The Great Outdoors

National Park Facts

100

This park is home to a variety of wildlife including manatees, alligators and panthers:

A) Yosemite Park

B) The Everglades 

B) The Everglades 

200

Hot Springs park, featuring natural thermal hot springs, is located in which state:

A) Arkansas

B) Arizona 

A) Arkansas 

300

Death Valley, one of the hottest locations in the US, is located in which two states?

A) Nevada and Oregon 

B) California and Nevada 

B) California and Nevada

400

The world's tallest tree is located in this park:

A) Redwood Park 

B) Joshua Tree Park 

A) Redwood Park 

500

Crater Lake, home to a crater that is 3,900 feet deep, is located in which state? 

A) Oregon

B) Arizona 

A) Oregon 

Happy Camper

100

A play on words, this term refers to camping with all the amenities:

A) Glamping 

B) Camporee

A) Glamping 

200

The most popular camp dwelling is:

A) A tent

B) An RV

A) A tent 

300

What is the most popular item purchased in preparation for a camping trip?

A) A flashlight

B) A tent  

A) A flashlight 

400

The most expensive camping experience is on Vancouver island, and costs an average of:

A)$1700 a night 

B) $2900 a night 

B) $2900 a night 

500

Roughly what percentage of Americans go camping each year?

A) 25%

B) 15%

B) 15%

Plants and Animals

100

This common campsite pest is actually considered the world's deadliest "animal":

A)  the wasp

B) the mosquito

B) the mosquito

200

This critter, often seen running through campsites in the north east, is related to the woodchuck and prairie dog:

A) groundhog 

B) chipmunk

B) chipmunk

300

The average lifespan of a bear in the wild is roughly:

A) 50 years

B) 25 years

B) 25 years 

400

This insect's chirp can be used to gauge the temperature during the summer months:

A) The cricket 

B) The cicada 

A) The cricket 

500

A barrier of crushed eggshells and pinecones around your campsite may help protect from this creature:

A) skunks 

B) snakes 

B) snakes 

I Want S'more

100

Around 45 million pounds of this sweet ingredient are made every year to make s'mores:

A) Marshmallow

B) Chocolate 

A) Marshmallow 

200

National S'mores Day is celebrated every year on:

A) June 10th 

B) August 10th 

B) August 10th 

300

S'mores were invented in 1927 by:

A) The Boy Scouts 

B) The Girl Scouts 

B) The Girl Scouts 

400

The largest s'more ever made weighed:

A) 267 pounds

B) 367 pounds 

A) 267 pounds 

500

What year did the word s'more get added to the dictionary?

A) 1984

B) 1974

B) 1974