Katmai National Park and Preserve - Quiz
  • 1. What notable feature does Katmai National Park and Preserve contain?
A) Grand Canyon
B) Yellowstone Geyser Basin
C) The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
D) Niagara Falls
  • 2. How many acres does Katmai National Park and Preserve encompass?
A) 3,000,000 acres
B) 4,093,077 acres
C) 5,000,000 acres
D) 2,500,000 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) California and Texas
D) Between Connecticut and New Jersey
  • 4. How far is Katmai National Park from Anchorage?
A) About 290 miles southwest
B) 200 miles northeast
C) 500 miles southeast
D) 100 miles northwest
  • 5. What was the primary reason for designating Katmai as a national monument in 1918?
A) For its scenic beauty
B) For its abundant fish resources
C) To protect the area around the major 1912 volcanic eruption of Novarupta
D) For its brown bear population
  • 6. How many individual volcanoes are included in Katmai National Park?
A) 25
B) 5
C) 10
D) As many as 18
  • 7. Which of the following is a key feature of the park's geography?
A) The Rocky Mountains
B) The Sierra Nevada
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 Susitna River
B) The Kuskokwim River
C) The Alagnak River
D) The Yukon River
  • 9. Which of the following volcanoes is a stratovolcano in Katmai National Park?
A) Kilauea
B) Mount St. Helens
C) Mount Katmai
D) Mauna Loa
  • 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) Formed a new mountain range
C) Created a large lake
D) Caused a massive earthquake
  • 11. Which volcano in Katmai National Park has been active since 1953?
A) Mauna Kea
B) Mount St. Helens
C) Trident Volcano
D) Kilauea
  • 12. What is the height of Mount Katmai?
A) 6,716 feet (2,047 m)
B) 10,000 feet (3,048 m)
C) 8,000 feet (2,438 m)
D) 5,500 feet (1,676 m)
  • 13. What is the primary reason for bear hunting issues in the preserve lands of Katmai?
A) Strict hunting regulations
B) Overpopulation of brown bears
C) Small preserve population sizes and stalking bears to close limits
D) Lack of interest from hunters
  • 14. Which fault divides the foundation rocks on the Alaska Peninsula?
A) The Bruin Bay Fault
B) The San Andreas Fault
C) The Aleutian Trench
D) The Denali Fault
  • 15. What type of rock is predominant in the eastern part of the Alaska Peninsula?
A) Fossiliferous sedimentary rocks of Jurassic and Cretaceous age
B) Sedimentary rocks of Triassic age
C) Metamorphic rocks
D) Igneous rocks
  • 16. Which physiographic province covers the park's Aleutian Range?
A) The Appalachian province
B) The Rocky Mountain province
C) The Sierra Nevada province
D) The Aleutian Range province
  • 17. Which of the following is not an active volcano in Katmai National Park?
A) Trident Volcano
B) Mount Mageik
C) Novarupta
D) Mount St. Helens
  • 18. What type of volcanic event did Fourpeaked Mountain experience in September 2006?
A) Pyroclastic flow
B) Plinian eruption
C) Phreatic eruptions
D) Effusive lava flow
  • 19. Which volcano is known for its large debris avalanche in 1912?
A) Trident Volcano
B) Novarupta
C) Mount Martin
D) Mount Mageik
  • 20. What type of climate does Katmai National Park and Preserve have according to the Köppen classification?
A) Subarctic (Dfc)
B) Desert
C) Mediterranean
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 21. What is the average annual extreme minimum temperature at Brooks Falls in Katmai?
A) -30.9 °F (-34.9 °C)
B) -20.1 °F (-29.5 °C)
C) -15.6 °F (-26.4 °C)
D) -40.2 °F (-40.1 °C)
  • 22. What attracts both people and brown bears to Katmai National Park?
A) Deer
B) Elk
C) Wolves
D) Sockeye salmon
  • 23. Which area is one of the only developed areas in Katmai National Park?
A) Brooks Camp
B) Funnel Creek
C) Kukak Bay
D) Swikshak Lagoon
  • 24. What is the Plant Hardiness zone at Brooks Falls?
A) 5a
B) 7c
C) 9d
D) 3b
  • 25. What type of climate has cool summers and year-round precipitation?
A) Tropical monsoon
B) Humid continental
C) Subarctic
D) Mediterranean
  • 26. What type of weather is Katmai National Park known for?
A) Snowy and cold
B) Sunny and dry
C) Windy and stormy
D) Reliably rainy or drizzly
  • 27. During which season is rainfall heaviest in Katmai National Park?
A) Inland
B) Winter
C) Near the coast
D) Summer
  • 28. How many mammal species does Katmai National Park support?
A) 29
B) 137
C) 4
D) 24
  • 29. Which of the following is not a marine mammal found in Katmai National Park?
A) Killer whale
B) Harbor seal
C) Sea lion
D) Beluga whale
  • 30. Which of these is a common wildflower in Katmai National Park?
A) Sunflower
B) Rose
C) Beachhead iris
D) Daisy
  • 31. What is the designation of Brooks Camp as an archaeological site in 1993?
A) National Historic Landmark
B) Local Monument
C) State Historical Park
D) World Heritage Site
  • 32. Who were the first Europeans to arrive in significant numbers in the area now known as Katmai National Park and Preserve?
A) Spanish
B) British
C) French
D) Russians
  • 33. Which American company took over from the Russians for trading in Katmai?
A) Pacific Fur Company
B) Alaska Commercial Company
C) Northwest Trading Company
D) Hudson's Bay Company
  • 34. What natural event led to the abandonment of Katmai and Douglas in the early 20th century?
A) Earthquakes
B) Floods
C) Wildfires
D) Tsunami
  • 35. In what year was Novarupta identified as the primary volcanic center of the 1912 eruption?
A) 1945
B) 1954
C) 1967
D) 1938
  • 36. Who led the first National Geographic Society expedition to Katmai in 1915?
A) John Muir
B) Robert Fiske Griggs
C) Frederick Russell Burnham
D) George Bird Grinnell
  • 37. Which U.S. President signed the proclamation establishing Katmai National Monument?
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) Warren G. Harding
C) Calvin Coolidge
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 38. On what date was Katmai National Monument officially established?
A) December 25, 1919
B) January 1, 1920
C) July 4, 1917
D) September 24, 1918
  • 39. Who was known as 'The Glacier Priest' and documented the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes?
A) Father Bernard R. Hubbard
B) John Muir
C) Charles Sheldon
D) Horace M. Albright
  • 40. Which U.S. President expanded Katmai National Monument in 1931?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Calvin Coolidge
D) Harry S. Truman
  • 41. Which U.S. President signed the proclamation that included islands in the Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet within Katmai's boundary?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 42. In what year did George B. Hartzog Jr. commission the Operation Great Land report?
A) 1958
B) 1964
C) 1972
D) 1980
  • 43. Which U.S. President expanded Katmai by 94,547 acres (38,262 ha) in 1968?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Gerald Ford
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 44. In what year did Katmai gain a full-time, on-site park superintendent?
A) 1965
B) 1990
C) 1980
D) 1971
  • 45. Which act established a framework to divide up Alaska's federal lands in 1971?
A) Antiquities Act of 1906
B) National Park Service Organic Act
C) Wilderness Act
D) Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
  • 46. Which U.S. President used the Antiquities Act to expand Katmai by 1,370,000 acres (550,000 ha) in 1978?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Jimmy Carter
D) George H.W. Bush
  • 47. In what year was the final ANILCA bill passed to establish Katmai National Park and Preserve?
A) 1980
B) 1971
C) 2005
D) 1993
  • 48. When did Fat Bear Week begin at Katmai National Park?
A) 2014
B) 1993
C) 2005
D) 1989
  • 49. What was the name of the oil tanker involved in the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) Katmai Spill
B) Valdez Oil
C) Prince William Sounder
D) Exxon Valdez
  • 50. Who was the superintendent of Katmai from 2016 to 2017?
A) Karen Bradford
B) Mark Sturm
C) Deborah O. Liggett
D) Gilbert E. Blinn
  • 51. Who is the current superintendent of Katmai as mentioned in the text?
A) Mark Sturm
B) Diane Chung
C) Steve Frye
D) Joe Fowler
  • 52. What was the estimated number of bird casualties due to the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) 12,000 dead birds
B) 5,000 dead birds
C) 10,000 dead birds
D) 8,400 dead birds
  • 53. In which year did work resume to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) 1989
B) 1990
C) 1988
D) 1991
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