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US National Parks Trivia Quiz

See how well you know features of US National Parks! They are all special places.

A multiple-choice quiz by robinsir. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robinsir

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
177,472

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
2762

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: portalrules123 (11/15), Guest 73 (9/15), Guest 136 (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. In what national park would you find the North and South Kaibab Trails? Hint

Yosemite

Grand Canyon

Grand Teton

Mt. Rainier

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where would you find Angels Landing, The Temple of Sinawava, and The Watchman? Hint

Carlsbad Caverns

Yellowstone

Zion

Denali

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Question 3 of 15

3. This national park is actually an amphitheater in some portions, not a canyon! Hint

Kings Canyon

Big Bend

Yellowstone

Bryce Canyon

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Question 4 of 15

4. The 'Valley Of 10,000 Smokes' can be found in this park. Hint

Mt. Rainier

Crater Lake

Katmai

Kenai Fjords

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Question 5 of 15

5. This park includes one of the world's longest and most complex caves. It is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Hint

Kobuk Valley

Mammoth Cave

Wind Cave

Carlsbad Caverns

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Question 6 of 15

6. 'The Needles', 'The Maze' and 'The Island In The Sky' are the three areas of this park. Hint

Canyonlands

Gates Of The Arctic

Big Bend

Olympic

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of these national parks is NOT located in Utah? Hint

Mesa Verde

Arches

Capitol Reef

Zion

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Question 8 of 15

8. Joshua Tree National Park is made up of both the Mojave and the Chihuahuan Desert.

True

False

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which of these national parks is not located in the Rocky Mountains? Hint

Rocky Mountain

Glacier

Great Smoky Mountains

Yellowstone

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which of these national parks does not have an active or dormant volcano? Hint

Lassen

Haleakala

Yosemite

Mt. Rainier

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of these pairs of national parks is NOT within 50 miles of each other? Hint

Sequoia/Kings Canyon

Carlsbad Caverns/Guadalupe Mountains

Joshua Tree/Death Valley

Grand Teton/Yellowstone

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Question 12 of 15

12. This is the largest national park in the United States. Hint

Yellowstone

Wrangell-St. Elias

Grand Canyon

Gates Of The Arctic

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of these national parks is NOT also designated as a World Heritage Site as of Dec. 31, 2003? Hint

Mesa Verde

Bryce Canyon

Mammoth Cave

Hawaii Volcanoes

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which of these national parks does NOT encompass land in two or more states? Hint

Grand Canyon

Yellowstone

Death Valley

Great Smoky Mountains

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of these U.S. national parks does NOT border another country? Hint

Everglades

Wrangell-St. Elias

Glacier

Big Bend

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what national park would you find the North and South Kaibab Trails?

Answer: Grand Canyon

Although the Bright Angel Trail is the most popular path into and out of the Grand Canyon, the South Kaibab is more spectacular and the steeper path to the Colorado River!

2. Where would you find Angels Landing, The Temple of Sinawava, and The Watchman?

Answer: Zion

Angels Landing is quite the spectacular hike - only if you are NOT afraid of heights!

3. This national park is actually an amphitheater in some portions, not a canyon!

Answer: Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon National Park is famous for its odd shaped formations called "Hoodoos".

4. The 'Valley Of 10,000 Smokes' can be found in this park.

Answer: Katmai

Estimated to be the world's second largest volcanic eruption of historic times, the volcano known as Novarupta erupted in 1912.

5. This park includes one of the world's longest and most complex caves. It is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Answer: Wind Cave

The cave is well known for its outstanding display of boxwork, an unusual cave formation composed of thin calcite fins resembling honeycombs.

6. 'The Needles', 'The Maze' and 'The Island In The Sky' are the three areas of this park.

Answer: Canyonlands

The confluence of the Green River and the Colorado River occurs within the park.

7. Which of these national parks is NOT located in Utah?

Answer: Mesa Verde

Utah has five national parks. Mesa Verde is in Colorado.

8. Joshua Tree National Park is made up of both the Mojave and the Chihuahuan Desert.

Answer: False

Joshua Tree NP is made up in part by the Mojave Desert at a higher elevation where the Joshua Trees are found; and the Colorado Desert below 3,000 feet in elevation, which is the habitat of creosote bush, ocotillo, and cholla cactus.

9. Which of these national parks is not located in the Rocky Mountains?

Answer: Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina is the most visited national park annually with more than nine million visitors per year. Grand Canyon National Park is a distant second with more than four million visitors per year.

10. Which of these national parks does not have an active or dormant volcano?

Answer: Yosemite

Haleakala, on the Hawaiian island of Maui is said to be the largest dormant volcano in the world!

11. Which of these pairs of national parks is NOT within 50 miles of each other?

Answer: Joshua Tree/Death Valley

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park border each other in California.

12. This is the largest national park in the United States.

Answer: Wrangell-St. Elias

Proclaimed as Wrangell-St. Elias National Monument Dec. 1, 1978; Wrangell-St.Elias was established as a national park and preserve on Dec. 2, 1980.

13. Which of these national parks is NOT also designated as a World Heritage Site as of Dec. 31, 2003?

Answer: Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon National Park is on the potential U.S. nominations list for World Heritage Sites. Mesa Verde was inscribed in 1978; Mammoth Cave in 1981 and Hawaii Volcanoes in 1987.

14. Which of these national parks does NOT encompass land in two or more states?

Answer: Grand Canyon

Death Valley NP is in California and Nevada; Yellowstone NP is in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho; and Great Smoky Mountains NP is in North Carolina and Tennessee.

15. Which of these U.S. national parks does NOT border another country?

Answer: Everglades

Glacier National Park borders Canada. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park also borders Canada. Big Bend NP borders Mexico!

Source: Author robinsir

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