Yosemite National Park - Quiz
Yosemite National Park
  • 1. What event led to the relocation of Native Americans in the Yosemite area?
A) The Gold Rush
B) The Civil War
C) World War I
D) The Mariposa War
  • 2. In what year was a village constructed by the state government for the remaining Yosemite Ahwahneechee tribe members?
A) 1851
B) 1870
C) 1848
D) 1865
  • 3. How did the Native Americans adapt to their changed environment in Yosemite after relocation?
A) By migrating to urban areas
B) By entering the tourism industry through employment and small businesses
C) By relying solely on government aid
D) By leaving the area entirely
  • 4. Who was the last full-blooded Ahwahneechee?
A) An unidentified descendant
B) Totuya, also known as Maria Lebrado
C) Chief Tenaya
D) A member of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation
  • 5. What year did Totuya, the last full-blooded Ahwahneechee, die?
A) 1931
B) 1953
C) 1945
D) 1920
  • 6. Which institutions help preserve the memory of the Ahwahneechee people?
A) Yosemite Valley Visitor Center
B) The Smithsonian and the Yosemite Museum
C) National Park Service headquarters
D) California State Library
  • 7. What did Indigenous people of California propose in 1851 and 1852?
A) A new form of government
B) Treaties to establish land reservations for them
C) A trade agreement with the United States
D) An alliance with European settlers
  • 8. What was Congress's response to the treaties proposed by Indigenous people in 1851 and 1852?
A) Amended them for further negotiation
B) Ignored them completely
C) Accepted and implemented them
D) Refused to ratify them
  • 9. In which year did the National Park Service ban all non-employee Natives from residing in Yosemite?
A) 1969
B) 1975
C) 1953
D) 1980
  • 10. What happened to the remaining Native people living within Yosemite Park in 1969?
A) They were given land rights within the park
B) They were allowed to stay without restrictions
C) They were evicted to a government housing area for park employees and their village was destroyed as part of a fire-fighting exercise
D) They were relocated to another national park
  • 11. Where is the reconstructed 'Indian Village of Ahwahnee' located?
A) Near the park's main entrance
B) In a remote area of the park
C) Inside the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center
D) Behind the Yosemite Museum, next to the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center
  • 12. What have the National Park Service policies aimed to protect and allow for Native People?
A) Sacred sites and their return to homelands to use park resources
B) The construction of new housing within the park
C) Commercial enterprises by non-Native businesses
D) Tourism development projects
  • 13. What is the total area covered by Yosemite National Park?
A) 2,000 mi2 (5,180 km2)
B) 1,187 mi2 (3,070 km2)
C) 500 mi2 (1,295 km2)
D) 800 mi2 (2,073 km2)
  • 14. In which year was Yosemite designated a World Heritage Site?
A) 1984
B) 1976
C) 1999
D) 2005
  • 15. Which geological feature characterizes Yosemite's landscape?
A) Limestone caves
B) Basalt columns
C) Granite cliffs
D) Sandstone arches
  • 16. Approximately how many years ago was the Sierra Nevada uplifted and tilted, forming its unique slopes?
A) 5 million years ago
B) 10 million years ago
C) 20 million years ago
D) 15 million years ago
  • 17. Who led the Mariposa Battalion that entered Yosemite Valley in 1851?
A) James D. Savage
B) John Muir
C) Galen Clark
D) Abraham Lincoln
  • 18. What was the original meaning of 'Yosemite' in Miwok?
A) 'Grizzly bear'
B) 'They are killers'
C) 'Dwellers'
D) 'Big mouth'
  • 19. Who is credited with naming Yosemite Valley based on interviews with Chief Tenaya?
A) John Muir
B) James D. Savage
C) Galen Clark
D) Doctor Lafayette Bunnell
  • 20. Which tribe was the only one that lived within the park boundaries?
A) Mono Lake Paiutes
B) Central Sierra Miwoks
C) Southern Paiute
D) The Ahwahneechee
  • 21. What was the estimated indigenous population in California before the Gold Rush?
A) 500,000
B) 300,000
C) 50,000
D) 150,000
  • 22. Which President signed the Yosemite Grant of 1864?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) Rutherford B. Hayes
  • 23. What year did Yosemite Valley and its surrounding areas become a National Park?
A) 1890
B) 1906
C) 1864
D) 1916
  • 24. How many visitors did Yosemite set a record with in 2016?
A) Four million
B) Six million
C) Three million
D) Five million
  • 25. What was the primary dietary staple of the Ahwahneechee people?
A) Acorns
B) Rice
C) Wheat
D) Corn
  • 26. Who led the successful movement to establish Yosemite as a National Park in 1890?
A) John Muir
B) Galen Clark
C) James D. Savage
D) Abraham Lincoln
  • 27. What percentage of Yosemite is designated wilderness?
A) Almost 95 percent
B) 75 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 60 percent
  • 28. What did Doctor Lafayette Bunnell mistakenly believe 'Yosemite' meant?
A) 'They are killers'
B) 'Big mouth'
C) 'Dwellers'
D) 'Full-grown grizzly bear'
  • 29. Which natural feature was formed about one million years ago in Yosemite?
A) Glaciers
B) Rivers
C) Deserts
D) Volcanoes
  • 30. What did the Yosemite Park & Curry Company build in 1926-27?
A) Curry Village
B) The first visitor center
C) The Wawona Hotel
D) The Ahwahnee Hotel
  • 31. When was the Yosemite Grant signed into law?
A) June 30, 1864
B) July 1, 1872
C) September 15, 1880
D) May 10, 1859
  • 32. Who emphasized the importance of conservation of Yosemite Valley?
A) Josiah Whitney
B) Galen Clark
C) Frederick Law Olmsted
D) Hutchings
  • 33. Which cavalry regiment was known as the 'Buffalo Soldiers'?
A) 9th Cavalry
B) 1st Cavalry
C) Troop I
D) 4th Cavalry
  • 34. In what year did Yosemite National Park come under the jurisdiction of the United States Army?
A) 1913
B) 1891
C) 1906
D) 1926
  • 35. Who was the first female Park Ranger in Yosemite?
A) Clare Marie Hodges
B) Ansel Franklin Hall
C) Enid Michael
D) Rosalie Edge
  • 36. Which president camped with John Muir near Glacier Point in 1903?
A) Calvin Coolidge
B) William Howard Taft
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 37. What year did the National Park Service take over Yosemite?
A) 1916
B) 1899
C) 1924
D) 1903
  • 38. Who was hired as a seasonal Park Ranger in 1921 and served for 20 years?
A) Rosalie Edge
B) Ansel Franklin Hall
C) Clare Marie Hodges
D) Enid Michael
  • 39. Which act approved the construction of O'Shaughnessy Dam?
A) Sierra Club Act
B) Raker Act
C) Muir Act
D) National Park Service Act
  • 40. In what year did the Yosemite Museum open?
A) 1926
B) 1937
C) 1906
D) 1913
  • 41. Which organization successfully lobbied to purchase 8,000 acres of old-growth sugar pines in 1937?
A) National Park Service
B) Sierra Club
C) Emergency Conservation Committee (ECC)
D) Century Magazine
  • 42. Which year did laid-off National Park Service workers display a giant upside down American flag at El Capitan?
A) 2008
B) 1999
C) 2025
D) 2016
  • 43. What did John Muir campaign to eliminate from Yosemite's high country?
A) Camping activities
B) Sheep grazing
C) Logging of giant sequoia
D) Automobile traffic
  • 44. Who was the acting superintendent when the Army took control of Yosemite in 1891?
A) Captain Abram Epperson Wood
B) Gifford Pinchot
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Charles G. Thomson
  • 45. What was the main reason for traffic congestion concerns in Yosemite Valley by 1968?
A) Summer months visitation
B) Wildlife migrations
C) Construction projects
D) Winter sports activities
  • 46. Where is Yosemite National Park located?
A) On the west coast of California
B) In the Rocky Mountains
C) Near Los Angeles
D) In the central Sierra Nevada
  • 47. Which wilderness area lies to the southeast of Yosemite National Park?
A) The Emigrant Wilderness
B) The Ansel Adams Wilderness
C) The Hoover Wilderness
D) The Sequoia Wilderness
  • 48. How many miles of hiking trails are there in Yosemite National Park?
A) 800 miles
B) 350 miles
C) 1,600 miles
D) 3,080 miles
  • 49. What type of rock predominantly forms the landforms in Yosemite National Park?
A) Shale
B) Granitic rock
C) Sandstone
D) Limestone
  • 50. What geological feature is responsible for creating pillars like Washington Column in Yosemite?
A) Volcanic activity
B) River erosion
C) Cross joints
D) Fault lines
  • 51. What geological process is responsible for forming domes such as Half Dome in Yosemite?
A) Earthquakes
B) Sediment deposition
C) Exfoliation
D) Volcanic activity
  • 52. What type of valleys have been transformed by glaciers into U-shaped canyons in Yosemite?
A) Oceanic trenches
B) Flat plains
C) Steep cliffs
D) V-shaped river-cut valleys
  • 53. Which feature is NOT formed by erosion acting on master joints?
A) Domes
B) Canyons
C) Columns
D) Valleys
  • 54. Which prominent granite cliff is a favorite for rock climbing due to its size and accessibility?
A) Mount Lyell
B) Sentinel Dome
C) El Capitan
D) Half Dome
  • 55. What is the highest peak in Yosemite National Park?
A) Mount Lyell
B) Matterhorn Peak
C) Cathedral Peak
D) El Capitan
  • 56. Which glacier is the largest in Yosemite National Park?
A) Maclure Glacier
B) Black Mountain Glacier
C) Palisades Glacier
D) Lyell Glacier
  • 57. Which river system originates along the crest of the Sierra and drains the northern portion of the park?
A) Merced River
B) Sierra River
C) Yosemite River
D) Tuolumne River
  • 58. What is Yosemite Falls' rank in terms of height among North American waterfalls?
A) Second tallest
B) Fourth tallest
C) Tenth tallest
D) First tallest
  • 59. Which waterfall has the highest single vertical drop in Yosemite Valley?
A) Ribbon Falls
B) Horsetail Fall
C) Yosemite Falls
D) Bridalveil Fall
  • 60. Which trail runs through Yosemite National Park?
A) Pacific Crest Trail
B) Continental Divide Trail
C) Appalachian Trail
D) John Muir Trail
  • 61. Which waterfall is known for its human-caused Firefall effect that historically occurred from Glacier Point?
A) Bridalveil Fall
B) Horsetail Fall
C) Ribbon Falls
D) Yosemite Falls
  • 62. How many groves of giant sequoia trees are located in the Mariposa Grove?
A) 150 trees
B) 25 trees
C) 20 trees
D) 200 trees
  • 63. Which feature provides notable views of the valley floor from a height of 3,500 feet?
A) Half Dome
B) El Capitan
C) Sentinel Dome
D) Taft Point
  • 64. Which type of habitat is generally found at elevations from 3,000 to 11,000 feet in Yosemite?
A) Desert habitats
B) Tundra habitats
C) Meadow habitats
D) Forest habitats
  • 65. What is the approximate area covered by Lyell Glacier?
A) 160 acres
B) 200 acres
C) 100 acres
D) 250 acres
  • 66. Which waterfalls become active in Yosemite after heavy rains or melting snowpack?
A) Subterranean waterfalls
B) Ephemeral waterfalls
C) Artificial waterfalls
D) Permanent waterfalls
  • 67. What Köppen climate classification does Yosemite have?
A) Desert
B) Mediterranean
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Humid continental
  • 68. During which season does most precipitation fall in Yosemite?
A) Fall
B) Winter
C) Summer
D) Spring
  • 69. What is the average annual precipitation at Yosemite?
A) 50 inches
B) 58.64 inches
C) Nearly 37 inches
D) 14.81 inches
  • 70. Which month recorded the most precipitation in one day?
A) January 1, 2009
B) December 23, 1955
C) June 1977
D) July 22, 1915
  • 71. What is the average annual snowfall in Yosemite?
A) 50 inches
B) 100 centimeters
C) 39.4 inches
D) 176.5 inches
  • 72. Which winter was the snowiest in Yosemite's recorded history?
A) 1993
B) 1955
C) 1948–1949
D) 1937–1938
  • 73. During which geological era did the Cascade Range volcanoes erupt in the Yosemite region?
A) Mesozoic
B) Precambrian
C) Paleozoic
D) Cenozoic
  • 74. What was the location of the park during the Precambrian and early Paleozoic?
A) Mid-ocean ridge
B) Active continental margin
C) Passive continental margin
D) Oceanic trench
  • 75. What feature did retreating glaciers often leave behind that impounded lakes?
A) Talus deposits
B) Outwash plains
C) Glacial till
D) Recessional moraines
  • 76. Which tree species is found at the highest elevations in Yosemite?
A) Jeffrey pine
B) Whitebark pine
C) Red fir
D) Douglas fir
  • 77. Which of the following species has become extinct in Yosemite within historical time?
A) American goshawk
B) Brown bear
C) Clark's nutcracker
D) Mountain beaver
  • 78. What is a major threat to the ecosystem of Yosemite National Park?
A) Exotic species
B) Overpopulation of native animals
C) Abundance of natural fires
D) Lack of human activity
  • 79. Which non-native plant is identified as a noxious pest in Yosemite since the 1940s?
A) Sweet clover
B) Yellow star thistle
C) Klamath weed
D) Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
  • 80. What environmental issue is causing tissue damage to sequoia trees in Yosemite?
A) Ozone pollution
B) Acid rain
C) Water pollution
D) Soil erosion
  • 81. In which year did The Trust for Public Land purchase Ackerson Meadow?
A) 2016
B) 2018
C) 2023
D) 1949
  • 82. What is one function of the restored wetland at Ackerson Meadow?
A) Tourism promotion
B) Flood attenuation
C) Mining operations
D) Agricultural development
  • 83. Who helped preserve biodiversity and resilience by lighting small fires in Yosemite?
A) U.S. Forest Service
B) Indigenous residents
C) The Trust for Public Land
D) Major John Savage's militia group
  • 84. What was the name of the fire that led to the largest temporary closure of Yosemite since almost thirty years?
A) Savage Fire
B) Conservancy Fire
C) Ackerson Fire
D) Ferguson Fire
  • 85. What year did the Ferguson Fire temporarily close parts of Yosemite National Park?
A) 1949
B) 2023
C) 2016
D) 2018
  • 86. What has been a noticeable effect of climate change on Yosemite's Sierra Nevada snowpack?
A) The snowpack has shrunk.
B) The snowpack has increased.
C) The snowpack melts later in the year.
D) The snowpack remains unchanged.
  • 87. Which shuttle system operates in Yosemite Valley?
A) Only private shuttles operate.
B) A free shuttle bus system.
C) Shuttle services are available only outside the valley.
D) No shuttle systems are available.
  • 88. What is required for the Half Dome hike to the summit when the cables are up?
A) A reservation at Curry Village
B) A special climbing gear rental
C) A permit
D) A wilderness permit
  • 89. Which famous road in Yosemite is accessible by car?
A) Mariposa Grove Road
B) Glacier Point Road
C) Tioga Road
D) Yosemite Valley Road
  • 90. How many official campgrounds does Yosemite have?
A) 10
B) 13
C) 15
D) 20
  • 91. What is required for children under 18 years of age when bicycling in Yosemite?
A) A special permit
B) An adult companion
C) Off-trail riding gear
D) Helmets
  • 92. What water activity can be done on the Merced River from late May to July?
A) Rafting
B) Kayaking
C) Swimming
D) Fishing
  • 93. Which film's opening scenes were filmed in Yosemite National Park?
A) Astroworld
B) Untamed
C) Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
D) Jurassic World Evolution 2
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