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1. What monument is an iconic symbol of a western state and appears on the state's license plate? It is also in a movie by Steven Spielberg as the site where aliens made contact with the US government.
2. Which national monument has North America's largest concentration of lava tube caves and lies on the northern flank of the largest volcano in the Cascade Range?
3. What national monument is only a half hour north of San Francisco, and contains one of the finest preserved groves of old growth coastal redwoods in central California?
4. This national monument is the remnant of an ancient volcano, having two fairly large lakes in its caldera: Paulina Lake and East Lake. Name it.
5. A national monument became a national park in 2013, is located in California's coastal mountains and is known by rock climbers as a great place to climb. What is it?
6. Which mountain was over 1,300 feet taller just two years before it was made into a national monument?
7. A national monument was used by NASA for astronauts to practice lunar expeditions. Which one?
8. What national monument is completely surrounded by military installations, and is sometimes closed due to nearby missile tests?
9. One national monument encompasses the second longest cave system in the world, and is often overshadowed because of its close proximity to an extremely famous National Memorial. What is its name?
10. Can a national monument become such simply because the President says so?
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