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Katmai National Park and Preserve - Quiz
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  • 1. What notable feature does Katmai National Park and Preserve contain?
A) The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
B) Niagara Falls
C) Grand Canyon
D) Yellowstone Geyser Basin
  • 2. How many acres does Katmai National Park and Preserve encompass?
A) 2,500,000 acres
B) 4,093,077 acres
C) 3,000,000 acres
D) 5,000,000 acres
  • 3. Which state's land area is comparable to the size of Katmai National Park and Preserve?
A) Florida and Ohio
B) Hawaii and Rhode Island
C) California and Texas
D) Between Connecticut and New Jersey
  • 4. How far is Katmai National Park from Anchorage?
A) 100 miles northwest
B) 500 miles southeast
C) About 290 miles southwest
D) 200 miles northeast
  • 5. What was the primary reason for designating Katmai as a national monument in 1918?
A) For its scenic beauty
B) To protect the area around the major 1912 volcanic eruption of Novarupta
C) For its brown bear population
D) For its abundant fish resources
  • 6. How many individual volcanoes are included in Katmai National Park?
A) 25
B) 5
C) As many as 18
D) 10
  • 7. Which of the following is a key feature of the park's geography?
A) The Aleutian Range with a chain of fifteen volcanic mountains
B) The Appalachian Mountains
C) The Sierra Nevada
D) The Rocky Mountains
  • 8. Which river within the park is designated as a wild river?
A) The Alagnak River
B) The Kuskokwim River
C) The Susitna River
D) The Yukon River
  • 9. Which of the following volcanoes is a stratovolcano in Katmai National Park?
A) Mauna Loa
B) Mount St. Helens
C) Mount Katmai
D) Kilauea
  • 10. What significant volcanic event occurred at Novarupta in 1912?
A) Formed a new mountain range
B) Created a large lake
C) Produced a pyroclastic flow that covered a nearby valley with ash as much as 300 feet thick
D) Caused a massive earthquake
  • 11. Which volcano in Katmai National Park has been active since 1953?
A) Mount St. Helens
B) Mauna Kea
C) Trident Volcano
D) Kilauea
  • 12. What is the height of Mount Katmai?
A) 6,716 feet (2,047 m)
B) 5,500 feet (1,676 m)
C) 10,000 feet (3,048 m)
D) 8,000 feet (2,438 m)
  • 13. What is the primary reason for bear hunting issues in the preserve lands of Katmai?
A) Lack of interest from hunters
B) Overpopulation of brown bears
C) Small preserve population sizes and stalking bears to close limits
D) Strict hunting regulations
  • 14. Which fault divides the foundation rocks on the Alaska Peninsula?
A) The San Andreas Fault
B) The Aleutian Trench
C) The Denali Fault
D) The Bruin Bay Fault
  • 15. What type of rock is predominant in the eastern part of the Alaska Peninsula?
A) Sedimentary rocks of Triassic age
B) Fossiliferous sedimentary rocks of Jurassic and Cretaceous age
C) Metamorphic rocks
D) Igneous rocks
  • 16. Which physiographic province covers the park's Aleutian Range?
A) The Rocky Mountain province
B) The Aleutian Range province
C) The Appalachian province
D) The Sierra Nevada province
  • 17. Which of the following is not an active volcano in Katmai National Park?
A) Mount Mageik
B) Trident Volcano
C) Mount St. Helens
D) Novarupta
  • 18. What type of volcanic event did Fourpeaked Mountain experience in September 2006?
A) Plinian eruption
B) Pyroclastic flow
C) Phreatic eruptions
D) Effusive lava flow
  • 19. Which volcano is known for its large debris avalanche in 1912?
A) Trident Volcano
B) Mount Martin
C) Mount Mageik
D) Novarupta
  • 20. What type of climate does Katmai National Park and Preserve have according to the Köppen classification?
A) Desert
B) Mediterranean
C) Subarctic (Dfc)
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 21. What is the average annual extreme minimum temperature at Brooks Falls in Katmai?
A) -15.6 °F (-26.4 °C)
B) -20.1 °F (-29.5 °C)
C) -40.2 °F (-40.1 °C)
D) -30.9 °F (-34.9 °C)
  • 22. What attracts both people and brown bears to Katmai National Park?
A) Sockeye salmon
B) Elk
C) Deer
D) Wolves
  • 23. Which area is one of the only developed areas in Katmai National Park?
A) Kukak Bay
B) Funnel Creek
C) Swikshak Lagoon
D) Brooks Camp
  • 24. What is the Plant Hardiness zone at Brooks Falls?
A) 3b
B) 5a
C) 7c
D) 9d
  • 25. What type of climate has cool summers and year-round precipitation?
A) Mediterranean
B) Subarctic
C) Humid continental
D) Tropical monsoon
  • 26. What type of weather is Katmai National Park known for?
A) Sunny and dry
B) Windy and stormy
C) Reliably rainy or drizzly
D) Snowy and cold
  • 27. During which season is rainfall heaviest in Katmai National Park?
A) Near the coast
B) Summer
C) Winter
D) Inland
  • 28. How many mammal species does Katmai National Park support?
A) 137
B) 24
C) 29
D) 4
  • 29. Which of the following is not a marine mammal found in Katmai National Park?
A) Beluga whale
B) Killer whale
C) Harbor seal
D) Sea lion
  • 30. Which of these is a common wildflower in Katmai National Park?
A) Daisy
B) Rose
C) Sunflower
D) Beachhead iris
  • 31. What is the designation of Brooks Camp as an archaeological site in 1993?
A) State Historical Park
B) Local Monument
C) National Historic Landmark
D) World Heritage Site
  • 32. Who were the first Europeans to arrive in significant numbers in the area now known as Katmai National Park and Preserve?
A) Russians
B) French
C) Spanish
D) British
  • 33. Which American company took over from the Russians for trading in Katmai?
A) Alaska Commercial Company
B) Northwest Trading Company
C) Pacific Fur Company
D) Hudson's Bay Company
  • 34. What natural event led to the abandonment of Katmai and Douglas in the early 20th century?
A) Tsunami
B) Earthquakes
C) Floods
D) Wildfires
  • 35. In what year was Novarupta identified as the primary volcanic center of the 1912 eruption?
A) 1938
B) 1954
C) 1967
D) 1945
  • 36. Who led the first National Geographic Society expedition to Katmai in 1915?
A) John Muir
B) George Bird Grinnell
C) Frederick Russell Burnham
D) Robert Fiske Griggs
  • 37. Which U.S. President signed the proclamation establishing Katmai National Monument?
A) Warren G. Harding
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Calvin Coolidge
D) Woodrow Wilson
  • 38. On what date was Katmai National Monument officially established?
A) September 24, 1918
B) July 4, 1917
C) January 1, 1920
D) December 25, 1919
  • 39. Who was known as 'The Glacier Priest' and documented the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes?
A) Charles Sheldon
B) Father Bernard R. Hubbard
C) Horace M. Albright
D) John Muir
  • 40. Which U.S. President expanded Katmai National Monument in 1931?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Calvin Coolidge
  • 41. Which U.S. President signed the proclamation that included islands in the Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet within Katmai's boundary?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 42. In what year did George B. Hartzog Jr. commission the Operation Great Land report?
A) 1980
B) 1972
C) 1964
D) 1958
  • 43. Which U.S. President expanded Katmai by 94,547 acres (38,262 ha) in 1968?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Gerald Ford
D) Jimmy Carter
  • 44. In what year did Katmai gain a full-time, on-site park superintendent?
A) 1965
B) 1980
C) 1990
D) 1971
  • 45. Which act established a framework to divide up Alaska's federal lands in 1971?
A) National Park Service Organic Act
B) Antiquities Act of 1906
C) Wilderness Act
D) Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
  • 46. Which U.S. President used the Antiquities Act to expand Katmai by 1,370,000 acres (550,000 ha) in 1978?
A) George H.W. Bush
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Bill Clinton
  • 47. In what year was the final ANILCA bill passed to establish Katmai National Park and Preserve?
A) 1993
B) 1971
C) 1980
D) 2005
  • 48. When did Fat Bear Week begin at Katmai National Park?
A) 2005
B) 2014
C) 1993
D) 1989
  • 49. What was the name of the oil tanker involved in the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) Prince William Sounder
B) Valdez Oil
C) Katmai Spill
D) Exxon Valdez
  • 50. Who was the superintendent of Katmai from 2016 to 2017?
A) Deborah O. Liggett
B) Gilbert E. Blinn
C) Mark Sturm
D) Karen Bradford
  • 51. Who is the current superintendent of Katmai as mentioned in the text?
A) Diane Chung
B) Joe Fowler
C) Steve Frye
D) Mark Sturm
  • 52. What was the estimated number of bird casualties due to the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) 5,000 dead birds
B) 8,400 dead birds
C) 10,000 dead birds
D) 12,000 dead birds
  • 53. In which year did work resume to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A) 1991
B) 1988
C) 1990
D) 1989
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