Sun. Sep 28th, 2025

US National Parks

  1. In which state is Big Bend National Park located, protecting desert, river canyons, and mountains along the Rio Grande?

    Options:
    1. Arizona
    2. New Mexico
    3. Texas
    4. California

    Option: C

  2. Olympic National Park in Washington contains three ecosystems: mountains, temperate rainforest, and which coastline?

    Options:
    1. Pacific
    2. Atlantic
    3. Gulf of Mexico
    4. Arctic

    Option: A

  3. Which National Park in Florida protects the only living coral barrier reef in the continental US?

    Options:
    1. Biscayne
    2. Everglades
    3. Dry Tortugas
    4. Channel Islands

    Option: A

  4. Zion National Park in Utah is famous for its towering red cliffs and which popular narrow hiking trail?

    Options:
    1. Angels Landing
    2. Bright Angel
    3. Half Dome
    4. Rim Trail

    Option: A

  5. Which National Park in Alaska is larger than Switzerland and features massive glaciers and volcanoes?

    Options:
    1. Katmai
    2. Glacier Bay
    3. Gates of the Arctic

    Option: A

  6. Channel Islands National Park off the coast of California protects five islands rich in marine life. Which ocean surrounds it?

    Options:
    1. Atlantic
    2. Pacific
    3. Arctic
    4. Indian

    Option: B

  7. Which National Park preserves the tallest sand dunes in North America, some over 750 feet high?

    Options:
    1. Great Basin
    2. Great Sand Dunes
    3. White Sands
    4. Petrified Forest

    Option: B

  8. Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota honors the president who expanded the park system. What animals roam freely here?

    Options:
    1. Bison
    2. Bears
    3. Elk
    4. Wolves

    Option: A

  9. In which state would you find Shenandoah National Park, famous for Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Mountains?

    Options:
    1. West Virginia
    2. Virginia
    3. Maryland
    4. Pennsylvania

    Option: B

  10. Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas is unique because it protects what natural feature?

    Options:
    1. Caves
    2. Waterfalls
    3. Thermal springs
    4. Volcanoes

    Option: C

  11. Which National Park in California is home to the tallest waterfall in North America, Yosemite Falls?

    Options:
    1. Yosemite
    2. Kings Canyon
    3. Sequoia
    4. Death Valley

    Option: A

  12. Which National Park in New Mexico features dazzling white gypsum sand dunes stretching for miles?

    Options:
    1. White Sands
    2. Great Sand Dunes
    3. Death Valley
    4. Big Bend

    Option: A

  13. Katmai National Park in Alaska is world-famous for brown bears catching salmon at which waterfall?

    Options:
    1. Angel Falls
    2. Brooks Falls
    3. Yosemite Falls
    4. Bridalveil Falls

    Option: B

  14. Which park in California is home to General Sherman, the largest tree in the world by volume?

    Options:
    1. Sequoia
    2. Redwood
    3. Yosemite
    4. Kings Canyon

    Option: A

  15. Which National Park in Alaska protects the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, created by a volcanic eruption in 1912?

    Options:
    1. Katmai
    2. Denali
    3. Kobuk Valley

    Option: A

  16. Located in Utah, Capitol Reef National Park is named for dome-shaped rocks resembling which famous building?

    Options:
    1. White House
    2. US Capitol
    3. Lincoln Memorial
    4. Pentagon

    Option: B

  17. Which National Park in Texas contains more than 100 limestone caves, including Lechuguilla Cave, one of the deepest in the US?

    Options:
    1. Carlsbad Caverns
    2. Mammoth Cave
    3. Wind Cave
    4. Great Basin

    Option: A

  18. Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota is known for its interconnected lakes. What historic activity gave the park its name?

    Options:
    1. Native farming
    2. Fur trading canoe routes
    3. Gold mining
    4. Timber logging

    Option: B

  19. Which National Park in Alaska is home to Kobuk Sand Dunes, giant dunes located north of the Arctic Circle?

    Options:
    1. Gates of the Arctic
    2. Kobuk Valley
    3. Katmai

    Option: B

  20. Which National Park preserves ancient petrified wood, giving it its name?

    Options:
    1. Petrified Forest
    2. Mesa Verde
    3. Grand Canyon
    4. Arches

    Option: A