Virgin Islands National Park - Quiz
Virgin Islands National Park
  • 1. Where is St. John located in relation to the Greater Antilles?
A) On the western edge
B) In the center
C) South of
D) At the east end
  • 2. Which tectonic plate is St. John located on?
A) The South American Plate
B) The Caribbean Plate
C) The North American Plate
D) The Eurasian Plate
  • 3. During which geological period did the Water Island Formation form?
A) Permian
B) Cretaceous
C) Triassic
D) Jurassic
  • 4. What types of rocks are found in the Water Island Formation?
A) Granite and gneiss
B) Limestone and dolomite
C) Sandstone and shale
D) Keratophyres and pillow basalts
  • 5. What geological feature characterizes the Louisenhoj Formation?
A) Continental shelf
B) Mid-ocean ridge
C) Island arc
D) Oceanic trench
  • 6. Which rock types are part of the Louisenhoj Formation?
A) Granite and rhyolite
B) Marble and quartzite
C) Chert and flint
D) Andesite and basalt
  • 7. What geological event occurred during the deposition of the Outer Brass Limestone?
A) Volcanism abated
B) Development of coral reefs
C) Formation of a mountain range
D) Increased volcanic activity
  • 8. Which formation marks the resumption of volcanism in the Late Cretaceous?
A) Outer Brass Limestone
B) Tutu Formation
C) Water Island Formation
D) Louisenhoj Formation
  • 9. What types of rocks are found in the Tutu Formation?
A) Limestone and dolomite
B) Volcaniclastic turbidites, basalt, and andesite
C) Sandstone and shale
D) Granite and gneiss
  • 10. What geological feature followed the Tutu Formation?
A) Sand dunes
B) Diabase dike swarm
C) River deltas
D) Glacial moraines
  • 11. What caused compressive folding on St. John?
A) Deposition of sediments
B) Collision of the Caribbean Plate with the Bahama Platform
C) Glacial activity
D) Erosion by rivers
  • 12. Which pluton was intruded during the Late Eocene?
A) Narrows pluton
B) Brass River pluton
C) Water Island pluton
D) Louisville pluton
  • 13. What is associated with the Greater Antilles arc magmatism?
A) Virgin Gorda batholith
B) Louisenhoj Formation
C) Tutu Formation
D) Outer Brass Limestone
  • 14. What geological process is tied to the spreading of the Cayman Trough?
A) Normal faulting
B) Dextral strike-slip faulting
C) Sinistral strike-slip faulting at 39 Ma
D) Reverse faulting
  • 15. What historic site in Virgin Islands National Park features a partially restored sugar factory?
A) L'Esperance Trail
B) Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District
C) Annaberg Historic District
D) Catherineberg Sugar Mill Ruins
  • 16. Where is the windmill located in the Annaberg Historic District?
A) Annaberg Point
B) Reef Bay Trail
C) Cinnamon Bay
D) Mary's Point
  • 17. How can visitors reach the Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District?
A) Through Annaberg Point
B) By boat from Charlotte Amalie
C) Via Cinnamon Bay Campground
D) Via Reef Bay Trail or L'Esperance trail
  • 18. What are the Taíno rock carvings at Virgin Islands National Park called?
A) Hieroglyphs
B) Petroglyphs
C) Cave paintings
D) Megaliths
  • 19. When were the Reef Bay Trail petroglyph site added to the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 1990
B) 2000
C) 1982
D) 1975
  • 20. Which sugar mill ruins are among the most easily accessed in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District
B) Annaberg Historic District
C) Catherineberg Sugar Mill Ruins
D) L'Esperance Trail
  • 21. What is the total area covered by Virgin Islands National Park?
A) 14,737 acres (5,964 ha; 23 sq mi)
B) 30,000 square miles
C) 20,000 hectares
D) 10,000 acres
  • 22. What percentage of St. John Island is covered by Virgin Islands National Park?
A) 80 percent
B) 70 percent
C) Almost 60 percent
D) 50 percent
  • 23. What is the average annual rainfall in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) 55 inches (1,400 mm)
B) 100 inches
C) 70 inches
D) 30 inches
  • 24. During which months are trade winds strongest in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) Summer
B) Fall
C) Spring
D) Winter
  • 25. What is the average temperature for Virgin Islands National Park?
A) 75 °F (24 °C)
B) 85 °F (29 °C)
C) 79 °F (26 °C)
D) 65 °F (18 °C)
  • 26. What is the main tourist season in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) May to September
B) June to August
C) December to April
D) October to November
  • 27. Where is camping available from November through August in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) Cinnamon Bay Campground
B) Reef Bay Trail
C) Annaberg Historic District
D) L'Esperance Trail
  • 28. Which resort offers luxury accommodations in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) St. John Luxury Inn
B) Annaberg Hotel
C) Reef Bay Resort
D) Caneel Bay Resort
  • 29. Which animal is the only native land mammal in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) Mongoose
B) Bats
C) Deer
D) Wild donkeys
  • 30. Which island is nearly all of Hassel Island a part of?
A) Saint Croix
B) Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas
C) St. John
D) Virgin Gorda
  • 31. How often do ferries operate from Red Hook, St. Thomas to the park?
A) Twice daily
B) Once weekly
C) Thrice daily
D) Hourly
  • 32. What was the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on visitor numbers in 2018 compared to 2017?
A) Visitor numbers decreased significantly
B) Visitor numbers increased slightly
C) Visitor numbers remained the same
D) Visitor numbers doubled
  • 33. Who donated extensive lands to the National Park Service in 1956?
A) Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
B) The Trust for Public Land
C) Laurance Rockefeller's Jackson Hole Preserve
D) Caneel Bay Resort
  • 34. What percentage of the island does the national park boundary include?
A) 50%
B) 90%
C) 60%
D) 75%
  • 35. When was the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument created?
A) In 1956
B) In 2013
C) In 2017
D) In 2001
  • 36. Which organization purchased the 415-acre Estate Maho Bay for preservation?
A) The Trust for Public Land
B) Caneel Bay Resort
C) Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
D) National Park Service
  • 37. What was the cost of purchasing 58 acres from the trust for the NPS in 2012?
A) $3 million
B) $2.25 million
C) $4 million
D) $1.5 million
  • 38. Where is Cinnamon Bay Campground located?
A) Near Virgin Gorda
B) On Tortola
C) Inside the park
D) Outside the park in Charlotte Amalie
  • 39. What was the average number of visitors per year to the park from 2007 to 2016?
A) More than 450,000 visitors
B) Exactly 300,000 visitors
C) Less than 100,000 visitors
D) About 600,000 visitors
  • 40. What is the highest point on St. John, accessible via a trail?
A) Bordeaux Mountain
B) Ram Head
C) Caneel Hill
D) Lind Point
  • 41. What is the length of the Cinnamon Bay Nature Trail?
A) 6 miles
B) 0.5-mile loop
C) 3 miles
D) 1 mile
  • 42. Which beach can be accessed from both Cruz Bay and Caneel Bay Resort?
A) Maho Bay
B) Cinnamon Bay
C) Trunk Bay
D) Honeymoon Beach
  • 43. What is located on the west end of Trunk Bay near Jumbie Bay?
A) Cinnamon Bay Campground
B) Burgesman Cove
C) Salt Pond Bay
D) Reef Bay
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