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