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Quiz about Navigation Station Western USA
Quiz about Navigation Station Western USA

Navigation Station: Western USA Quiz


Oh no, I've lost my map! Do you think you could help me navigate my way through the wonders of the American West?

A multiple-choice quiz by atlas84. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
atlas84
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
370,412
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
420
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (7/10), Linda_Arizona (9/10), UMC67 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. I'm in a large National Park in Washington. Some of its main attractions are Hurricane Ridge, the Hoh Rainforest, and Ozette Loop. There are mountains everywhere, but not a volcano in sight. What National Park am I in? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Cruising down Highway 1, I weave my way through coastal mountains that offer many lofty views of the Pacific Ocean. In California, I go through the Redwood Forest, sail over the Golden Gate Bridge, and skid past San Francisco on my way to an area that features the Bixby Bridge and Hearst Castle. What is this surf-friendly portion of the coast called? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Now I'm heading east to see what I can find in the Mojave Desert. Boy, it sure is hot out here. The place I'm at now has signs pointing to Badwater Basin and Zabriskie Point. Where am I? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Great horny toads, I'm up north! I accidentally took the wrong road and ended up in a place that shares the name of a gun-toting cartoon character. I think we all know I'm in Yosemite, but what's the name of the 3,000 foot monolith featured as its main attraction? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Now I'm back in the desert traveling through southern Utah, but I've gotten lost in a strange place called The Maze. It's part of a larger territory that has natural arches, an "Island in the Sky", and an even weirder area known as The Needles. Help me out here; where am I? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I think I've seen this place before. Its distinct mesas and buttes have been in the backgrounds of many Hollywood westerns. What place on the Utah-Arizona border am I passing through? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In southeast New Mexico I wander into a cave that descends a thousand feet into darkness. At the bottom, large chambers filled with stalactites and stalagmites are faintly glowing all around the path. Which underground wonder am I in? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Most people who think of South Dakota conjure up images of the Black Hills and Mt. Rushmore. But I'm in a place outside the hills, where sedimentary rocks that were eroded by rain and wind have formed ridges that are stratified in color. Where am I now? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Heading west now, I approach the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming. Just after crossing the Continental Divide, I can see a long range of snow-capped peaks that I suspect are just south of Yellowstone. Being the subject of the only National Park that is fully in Wyoming, what is this range called? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. With its turquoise lakes and snowy ridges, the natural beauty of Glacier National Park in Montana is a perfect place to finish the trip. As I make my way up the Going-to-the-Sun Road I can see a pass up ahead, but I can't remember what it's called. All I remember is that it shares its name with the highest mountain in Canada. Where has this last leg of my trip taken me? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I'm in a large National Park in Washington. Some of its main attractions are Hurricane Ridge, the Hoh Rainforest, and Ozette Loop. There are mountains everywhere, but not a volcano in sight. What National Park am I in?

Answer: Olympic

Olympic National Park contains many sights of interest, including Cape Flattery--the most northwestern point in the contiguous 48 states. The park was named after the Olympic Mountains, which can be seen from the vistas of Hurricane Ridge. One of the wettest areas in the U.S. flanks the west side of these mountains, which is where the mossy Hoh Rainforest grows.

North Cascades and Mt. Rainier National Parks are in the Cascades of Washington. Denali is in Alaska.
2. Cruising down Highway 1, I weave my way through coastal mountains that offer many lofty views of the Pacific Ocean. In California, I go through the Redwood Forest, sail over the Golden Gate Bridge, and skid past San Francisco on my way to an area that features the Bixby Bridge and Hearst Castle. What is this surf-friendly portion of the coast called?

Answer: Big Sur

This stretch of the coast is where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise high above the beaches of California. One of them is Cone Mountain, the highest coastal mountain in the lower 48 states. Big Sur is a Spanish term, meaning "The Big South".

Surf City is a town in North Carolina, and the Gold Coast is in Australia. The Catalina Coast doesn't exist.
3. Now I'm heading east to see what I can find in the Mojave Desert. Boy, it sure is hot out here. The place I'm at now has signs pointing to Badwater Basin and Zabriskie Point. Where am I?

Answer: Death Valley

At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater Basin is the lowest point in the U.S. This area of the valley is also the driest and hottest place in the country. Zabriskie Point, made popular by an Antonioni movie, is the location of some badlands formations above the valley.
4. Great horny toads, I'm up north! I accidentally took the wrong road and ended up in a place that shares the name of a gun-toting cartoon character. I think we all know I'm in Yosemite, but what's the name of the 3,000 foot monolith featured as its main attraction?

Answer: El Capitan

Hopefully you didn't pick the bluff (no pun intended). El Capitan is the largest granite monolith in the world. Many rock climbers and base jumpers consider it their greatest challenge. Half-dome Peak is also in Yosemite, but the rocky portion of it isn't 3,000 feet high. Devil's Tower is in Wyoming.
5. Now I'm back in the desert traveling through southern Utah, but I've gotten lost in a strange place called The Maze. It's part of a larger territory that has natural arches, an "Island in the Sky", and an even weirder area known as The Needles. Help me out here; where am I?

Answer: Canyonlands

There may not be a place on the planet as geologically diverse as the Canyonlands. This is where the confluence of the Colorado and Green rivers have created a wide range of rock formations. People are ill-advised to hike in The Maze, because it's a remote region of disorienting canyons. The Island in the Sky isn't really an island, but a plateau above the Canyonlands that offers extensive views of the area. The Needles district is a collection of colorful columns, arches, domes, and fins that look like something out of a Salvador Dali painting. To top it all off, Arches National Park is practically right down the street.

Bryce Canyon is an extraordinary place in Utah that has even higher columns than The Needles. The Valley of Fire is a place in Nevada. The Petrified Forest is in Arizona, and is better known for its crystallized wood.
6. I think I've seen this place before. Its distinct mesas and buttes have been in the backgrounds of many Hollywood westerns. What place on the Utah-Arizona border am I passing through?

Answer: Monument Valley

The iconic Monument Valley has appeared in such films as "Stagecoach", "Easy Rider", and "Once Upon a Time in the West" (my favorite).

Goblin Valley's is in central Utah and Mesa Verde is in Colorado. The Four Corners is a junction between Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.
7. In southeast New Mexico I wander into a cave that descends a thousand feet into darkness. At the bottom, large chambers filled with stalactites and stalagmites are faintly glowing all around the path. Which underground wonder am I in?

Answer: Carlsbad Caverns

About 250 million years ago, the area around Carlsbad Caverns was on the shore of an inland sea. After the sea dried up, it left behind a large reef that eventually became buried by sediment. Over millions of years, water that drained through the reef carved out the caverns we see today.

Mammoth Cave is in Kentucky, Luray Caverns are in Virginia, and the Crystal Caverns are made up.
8. Most people who think of South Dakota conjure up images of the Black Hills and Mt. Rushmore. But I'm in a place outside the hills, where sedimentary rocks that were eroded by rain and wind have formed ridges that are stratified in color. Where am I now?

Answer: Badlands

If you're ever visiting Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands is a place you can't miss. Only 40 miles away from the mountain, it contains some of the largest Oligocene fossil beds in the world, and its hills are separated by grasslands that are fed on by bison and bighorn sheep. The Lakota Tribe called it "Mako Sica", or "bad land", because of its extreme temperature and scarcity of water.

The Garden of the Gods is in Colorado, The Pinnacles are in California, and Wounded Knee is a historical site in South Dakota.
9. Heading west now, I approach the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming. Just after crossing the Continental Divide, I can see a long range of snow-capped peaks that I suspect are just south of Yellowstone. Being the subject of the only National Park that is fully in Wyoming, what is this range called?

Answer: Tetons

As with Monument Valley, the Tetons have been shown in the backgrounds of some famous western films. Grand Teton, the largest of them, stood majestically in a tear-jerking scene from the movie "Shane". Oddly, the Tetons lack any foothills on their eastern side, offering travelers some stunning views of them from Jackson Hole. The range's name derives from "les trois tetons", so called by French Voyageurs when they thought the mountains looked like three breasts.

Brooks Range is in Alaska, the Cascades are in Washington and Oregon, and the Uintas are in Utah.
10. With its turquoise lakes and snowy ridges, the natural beauty of Glacier National Park in Montana is a perfect place to finish the trip. As I make my way up the Going-to-the-Sun Road I can see a pass up ahead, but I can't remember what it's called. All I remember is that it shares its name with the highest mountain in Canada. Where has this last leg of my trip taken me?

Answer: Logan Pass

Glacier is part of the first International Peace Park that was created in 1932. The other member of this park is Waterton, which is in Canada and neighbors it on the north. Unfortunately, the amount of glaciers in this park have been in decline over the years. In 2014, there were only 25 active glaciers in it, while there used to be over a hundred a century ago. Glacier Warming National Park might be a better name for it now!

John Muir said it best regarding Glacier: "Get off the track at Belton Station, and in a few minutes you will find yourself in the midst of what you are sure to say is the best care-killing scenery on the continent - beautiful lakes derived straight from glaciers, lofty mountains steeped in lovely nemophila-blue skies and clad with forests and glaciers, mossy ferny waterfalls in their hollows, nameless and numberless, and meadowy gardens abounding in the best of everything".
Source: Author atlas84

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