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