Katmai National Park and Preserve - Quiz
Katmai National Park and Preserve
  • 1. What notable feature does Katmai National Park and Preserve contain?
A) Yellowstone Geyser Basin
B) Grand Canyon
C) The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
D) Niagara Falls
  • 2. How many acres does Katmai National Park and Preserve encompass?
A) 2,500,000 acres
B) 3,000,000 acres
C) 5,000,000 acres
D) 4,093,077 acres
  • 3. Which state's land area is comparable to the size of Katmai National Park and Preserve?
A) California and Texas
B) Hawaii and Rhode Island
C) Florida and Ohio
D) Between Connecticut and New Jersey
  • 4. How far is Katmai National Park from Anchorage?
A) About 290 miles southwest
B) 500 miles southeast
C) 200 miles northeast
D) 100 miles northwest
  • 5. What was the primary reason for designating Katmai as a national monument in 1918?
A) For its scenic beauty
B) For its abundant fish resources
C) For its brown bear population
D) To protect the area around the major 1912 volcanic eruption of Novarupta
  • 6. How many individual volcanoes are included in Katmai National Park?
A) 10
B) As many as 18
C) 25
D) 5
  • 7. Which of the following is a key feature of the park's geography?
A) The Rocky Mountains
B) The Appalachian Mountains
C) The Aleutian Range with a chain of fifteen volcanic mountains
D) The Sierra Nevada
  • 8. Which river within the park is designated as a wild river?
A) The Yukon River
B) The Kuskokwim River
C) The Alagnak River
D) The Susitna River
  • 9. Which of the following volcanoes is a stratovolcano in Katmai National Park?
A) Mount Katmai
B) Mount St. Helens
C) Kilauea
D) Mauna Loa
  • 10. What significant volcanic event occurred at Novarupta in 1912?
A) Formed a new mountain range
B) Produced a pyroclastic flow that covered a nearby valley with ash as much as 300 feet thick
C) Created a large lake
D) Caused a massive earthquake
  • 11. Which volcano in Katmai National Park has been active since 1953?
A) Trident Volcano
B) Kilauea
C) Mount St. Helens
D) Mauna Kea
  • 12. What is the height of Mount Katmai?
A) 5,500 feet (1,676 m)
B) 6,716 feet (2,047 m)
C) 8,000 feet (2,438 m)
D) 10,000 feet (3,048 m)
  • 13. What is the primary reason for bear hunting issues in the preserve lands of Katmai?
A) Lack of interest from hunters
B) Small preserve population sizes and stalking bears to close limits
C) Overpopulation of brown bears
D) Strict hunting regulations
  • 14. Which fault divides the foundation rocks on the Alaska Peninsula?
A) The Aleutian Trench
B) The Bruin Bay Fault
C) The Denali Fault
D) The San Andreas Fault
  • 15. What type of rock is predominant in the eastern part of the Alaska Peninsula?
A) Igneous rocks
B) Sedimentary rocks of Triassic age
C) Metamorphic rocks
D) Fossiliferous sedimentary rocks of Jurassic and Cretaceous age
  • 16. Which physiographic province covers the park's Aleutian Range?
A) The Appalachian province
B) The Rocky Mountain province
C) The Aleutian Range province
D) The Sierra Nevada province
  • 17. Which of the following is not an active volcano in Katmai National Park?
A) Novarupta
B) Mount St. Helens
C) Trident Volcano
D) Mount Mageik
  • 18. What type of volcanic event did Fourpeaked Mountain experience in September 2006?
A) Phreatic eruptions
B) Plinian eruption
C) Effusive lava flow
D) Pyroclastic flow
  • 19. Which volcano is known for its large debris avalanche in 1912?
A) Mount Martin
B) Mount Mageik
C) Novarupta
D) Trident Volcano
  • 20. What type of climate does Katmai National Park and Preserve have according to the Köppen classification?
A) Desert
B) Subarctic (Dfc)
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Mediterranean
  • 21. What is the average annual extreme minimum temperature at Brooks Falls in Katmai?
A) -15.6 °F (-26.4 °C)
B) -20.1 °F (-29.5 °C)
C) -30.9 °F (-34.9 °C)
D) -40.2 °F (-40.1 °C)
  • 22. What attracts both people and brown bears to Katmai National Park?
A) Sockeye salmon
B) Wolves
C) Elk
D) Deer
  • 23. Which area is one of the only developed areas in Katmai National Park?
A) Swikshak Lagoon
B) Brooks Camp
C) Kukak Bay
D) Funnel Creek
  • 24. What is the Plant Hardiness zone at Brooks Falls?
A) 3b
B) 5a
C) 7c
D) 9d
  • 25. What type of climate has cool summers and year-round precipitation?
A) Tropical monsoon
B) Humid continental
C) Subarctic
D) Mediterranean
  • 26. What type of weather is Katmai National Park known for?
A) Windy and stormy
B) Reliably rainy or drizzly
C) Snowy and cold
D) Sunny and dry
  • 27. During which season is rainfall heaviest in Katmai National Park?
A) Winter
B) Inland
C) Near the coast
D) Summer
  • 28. How many mammal species does Katmai National Park support?
A) 137
B) 4
C) 24
D) 29
  • 29. Which of the following is not a marine mammal found in Katmai National Park?
A) Killer whale
B) Harbor seal
C) Sea lion
D) Beluga whale
  • 30. Which of these is a common wildflower in Katmai National Park?
A) Rose
B) Sunflower
C) Daisy
D) Beachhead iris
  • 31. What is the designation of Brooks Camp as an archaeological site in 1993?
A) National Historic Landmark
B) State Historical Park
C) World Heritage Site
D) Local Monument
  • 32. Who were the first Europeans to arrive in significant numbers in the area now known as Katmai National Park and Preserve?
A) Spanish
B) French
C) Russians
D) British
  • 33. Which American company took over from the Russians for trading in Katmai?
A) Alaska Commercial Company
B) Northwest Trading Company
C) Pacific Fur Company
D) Hudson's Bay Company
  • 34. What natural event led to the abandonment of Katmai and Douglas in the early 20th century?
A) Earthquakes
B) Wildfires
C) Tsunami
D) Floods
  • 35. In what year was Novarupta identified as the primary volcanic center of the 1912 eruption?
A) 1954
B) 1967
C) 1945
D) 1938
  • 36. Who led the first National Geographic Society expedition to Katmai in 1915?
A) Robert Fiske Griggs
B) John Muir
C) Frederick Russell Burnham
D) George Bird Grinnell
  • 37. Which U.S. President signed the proclamation establishing Katmai National Monument?
A) Warren G. Harding
B) Calvin Coolidge
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 38. On what date was Katmai National Monument officially established?
A) January 1, 1920
B) July 4, 1917
C) September 24, 1918
D) December 25, 1919
  • 39. Who was known as 'The Glacier Priest' and documented the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes?
A) Charles Sheldon
B) Horace M. Albright
C) Father Bernard R. Hubbard
D) John Muir
  • 40. Which U.S. President expanded Katmai National Monument in 1931?
A) Calvin Coolidge
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Herbert Hoover
  • 41. Which U.S. President signed the proclamation that included islands in the Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet within Katmai's boundary?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 42. In what year did George B. Hartzog Jr. commission the Operation Great Land report?
A) 1964
B) 1958
C) 1972
D) 1980
  • 43. Which U.S. President expanded Katmai by 94,547 acres (38,262 ha) in 1968?
A) Jimmy Carter
B) Gerald Ford
C) Richard Nixon
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 44. In what year did Katmai gain a full-time, on-site park superintendent?
A) 1965
B) 1980
C) 1990
D) 1971
  • 45. Which act established a framework to divide up Alaska's federal lands in 1971?
A) Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
B) Wilderness Act
C) National Park Service Organic Act
D) Antiquities Act of 1906
  • 46. Which U.S. President used the Antiquities Act to expand Katmai by 1,370,000 acres (550,000 ha) in 1978?
A) George H.W. Bush
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Bill Clinton
  • 47. In what year was the final ANILCA bill passed to establish Katmai National Park and Preserve?
A) 1993
B) 1971
C) 2005
D) 1980
  • 48. When did Fat Bear Week begin at Katmai National Park?
A) 1989
B) 2014
C) 2005
D) 1993
  • 49. What was the name of the oil tanker involved in the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) Exxon Valdez
B) Katmai Spill
C) Valdez Oil
D) Prince William Sounder
  • 50. Who was the superintendent of Katmai from 2016 to 2017?
A) Mark Sturm
B) Deborah O. Liggett
C) Karen Bradford
D) Gilbert E. Blinn
  • 51. Who is the current superintendent of Katmai as mentioned in the text?
A) Joe Fowler
B) Steve Frye
C) Diane Chung
D) Mark Sturm
  • 52. What was the estimated number of bird casualties due to the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) 8,400 dead birds
B) 10,000 dead birds
C) 5,000 dead birds
D) 12,000 dead birds
  • 53. In which year did work resume to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) 1988
B) 1989
C) 1990
D) 1991
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