The Devil’s Tower (Wyoming)
  • 1. What is the official designation of the Devil's Tower?
A) Wildlife Refuge
B) National Monument
C) National Park
D) State Park
  • 2. In which year was the Devil's Tower designated as a national monument?
A) 1916
B) 1872
C) 1906
D) 1955
  • 3. What type of rock is the Devil's Tower primarily composed of?
A) Igneous rock
B) Metamorphic rock
C) Sedimentary rock
D) Limestone
  • 4. What Native American tribes consider Devil's Tower sacred?
A) Lakota and Cheyenne
B) Navajo and Apache
C) Sioux and Shoshone
D) Pueblo and Hopi
  • 5. Which movie famously featured Devil's Tower?
A) Dances with Wolves
B) Jurassic Park
C) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
D) The Shining
  • 6. What is the height of the Devil's Tower?
A) 1,267 feet
B) 1,000 feet
C) 1,500 feet
D) 1,200 feet
  • 7. What is the main recreational activity at Devil's Tower?
A) River rafting
B) Rock climbing
C) Snowboarding
D) Caving
  • 8. What is the geological age of Devil's Tower?
A) 225 million years
B) 10 million years
C) 50 million years
D) 1 billion years
  • 9. What management agency oversees Devil's Tower?
A) National Wildlife Federation
B) U.S. Forest Service
C) National Park Service
D) Bureau of Land Management
  • 10. Which U.S. President designated Devil's Tower as a national monument?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 11. What is the name of the river near Devil's Tower?
A) Belle Fourche River
B) Green River
C) Bighorn River
D) Snake River
  • 12. What year did 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' feature Devil's Tower?
A) 1982
B) 1980
C) 1975
D) 1977
  • 13. Which month is typically the busiest at Devil's Tower?
A) July
B) January
C) March
D) October
  • 14. Where is Devil's Tower located?
A) Montana
B) South Dakota
C) Wyoming
D) Colorado
  • 15. What is the primary risk when climbing Devil's Tower?
A) Rockfall
B) Drowning
C) Lightning strikes
D) Wild animal attacks
  • 16. What is the significance of the abandoned names 'Bear Lodge' and 'Bad God'?
A) They were proposed by early settlers
B) They are geological terms
C) They refer to wildlife species
D) They reflect Native American history
  • 17. What elevation is the base of Devil's Tower?
A) 4,500 feet
B) 5,800 feet
C) 6,000 feet
D) 5,112 feet
  • 18. What unique feature do climbers notice on the face of the tower?
A) Overhangs
B) Smooth surfaces
C) Vertical cracks
D) Large boulders
  • 19. What type of climate does Devil's Tower experience?
A) Marine
B) Semi-arid
C) Continental
D) Tropical
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