Indiana Dunes National Park - Quiz
Indiana Dunes National Park
  • 1. Which ecoregion is Indiana Dunes National Park located in?
A) Temperate coniferous forest
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Desert
D) Central forest-grasslands transition
  • 2. What potential vegetation type is associated with Indiana Dunes National Park according to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. Potential natural vegetation Types?
A) Pine/Spruce (50)
B) Oak/Hickory (100)
C) Savanna (30)
D) Tropical Rainforest (75)
  • 3. Which of the following is a federally listed threatened or endangered plant species found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Tulip
B) Rose
C) Mead's milkweed (Asclepias meadii)
D) Daisy
  • 4. Which animal is a federally threatened species found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Grizzly bear
B) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
C) Bald eagle
D) Gray wolf
  • 5. How many bird species have been observed by the Indiana Audubon in or migrating through Indiana Dunes as of 2023?
A) 500
B) 250
C) 100
D) Nearly 370
  • 6. Which two species began returning to Indiana Dunes National Park in 2011 and 2018 respectively?
A) Piping plover and rufa Red knot
B) Bald eagle and red fox
C) North American river otter and bobcat
D) Grizzly bear and gray wolf
  • 7. What type of forest is Indiana Dunes National Park's potential vegetation form?
A) Savanna
B) Boreal forest
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Eastern Hardwood forest (Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest)
  • 8. Which of the following is a state threatened or endangered plant species in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Sunflower
B) White baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)
C) Lily
D) Rosemary
  • 9. Which of the following is a federally endangered bird species found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
B) Sparrow
C) Eagle
D) Robin
  • 10. What is the estimated population range for each plant group of rare species in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) 100–120 individual plants
B) 10-20 individual plants
C) 200-300 individual plants
D) 500-600 individual plants
  • 11. Which of the following is a common summer flowering plant in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Rose
B) Tulip
C) Goldenrod (11 varieties)
D) Daisy
  • 12. How many species of vascular plants does Indiana Dunes National Park have, ranking it among the units of the National Park System?
A) More than 1,400 species
B) 2,000 species
C) 500 species
D) 800 species
  • 13. Which federally threatened reptile is found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)
B) American alligator
C) Green sea turtle
D) Komodo dragon
  • 14. Which of the following mammals is known to inhabit Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) White-tailed deer
B) Elephant
C) Panda
D) Kangaroo
  • 15. What type of habitat does Indiana Dunes National Park provide for the bald eagle?
A) Limited habitat
B) Suitable habitat
C) No habitat
D) Unsuitable habitat
  • 16. According to the Köppen climate classification system, what type of climate does Indiana Dunes National Park have?
A) Mediterranean climate
B) Hot summer Humid continental climate (Dfa)
C) Tropical rainforest climate
D) Desert climate
  • 17. What is the plant hardiness zone at Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) 5b
B) 7a
C) 6a
D) 4c
  • 18. What is the average annual extreme minimum temperature at Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) -20.0 °F (-29.0 °C)
B) 15.0 °F (-9.4 °C)
C) -9.4 °F (-23.0 °C)
D) 32.0 °F (0.0 °C)
  • 19. What weather-related condition during winter can pose a threat to visitors at Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Shelf ice
B) Tornadoes
C) Blizzards
D) Heatwaves
  • 20. What is shelf ice and why can it be dangerous?
A) Ice pushed from Lake Michigan onto beaches that can build into ridges with air pockets, making walking hazardous.
B) Frozen rain forming on trees
C) Thin ice covering small ponds
D) A type of snowfall unique to the region
  • 21. During which period was the Lake Michigan Basin formed?
A) Cretaceous Period
B) Pleistocene Epoch
C) Holocene Epoch
D) Wisconsin Glacial Period
  • 22. What is the dominant geologic form that created the landscape of Indiana Dunes?
A) Lake Border Moraine
B) Tinley Moraine
C) Valparaiso Moraine
D) Calumet Shoreline
  • 23. How many major glacial lake periods created the Indiana Dunes?
A) Five
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
  • 24. Name one of the four major glacial lakes that contributed to the formation of the Indiana Dunes.
A) Lake Erie
B) Lake Superior
C) Glacial Lake Chicago
D) Lake Huron
  • 25. What natural process transports sand southward along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan?
A) Longshore drift
B) Wind deposition
C) Glacial movement
D) River erosion
  • 26. What forms when littoral currents encounter streams bringing water from inland along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan?
A) Sandbars pointing down current
B) Cliffs
C) Volcanic islands
D) Canyons
  • 27. What is the oldest visible shoreline of Lake Michigan in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Tolleston Shoreline
B) Valparaiso Shoreline
C) Calumet Shoreline
D) Glenwood Shoreline
  • 28. What geographical feature forms the western border to the dunes in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Little Calumet River
B) Wolf Lake
C) Indiana River
D) Lake Michigan
  • 29. Who signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 that included the redesignation?
A) President Donald Trump
B) Senator Todd Young
C) Deputy Director Paul Daniel Smith
D) Representative Pete Visclosky
  • 30. Which creek is a northwards-flowing stream that drains into Lake Michigan?
A) Dunes Creek
B) Trail Creek
C) East Arm Little Calumet River
D) Salt Creek
  • 31. Into which waterway does the East Arm Little Calumet River get diverted before reaching Lake Michigan?
A) Salt Creek
B) Trail Creek
C) Port of Indiana-Burns Waterway
D) Dunes Creek
  • 32. Which creek begins south of Valparaiso, Indiana and flows north to join the East Arm Little Calumet River?
A) Dunes Creek
B) Salt Creek
C) Trail Creek
D) East Arm Little Calumet River
  • 33. In what year was Indiana Dunes National Park authorized by Congress?
A) 1985
B) 2019
C) 1966
D) 2000
  • 34. When was the park redesignated as a national park?
A) July 4, 2017
B) January 1, 2018
C) December 31, 2020
D) February 15, 2019
  • 35. What industrial facility is located on the western edge of the eastern area of the park?
A) General Motors assembly line
B) Ford Motor Company factory
C) Cleveland-Cliffs steel plant
D) Nucor Steel mill
  • 36. What is located to the west of the Cleveland-Cliffs steel plant?
A) North Beach
B) East Beach
C) South Beach
D) West Beach
  • 37. What is the southern boundary of the western area of Indiana Dunes National Park along Lake Michigan?
A) I-65
B) U.S. 12
C) I-80
D) I-90
  • 38. Which county is home to Pinhook Bog, an outlying area of the park?
A) Lake County
B) Porter County
C) LaPorte County
D) St. Joseph County
  • 39. Which preserve is located in Lake County?
A) Cleveland-Cliffs Nature Reserve
B) Heron Rookery
C) Pinhook Bog
D) Hoosier Prairie State Nature Preserve
  • 40. What was the earliest recorded name of a settler in Indiana Dunes?
A) John Smith
B) Lewis Cass
C) William Henry Harrison
D) Joseph Bailly
  • 41. Which century saw the return of native villages in the dunes area?
A) 18th century
B) 20th century
C) 17th century
D) 19th century
  • 42. Who published an article on the unique flora of the dunes in the Botanical Gazette?
A) Stephen Mather
B) Dorothy Richardson Buell
C) Paul H. Douglas
D) Henry Chandler Cowles
  • 43. In what year did Stephen Mather hold hearings on a 'Sand Dunes National Park'?
A) 1966
B) 1916
C) 1899
D) 1926
  • 44. What was the sand from the Hoosier Slide used for?
A) Glass manufacture
B) Road paving
C) Building construction
D) Agricultural fertilizer
  • 45. What is the name of the well-known canning jars produced using Hoosier Slide sand?
A) 'Hemingray Blue' insulators
B) 'Lake Shore Red' bottles
C) 'Dunes Green' containers
D) 'Ball Blue' canning jars
  • 46. When did Indiana Dunes State Park open?
A) 1916
B) 1899
C) 1966
D) 1926
  • 47. Who led the Congressional effort to save the dunes?
A) Hazel Hannell
B) Dorothy Richardson Buell
C) Illinois Senator Paul H. Douglas
D) Stephen Mather
  • 48. How many invasive plant species are there in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) 25
B) 100
C) 54
D) 75
  • 49. In which month and year was a rare Arctic three-toed woodpecker captured near Dune Park Station?
A) April 1920
B) June 1921
C) May 1919
D) October 1920
  • 50. What was one Arctic three-toed woodpecker doing when it was captured?
A) Flying from tree to tree
B) Digging out grubs
C) Building a nest
D) Eating seeds
  • 51. In which month and year was a clay-colored sparrow found near Dune Park?
A) April 1917
B) October 1920
C) May 1919
D) June 1918
  • 52. What type of birds was the clay-colored sparrow migrating with?
A) Harris's sparrows
B) Red-tailed hawks
C) Clay-colored finches
D) Arctic three-toed woodpeckers
  • 53. How many students participated in BioBlitz 2009?
A) 5,000
B) 500
C) 20,000
D) 2,000
  • 54. Who stated that 890 species had been inventoried during BioBlitz 2009?
A) John Francis
B) A volunteer participant
C) The National Park Service director
D) Indiana Department of Natural Resources representative
  • 55. Which organization owns the southern half of Calumet Prairie?
A) Indiana Department of Natural Resources
B) The National Park Service
C) Private landowners
D) Local government
  • 56. What is one method used in the restoration of the Great Marsh?
A) Draining additional areas
B) Introducing non-native plants
C) Plugging culverts
D) Building new ditches
  • 57. What is no longer a feature of the Heron Rookery?
A) Wildflowers in spring
B) Access from County Road 600 East
C) Hardwood forest
D) Great blue heron nests
  • 58. What trail provides access to an overlook on Lake George?
A) The Cowles Bog Walk
B) The Hobart Woodland trail
C) The Heron Rookery Pathway
D) The Great Marsh Trail
  • 59. How long is the Oak Savannah rail trail?
A) 12 miles (19 km)
B) 3 miles (4.8 km)
C) 5 miles (8 km)
D) 9 miles (14 km)
  • 60. How many acres does Hoosier Prairie cover?
A) 430 acres
B) 300 acres
C) 500 acres
D) 170 hectares
  • 61. What is typically found in the swales of Miller Woods?
A) Deserts
B) Ponds or marshes
C) Grasslands
D) Forests
  • 62. What does 'mno' mean in the name Mnoké Prairie?
A) Sky
B) Good
C) Water
D) Earth
  • 63. How is 'ké' pronounced in Mnoké Prairie's name?
A) Like the word 'cake'
B) Like the word 'cat' without the 't'
C) Like the word 'key'
D) Like the word 'car'
  • 64. Where is the Mnoké Prairie parking lot located?
A) Near Griffith, Indiana
B) On Beam Street
C) At Miller Beach
D) On Lake Street
  • 65. What is the height of Mount Baldy?
A) 200 feet (60 m)
B) 100 feet (30 m)
C) 150 feet (45 m)
D) 123 feet (37 m)
  • 66. What is Mount Baldy commonly referred to as due to its movement?
A) "Frozen dune"
B) "Living dune"
C) "Static dune"
D) "Eternal dune"
  • 67. How can visitors access Pinhook Bog?
A) Through ranger-led guided tours
B) On a bicycle tour
C) Via self-guided trails
D) By hiking alone
  • 68. In what year was the Bailly Homestead established?
A) 1850
B) 1800
C) 1835
D) 1822
  • 69. When was the Bailly Homestead designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark?
A) 1962
B) 1980
C) 1975
D) 1950
  • 70. When was Rose Howe buried in the Bailly Cemetery?
A) 1916
B) 1920
C) 1917
D) 1914
  • 71. In which year was the Century of Progress Architectural District listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 1977
B) The text does not specify the exact year.
C) 1933
D) 1941
  • 72. How many buildings are in the Century of Progress Architectural District?
A) Seven
B) Five
C) Three
D) Ten
  • 73. In what year was the Good Fellow Club Youth Camp established?
A) 1933
B) 1950
C) 1977
D) 1941
  • 74. Until which year did the Good Fellow Club Youth Camp serve children from Gary?
A) 1980
B) 1965
C) 1977
D) 1945
  • 75. Where was the main lodge located at the Good Fellow Club Youth Camp?
A) Near the entrance of the camp
B) Next to the tent cabins
C) Atop a rise
D) By the lake shore
  • 76. What is unique about the Singing Sands in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) They emit a bright glow at night.
B) They are completely silent.
C) They change color with the seasons.
D) They are noted for their distinctive sound when walked upon.
  • 77. When was the Lake Michigan Water Trail designated a National Recreation Trail?
A) 2007
B) 2015
C) 2019
D) 2011
  • 78. In which year did the Porter Brickyard Trail open?
A) 2017
B) 2009
C) 2012
D) 2015
  • 79. Where do children meet with a ranger for Kids' Fun at the Visitor Center?
A) Miller Woods
B) Paul H. Douglas Center
C) Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center
D) South Shore Line
  • 80. When is Kids' Fun at the Visitor Center held?
A) On select Saturdays
B) During spring and fall only
C) Every Sunday afternoon
D) Every weekday morning
  • 81. Who is an artist associated with the Indiana Dunes?
A) George Cressey
B) Edwin Way Teale
C) Frank V. Dudley
D) Lee Botts
  • 82. Which landscape architect is linked to the Indiana Dunes?
A) Jens Jensen
B) May Theilgaard Watts
C) Frank V. Dudley
D) George Cressey
  • 83. Who wrote a doctoral dissertation on the 'A Study of Indiana Sand Dunes'?
A) Frank V. Dudley
B) George Cressey
C) Jens Jensen
D) Edwin Way Teale
  • 84. Who is known as 'Diana of the Dunes'?
A) Edwin Way Teale
B) Alice Gray
C) Frank V. Dudley
D) May Theilgaard Watts
  • 85. Which naturalist is associated with Indiana Dunes?
A) George Cressey
B) Edwin Way Teale
C) Jens Jensen
D) Alice Gray
  • 86. Who is recognized for their efforts in preservation at the Indiana Dunes?
A) May Theilgaard Watts
B) Lee Botts
C) Jens Jensen
D) Frank V. Dudley
  • 87. What type of organization is the DNPA?
A) Governmental
B) Educational institution
C) Nonprofit
D) Private corporation
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