Mount Rainier National Park - Quiz
Mount Rainier National Park
  • 1. What event caused Mount Rainier National Park to close on November 6, 2006?
A) Earthquake
B) Pineapple Express rainstorm
C) Wildfire outbreak
D) Volcanic eruption
  • 2. How much rain fell in Mount Rainier National Park during the November 6, 2006 storm?
A) 18 inches (460 mm)
B) 5 inches (127 mm)
C) 10 inches (254 mm)
D) 25 inches (635 mm)
  • 3. Which campground was destroyed and has not reopened after the 2006 flooding?
A) Sunshine Point Campground
B) Paradise Campground
C) Longmire Campground
D) Mowich Lake Campground
  • 4. Which road in Mount Rainier National Park remained closed to vehicle traffic after the 2006 flooding?
A) Skyline Trail Road
B) Nisqually River Road
C) Paradise Road
D) Carbon River Road
  • 5. When did Mount Rainier National Park reopen to automobile traffic after the 2006 flooding?
A) June 30, 2007
B) December 1, 2006
C) May 5, 2007
D) January 15, 2007
  • 6. What was the reason for the closure of the south side of Mount Rainier National Park beyond Longmire in November 2022?
A) Wildlife conservation efforts
B) Infrastructure repairs
C) Inadequate staffing
D) Severe weather conditions
  • 7. Which recreation areas were closed for the rest of the winter season in 2022?
A) Several, including a sledding hill
B) Only hiking trails
C) Visitor centers
D) All campgrounds
  • 8. How was the closure of Mount Rainier National Park modified in 2023?
A) Opened all areas without restrictions
B) Restricted access only to weekends
C) Closed all park entrances permanently
D) Allowed winter access to Paradise from Thursdays through Mondays
  • 9. When will timed entry reservations be required for vehicles using the Paradise and Sunrise corridors?
A) From 2026 onwards, only on weekends
B) Beginning in 2024 during peak summer months
C) Starting in 2023 year-round
D) Only in winter months from 2025
  • 10. What percentage of Mount Rainier National Park's annual visitors come between July and September?
A) 30 percent
B) 50 percent
C) 90 percent
D) 70 percent
  • 11. How many vascular plant species have been identified in Mount Rainier National Park?
A) More than 960
B) Approximately 500
C) Less than 300
D) About 700
  • 12. What is the potential vegetation type of Mount Rainier National Park according to A. W. Kuchler U.S. Potential natural vegetation types?
A) Deciduous forest
B) Grassland
C) Coniferous forest
D) Alpine Meadows & Barren, or Alpine tundra
  • 13. What is the potential vegetation form of Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Lowland Prairie
B) Montane Shrubland
C) Alpine Meadow
D) Subalpine Forest
  • 14. What is the Lushootseed name for Mount Rainier?
A) "Mount Tacoma"
B) "Tacoma"
C) "Tacoma Mountain"
D) "Rainier Peak"
  • 15. Where was the earliest evidence of human activity found?
A) Bench Lake Trail
B) Fryingpan Creek
C) Goat Island Mountain
D) Mount Rainier Summit
  • 16. What type of artifacts were found in the rock shelter near Fryingpan Creek?
A) Pottery shards
B) Fishing tools
C) Hunting artifacts
D) Agricultural implements
  • 17. Which tribes are suggested to have used the rock shelter near Fryingpan Creek?
A) Nisqually Tribe
B) Puyallup Tribe
C) Yakama Tribe
D) Columbia Plateau Tribes
  • 18. Who led the archeological study of Mount Rainier area in 1963?
A) Washington State University
B) Allan H. Smith
C) National Park Service
D) Richard D. Daugherty
  • 19. What was the main conclusion of Richard D. Daugherty's study?
A) Prehistoric humans used the area most heavily between 8000 and 4500 BP.
B) The park was primarily used for agriculture.
C) Permanent habitation existed in the park area.
D) The tribes had agreed upon boundaries before treaties with the U.S.
  • 20. Who conducted interviews with elderly Native Americans and studied ethnographic literature?
A) Washington State University
B) National Park Service
C) Allan H. Smith
D) Richard D. Daugherty
  • 21. What did Allan H. Smith find regarding permanent habitation in the park area?
A) Permanent settlements were widespread.
B) Temporary shelters were common.
C) No evidence of permanent habitation.
D) Evidence of permanent villages.
  • 22. For what purposes was Mount Rainier National Park used according to Allan H. Smith?
A) Agriculture and trade.
B) Permanent settlements and farming.
C) Hunting and gathering, and occasional spirit quests.
D) Industrial activities.
  • 23. Which tribes were tentatively concluded to have divided the park area?
A) Sioux and Apache tribes
B) Columbia Plateau Tribes
C) Nisqually, Puyallup, Muckleshoot, Yakama, and Taidnapam (Upper Cowlitz)
D) Nez Perce and Chinook tribes
  • 24. What is the time frame when treaties with the United States were made?
A) 1000 to 300 BP
B) 8000 to 4500 BP
C) 1963
D) 1854–55
  • 25. What aspect of Allan H. Smith's theory was later doubted?
A) The dating of projectile points.
B) The presence of Columbia Plateau Tribes.
C) The use of the park for hunting and gathering.
D) The tribes had agreed upon boundaries before treaties with the U.S.
  • 26. When was Mount Rainier National Park established?
A) January 15, 1885
B) November 11, 1912
C) March 2, 1899
D) July 4, 1901
  • 27. How many acres does Mount Rainier National Park cover?
A) 200,000 acres
B) 150,000 acres
C) 236,381 acres
D) 300,000 acres
  • 28. What is the elevation of Mount Rainier?
A) 13,800 feet
B) 15,000 feet
C) 12,500 feet
D) 14,410 feet
  • 29. What was Mount Rainier National Park's visitor count in 2024?
A) Exactly 2 million
B) Under 1 million
C) About 500,000
D) Over 1.6 million
  • 30. When did Mount Rainier National Park receive its wilderness designation?
A) 1997
B) 1975
C) 1988
D) 2005
  • 31. What is the highest point in the Cascade Range?
A) Mount Adams
B) Mount Rainier
C) Mount St. Helens
D) Mount Hood
  • 32. Which area is not one of the three general areas leading into Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Paradise
B) Carbon River and Mowich Lake area
C) Sunset
D) Sunrise
  • 33. What is the total area covered by glaciers and snowfields on Mount Rainier?
A) 20 square miles
B) About 35 square miles (91 km2)
C) 50 square miles
D) 60 square miles
  • 34. What is the largest glacier by area on Mount Rainier?
A) White River Glacier
B) Carbon Glacier
C) Emmons Glacier
D) South Tahoma Glacier
  • 35. What percentage of attempts successfully reach the summit of Mount Rainier?
A) 100%
B) 50%
C) 25%
D) 75%
  • 36. What was the original name of Mount Rainier Forest Reserve before it became a national park?
A) Sierra Nevada Forest Reserve
B) Rocky Mountain Forest Reserve
C) Cascade Forest Reserve
D) Pacific Forest Reserve
  • 37. Who was one of the first individuals to climb Mount Rainier and later became a key figure in establishing national parks?
A) Charles Piper
B) Edward Sturgis Ingraham
C) John Muir
D) Gifford Pinchot
  • 38. In what year did John Muir visit Mount Rainier?
A) 1875
B) 1888
C) 1893
D) 1900
  • 39. What was the 'conservation-through-use' view associated with?
A) Gifford Pinchot
B) National Geographic Society
C) The Sierra Club
D) John Muir
  • 40. Which organization did John Muir persuade to support the movement to protect Rainier as a national park?
A) Scientific associations
B) National Geographic Society
C) Sierra Club
D) Northern Pacific Railway
  • 41. Which mammal species are found in Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Koala
B) Giraffe
C) Polar bear
D) Cougar
  • 42. What type of climate is experienced at higher elevations within Mount Rainier National Park according to the Köppen classification?
A) Subarctic climate (Dsc)
B) Desert climate
C) Mediterranean
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 43. Which bird species listed is a raptor found in Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Sparrow
B) Duck
C) Peregrine falcon
D) Robin
  • 44. What type of fish can be found spawning in the White River near Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Sculpins
B) Bull trout
C) Pink salmon
D) Mountain whitefish
  • 45. What record did Paradise hold during the 1971/72 year in Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Highest temperature recorded
B) The snowiest place on Earth where snowfall is measured regularly
C) Most rainfall in a year
D) Least amount of precipitation
  • 46. What was the Plant Hardiness zone at Sunrise Visitor Center as per the USDA?
A) 8a
B) 5b
C) 6a
D) 7c
  • 47. Which historic district designation does Mount Rainier National Park hold?
A) Local Landmark District
B) National Historic Landmark District
C) World Heritage Site
D) State Historical Park
  • 48. How many locations in the park are on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 10
B) 42
C) 55
D) 20
  • 49. What percentage of visitors went to Paradise in 2000?
A) 30%
B) 62%
C) 75%
D) 45%
  • 50. Which historic building was rebuilt in 2008 at Paradise?
A) Paradise Guide House
B) Paradise Inn
C) Sunrise Lodge
D) Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center
  • 51. How many companies were authorized to operate commercial mountain guide services in the park as of 2024?
A) One
B) Ten
C) Five
D) Three
  • 52. Which developed area in the park does not have a view of Mount Rainier?
A) Longmire.
B) Carbon River Entrance Station.
C) Ohanapecosh.
D) Sunrise.
  • 53. What major event in 2006 affected the northwest quadrant of Mount Rainier National Park?
A) A wildfire destroyed large areas.
B) An earthquake caused landslides.
C) Landslides blocked all access routes.
D) Floods severely damaged the roads.
  • 54. How is Mount Rainier National Park primarily accessed?
A) By waterways.
B) By vehicles.
C) By railroads.
D) By hiking trails.
  • 55. What percentage of visitors went to Longmire in 2000?
A) 38%.
B) 25%.
C) 60%.
D) 50%.
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