Sequoia National Park - Quiz
Sequoia National Park
  • 1. Which ecological zone is found at the highest elevations in Sequoia National Park?
A) Sierran montane meadow
B) Chaparral
C) Alpine tundra vegetation
D) California conifer forests
  • 2. What type of tree is the focus of Sierra Pacific Industries' living gene bank project?
A) Fir trees
B) Pine trees
C) Sequoia trees
D) Oak trees
  • 3. Which animal is NOT mentioned as inhabiting Sequoia National Park?
A) Cougar
B) Black bear
C) Raccoon
D) Coyote
  • 4. What is the length of the Sherman Tree Trail in Sequoia National Park?
A) 5 miles roundtrip
B) 3 miles roundtrip
C) 0.8 miles roundtrip
D) 1.7 miles one way
  • 5. What unique feature does the Tunnel Log have?
A) Carvings made by early settlers
B) A bridge built across its branches
C) A natural arch formed over time
D) An 8-foot tall, 17-foot wide tunnel cut through it
  • 6. What is the height of Tokopah Falls?
A) 1,200 feet
B) 800 feet
C) 500 feet
D) 2,000 feet
  • 7. Which meadow is known as the 'Gem of the Sierra' by John Muir?
A) Sherman Meadow
B) Crescent Meadow
C) Log Meadow
D) Moro Meadow
  • 8. How many steps are there in the stairway to Moro Rock?
A) 500 steps
B) 250 steps
C) 351 steps
D) 100 steps
  • 9. Which campground has the most sites in Sequoia National Park?
A) Potwisha (42 sites)
B) Lodgepole (214 sites)
C) Buckeye Flat (28 sites)
D) South Fork (10 sites)
  • 10. In what year was the Giant Forest Museum built?
A) 1950
B) 1937
C) 1945
D) 1928
  • 11. Which macOS version is named after Sequoia National Park?
A) macOS Yosemite
B) macOS Sierra
C) macOS Big Sur
D) macOS Sequoia
  • 12. Who was the first European settler in Sequoia National Park?
A) John Muir
B) Captain Charles Young
C) Benjamin Harrison
D) Hale Tharp
  • 13. In what year did Hale Tharp arrive in the Sequoia National Park area?
A) 1860
B) 1858
C) 1890
D) 1880s
  • 14. Which tribe did Hale Tharp become friendly with upon his arrival?
A) Sierra Miwok
B) Western Mono
C) Monachee
D) Yosemite Ahwahneechee
  • 15. What was the primary reason for the decline in Native American population between 1860 and 1863?
A) Conflict with settlers
B) Drought
C) Forced relocation by settlers
D) Epidemics of smallpox, measles, and scarlet fever
  • 16. What was the name of the largest Native American campsite that was forcibly removed?
A) Kaweah Colony
B) Hospital Rock
C) Giant Forest
D) Log Meadow
  • 17. Which explorer visited Hale Tharp and stayed at his log cabin?
A) John Muir
B) Captain Charles Young
C) Hale Tharp
D) Benjamin Harrison
  • 18. Why were Giant Sequoia trees ill-suited for timber harvesting?
A) They were too tall to cut down
B) They were protected by law
C) They splintered easily
D) They had no commercial value
  • 19. Who signed the legislation establishing Sequoia National Park?
A) President Benjamin Harrison
B) Captain Charles Young
C) Hale Tharp
D) John Muir
  • 20. In what year was Sequoia National Park established?
A) 1890
B) 1880s
C) 1865
D) 1858
  • 21. Which regiments were known as the Buffalo Soldiers who managed Sequoia National Park before it became a national park?
A) 1st Cavalry Division
B) 10th Mountain Division
C) 24th Regiment of Infantry and 9th Regiment of Cavalry
D) 7th Infantry Division
  • 22. Who was the third African-American West Point graduate that led the Buffalo Soldiers in Sequoia National Park?
A) John Muir
B) Captain Charles Young
C) Benjamin Harrison
D) Hale Tharp
  • 23. Which escaped slave and activist had a redwood tree dedicated to him by Captain Charles Young?
A) Booker T Washington
B) Harriet Tubman
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Frederick Douglass
  • 24. What issue did Captain Charles Young address regarding forest protection laws?
A) Overpopulation of wildlife
B) Inadequate visitor facilities
C) Excessive fire suppression
D) Lack of enforcement allowed logging and carving names into redwoods to continue
  • 25. What is the highest point in Sequoia National Park?
A) General Grant Grove
B) Mount Whitney
C) Giant Forest
D) Ash Mountain
  • 26. Which tree is known as the largest by volume in Sequoia National Park?
A) General Grant Tree
B) Boole Tree
C) President Tree
D) General Sherman Tree
  • 27. Where can the General Sherman Tree be found?
A) Sierra Nevada Mountains
B) John Krebs Wilderness
C) Giant Forest
D) Kings Canyon National Park
  • 28. Which national park is contiguous with Sequoia National Park?
A) Kings Canyon National Park
B) Death Valley National Park
C) Yosemite National Park
D) Joshua Tree National Park
  • 29. What designation was given to Sequoia and Kings Canyon areas by UNESCO in 1976?
A) World Heritage Site
B) Natural Wonder of the World
C) Sequoia-Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve
D) Global Geopark
  • 30. Which ecosystem is protected at the lower elevations around Ash Mountain?
A) Montane forest-dominated coniferous belt
B) Sierra Nevada alpine meadows
C) California Foothills ecosystem
D) Old-growth forests
  • 31. What is the key transition species between chaparral and higher elevation conifer forest?
A) Sugar Pine
B) California Black Oak
C) Ponderosa Pine
D) Jeffrey Pine
  • 32. What type of animals are known to break into unattended cars in the montane forest?
A) Bobcats
B) American black bears
C) Mountain lions
D) Rattlesnakes
  • 33. What percentage of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is designated wilderness?
A) 95 percent
B) 84 percent
C) 70 percent
D) 50 percent
  • 34. Which year was the majority of Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness designated?
A) 1976
B) 1984
C) 1995
D) 2009
  • 35. What was a staple food for the Monachee people?
A) Acorns
B) Berries
C) Fish
D) Pine nuts
  • 36. What type of society was the Owens Valley Paiute?
A) Hunter-gatherer
B) Agricultural
C) Sedentary
D) Nomadic
  • 37. Which tribe lived to the east of the Sierra Nevadas and in the Great Basin?
A) Shoshone (Newe)
B) Yokuts
C) Tübatulabal
D) Monachee (Western Mono)
  • 38. What name did early white explorers give to the Shoshone people?
A) Shoshone
B) Mono
C) Paiute
D) Newe
  • 39. What organization led efforts to prevent Walt Disney Company from developing a ski resort at Mineral King?
A) Environmental Defense Fund
B) Sierra Club
C) World Wildlife Fund
D) National Park Service
  • 40. In what year was the expansion that included Mineral King into Sequoia National Park completed?
A) 1978
B) 2003
C) 1985
D) 1999
  • 41. What is the highest-elevation developed site within Sequoia National Park?
A) Mineral King
B) Moro Rock
C) Giant Forest
D) Kaweah Falls
  • 42. Which fire caused the full closure of Sequoia National Park from mid-September to mid-December 2021?
A) KNP Complex Fire
B) SQF Complex Fire
C) Carr Fire
D) Camp Fire
  • 43. What geologic process led to the formation of granitic rocks in Sequoia National Park?
A) Erosion
B) Volcanism
C) Sedimentation
D) Subduction
  • 44. During which geological period did the formation of granitic rocks in Sequoia National Park occur?
A) Cretaceous Period
B) Paleozoic Era
C) Triassic Period
D) Jurassic Period
  • 45. What is the name of the prominent granitic cliffs in Sequoia National Park?
A) Rocky Spire
B) Granite Peaks
C) Sierra Cliffs
D) Valhalla, or the Angel Wings
  • 46. How old is the Sierra Nevada mountain range estimated to be?
A) Not more than 10 million years old
B) 200 million years old
C) 50 million years old
D) 100 million years old
  • 47. What type of rock primarily composes the caves found in Sequoia National Park?
A) Sandstone
B) Granite
C) Limestone
D) Marble
  • 48. Which cave is known as California's longest with nearly 17 miles of surveyed passages?
A) White Chief Cave
B) Crystal Cave
C) Lilburn Cave
D) Cirque Cave
  • 49. What is the constant temperature inside Crystal Cave?
A) 75 °F (23.9 °C)
B) 60 °F (15.6 °C)
C) 32 °F (0 °C)
D) 48 °F (9 °C)
  • 50. Which cave was the most recently discovered major cave in Sequoia National Park as of 2006?
A) White Chief Cave
B) Ursa Minor
C) Crystal Cave
D) Lilburn Cave
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