National Park of American Samoa - Quiz
National Park of American Samoa
  • 1. Which epoch is Tutulia island most likely dated from?
A) Pliocene Epoch
B) Eocene Epoch
C) Holocene Epoch
D) Miocene Epoch
  • 2. What type of volcanic formations primarily compose the islands in American Samoa's national park?
A) Stratovolcanoes formed from andesitic lava
B) Lava domes composed of rhyolite
C) Shield volcanoes built by basalt lava flows
D) Cinder cones made from pyroclastic material
  • 3. What geological feature on Taʻū island is one of the highest in the world?
A) Sea cliffs over 3,000 feet high
B) Lava tubes
C) Coral reefs
D) Volcanic craters
  • 4. What is the name of the seamount east of Taʻū that is developing into a future island?
A) Tutuila Seamount
B) Pago Pago Seamount
C) Ofu Seamount
D) Vailulu'u Seamount
  • 5. What natural disaster could potentially be triggered by the Liu Bench on Taʻū island?
A) A volcanic eruption
B) A tsunami strong enough to affect Fiji
C) A landslide causing a flood
D) An earthquake
  • 6. What type of lava flows formed the Masefau dike complex and talus breccias?
A) Andesitic lavas
B) Dacitic lavas
C) Rhyolitic lavas
D) Olivine basalts
  • 7. Which islands are remnants of a single basaltic volcano formed in the Pliocene to Early Pleistocene?
A) Ofu and Olosega
B) Taʻū and Tutuila
C) Upolu and Savai'i
D) Aunu'u and Manua
  • 8. What geological process led to the formation of calderas on Pago and Alofau summits?
A) Formation of lava tubes
B) Submarine landslides
C) Collapse of shield domes
D) Eruption of stratovolcanoes
  • 9. What type of volcanic activity occurred recently on Leone volcanics?
A) Eruption generating tuff cones undersea and cinder cones on land
B) Development of stratovolcanoes
C) Creation of lava plateaus
D) Formation of shield domes
  • 10. What geological feature was formed by erosion in the Early to Middle Pleistocene on Tutuila?
A) Coral reefs
B) Volcanic craters
C) Lava plateaus
D) Calderas enlarged by erosion
  • 11. What is the orientation of the rift zone that formed Taʻū and Ofu-Olosega islands?
A) W. 70° S.
B) S. 70° E.
C) N. 70° W.
D) E. 70° N.
  • 12. What type of volcanic activity renewed in the Middle Pleistocene on Upolu?
A) Andesitic stratovolcanoes
B) Rhyolitic lava domes
C) Olivine basalt pahoehoe and aa flows
D) Dacitic shield volcanoes
  • 13. What type of volcanic formations are aligned along the center axis of Upolu?
A) Pleistocene cinder cones
B) Miocene stratovolcanoes
C) Eocene shield volcanoes
D) Holocene lava domes
  • 14. What type of volcanic activity marked Savai'i's surface in the Quaternary period?
A) Creation of lava plateaus
B) Formation of coral reefs
C) Lava flows, including olivine basalt pahoehoe and spatter cones
D) Eruption of rhyolitic stratovolcanoes
  • 15. What geological feature was formed by erosion runoff before being submerged?
A) Cinder cones
B) A submarine shelf allowing for coral reef development
C) Lava tubes
D) Volcanic craters
  • 16. What type of volcanic rocks erupted in recent times on Leone volcanics?
A) Tuff cones undersea and cinder cones on land
B) Shield domes
C) Lava plateaus
D) Stratovolcanoes
  • 17. What type of lava flows buried the submerged barrier reef, enlarging an island?
A) Dacitic lavas
B) Rhyolitic lavas
C) Pahoehoe flows
D) Aa flows
  • 18. What geological feature on Ofu is formed by ponded flows?
A) South coast cliffs
B) North center portion of the island
C) East to west rift zone
D) Barrier reef
  • 19. What type of volcanic activity occurred on Mount Matavanu from 1905 to 1911?
A) Creation of shield volcanoes
B) Formation of stratovolcanoes
C) Eruption of rhyolitic lava domes
D) Emergence of olivine basalt pahoehoe
  • 20. What type of volcanic formations are found as inliers and monadnocks on Upolu?
A) Miocene stratovolcanoes
B) Holocene lava plateaus
C) Remnants of Late Tertiary to Late Pliocene eruptions
D) Eocene shield volcanoes
  • 21. What type of volcanic activity formed the Mauga Afi chain?
A) Stratovolcanoes
B) Shield domes
C) Lava plateaus
D) Spatter cones in 1902
  • 22. What year was the National Park of American Samoa established?
A) 2010
B) 2002
C) 1993
D) 1988
  • 23. What is the total acreage of coral reefs and ocean in the park?
A) 3,341 acres
B) 1,000 acres
C) 8,257 acres
D) 2,500 acres
  • 24. Who introduced a bill to include American Samoa in the Federal Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act?
A) Delegate Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia
B) Dr. Paul Cox
C) President of the Bat Preservers Association
D) The National Park Service
  • 25. Which unit of the park is accessible by car?
A) Ofu
B) Tutuila
C) Manuʻa Islands
D) Taʻū
  • 26. What is the highest point in American Samoa located within the park?
A) Mount Alava
B) Maugaloa Ridge
C) Sunuitao Peak
D) Lata Mountain
  • 27. How did the National Park Service resolve the issue of acquiring land for the park?
A) Used eminent domain
B) Bought the land outright
C) Negotiated with private owners
D) Entered into a 50-year lease with Samoan village councils
  • 28. What is the total acreage of land in the park?
A) 8,257 acres
B) 2,500 acres
C) 3,341 acres
D) 1,000 acres
  • 29. What is the highest point in the Tutuila unit?
A) Lata Mountain
B) Sunuitao Peak
C) Maugaloa Ridge
D) Mount Alava
  • 30. What is the total acreage of offshore waters in the park?
A) 3,341 acres
B) 2,500 acres
C) 5,757 acres
D) 8,257 acres
  • 31. What is the size of the Taʻū unit in terms of offshore waters?
A) 1,200 acres
B) 2,500 acres
C) 400 acres
D) 1,100 acres
  • 32. What is the name of the ridge that separates the Tutuila unit?
A) Sunuitao Peak
B) Breakers Point
C) Maugaloa Ridge
D) Lata Mountain
  • 33. What is the highest point in the Ofu unit?
A) Sunuitao Peak
B) Maugaloa Ridge
C) Mount Alava
D) Lata Mountain
  • 34. What percentage of plant species in American Samoa is endemic?
A) 50%
B) 70%
C) 10%
D) Approximately 30%
  • 35. Which bat species was nearly eliminated by Cyclone Val in 1991?
A) Samoa flying fox
B) N/A
C) Pacific sheath-tailed bat
D) White-naped flying fox
  • 36. Which of the following is NOT a native reptile in American Samoa?
A) Pacific boa
B) Mottled snake-eyed skink
C) Micronesian skink
D) Oceania gecko
  • 37. Which modern era reptile is found only on Tutuila?
A) Brahminy blind snake
B) Pacific boa
C) Common house gecko
D) Stump-toed gecko
  • 38. Which mammal is a modern introduction to American Samoa?
A) Pigs
B) Polynesian rats
C) Cats
D) Dogs
  • 39. Which type of forest is found on Taʻū?
A) Lowland ridge forest
B) Desert forest
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Cloud forest
  • 40. Which bird is considered rare in this locality?
A) Many-colored fruit dove
B) Pacific pigeon
C) Samoan starling
D) Wattled honeyeater
  • 41. Who designed the bats on the 2020 American Samoa quarter?
A) A member of the Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee.
B) Richard Alan Masters.
C) John Flanagan.
D) An artist from the Commission on Fine Art.
  • 42. When was the 2020 American Samoa quarter released to the public?
A) December 2018.
B) March 2021.
C) January 2019.
D) February 2020.
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