Circeo National Park - Quiz
Circeo National Park
  • 1. What is the approximate length of the coastal sand strip in Circeo National Park?
A) 10 km
B) 35 km
C) 50 km
D) 22 km
  • 2. Which watchtower marks the beginning of the sand strip near the limestone cliffs?
A) Torre Zannone
B) Torre Paola
C) Torre Circeo
D) Torre Portiere
  • 3. What is the maximum depth of the coastal sand strip's maquis shrubland?
A) 40 meters
B) 55 meters
C) 27 meters
D) 15 meters
  • 4. Which animal is mentioned as being found in the section of the dunes nearer to the sea?
A) European hedgehog
B) Wild boar
C) Crested porcupine
D) European badger
  • 5. Which tree species can be found near the lakes in the park?
A) Maritime pine
B) Alder
C) Holm oak
D) Prickly juniper
  • 6. How many coastal salt lakes are included in the park's humid area?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Six
D) Eight
  • 7. What is the maximum depth of the park's coastal salt lakes?
A) Five meters
B) Two meters
C) One meter
D) Ten meters
  • 8. What animal is mentioned as a rare species inhabiting the coastal salt lakes?
A) Wild weasel
B) Marsh turtle
C) European badger
D) Fox
  • 9. In which year was the island of Zannone annexed to the park?
A) 1985
B) 1960
C) 1979
D) 1992
  • 10. Which animal is specifically associated with shepherding in the smaller marshy areas?
A) Crested porcupine
B) European hedgehog
C) Wild boar
D) Italian Mediterranean buffalo
  • 11. What type of vegetation grows on the shores of the lakes?
A) Strawflower
B) Maritime pine
C) Salicornia
D) Bay laurel
  • 12. Which island belongs to the Ponziano archipelago and is part of the park?
A) Capo Portiere
B) Zannone
C) Torre Paola
D) Mount Circeo
  • 13. Which bird is found in the humid areas of the park?
A) Cattle egret
B) Beetle
C) Strawberry tree
D) Lizard
  • 14. What characterizes the sand strip of the park?
A) Coarse gravel
B) Volcanic rock
C) Fine sand
D) Clay deposits
  • 15. How are the coastal salt lakes connected to the sea?
A) By natural springs
B) Through a series of canals
C) Via underground rivers
D) They are not connected
  • 16. In what year was Circeo National Park founded?
A) 1914
B) 1934
C) 1924
D) 1944
  • 17. Who ordered the establishment of the park?
A) King Victor Emmanuel III
B) Giuseppe Garibaldi
C) Raffaele Bastianelli
D) Benito Mussolini
  • 18. What is the only national park in Italy to occupy only a plain and coastal area?
A) Circeo National Park
B) Pollino National Park
C) Stelvio National Park
D) Gran Paradiso National Park
  • 19. What is the approximate size of the forest area in the park?
A) 5,000 hectares
B) 1,500 hectares
C) 2,200 hectares
D) 3,300 hectares
  • 20. Which of these is a characteristic temporary marshy area in the forest that forms in autumn?
A) Piscine
B) Grotta
C) Lestre
D) Selva
  • 21. What is the maximum height of the Circeo promontory?
A) 398 m
B) 541 m
C) 612 m
D) 451 m
  • 22. What famous fossil was discovered in Grotta Guattari in 1939?
A) Homo sapiens remains
B) Dinosaur bones
C) Homo neanderthalensis skull
D) Stone tools
  • 23. Which species is specifically mentioned as having inhabited the Grotta Breuil?
A) Modern humans
B) Wild boars
C) Neanderthal Man
D) European badgers
  • 24. Which advisor suggested the creation of the park to preserve the Pontine Marshes?
A) A Roman senator from the ancient era
B) Benito Mussolini
C) Raffaele Bastianelli
D) A local mayor
  • 25. What is the name of the ancient forest that the park's forest is a relic of?
A) Latin Forest
B) Circeo Wood
C) Selva di Terracina
D) Pontine Forest
  • 26. Which of these animals is found in the forest area of the park?
A) Mountain goat
B) Fallow deer
C) Brown bear
D) Wolf
  • 27. What type of rock makes up the Circeo promontory?
A) Volcanic basalt
B) Sandstone
C) Granite
D) Mesozoic limestone-dolomite
  • 28. Which bird species is specifically mentioned as being found in the promontory area?
A) Ostrich
B) Peregrine falcon
C) Golden eagle
D) Flamingo
  • 29. The northern slopes of the promontory are characterized by which type of climate?
A) Dry and arid
B) Tropical
C) Alpine
D) More humid
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