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Quiz about World Heritage Sites United States

World Heritage Sites - United States Quiz

World Heritage Sites in the USA include cultural, natural, and mixed sites. See if you can identify which are included in the list.

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

Author
jstagamtome

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
308,421

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
554

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is a cultural World Heritage Site(s) in the continental United States where people lived or worked? Hint

Monticello

All of these

Independence Hall

Cahokia Mounds

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these World Heritage Sites in the continental United States is located in Colorado? Hint

Mesa Verde

Taos pueblo

Carlsbad caverns

Chaco culture

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following U.S. National Parks was the first one to be designated a World Heritage Site? Hint

Arches, Utah

Canyonlands, Utah

Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Badlands, South Dakota

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which U.S. territory or commonwealth (apart from states calling themselves a commonwealth) was the first to have a World Heritage Site? Hint

U.S. Virgin Islands

American Samoa

Guam

Puerto Rico

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which state is the first university to be designated a World Heritage Site? Hint

Texas

New York

Virginia

California

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Question 6 of 10

6. Part of the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park is located in which U.S. state? Hint

Alaska

Montana

Washington

Idaho

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following statements about U.S. World Heritage Sites is true? Hint

all of these

one of the sites was razed to the ground to make way for a housing development

three sites have actually been removed from the list

one of the sites was actually imported from another country

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Question 8 of 10

8. Yellowstone National Park is a Natural World Heritage site. It stretches across how many states? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is a U.S. World Heritage Site which contains nearly as many tree species as all of northern Europe? Hint

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Adirondacks National Park

Redwood National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following species is not a native species in the Florida Everglades, a World Heritage Site? Hint

crocodile

platypus

panther

West Indian manatee

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is a cultural World Heritage Site(s) in the continental United States where people lived or worked?

Answer: All of these

Located near Collinsville, Illinois, Cahokia Mounds had 10,000-20,000 inhabitants at its peak near 1250 A.D. and was the largest city north of Mexico. Monticello is the Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson. Independence Hall was constructed as the Pennsylvania State House and opened in 1753.

2. Which of these World Heritage Sites in the continental United States is located in Colorado?

Answer: Mesa Verde

The other three sites are located in New Mexico (Taos, Carlsbad, and Chaco).

3. Which of the following U.S. National Parks was the first one to be designated a World Heritage Site?

Answer: Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Not only is Mammoth cave the longest cave in the world, it is 100 miles longer than the second and third longest caves combined.

4. Which U.S. territory or commonwealth (apart from states calling themselves a commonwealth) was the first to have a World Heritage Site?

Answer: Puerto Rico

La Fortaleza and San Juan historic site in Puerto Rico was the first one in an American territory or commonwealth.

5. In which state is the first university to be designated a World Heritage Site?

Answer: Virginia

Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, comprise a World Heritage Site.

6. Part of the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park is located in which U.S. state?

Answer: Montana

Comprised of Waterton National Park in Canada and Glacier National Park in Montana, the International Peace Park is the World Heritage Site designation.

7. Which of the following statements about U.S. World Heritage Sites is true?

Answer: one of the sites was actually imported from another country

The Statue of Liberty was brought from France in 1886 as a gift from the French people. The other statements are untrue.

8. Yellowstone National Park is a Natural World Heritage site. It stretches across how many states?

Answer: 3

96% of the park is in Wyoming, 3% in Montana, and 1% in Idaho.

9. Which of the following is a U.S. World Heritage Site which contains nearly as many tree species as all of northern Europe?

Answer: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The most visited national park, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has over 100 species of native trees. The park straddles the border North Carolina and Tennessee.

10. Which of the following species is not a native species in the Florida Everglades, a World Heritage Site?

Answer: platypus

Although it is a repository for all types of creepy crawlers and unsavory neighbors, the Australian platypus has not laid an egg here yet! Only Australia has a natural environment conducive to platypus (even New Zealand has none) and the Florida Everglades has a creeping salinity even less conducive to this freshwater species.

Source: Author jstagamtome

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