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