National Parks

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100

What is the first national park?

A. Yosemite

B. Yellowstone

C. Grand Canyon

Yellowstone

100

Which National Park is this?

A. Redwood National Park

B. Olympic National Park

C. Sequoia National Park

A. Redwood National and State Parks

The ancient ecosystem of forests, beaches and grasslands that make up more than 110,000 acres of Redwood National Park are found along Northern California’s coast and into Oregon. President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill creating the park in 1968.

100

Which National Park is known for having grizzly & black bears?

A. Denali national park

B. Grand Canyon

C. Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park

100

What national site has four presidents that are carved on a mountain?

A. Great Smoky Mountains

B. Mount Rushmore

C. Yellowstone

Mount Rushmore

100

What is the coldest national Park in the USA?

A. Grand Teton National Park

B. Rocky Mountain National Park

C. Zion National Park

Grand Teton National Park (the coldest temperature ever recorded here was -63F)

200

Which state has the most national parks?

A. California

B. Alaska

C. North Dakota

California

200

Officially known as the Salamander Capital of the World, which national park is the most popular national park in the U.S.?

A. Glacier National Park

B. Olympic National Park

C. Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains

The Smoky Mountains along the Tennessee–North Carolina border are estimated to be between 200 and 300 millions years old, which makes them one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. More than 11 million people visit the park each year, making it the most popular national park in the U.S.

200

Yellowstone national park is known for it’s large population of what animal?

A. Pigs

B. Snakes

C.Bison

Bison

200

Which is the oldest mountain range in the USA?

A. Yellowstone

B. Everglades

C. Appalachian Mountain

Appalachian Mountains

200

What is the smallest National Park in the USA ?

A. Hot Springs in Arkansas

B. Glacier

C. Yosemite

Hot Springs in Arkansas

300

How many official national parks are there?

A. 43

B. 63

C. 74

C. 63

300

Located primarily in Wyoming, which was the first national park in the United States?

A. Zion National Park

B. Glacier National Park

C. Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park, established on March 1, 1872, by President Ulysses S. Grant, was the first national park in the United States. Home to Old Faithful, Yellowstone is located in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.

300

Which animal can be found at Everglades National Park?

A. Crocodile

B. Black bears

C. Wolves

Crocodile

300

Which national park can you find the tallest trees on earth?

A. Redwood National Park

B. Everglades

C. Mount Rushmore

Redwood National Park

300

What is the hottest National Park in the USA ?

A. Yosemite

B. Death Valley

C. Yellowstone

Death Valley

400

Which president was responsible for starting the first national park?

A. Teddy Roosevelt

B. Ulysses S. Grant

c. Woodrow Wilson

C. Ulysses S. Grant

400

The town of Te Anau is the gateway to the Fiordland National Park, located in what country?

A. Australia

B. New Zealand

C. Canada

B. New Zealand

The Fiordland National Park makes up a sizeable part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site in New Zealand. Some of its most popular sites include Milford Sound, Mitre Peak and Doubtful Sound.

400

Which animal is found in the most national parks?

A. Wolves

B. Scorpions

C. Black bears

Black Bears

400

What is the most visited national park in the USA ?

A. Great Smoky Mountains

B. Yosemite

C. Redwoods national park

Great Smoky Mountains

400

What 3 states does Yellowstone National Park cover?

A. Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota

B. Montana, Idaho, Colorado

C. Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana

500

Which president(s) have the most National parks/sites named after them

A. Uylsses S. Grant & FDR

B. Abraham Lincoln & Teddy Roosevelt

C. Andrew Johnson & Woodrow Wilson

B. Abraham Lincoln & Teddy Roosevelt

500

Areas of what national park were used by director George Lucas as a filming location for "Star Wars: A New Hope" in 1977?

A. Death Valley National Park

B. Olympic National Park

C. Sequoia National Park

A. Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park, which straddles the California-Nevada border, was the setting for the fictional planet Tatooine in George Lucas' "Star Wars" universe. The park is not only the hottest and driest place in the United States, but it's also the lowest point in North America.

500

Which animal is known to fly through the Great Basin National Park?

A. Hawk

B. Bald Eagle

C. Seagull

Bald Eagle

500

What national park has the longest cave system in the world?

A. Carlsbad Caverns

B. Mammoth Cave

C. Wind Cave

Mammoth Cave

500

How many national Monuments are there in the USA ?

A. 50 To 60

B. 100 to 145

C. 65 to 95

100 to 145 (There are exactly 138 national monuments)