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