Katmai National Park and Preserve - Quiz
Katmai National Park and Preserve
  • 1. What notable feature does Katmai National Park and Preserve contain?
A) Niagara Falls
B) Yellowstone Geyser Basin
C) Grand Canyon
D) The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
  • 2. How many acres does Katmai National Park and Preserve encompass?
A) 3,000,000 acres
B) 4,093,077 acres
C) 2,500,000 acres
D) 5,000,000 acres
  • 3. Which state's land area is comparable to the size of Katmai National Park and Preserve?
A) California and Texas
B) Hawaii and Rhode Island
C) Florida and Ohio
D) Between Connecticut and New Jersey
  • 4. How far is Katmai National Park from Anchorage?
A) 100 miles northwest
B) 200 miles northeast
C) 500 miles southeast
D) About 290 miles southwest
  • 5. What was the primary reason for designating Katmai as a national monument in 1918?
A) For its brown bear population
B) For its scenic beauty
C) For its abundant fish resources
D) To protect the area around the major 1912 volcanic eruption of Novarupta
  • 6. How many individual volcanoes are included in Katmai National Park?
A) As many as 18
B) 5
C) 10
D) 25
  • 7. Which of the following is a key feature of the park's geography?
A) The Sierra Nevada
B) The Appalachian Mountains
C) The Aleutian Range with a chain of fifteen volcanic mountains
D) The Rocky Mountains
  • 8. Which river within the park is designated as a wild river?
A) The Alagnak River
B) The Kuskokwim River
C) The Susitna River
D) The Yukon River
  • 9. Which of the following volcanoes is a stratovolcano in Katmai National Park?
A) Mauna Loa
B) Mount St. Helens
C) Mount Katmai
D) Kilauea
  • 10. What significant volcanic event occurred at Novarupta in 1912?
A) Formed a new mountain range
B) Caused a massive earthquake
C) Created a large lake
D) Produced a pyroclastic flow that covered a nearby valley with ash as much as 300 feet thick
  • 11. Which volcano in Katmai National Park has been active since 1953?
A) Mauna Kea
B) Kilauea
C) Mount St. Helens
D) Trident Volcano
  • 12. What is the height of Mount Katmai?
A) 8,000 feet (2,438 m)
B) 5,500 feet (1,676 m)
C) 6,716 feet (2,047 m)
D) 10,000 feet (3,048 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 Aleutian Trench
B) The San Andreas Fault
C) The Denali Fault
D) The Bruin Bay Fault
  • 15. What type of rock is predominant in the eastern part of the Alaska Peninsula?
A) Metamorphic rocks
B) Sedimentary rocks of Triassic age
C) Fossiliferous sedimentary rocks of Jurassic and Cretaceous age
D) Igneous rocks
  • 16. Which physiographic province covers the park's Aleutian Range?
A) The Appalachian province
B) The Aleutian Range province
C) The Sierra Nevada province
D) The Rocky Mountain province
  • 17. Which of the following is not an active volcano in Katmai National Park?
A) Mount Mageik
B) Mount St. Helens
C) Novarupta
D) Trident Volcano
  • 18. What type of volcanic event did Fourpeaked Mountain experience in September 2006?
A) Plinian eruption
B) Pyroclastic flow
C) Effusive lava flow
D) Phreatic eruptions
  • 19. Which volcano is known for its large debris avalanche in 1912?
A) Trident Volcano
B) Novarupta
C) Mount Mageik
D) Mount Martin
  • 20. What type of climate does Katmai National Park and Preserve have according to the Köppen classification?
A) Subarctic (Dfc)
B) Mediterranean
C) Desert
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 21. What is the average annual extreme minimum temperature at Brooks Falls in Katmai?
A) -20.1 °F (-29.5 °C)
B) -30.9 °F (-34.9 °C)
C) -40.2 °F (-40.1 °C)
D) -15.6 °F (-26.4 °C)
  • 22. What attracts both people and brown bears to Katmai National Park?
A) Deer
B) Sockeye salmon
C) Elk
D) Wolves
  • 23. Which area is one of the only developed areas in Katmai National Park?
A) Swikshak Lagoon
B) Brooks Camp
C) Kukak Bay
D) Funnel Creek
  • 24. What is the Plant Hardiness zone at Brooks Falls?
A) 5a
B) 7c
C) 3b
D) 9d
  • 25. What type of climate has cool summers and year-round precipitation?
A) Subarctic
B) Humid continental
C) Mediterranean
D) Tropical monsoon
  • 26. What type of weather is Katmai National Park known for?
A) Snowy and cold
B) Reliably rainy or drizzly
C) Sunny and dry
D) Windy and stormy
  • 27. During which season is rainfall heaviest in Katmai National Park?
A) Winter
B) Inland
C) Summer
D) Near the coast
  • 28. How many mammal species does Katmai National Park support?
A) 137
B) 29
C) 24
D) 4
  • 29. Which of the following is not a marine mammal found in Katmai National Park?
A) Harbor seal
B) Beluga whale
C) Sea lion
D) Killer whale
  • 30. Which of these is a common wildflower in Katmai National Park?
A) Sunflower
B) Daisy
C) Rose
D) Beachhead iris
  • 31. What is the designation of Brooks Camp as an archaeological site in 1993?
A) State Historical Park
B) World Heritage Site
C) National Historic Landmark
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) Spanish
B) Russians
C) British
D) French
  • 33. Which American company took over from the Russians for trading in Katmai?
A) Northwest Trading Company
B) Hudson's Bay Company
C) Pacific Fur Company
D) Alaska Commercial Company
  • 34. What natural event led to the abandonment of Katmai and Douglas in the early 20th century?
A) Wildfires
B) Tsunami
C) Floods
D) Earthquakes
  • 35. In what year was Novarupta identified as the primary volcanic center of the 1912 eruption?
A) 1954
B) 1945
C) 1938
D) 1967
  • 36. Who led the first National Geographic Society expedition to Katmai in 1915?
A) George Bird Grinnell
B) Robert Fiske Griggs
C) Frederick Russell Burnham
D) John Muir
  • 37. Which U.S. President signed the proclamation establishing Katmai National Monument?
A) Calvin Coolidge
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) Warren G. Harding
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 38. On what date was Katmai National Monument officially established?
A) July 4, 1917
B) January 1, 1920
C) September 24, 1918
D) December 25, 1919
  • 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) John Muir
D) Horace M. Albright
  • 40. Which U.S. President expanded Katmai National Monument in 1931?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Calvin Coolidge
C) Harry S. Truman
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) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Harry S. Truman
  • 42. In what year did George B. Hartzog Jr. commission the Operation Great Land report?
A) 1972
B) 1980
C) 1964
D) 1958
  • 43. Which U.S. President expanded Katmai by 94,547 acres (38,262 ha) in 1968?
A) Gerald Ford
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Richard Nixon
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 44. In what year did Katmai gain a full-time, on-site park superintendent?
A) 1990
B) 1980
C) 1965
D) 1971
  • 45. Which act established a framework to divide up Alaska's federal lands in 1971?
A) Wilderness Act
B) Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
C) National Park Service Organic Act
D) Antiquities Act of 1906
  • 46. Which U.S. President used the Antiquities Act to expand Katmai by 1,370,000 acres (550,000 ha) in 1978?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Bill Clinton
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) 1993
B) 1980
C) 2005
D) 1971
  • 48. When did Fat Bear Week begin at Katmai National Park?
A) 2014
B) 2005
C) 1989
D) 1993
  • 49. What was the name of the oil tanker involved in the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) Prince William Sounder
B) Exxon Valdez
C) Valdez Oil
D) Katmai Spill
  • 50. Who was the superintendent of Katmai from 2016 to 2017?
A) Gilbert E. Blinn
B) Mark Sturm
C) Karen Bradford
D) Deborah O. Liggett
  • 51. Who is the current superintendent of Katmai as mentioned in the text?
A) Joe Fowler
B) Diane Chung
C) Mark Sturm
D) Steve Frye
  • 52. What was the estimated number of bird casualties due to the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) 10,000 dead birds
B) 8,400 dead birds
C) 5,000 dead birds
D) 12,000 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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