Rocky Mountain National Park - Quiz
Rocky Mountain National Park
  • 1. At what elevations does the montane ecosystem occur in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Below 3,000 feet
B) Between 5,600 to 9,500 feet
C) Above 11,000 feet
D) Between 7,000 to 10,000 feet
  • 2. Which type of trees dominate the dry, south-facing slopes in the montane zone?
A) Douglas fir and lodgepole pine
B) Ponderosa pine trees, grass, shrubs and herbs
C) Engelmann spruce and blue spruce
D) Willows and grey alder
  • 3. Which of the following areas is part of the montane ecosystem?
A) Moraine Park
B) Sprague Lake
C) Longs Peak
D) Gore Range
  • 4. What type of trees are commonly found along streams or lakeshores in the montane zone?
A) Willows, grey alder, and water birch
B) Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir
C) Engelmann spruce and blue spruce
D) Lodgepole pine
  • 5. Which mammals are found in the montane ecosystem?
A) Chipmunks, shrews, and black bears
B) Bobcats, porcupines, and yellow-bellied marmots
C) Snowshoe hares, coyotes, cougars, beavers, mule deer, moose, bighorn sheep, black bears, and Rocky Mountain elk
D) Clark's nutcracker, Steller's jay, mountain chickadee
  • 6. What is the elevation range of the subalpine zone in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Between 7,500 to 10,500 feet
B) From 9,000 ft to 11,000 ft
C) Above 12,000 feet
D) Below 5,600 feet
  • 7. Which trees are characteristic of the subalpine forests?
A) Douglas fir and blue spruce
B) Fir and Engelmann spruce
C) Ponderosa pine and lodgepole pine
D) Willows and grey alder
  • 8. What is the term for low growth of dense trees near the tree line?
A) Montane forest
B) Engelmann grove
C) Krummholz
D) Subalpine meadow
  • 9. Which mammals inhabit the subalpine zone?
A) Bobcats, cougars, coyotes, elk, mule deer, chipmunks, shrews, porcupines and yellow-bellied marmots
B) Polar bears, wolves, foxes, rabbits
C) Deer, raccoons, squirrels, bats
D) Snowshoe hares, beavers, moose, bighorn sheep, black bears
  • 10. Which birds are found in the subalpine zone?
A) Ducks, geese, swans, flamingos
B) Pigeons, sparrows, robins, crows
C) Eagles, hawks, owls, falcons
D) Clark's nutcracker, Steller's jay, mountain chickadee and yellow-rumped warbler
  • 11. Which lakes are located in the subalpine zone?
A) Upper Beaver Meadows and Kawuneeche Valley
B) Moraine Park and Horseshoe Park
C) Sprague Lake and Odessa Lake
D) Emerald Lake and Bear Lake
  • 12. What happens to trees as they approach the tree line in the subalpine zone?
A) They die off completely
B) They become shorter and more deformed, with growth being more horizontal than vertical.
C) They grow taller and straighter
D) They turn into krummholz immediately
  • 13. What type of vegetation establishes itself in previous burn areas within the subalpine zone?
A) Willows and grey alder
B) Ponderosa pine and grass
C) Lodgepole pines and huckleberry
D) Douglas fir and blue spruce
  • 14. What attracts black bears to the subalpine forests?
A) Small mammals like chipmunks
B) Fish in the lakes
C) Grasslands
D) The berries and seeds of subalpine forests
  • 15. In what year did the climate change study involving Rocky Mountain National Park begin?
A) 2020
B) 2005
C) 2011
D) 2010
  • 16. What was the average annual temperature increase in Rocky Mountain National Park over the past hundred years as of 2010?
A) Approximately 5 °F (2.8 °C)
B) Approximately 3 °F (1.7 °C)
C) Approximately 10 °F (5.6 °C)
D) Approximately 1 °F (0.6 °C)
  • 17. What has been the impact of increased temperatures on snow in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Snowfall amounts have increased significantly
B) No significant change in snow patterns
C) Snow is lasting longer into the spring
D) Snow is melting earlier in the year
  • 18. What type of precipitation events are predicted to be more likely by 2050?
A) Light and frequent rain showers
B) Intense precipitation events
C) More consistent snowfall
D) Decrease in all types of precipitation
  • 19. What is the total acreage of federal land in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) 253,059 acres
B) 450 acres
C) 724 miles
D) 265,461 acres
  • 20. Which ocean do rivers on the western side of the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park flow toward?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Gulf of Mexico
D) Atlantic Ocean
  • 21. What is the highest point in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Longs Peak
B) Mount Chiquita
C) Hagues Peak
D) Thunder Pass
  • 22. How many mountain peaks over 12,000 feet high are there in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Seventy-five
B) Thirty
C) Sixty
D) Forty-five
  • 23. Which river's headwaters are located in the park's northwestern region?
A) Colorado River
B) Arkansas River
C) Mississippi River
D) Rio Grande
  • 24. Which pass crosses the Continental Divide through the Never Summer Mountains?
A) Baker Pass
B) La Poudre Pass
C) Thunder Pass
D) Ypsilon Pass
  • 25. How many miles of trails are there in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) 450 miles
B) 724 miles
C) 150 miles
D) 350 miles
  • 26. Which mountain range on the north side of the park contains peaks like Hagues Peak and Mummy Mountain?
A) Continental Divide
B) Mummy Range
C) Never Summer Mountains
D) La Poudre Range
  • 27. Which pass was historically used by stage coaches and is a route to Michigan Lakes?
A) La Poudre Pass
B) Ypsilon Pass
C) Thunder Pass
D) Baker Pass
  • 28. Which U.S. President signed the Rocky Mountain National Park Act?
A) President Herbert Hoover
B) President Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) President Theodore Roosevelt
D) President Woodrow Wilson
  • 29. When was the Rocky Mountain National Park established?
A) November 11, 1918
B) January 26, 1915
C) December 7, 1941
D) July 4, 1776
  • 30. Which road was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s?
A) Beaver Meadows Road
B) Interstate 70
C) U.S. Route 34
D) Trail Ridge Road
  • 31. When was Rocky Mountain National Park designated as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO?
A) 2005
B) 1976
C) 1999
D) 1984
  • 32. Which visitor center is the headquarters of Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Estes Park Visitor Center
B) Grand Lake Visitor Center
C) Alluvial Fan Visitor Center
D) Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
  • 33. When did the railroad reach Lyons, Colorado?
A) 1938
B) 1929
C) 1904
D) 1881
  • 34. What was the attendance record for Rocky Mountain National Park in 2019?
A) 6,200,000 visitors
B) 4,678,804 visitors
C) 5,000,000 visitors
D) 3,500,000 visitors
  • 35. Which wilderness area is located directly south of Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Yosemite Wilderness
B) Grand Teton Wilderness
C) Glacier Peak Wilderness
D) Indian Peaks Wilderness area
  • 36. During which eon did Precambrian metamorphic rock form the core of the North American continent?
A) Precambrian
B) Cenozoic
C) Paleozoic
D) Mesozoic
  • 37. When did Pikes Peak granite form?
A) Late Precambrian eon continuing into the Paleozoic era
B) In the Mesozoic era
C) At the beginning of the Quaternary period
D) During the Cretaceous period
  • 38. What formation was created during the Pennsylvanian period?
A) Fountain Formation
B) Denver Formation
C) Front Range formation
D) Pierre Shale formation
  • 39. What geological event caused the Front Range to rise again around 68 million years ago?
A) The Laramide orogeny
B) The Paleozoic sea submergence
C) The Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway formation
D) The Quaternary glaciation
  • 40. Which of the following glaciers is not currently found in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Mars Glacier
B) Andrews Glacier
C) Sprague Glacier
D) Tyndall Glacier
  • 41. Which geological feature in Rocky Mountain National Park is similar to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone?
A) Mummy Range
B) Lumpy Ridge
C) Ypsilon Mountain
D) Little Yellowstone
  • 42. Which side of the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park tends to be drier?
A) Both sides equally
B) The east side
C) The west side
D) Neither side
  • 43. Which type of plants have long taproots that extend deep into rocky soil in the alpine tundra?
A) Cushion plants
B) Non-flowering lichens
C) Alpine sunflowers
D) Grasses and sedges
  • 44. What adaptation helps some flowering tundra plants convert sunlight into heat?
A) Clinging to rocks
B) Dense hairs on stems and leaves
C) Long taproots
D) Red-colored pigments
  • 45. Which of the following is a common grass found in Rocky Mountain National Park's alpine tundra?
A) Rye grass
B) Bermuda grass
C) Kobresia
D) Bluegrass
  • 46. Which bird species can be found in the alpine tundra during the summer season?
A) Parrots
B) Ducks
C) Pigeons
D) Prairie falcons
  • 47. What is a common flowering plant in Rocky Mountain National Park's alpine tundra?
A) Roses
B) Alpine dwarf columbine
C) Tulips
D) Daffodils
  • 48. What can destroy tundra plants and take hundreds of years to recover?
A) Sunlight
B) Footsteps
C) Rainfall
D) Wind
  • 49. Which ecosystem runs through the montane, subalpine, and alpine tundra zones?
A) Desert ecosystem
B) Riparian ecosystem
C) Grassland ecosystem
D) Tropical rainforest ecosystem
  • 50. How many species of mammals are found in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) About ten
B) Over a hundred
C) Less than thirty
D) Nearly seventy
  • 51. When were wolves and grizzly bears extirpated from the park?
A) Late 1800s
B) 1999
C) 1978
D) Early 1900s
  • 52. Which predator has territories that can be as large as 500 square miles?
A) Coyote
B) Black bear
C) Canada lynx
D) Cougar
  • 53. When did Rocky Mountain National Park begin implementing a timed-entry system?
A) 2019
B) 2018
C) 2020
D) 2015
  • 54. Which of these activities is not mentioned as available in the park?
A) Scuba diving
B) Rock climbing
C) Snowshoeing
D) Fishing
  • 55. How many fatalities occurred at the park between 2007 and 2024?
A) 100
B) 50
C) 25
D) 77
  • 56. What caused the Bear Lake Fire in 1900?
A) Forest thinning
B) A campfire that was not properly put out
C) Lightning
D) Strong winds and drought
  • 57. What natural event caused the Ouzel Fire in 1978?
A) Campfire
B) Forest thinning
C) Drought
D) Lightning
  • 58. What is a consequence of high-severity wildfires?
A) Reduced erosion
B) Decreased air pollution
C) Increased biodiversity
D) Soil degradation
  • 59. What is one method used by Rocky Mountain National Park to manage fuel?
A) Increasing snowfall
B) Encouraging campfires
C) Reducing average temperature
D) Removing low hanging branches
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