Wildlife
Survival Skills
National Parks
Legends & Myths
Famous Wilderness People
200

This large, semi-aquatic mammal has skin that secretes a natural red fluid often mistaken for blood

Hippopotamus 

200

What is the maximum number of days a human can typically survive without drinking water under normal conditions?

3 days
200

What park was established in 1872 and was the first national park in the U.S and the world?

Yellowstone

200

Which creature is said to roam the Pacific Northwest, leaving giant footprints behind?

Bigfoot

200

Which person founded the Sierra Club and is often called the "Father of National Parks"

John Muir

400

What animal is known as "nature's engineer"?

Beaver

400

If you need to purify water quickly in the wilderness, the most reliable method is to do this for at least one minute?

Boil it

400

Which park is the get the most visitors?

Great Smokey Mountain National Park


400

Which Appalachian legend warns of a ghostly figure with glowing red eyes, often spotted near West Virginia?

Mothman

400

Which person became famous for survival TV shows where he eats bugs and drinks from vines?

Bear Grylls

600

What animal uses echolocation and is the only flying mammal?

Bat

600

What is the type of fire lay that is shaped like a cone, one of the easiest ways to start a fire?

Teepee fire

600

Which state has the most national parks? 

California 

600

Which sea monsters is said to drag ships beneath the waves?

The Kraken

600

Which person wrote Silent Spring, sparking the modern environment movement?

Rachel Carson

800

This flightless bird, native to New Zealand, is nocturnal, has hair like feathers, and lays one of the largest eggs relative to its body size

Kiwi

800

What natural material should be piled thick on the floor of your shelter to insulate your body?

Dry leaves

800

How many official national parks are in the United States?

63

800

Which desert legend from Southern California described a towering, hairy creature said to lurk near Joshua Tree and military bases?

Yucca Man

800

Which person was the first to summit Mount Everest alongside Tenzing Norgay?

Sir Edmund Hillary

1000

This insect, found in tropical regions, is the world's largest beetle and can grow over six inches long

Titan beetle

1000

Which survival technique involves using the stars, specifically locating Polaris to determine direction when you don't have a compass?

Celestial navigation

1000

What park has the tallest mountain peak at 20,320 ft?

Denali National Park and Preserve

1000

Which creature from Algonquian legend is a cannibalistic spirt associated with winter and starvation?

Wendigo

1000

This British primatologist spent decades studying chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park and became a leading advocate for animal conservation.

Jane Goodall