Indiana Dunes National Park - Test
  • 1. Which ecoregion is Indiana Dunes National Park located in?
A) Desert
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Central forest-grasslands transition
D) Temperate coniferous forest
  • 2. What potential vegetation type is associated with Indiana Dunes National Park according to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. Potential natural vegetation Types?
A) Oak/Hickory (100)
B) Savanna (30)
C) Pine/Spruce (50)
D) Tropical Rainforest (75)
  • 3. Which of the following is a federally listed threatened or endangered plant species found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Rose
B) Daisy
C) Tulip
D) Mead's milkweed (Asclepias meadii)
  • 4. Which animal is a federally threatened species found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Gray wolf
B) Bald eagle
C) Grizzly bear
D) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
  • 5. How many bird species have been observed by the Indiana Audubon in or migrating through Indiana Dunes as of 2023?
A) 100
B) Nearly 370
C) 500
D) 250
  • 6. Which two species began returning to Indiana Dunes National Park in 2011 and 2018 respectively?
A) Bald eagle and red fox
B) Piping plover and rufa Red knot
C) North American river otter and bobcat
D) Grizzly bear and gray wolf
  • 7. What type of forest is Indiana Dunes National Park's potential vegetation form?
A) Eastern Hardwood forest (Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest)
B) Savanna
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Boreal forest
  • 8. Which of the following is a state threatened or endangered plant species in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Lily
B) Sunflower
C) Rosemary
D) White baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)
  • 9. Which of the following is a federally endangered bird species found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
B) Robin
C) Eagle
D) Sparrow
  • 10. What is the estimated population range for each plant group of rare species in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) 100–120 individual plants
B) 500-600 individual plants
C) 200-300 individual plants
D) 10-20 individual plants
  • 11. Which of the following is a common summer flowering plant in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Rose
B) Daisy
C) Goldenrod (11 varieties)
D) Tulip
  • 12. How many species of vascular plants does Indiana Dunes National Park have, ranking it among the units of the National Park System?
A) 800 species
B) More than 1,400 species
C) 500 species
D) 2,000 species
  • 13. Which federally threatened reptile is found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) American alligator
B) Komodo dragon
C) Eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)
D) Green sea turtle
  • 14. Which of the following mammals is known to inhabit Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Kangaroo
B) White-tailed deer
C) Elephant
D) Panda
  • 15. What type of habitat does Indiana Dunes National Park provide for the bald eagle?
A) No habitat
B) Limited habitat
C) Unsuitable habitat
D) Suitable habitat
  • 16. According to the Köppen climate classification system, what type of climate does Indiana Dunes National Park have?
A) Tropical rainforest climate
B) Hot summer Humid continental climate (Dfa)
C) Desert climate
D) Mediterranean climate
  • 17. What is the plant hardiness zone at Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) 6a
B) 4c
C) 7a
D) 5b
  • 18. What is the average annual extreme minimum temperature at Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) 32.0 °F (0.0 °C)
B) -20.0 °F (-29.0 °C)
C) -9.4 °F (-23.0 °C)
D) 15.0 °F (-9.4 °C)
  • 19. What weather-related condition during winter can pose a threat to visitors at Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Heatwaves
B) Blizzards
C) Shelf ice
D) Tornadoes
  • 20. What is shelf ice and why can it be dangerous?
A) Ice pushed from Lake Michigan onto beaches that can build into ridges with air pockets, making walking hazardous.
B) Thin ice covering small ponds
C) Frozen rain forming on trees
D) A type of snowfall unique to the region
  • 21. During which period was the Lake Michigan Basin formed?
A) Wisconsin Glacial Period
B) Pleistocene Epoch
C) Cretaceous Period
D) Holocene Epoch
  • 22. What is the dominant geologic form that created the landscape of Indiana Dunes?
A) Lake Border Moraine
B) Valparaiso Moraine
C) Tinley Moraine
D) Calumet Shoreline
  • 23. How many major glacial lake periods created the Indiana Dunes?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Four
D) Two
  • 24. Name one of the four major glacial lakes that contributed to the formation of the Indiana Dunes.
A) Glacial Lake Chicago
B) Lake Erie
C) Lake Superior
D) Lake Huron
  • 25. What natural process transports sand southward along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan?
A) Longshore drift
B) River erosion
C) Glacial movement
D) Wind deposition
  • 26. What forms when littoral currents encounter streams bringing water from inland along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan?
A) Canyons
B) Volcanic islands
C) Cliffs
D) Sandbars pointing down current
  • 27. What is the oldest visible shoreline of Lake Michigan in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Valparaiso Shoreline
B) Tolleston Shoreline
C) Glenwood Shoreline
D) Calumet Shoreline
  • 28. What geographical feature forms the western border to the dunes in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Little Calumet River
B) Wolf Lake
C) Lake Michigan
D) Indiana River
  • 29. Who signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 that included the redesignation?
A) President Donald Trump
B) Deputy Director Paul Daniel Smith
C) Senator Todd Young
D) Representative Pete Visclosky
  • 30. Which creek is a northwards-flowing stream that drains into Lake Michigan?
A) East Arm Little Calumet River
B) Dunes Creek
C) Salt Creek
D) Trail Creek
  • 31. Into which waterway does the East Arm Little Calumet River get diverted before reaching Lake Michigan?
A) Dunes Creek
B) Trail Creek
C) Salt Creek
D) Port of Indiana-Burns Waterway
  • 32. Which creek begins south of Valparaiso, Indiana and flows north to join the East Arm Little Calumet River?
A) Trail Creek
B) Dunes Creek
C) Salt Creek
D) East Arm Little Calumet River
  • 33. In what year was Indiana Dunes National Park authorized by Congress?
A) 1985
B) 2000
C) 2019
D) 1966
  • 34. When was the park redesignated as a national park?
A) February 15, 2019
B) December 31, 2020
C) July 4, 2017
D) January 1, 2018
  • 35. What industrial facility is located on the western edge of the eastern area of the park?
A) General Motors assembly line
B) Nucor Steel mill
C) Ford Motor Company factory
D) Cleveland-Cliffs steel plant
  • 36. What is located to the west of the Cleveland-Cliffs steel plant?
A) South Beach
B) West Beach
C) North Beach
D) East Beach
  • 37. What is the southern boundary of the western area of Indiana Dunes National Park along Lake Michigan?
A) U.S. 12
B) I-90
C) I-65
D) I-80
  • 38. Which county is home to Pinhook Bog, an outlying area of the park?
A) LaPorte County
B) Porter County
C) St. Joseph County
D) Lake County
  • 39. Which preserve is located in Lake County?
A) Pinhook Bog
B) Hoosier Prairie State Nature Preserve
C) Cleveland-Cliffs Nature Reserve
D) Heron Rookery
  • 40. What was the earliest recorded name of a settler in Indiana Dunes?
A) Lewis Cass
B) Joseph Bailly
C) William Henry Harrison
D) John Smith
  • 41. Which century saw the return of native villages in the dunes area?
A) 17th century
B) 19th century
C) 18th century
D) 20th century
  • 42. Who published an article on the unique flora of the dunes in the Botanical Gazette?
A) Stephen Mather
B) Paul H. Douglas
C) Dorothy Richardson Buell
D) Henry Chandler Cowles
  • 43. In what year did Stephen Mather hold hearings on a 'Sand Dunes National Park'?
A) 1926
B) 1899
C) 1966
D) 1916
  • 44. What was the sand from the Hoosier Slide used for?
A) Glass manufacture
B) Agricultural fertilizer
C) Building construction
D) Road paving
  • 45. What is the name of the well-known canning jars produced using Hoosier Slide sand?
A) 'Ball Blue' canning jars
B) 'Dunes Green' containers
C) 'Hemingray Blue' insulators
D) 'Lake Shore Red' bottles
  • 46. When did Indiana Dunes State Park open?
A) 1966
B) 1916
C) 1926
D) 1899
  • 47. Who led the Congressional effort to save the dunes?
A) Hazel Hannell
B) Stephen Mather
C) Dorothy Richardson Buell
D) Illinois Senator Paul H. Douglas
  • 48. How many invasive plant species are there in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) 54
B) 25
C) 75
D) 100
  • 49. In which month and year was a rare Arctic three-toed woodpecker captured near Dune Park Station?
A) October 1920
B) May 1919
C) April 1920
D) June 1921
  • 50. What was one Arctic three-toed woodpecker doing when it was captured?
A) Building a nest
B) Eating seeds
C) Flying from tree to tree
D) Digging out grubs
  • 51. In which month and year was a clay-colored sparrow found near Dune Park?
A) April 1917
B) October 1920
C) June 1918
D) May 1919
  • 52. What type of birds was the clay-colored sparrow migrating with?
A) Clay-colored finches
B) Arctic three-toed woodpeckers
C) Harris's sparrows
D) Red-tailed hawks
  • 53. How many students participated in BioBlitz 2009?
A) 500
B) 5,000
C) 2,000
D) 20,000
  • 54. Who stated that 890 species had been inventoried during BioBlitz 2009?
A) Indiana Department of Natural Resources representative
B) John Francis
C) The National Park Service director
D) A volunteer participant
  • 55. Which organization owns the southern half of Calumet Prairie?
A) Local government
B) Private landowners
C) The National Park Service
D) Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  • 56. What is one method used in the restoration of the Great Marsh?
A) Building new ditches
B) Plugging culverts
C) Introducing non-native plants
D) Draining additional areas
  • 57. What is no longer a feature of the Heron Rookery?
A) Hardwood forest
B) Access from County Road 600 East
C) Wildflowers in spring
D) Great blue heron nests
  • 58. What trail provides access to an overlook on Lake George?
A) The Heron Rookery Pathway
B) The Cowles Bog Walk
C) The Hobart Woodland trail
D) The Great Marsh Trail
  • 59. How long is the Oak Savannah rail trail?
A) 3 miles (4.8 km)
B) 5 miles (8 km)
C) 9 miles (14 km)
D) 12 miles (19 km)
  • 60. How many acres does Hoosier Prairie cover?
A) 170 hectares
B) 500 acres
C) 430 acres
D) 300 acres
  • 61. What is typically found in the swales of Miller Woods?
A) Ponds or marshes
B) Forests
C) Grasslands
D) Deserts
  • 62. What does 'mno' mean in the name Mnoké Prairie?
A) Earth
B) Good
C) Water
D) Sky
  • 63. How is 'ké' pronounced in Mnoké Prairie's name?
A) Like the word 'cat' without the 't'
B) Like the word 'cake'
C) Like the word 'key'
D) Like the word 'car'
  • 64. Where is the Mnoké Prairie parking lot located?
A) On Beam Street
B) At Miller Beach
C) On Lake Street
D) Near Griffith, Indiana
  • 65. What is the height of Mount Baldy?
A) 100 feet (30 m)
B) 123 feet (37 m)
C) 200 feet (60 m)
D) 150 feet (45 m)
  • 66. What is Mount Baldy commonly referred to as due to its movement?
A) "Eternal dune"
B) "Frozen dune"
C) "Living dune"
D) "Static dune"
  • 67. How can visitors access Pinhook Bog?
A) By hiking alone
B) Through ranger-led guided tours
C) Via self-guided trails
D) On a bicycle tour
  • 68. In what year was the Bailly Homestead established?
A) 1850
B) 1822
C) 1800
D) 1835
  • 69. When was the Bailly Homestead designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark?
A) 1975
B) 1980
C) 1950
D) 1962
  • 70. When was Rose Howe buried in the Bailly Cemetery?
A) 1916
B) 1917
C) 1914
D) 1920
  • 71. In which year was the Century of Progress Architectural District listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 1941
B) The text does not specify the exact year.
C) 1977
D) 1933
  • 72. How many buildings are in the Century of Progress Architectural District?
A) Seven
B) Ten
C) Five
D) Three
  • 73. In what year was the Good Fellow Club Youth Camp established?
A) 1950
B) 1933
C) 1941
D) 1977
  • 74. Until which year did the Good Fellow Club Youth Camp serve children from Gary?
A) 1980
B) 1965
C) 1945
D) 1977
  • 75. Where was the main lodge located at the Good Fellow Club Youth Camp?
A) By the lake shore
B) Near the entrance of the camp
C) Next to the tent cabins
D) Atop a rise
  • 76. What is unique about the Singing Sands in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) They are completely silent.
B) They emit a bright glow at night.
C) They are noted for their distinctive sound when walked upon.
D) They change color with the seasons.
  • 77. When was the Lake Michigan Water Trail designated a National Recreation Trail?
A) 2015
B) 2007
C) 2011
D) 2019
  • 78. In which year did the Porter Brickyard Trail open?
A) 2009
B) 2015
C) 2017
D) 2012
  • 79. Where do children meet with a ranger for Kids' Fun at the Visitor Center?
A) South Shore Line
B) Miller Woods
C) Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center
D) Paul H. Douglas Center
  • 80. When is Kids' Fun at the Visitor Center held?
A) Every Sunday afternoon
B) Every weekday morning
C) On select Saturdays
D) During spring and fall only
  • 81. Who is an artist associated with the Indiana Dunes?
A) Edwin Way Teale
B) George Cressey
C) Frank V. Dudley
D) Lee Botts
  • 82. Which landscape architect is linked to the Indiana Dunes?
A) May Theilgaard Watts
B) Frank V. Dudley
C) George Cressey
D) Jens Jensen
  • 83. Who wrote a doctoral dissertation on the 'A Study of Indiana Sand Dunes'?
A) Edwin Way Teale
B) Frank V. Dudley
C) Jens Jensen
D) George Cressey
  • 84. Who is known as 'Diana of the Dunes'?
A) Alice Gray
B) May Theilgaard Watts
C) Edwin Way Teale
D) Frank V. Dudley
  • 85. Which naturalist is associated with Indiana Dunes?
A) George Cressey
B) Jens Jensen
C) Alice Gray
D) Edwin Way Teale
  • 86. Who is recognized for their efforts in preservation at the Indiana Dunes?
A) Jens Jensen
B) May Theilgaard Watts
C) Lee Botts
D) Frank V. Dudley
  • 87. What type of organization is the DNPA?
A) Private corporation
B) Governmental
C) Educational institution
D) Nonprofit
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