National Park of American Samoa - Quiz
National Park of American Samoa
  • 1. Which epoch is Tutulia island most likely dated from?
A) Pliocene Epoch
B) Holocene Epoch
C) Eocene Epoch
D) Miocene Epoch
  • 2. What type of volcanic formations primarily compose the islands in American Samoa's national park?
A) Cinder cones made from pyroclastic material
B) Stratovolcanoes formed from andesitic lava
C) Lava domes composed of rhyolite
D) Shield volcanoes built by basalt lava flows
  • 3. What geological feature on Taʻū island is one of the highest in the world?
A) Coral reefs
B) Volcanic craters
C) Sea cliffs over 3,000 feet high
D) Lava tubes
  • 4. What is the name of the seamount east of Taʻū that is developing into a future island?
A) Vailulu'u Seamount
B) Tutuila Seamount
C) Ofu Seamount
D) Pago Pago Seamount
  • 5. What natural disaster could potentially be triggered by the Liu Bench on Taʻū island?
A) A tsunami strong enough to affect Fiji
B) A landslide causing a flood
C) A volcanic eruption
D) An earthquake
  • 6. What type of lava flows formed the Masefau dike complex and talus breccias?
A) Dacitic lavas
B) Rhyolitic lavas
C) Andesitic lavas
D) Olivine basalts
  • 7. Which islands are remnants of a single basaltic volcano formed in the Pliocene to Early Pleistocene?
A) Taʻū and Tutuila
B) Upolu and Savai'i
C) Aunu'u and Manua
D) Ofu and Olosega
  • 8. What geological process led to the formation of calderas on Pago and Alofau summits?
A) Collapse of shield domes
B) Submarine landslides
C) Formation of lava tubes
D) Eruption of stratovolcanoes
  • 9. What type of volcanic activity occurred recently on Leone volcanics?
A) Formation of shield domes
B) Development of stratovolcanoes
C) Eruption generating tuff cones undersea and cinder cones on land
D) Creation of lava plateaus
  • 10. What geological feature was formed by erosion in the Early to Middle Pleistocene on Tutuila?
A) Volcanic craters
B) Calderas enlarged by erosion
C) Lava plateaus
D) Coral reefs
  • 11. What is the orientation of the rift zone that formed Taʻū and Ofu-Olosega islands?
A) N. 70° W.
B) S. 70° E.
C) E. 70° N.
D) W. 70° S.
  • 12. What type of volcanic activity renewed in the Middle Pleistocene on Upolu?
A) Rhyolitic lava domes
B) Dacitic shield volcanoes
C) Andesitic stratovolcanoes
D) Olivine basalt pahoehoe and aa flows
  • 13. What type of volcanic formations are aligned along the center axis of Upolu?
A) Pleistocene cinder cones
B) Miocene stratovolcanoes
C) Eocene shield volcanoes
D) Holocene lava domes
  • 14. What type of volcanic activity marked Savai'i's surface in the Quaternary period?
A) Lava flows, including olivine basalt pahoehoe and spatter cones
B) Formation of coral reefs
C) Creation of lava plateaus
D) Eruption of rhyolitic stratovolcanoes
  • 15. What geological feature was formed by erosion runoff before being submerged?
A) Volcanic craters
B) Cinder cones
C) A submarine shelf allowing for coral reef development
D) Lava tubes
  • 16. What type of volcanic rocks erupted in recent times on Leone volcanics?
A) Stratovolcanoes
B) Tuff cones undersea and cinder cones on land
C) Lava plateaus
D) Shield domes
  • 17. What type of lava flows buried the submerged barrier reef, enlarging an island?
A) Aa flows
B) Dacitic lavas
C) Rhyolitic lavas
D) Pahoehoe flows
  • 18. What geological feature on Ofu is formed by ponded flows?
A) North center portion of the island
B) Barrier reef
C) East to west rift zone
D) South coast cliffs
  • 19. What type of volcanic activity occurred on Mount Matavanu from 1905 to 1911?
A) Formation of stratovolcanoes
B) Emergence of olivine basalt pahoehoe
C) Eruption of rhyolitic lava domes
D) Creation of shield volcanoes
  • 20. What type of volcanic formations are found as inliers and monadnocks on Upolu?
A) Eocene shield volcanoes
B) Holocene lava plateaus
C) Miocene stratovolcanoes
D) Remnants of Late Tertiary to Late Pliocene eruptions
  • 21. What type of volcanic activity formed the Mauga Afi chain?
A) Lava plateaus
B) Stratovolcanoes
C) Shield domes
D) Spatter cones in 1902
  • 22. What year was the National Park of American Samoa established?
A) 2002
B) 1993
C) 1988
D) 2010
  • 23. What is the total acreage of coral reefs and ocean in the park?
A) 3,341 acres
B) 2,500 acres
C) 8,257 acres
D) 1,000 acres
  • 24. Who introduced a bill to include American Samoa in the Federal Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act?
A) The National Park Service
B) Dr. Paul Cox
C) Delegate Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia
D) President of the Bat Preservers Association
  • 25. Which unit of the park is accessible by car?
A) Manuʻa Islands
B) Taʻū
C) Tutuila
D) Ofu
  • 26. What is the highest point in American Samoa located within the park?
A) Lata Mountain
B) Maugaloa Ridge
C) Mount Alava
D) Sunuitao Peak
  • 27. How did the National Park Service resolve the issue of acquiring land for the park?
A) Entered into a 50-year lease with Samoan village councils
B) Negotiated with private owners
C) Bought the land outright
D) Used eminent domain
  • 28. What is the total acreage of land in the park?
A) 1,000 acres
B) 3,341 acres
C) 2,500 acres
D) 8,257 acres
  • 29. What is the highest point in the Tutuila unit?
A) Mount Alava
B) Maugaloa Ridge
C) Sunuitao Peak
D) Lata Mountain
  • 30. What is the total acreage of offshore waters in the park?
A) 2,500 acres
B) 8,257 acres
C) 5,757 acres
D) 3,341 acres
  • 31. What is the size of the Taʻū unit in terms of offshore waters?
A) 1,200 acres
B) 1,100 acres
C) 2,500 acres
D) 400 acres
  • 32. What is the name of the ridge that separates the Tutuila unit?
A) Breakers Point
B) Sunuitao Peak
C) Maugaloa Ridge
D) Lata Mountain
  • 33. What is the highest point in the Ofu unit?
A) Maugaloa Ridge
B) Mount Alava
C) Lata Mountain
D) Sunuitao Peak
  • 34. What percentage of plant species in American Samoa is endemic?
A) Approximately 30%
B) 70%
C) 50%
D) 10%
  • 35. Which bat species was nearly eliminated by Cyclone Val in 1991?
A) Samoa flying fox
B) Pacific sheath-tailed bat
C) White-naped flying fox
D) N/A
  • 36. Which of the following is NOT a native reptile in American Samoa?
A) Mottled snake-eyed skink
B) Pacific boa
C) Micronesian skink
D) Oceania gecko
  • 37. Which modern era reptile is found only on Tutuila?
A) Stump-toed gecko
B) Common house gecko
C) Brahminy blind snake
D) Pacific boa
  • 38. Which mammal is a modern introduction to American Samoa?
A) Dogs
B) Cats
C) Polynesian rats
D) Pigs
  • 39. Which type of forest is found on Taʻū?
A) Cloud forest
B) Desert forest
C) Lowland ridge forest
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 40. Which bird is considered rare in this locality?
A) Samoan starling
B) Pacific pigeon
C) Wattled honeyeater
D) Many-colored fruit dove
  • 41. Who designed the bats on the 2020 American Samoa quarter?
A) An artist from the Commission on Fine Art.
B) John Flanagan.
C) A member of the Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee.
D) Richard Alan Masters.
  • 42. When was the 2020 American Samoa quarter released to the public?
A) December 2018.
B) January 2019.
C) February 2020.
D) March 2021.
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