National Parks Trivia Question and Answers
1.
In which state is Yosemite National Park located?
Answer:
California.
2.
Which national park is known for its towering sandstone formations called hoodoos?
Answer:
Bryce Canyon National Park.
3.
What year was the National Park Service established?
Answer:
1916
4.
Which national park is famous for the giant sequoias?
Answer:
Sequoia National Park.
5.
What is the largest national park in the United States?
Answer:
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
6.
Which national park features the famous Old Faithful geyser?
Answer:
Yellowstone National Park.
7.
Which national park encompasses parts of the Appalachian Trail?
Answer:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
8.
What unique geological feature is found in Carlsbad Caverns National Park?
Answer:
Limestone caves.
9.
Which national park is known for the stunning Grand Canyon?
Answer:
Grand Canyon National Park.
10.
What national park is home to over 400 species of birds and the world's highest coastal bluff?
Answer:
Channel Islands National Park.
11.
Which national park is famous for its colorful mineral deposits in Mammoth Hot Springs?
Answer:
Yellowstone National Park.
12.
What national park has a famous scenic drive known as the Road to the Sun?
Answer:
Glacier National Park.
13.
Which national park was established in 1919 and is known for its Mars-like landscape?
Answer:
Lassen Volcanic National Park.
14.
Which national park features the iconic Delicate Arch?
Answer:
Arches National Park.
15.
Which national park is the only one located in a desert climate in the contiguous U.S.?
Answer:
Death Valley National Park.
16.
Which national park in Alaska is known for its breathtaking glaciers?
Answer:
Glacier Bay National Park.
17.
What type of ecosystem is found in Everglades National Park?
Answer:
Wetlands.
18.
What is the name of the largest hot spring in Yellowstone National Park?
Answer:
Grand Prismatic Spring.
19.
Which national park is known for its rich Native American history and cliff dwellings?
Answer:
Mesa Verde National Park.
20.
How many active volcanoes are there in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park?
Answer:
Two (Kilauea and Mauna Loa).
21.
What animal is often referred to as the national park's "official" mascot due to its popularity?
Answer:
Black bear.
22.
Which national park in Utah features the stunning Zion Canyon?
Answer:
Zion National Park.
23.
What is the smallest national park in the United States?
Answer:
Gateway Arch National Park.
24.
Which park in South Dakota features Mount Rushmore?
Answer:
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (part of the national park system).
25.
What is the predominant tree found in Redwood National and State Parks?
Answer:
Coast Redwood.
26.
Which national park houses the world's first national reserve, created in 1890?
Answer:
Yellowstone National Park.
27.
Which U.S. territory has its own national park, known for its tropical ecosystems?
Answer:
Virgin Islands National Park.
28.
Which national park is famous for its annual wildflower bloom in the spring?
Answer:
AnzaBorrego Desert State Park.
29.
In which national park can you hike the famous “Half Dome”?
Answer:
Yosemite National Park.
30.
What fish is primarily found in the waters of Glacier National Park?
Answer:
Native cutthroat trout.
31.
Which national park is named after a group of ancient Puebloan peoples?
Answer:
Mesa Verde National Park.
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