What is Aston Martin? The display data included speed, fuel, and temperature readings
“Here’s looking at you, kid,” comes from this classic 1940s-era film
What is Casablanca? The movie is set in Casablanca, Morocco, where American expats and others who were stranded in Europe during World War II fled to escape the war.
Which of these animals is most famously associated with Yellowstone?
A. Polar bear
B. Bison
C. Alligator
D. Cougar
B. Bison
This scenic highway in Montana is often called “the most beautiful drive in America.”
A) Going-to-the-Sun Road
B) Beartooth Highway
C) Trail Ridge Road
D) Highway to the Sky
Answer: B) Beartooth Highway
“April showers bring May flowers” is an old saying. What flower is most often associated with blooming in May?
A) Daisy
B) Tulip
C) Lily
D) Peony
Answer: B) Tulip
Rainbows require this in addition to rain to exist.
What is light? The water acts as a prism to refract (or bend) light and produce a rainbow.
In 1996, General Motors introduced this “celestial” safety system, which alerts 911 in the event of an accident.
Answer: What is OnStar? Today, the system can use a smartphone’s GPS feature to give emergency services the exact location of the vehicle.
Completed in 1941, Mount Rushmore features these four U.S. presidents.
Who are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt?
Yellowstone is part of which larger ecosystem or mountain range?
A. Sierra Nevada
B. Great Basin
C. Rocky Mountains
D. Cascade Range
C. Rocky Mountains
This famous frontierswoman and sharpshooter was born in what is now Montana and toured with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show.
A) Annie Oakley
B) Calamity Jane
C) Belle Starr
D) Sacagawea
Answer: B) Calamity Jane
She is the Greek goddess of spring.
Who is Persephone? Zeus is her father. According to mythology, Persephone was picking flowers when she was snatched and sent to Hades.
This collapse of land can occur following a downpour of biblical proportions or for no apparent reason.
What is a sinkhole? If there is no apparent reason for the land to collapse, you can assume that water collected beneath the ground has made the surface unstable and led to the sinkhole.
In the 1990s, the modern version of this speed-maintaining setting emerged.
Answer: What is cruise control? The modern version includes lidar, sonar, and more to help the vehicle safely maintain speed and avoid accidents.
These brothers topped the charts in 1944 with their hit “You Always Hurt the One You Love.”
Who are The Mills Brothers? The song was written by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher.