Kootenay National Park - Quiz
Kootenay National Park
  • 1. What is the total area of Kootenay National Park?
A) 2,000 km2
B) 500 km2
C) 1,406 km2 (543 sq mi)
D) 800 km2
  • 2. Which river is completely contained within Kootenay National Park?
A) Columbia River
B) Rocky Mountain Trench
C) Vermilion River
D) Kootenay River
  • 3. What was the original name of Kootenay National Park?
A) Banff-Kootenay Park
B) Rockies Provincial Park
C) Kootenay Dominion Park
D) Vermilion Valley Park
  • 4. In what year was Kootenay National Park created?
A) 1920
B) 1909
C) 1916
D) 1930
  • 5. Which two mountain ranges are part of Kootenay National Park?
A) Columbia and Selkirk mountains
B) Rocky and Selkirk mountains
C) Banff and Jasper mountains
D) Kootenay and Park mountain ranges
  • 6. What is the highest point in Kootenay National Park?
A) Mount Columbia
B) Deltaform Mountain at 3,424 m (11,234 ft)
C) Mount Assiniboine
D) Mount Robson
  • 7. Which highway was built as part of the agreement to create Kootenay National Park?
A) Icefields Parkway
B) Trans-Canada Highway
C) Banff–Windermere Highway
D) Yellowhead Highway
  • 8. What is the boundary between Kootenay and Banff National Park?
A) Rocky Mountain Trench
B) Kicking Horse River
C) The Continental Divide
D) Vermilion Pass
  • 9. Which national park does Kootenay share a boundary with to the northwest?
A) Yoho National Park
B) Mount Robson Provincial Park
C) Banff National Park
D) Jasper National Park
  • 10. Which park borders Kootenay National Park to the south?
A) Hamber Provincial Park
B) Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
C) Jasper National Park
D) Yoho National Park
  • 11. When did humans first start making more permanent use of the area now known as Kootenay National Park?
A) Several hundred years ago by the Ktunaxa people
B) During European colonization in the 1800s
C) After the creation of the park in 1920
D) In the early 1900s
  • 12. Who was instrumental in advocating for a road through Kootenay National Park?
A) Robert Randolph Bruce
B) George Simpson
C) Pierre-Jean De Smet
D) James Sinclair
  • 13. What was the purpose of the Banff–Windermere Highway agreement?
A) To establish a commercial route through the Rockies
B) To connect Kootenay National Park with Jasper National Park
C) To build a highway in exchange for land to be used solely for park purposes
D) To create a tourist attraction in British Columbia
  • 14. What was the role of CPR president Thomas Shaughnessy in the development of Kootenay National Park?
A) He funded the construction of the Banff–Windermere Highway
B) He signed the agreement with the provincial government
C) He designated the area as a national park
D) He was approached by Robert Randolph Bruce to advocate for the road
  • 15. Which river's headwaters are located just outside Kootenay National Park?
A) Columbia River
B) Vermilion River
C) Kootenay River
D) Rocky Mountain Trench
  • 16. What was the main reason for suspending the BC government's work on the road in 1913?
A) Lack of interest from the federal government
B) Geographical challenges
C) Under-estimation of costs leading to an over-budget situation
D) Protests from local communities
  • 17. What was the purpose of the Banff-Windermere Agreement?
A) To establish a national park system in British Columbia
B) To complete and maintain a road in exchange for land used for park purposes
C) To create a transportation route to Calgary
D) To resolve jurisdictional matters in federal parks
  • 18. Who was the Minister of the Interior involved in negotiations for Kootenay National Park?
A) William James Roche
B) Richard McBride
C) James Bernard Harkin
D) Thomas Shaughnessy
  • 19. What was the significance of the Order in Council 1920–0827?
A) It resolved jurisdictional matters in federal parks
B) It approved funding for the provincial portion of the road
C) It designated the Banff-Windermere Highway as a national park road
D) It created Kootenay National Park on April 21, 1920
  • 20. When was the road through Kootenay National Park opened to the public?
A) In 1919
B) In 1909
C) By June 1923
D) After World War I
  • 21. Which town is located just outside the southwestern entrance of Kootenay National Park?
A) Banff
B) Vermilion
C) Radium Hot Springs
D) Castle Junction
  • 22. Which amenity is provided by the town of Radium Hot Springs for park visitors?
A) Hot springs pools
B) Accommodation options
C) Mountain passes
D) Continental Divide
  • 23. Which of the following is a canyon attraction in Kootenay National Park?
A) Castle Junction
B) Marble Canyon
C) Radium Hot Springs
D) Vermilion Pass
  • 24. What is the name of the lake attraction in Kootenay National Park?
A) Sinclair Lake
B) Marble Lake
C) Olive Lake
D) Castle Lake
  • 25. What is the primary feature of Radium Hot Springs in Kootenay National Park?
A) Odourless hot springs
B) Mountain passes
C) Lakes
D) Canyons
  • 26. Which entrance of the park connects to Castle Junction in Banff National Park?
A) Western entrance
B) Southwestern entrance
C) Southeastern entrance
D) Northeastern entrance
  • 27. Which university conducted a chemical analysis confirming the presence of radium in Radium Hot Springs?
A) University of British Columbia
B) McGill University
C) Ottawa University
D) Queen's University
  • 28. Who was recruited by Roland Stuart to visit the Kootenay Radium Natural Springs?
A) St John Harmsworth
B) Ktunaxa leader
C) John McGill
D) Roland Stuart
  • 29. How much did the Dominion government initially offer for control of the Radium Hot Springs?
A) $20,000
B) $30,000
C) $40,000
D) $10,000
  • 30. In what year was a new two-storey bath-house erected at Radium Hot Springs?
A) 1948
B) 1968
C) 1997
D) 1927
  • 31. What is the primary mineral found in Paint Pots that gives it its color?
A) Magnesium sulfate
B) Calcium carbonate
C) Potassium chloride
D) Iron oxide
  • 32. Which facility was added to Radium Hot Springs in 1997?
A) A swimming lake
B) A water slide
C) An ice skating rink
D) A new hot-cold plunge pool
  • 33. What type of water system are the Paint Pots?
A) Geothermal hot pool
B) Acidic, cold water, mineral spring system
C) Hot spring system
D) Freshwater lake
  • 34. Which trail is a multi-day hike that continues into Yoho National Park?
A) The Numa Creek trail
B) The Tumbling Creek trail
C) The Floe Creek trail
D) The Rockwall trail
  • 35. What is the length of the Floe Creek trail to Floe Lake campground?
A) 10.7 km
B) 6 km
C) 9 km
D) 7 km
  • 36. Which trailhead offers forks to both Tumbling Creek and Helmet Creek trails?
A) Numa Falls campground
B) McLeod Meadows campground
C) The Paint Pots
D) Floe Lake campground
  • 37. What type of activity is permitted on the Dolly Varden trail?
A) Hiking
B) Backpacking
C) Rock climbing
D) Cycling
  • 38. Which fish was initially misidentified as Dolly Varden trout along the Dolly Varden Creek?
A) Bull trout
B) Trout
C) Pike
D) Salmon
  • 39. Which trail connects to Banff National Park via Honeymoon Pass and Redearth Pass?
A) The Tokumun Creek trail
B) The Verdant trail
C) The Simpson River trail
D) The Hawk Creek trail
  • 40. Which campground is located at the end of the Numa Creek trail?
A) Floe Lake campground
B) Tumbling Creek campground
C) Helmet Creek campground
D) Numa Falls campground
  • 41. What is the length of the Helmet Creek trail?
A) 6 km
B) 10.7 km
C) 9 km
D) 7 km
  • 42. Which trail leads to Fay Hut and Neil Colgan Hut?
A) The Hawk Creek trail
B) The Verdant trail
C) The Tokumun Creek trail
D) The Simpson River trail
  • 43. Which campground is associated with the Dog Lake trail?
A) Numa Falls campground
B) McLeod Meadows campground
C) Floe Lake campground
D) Helmet Creek campground
  • 44. What geographical feature does Kootenay National Park's few lakes typically occur in?
A) Floodplains
B) River deltas
C) Lowland plains
D) High altitude cirques or hanging valleys
  • 45. What type of rock dominates the geology of Kootenay National Park?
A) Igneous rock
B) Volcanic rock
C) Metamorphic rock
D) Exposed faulted sedimentary rock
  • 46. What mineral is found in the deposits of the Ice River Complex?
A) Sodalite
B) Gypsum
C) Quartz
D) Feldspar
  • 47. What type of deposit mainly composes the hills around the hot springs in Kootenay National Park?
A) Granite
B) Sandstone
C) Tufa, a calcium carbonate deposit
D) Basalt
  • 48. Which mountain range is part of the older geology in the southwestern corner of Kootenay National Park?
A) The Coast Mountains range
B) The Appalachian Mountains range
C) The Sierra Nevada range
D) The Purcell Mountains range
  • 49. Which mountain range is part of the younger geology in the eastern part of Kootenay National Park?
A) The Rocky Mountains range
B) The Andes Mountains range
C) The Cascade Range
D) The Alps range
  • 50. In which year did scientists discover a Lagerstätte site above Marble Canyon in Kootenay National Park?
A) 2008
B) 2020
C) 2012
D) 2015
  • 51. What is the name of one species discovered in the Marble Canyon area of Kootenay National Park?
A) Ammonite
B) Kootenichela
C) Trilobite
D) Tyrannosaurus rex
  • 52. How many new species were discovered in the Marble Canyon area during two weeks of exploration?
A) 10
B) 100
C) 25
D) More than 50
  • 53. What geological period do the newly discovered organisms from Marble Canyon date to?
A) Cambrian
B) Devonian
C) Wuliuan
D) Jurassic
  • 54. What is the name of a species discovered in Kootenay National Park that indicates the diversity of soft-bodied organisms?
A) Surusicaris elegans
B) Archaeopteryx lithographica
C) Velociraptor mongoliensis
D) Stegosaurus armatus
  • 55. Which ecoregion in the park experiences between 300 and 600 mm of precipitation annually?
A) Montane
B) Tundra
C) Subalpine
D) Alpine
  • 56. How much precipitation does the Subalpine ecoregion receive annually?
A) Between 300 and 600 mm
B) About 800 mm
C) Less than 200 mm
D) More than 1000 mm
  • 57. What percentage of precipitation in the Subalpine ecoregion falls as snow?
A) All of it
B) Over half
C) Less than a quarter
D) Exactly half
  • 58. Which ecoregion lacks forest cover due to its cold and snowy conditions?
A) Alpine
B) Subalpine
C) Temperate
D) Montane
  • 59. Which shrub is NOT typically found in the Montane Spruce zone?
A) Meadow horsetail
B) Kinnikinnick
C) Twinflower
D) Soapberry
  • 60. Which biogeoclimatic zone is expanding into Kootenay National Park due to climate change?
A) Montane Spruce
B) Alpine
C) Interior Douglas-fir
D) Engelmann Spruce-Subalpine Fir
  • 61. Which of the following mammals is NOT commonly found in Kootenay National Park?
A) Black bears
B) Coyotes
C) Marten
D) Timber wolves
  • 62. Which bird species are common in Kootenay National Park?
A) Eagles and hawks
B) Boreal owl, yellow-rumped warbler, golden-crowned kinglet, common yellowthroat, American robin
C) Peregrine falcon and bald eagle
D) Snowy owl and great horned owl
  • 63. How many species of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles were found in a wildlife survey?
A) 150
B) 300
C) 242
D) 500
  • 64. Which year was Kootenay National Park added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1990
B) 2003
C) 1984
D) 1975
  • 65. Which mammal is the most common non-carnivorous species in Kootenay National Park?
A) Grizzly bear
B) Snowshoe hare
C) Coyote
D) Timber wolf
  • 66. Which ungulate species is NOT found in Kootenay National Park?
A) Reindeer
B) Bighorn sheep
C) Moose
D) Mountain goat
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