Virgin Islands National Park - Quiz
Virgin Islands National Park
  • 1. Where is St. John located in relation to the Greater Antilles?
A) On the western edge
B) In the center
C) At the east end
D) South of
  • 2. Which tectonic plate is St. John located on?
A) The Eurasian Plate
B) The North American Plate
C) The South American Plate
D) The Caribbean Plate
  • 3. During which geological period did the Water Island Formation form?
A) Jurassic
B) Cretaceous
C) Permian
D) Triassic
  • 4. What types of rocks are found in the Water Island Formation?
A) Limestone and dolomite
B) Keratophyres and pillow basalts
C) Sandstone and shale
D) Granite and gneiss
  • 5. What geological feature characterizes the Louisenhoj Formation?
A) Oceanic trench
B) Continental shelf
C) Mid-ocean ridge
D) Island arc
  • 6. Which rock types are part of the Louisenhoj Formation?
A) Chert and flint
B) Marble and quartzite
C) Granite and rhyolite
D) Andesite and basalt
  • 7. What geological event occurred during the deposition of the Outer Brass Limestone?
A) Development of coral reefs
B) Increased volcanic activity
C) Volcanism abated
D) Formation of a mountain range
  • 8. Which formation marks the resumption of volcanism in the Late Cretaceous?
A) Louisenhoj Formation
B) Tutu Formation
C) Outer Brass Limestone
D) Water Island Formation
  • 9. What types of rocks are found in the Tutu Formation?
A) Volcaniclastic turbidites, basalt, and andesite
B) Granite and gneiss
C) Limestone and dolomite
D) Sandstone and shale
  • 10. What geological feature followed the Tutu Formation?
A) Sand dunes
B) River deltas
C) Diabase dike swarm
D) Glacial moraines
  • 11. What caused compressive folding on St. John?
A) Deposition of sediments
B) Collision of the Caribbean Plate with the Bahama Platform
C) Erosion by rivers
D) Glacial activity
  • 12. Which pluton was intruded during the Late Eocene?
A) Brass River pluton
B) Louisville pluton
C) Water Island pluton
D) Narrows pluton
  • 13. What is associated with the Greater Antilles arc magmatism?
A) Louisenhoj Formation
B) Outer Brass Limestone
C) Tutu Formation
D) Virgin Gorda batholith
  • 14. What geological process is tied to the spreading of the Cayman Trough?
A) Reverse faulting
B) Sinistral strike-slip faulting at 39 Ma
C) Normal faulting
D) Dextral strike-slip faulting
  • 15. What historic site in Virgin Islands National Park features a partially restored sugar factory?
A) Annaberg Historic District
B) Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District
C) L'Esperance Trail
D) Catherineberg Sugar Mill Ruins
  • 16. Where is the windmill located in the Annaberg Historic District?
A) Annaberg Point
B) Cinnamon Bay
C) Reef Bay Trail
D) Mary's Point
  • 17. How can visitors reach the Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District?
A) Via Cinnamon Bay Campground
B) By boat from Charlotte Amalie
C) Through Annaberg Point
D) Via Reef Bay Trail or L'Esperance trail
  • 18. What are the Taíno rock carvings at Virgin Islands National Park called?
A) Petroglyphs
B) Hieroglyphs
C) Megaliths
D) Cave paintings
  • 19. When were the Reef Bay Trail petroglyph site added to the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 2000
B) 1982
C) 1990
D) 1975
  • 20. Which sugar mill ruins are among the most easily accessed in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District
B) Annaberg Historic District
C) L'Esperance Trail
D) Catherineberg Sugar Mill Ruins
  • 21. What is the total area covered by Virgin Islands National Park?
A) 30,000 square miles
B) 10,000 acres
C) 14,737 acres (5,964 ha; 23 sq mi)
D) 20,000 hectares
  • 22. What percentage of St. John Island is covered by Virgin Islands National Park?
A) 50 percent
B) 80 percent
C) Almost 60 percent
D) 70 percent
  • 23. What is the average annual rainfall in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) 70 inches
B) 55 inches (1,400 mm)
C) 100 inches
D) 30 inches
  • 24. During which months are trade winds strongest in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) Spring
B) Winter
C) Fall
D) Summer
  • 25. What is the average temperature for Virgin Islands National Park?
A) 75 °F (24 °C)
B) 85 °F (29 °C)
C) 65 °F (18 °C)
D) 79 °F (26 °C)
  • 26. What is the main tourist season in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) May to September
B) December to April
C) June to August
D) October to November
  • 27. Where is camping available from November through August in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) L'Esperance Trail
B) Cinnamon Bay Campground
C) Annaberg Historic District
D) Reef Bay Trail
  • 28. Which resort offers luxury accommodations in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) Reef Bay Resort
B) St. John Luxury Inn
C) Caneel Bay Resort
D) Annaberg Hotel
  • 29. Which animal is the only native land mammal in Virgin Islands National Park?
A) Deer
B) Wild donkeys
C) Bats
D) Mongoose
  • 30. Which island is nearly all of Hassel Island a part of?
A) Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas
B) Saint Croix
C) Virgin Gorda
D) St. John
  • 31. How often do ferries operate from Red Hook, St. Thomas to the park?
A) Once weekly
B) Twice daily
C) Thrice daily
D) Hourly
  • 32. What was the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on visitor numbers in 2018 compared to 2017?
A) Visitor numbers decreased significantly
B) Visitor numbers doubled
C) Visitor numbers remained the same
D) Visitor numbers increased slightly
  • 33. Who donated extensive lands to the National Park Service in 1956?
A) The Trust for Public Land
B) Caneel Bay Resort
C) Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
D) Laurance Rockefeller's Jackson Hole Preserve
  • 34. What percentage of the island does the national park boundary include?
A) 90%
B) 75%
C) 60%
D) 50%
  • 35. When was the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument created?
A) In 2017
B) In 2001
C) In 1956
D) In 2013
  • 36. Which organization purchased the 415-acre Estate Maho Bay for preservation?
A) National Park Service
B) The Trust for Public Land
C) Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
D) Caneel Bay Resort
  • 37. What was the cost of purchasing 58 acres from the trust for the NPS in 2012?
A) $1.5 million
B) $3 million
C) $2.25 million
D) $4 million
  • 38. Where is Cinnamon Bay Campground located?
A) Inside the park
B) Outside the park in Charlotte Amalie
C) On Tortola
D) Near Virgin Gorda
  • 39. What was the average number of visitors per year to the park from 2007 to 2016?
A) About 600,000 visitors
B) Exactly 300,000 visitors
C) More than 450,000 visitors
D) Less than 100,000 visitors
  • 40. What is the highest point on St. John, accessible via a trail?
A) Ram Head
B) Lind Point
C) Caneel Hill
D) Bordeaux Mountain
  • 41. What is the length of the Cinnamon Bay Nature Trail?
A) 3 miles
B) 0.5-mile loop
C) 1 mile
D) 6 miles
  • 42. Which beach can be accessed from both Cruz Bay and Caneel Bay Resort?
A) Honeymoon Beach
B) Maho Bay
C) Trunk Bay
D) Cinnamon Bay
  • 43. What is located on the west end of Trunk Bay near Jumbie Bay?
A) Burgesman Cove
B) Cinnamon Bay Campground
C) Salt Pond Bay
D) Reef Bay
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