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Half Dome - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the original name for Half Dome in the Ahwahnechee language?
A) Ahwahnee
B) South Dome
C) Tissiack
D) Tis-sa-ack
  • 2. What does the name 'Tis-sa-ack' mean?
A) Stained Face
B) High Peak
C) Cleft Rock
D) Tearful Mountain
  • 3. Who ascended the 'Tis-sa-ack' route in 1969?
A) Jack London and the Sierra Club
B) David Lee Roth and David Breashears
C) Ansel Adams and John Muir
D) Royal Robbins and Don Peterson
  • 4. In the native legend, who is Tis-sa-ack?
A) A warrior
B) A mountain spirit
C) A tribal chief
D) A mother
  • 5. Which of these names did John Muir use for Half Dome?
A) North Dome
B) South Dome
C) West Dome
D) East Dome
  • 6. What causes the 'Face of a Young Woman Stained with Tears' appearance on Half Dome?
A) Shadows from clouds
B) Water erosion
C) Brown-black lichens
D) Volcanic ash
  • 7. Which author wrote the 1900 short story 'Dutch Courage' featuring a fictional climb of Half Dome?
A) John Muir
B) Jack London
C) Ansel Adams
D) Royal Robbins
  • 8. Who took the 1927 photograph 'Monolith, the Face of Half Dome'?
A) John Muir
B) Royal Robbins
C) David Breashears
D) Ansel Adams
  • 9. Where was the 1927 photograph of Half Dome taken from?
A) The summit
B) A nearby helicopter
C) The base
D) The Diving Board
  • 10. Which software company used Half Dome as its logo?
A) The North Face
B) Sierra On-Line
C) Adobe
D) Microsoft
  • 11. The logo for The North Face is based on which formation?
A) Yosemite Falls
B) Mount Whitney
C) Half Dome
D) El Capitan
  • 12. Which singer featured rock climbing at Half Dome in a music video?
A) Jack London
B) Royal Robbins
C) David Lee Roth
D) Ansel Adams
  • 13. Who was the photographer for the David Lee Roth music video at Half Dome?
A) John Muir
B) Don Peterson
C) David Breashears
D) Ansel Adams
  • 14. In what year was Half Dome featured on a 25 cent US postage stamp?
A) 2005
B) 1969
C) 1988
D) 1971
  • 15. Which state quarter features an image of Half Dome?
A) California
B) Oregon
C) Nevada
D) Arizona
  • 16. Besides Half Dome, what else appears on the California State Quarter?
A) Royal Robbins and a bear
B) Ansel Adams and a sequoia
C) A climber and a tent
D) John Muir and the California condor
  • 17. What document featured an illustration of Half Dome until the introduction of REAL ID?
A) California driver's licenses
B) Library cards
C) Park entry permits
D) US Passports
  • 18. How many confirmed deaths have occurred on the cable section since 1919 as of 2024?
A) 12
B) 5
C) 20
D) 10
  • 19. When were the cables on Half Dome first erected?
A) 1985
B) 1946
C) 1875
D) 1919
  • 20. What weather phenomenon poses a risk on or near the summit of Half Dome?
A) Tornadoes
B) Cloud-to-ground lightning
C) Flash floods
D) Blizzards
  • 21. How many hikers were struck by lightning on July 27, 1985?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 2
D) 7
  • 22. Who made the first ascent of Half Dome via drilled spikes in 1875?
A) George Anderson
B) Royal Robbins
C) John Muir
D) Alex Honnold
  • 23. Which route was the first Grade VI climb in North America?
A) Salathe Route
B) Northwest Face
C) Tis-sa-ack
D) Snake Dike
  • 24. Which climber is featured on the cover of the June 1974 National Geographic leading a nut protected traverse?
A) Doug Robinson
B) Royal Robbins
C) Dennis Hennek
D) Galen Rowell
  • 25. In what year did Alex Honnold perform a free solo climb of the Regular Northwest Face?
A) 2010
B) 1997
C) 2008
D) 1989
  • 26. What was proposed in August 2024 to increase safety on the cable climb?
A) Close the trail to the public
B) Remove the cables
C) Require mandatory harnesses
D) Double the number of wooden rungs
  • 27. In what year was the Salathe Route on the southwest face first ascended?
A) 1963
B) 1957
C) 1946
D) 1969
  • 28. Which route was climbed by Jim Bridwell and Peter Mayfield in 1987?
A) Kali Yuga
B) Shadows
C) Blue Shift
D) The Big Chill
  • 29. What type of rock is Half Dome composed of?
A) Limestone
B) Basalt
C) Quartz monzonite
D) Sandstone
  • 30. Where is Half Dome located?
A) Yellowstone National Park
B) Yosemite National Park
C) Grand Canyon National Park
D) Zion National Park
  • 31. What is the elevation of Half Dome?
A) Over 12,000 feet
B) Exactly 7,200 feet
C) Over 8,800 feet
D) Over 5,000 feet
  • 32. What is the class rating of the Cable Route?
A) Class 1
B) Class 3
C) Class 6
D) Class 5
  • 33. In what year was the permit system for Half Dome introduced?
A) 2010
B) 2005
C) 2024
D) 2012
  • 34. Who was the first woman to climb Half Dome?
A) Ansel Adams
B) S. L. Dutcher
C) Florantha Thompson Sproat
D) Cosie Hutchings
  • 35. What creates the illusion that Half Dome is a round dome missing half?
A) Viewing it from the valley floor
B) The orientation of the joints
C) Viewing it from Washburn Point
D) Erosion from glaciers
  • 36. Which waterfall is passed on the trail to Half Dome?
A) Yosemite Fall
B) Vernal Fall
C) Bridalveil Fall
D) Horsetail Fall
  • 37. When are the cables typically taken down from the poles for winter?
A) Late May
B) Late August
C) Early December
D) Early October
  • 38. What are the cables used for on the final 400 feet of the ascent?
A) Anchors
B) Stairs
C) Handholds
D) Safety harnesses
  • 39. Who described Half Dome as 'perfectly inaccessible' in the 1870s?
A) James Mason Hutchings
B) George Anderson
C) Josiah Whitney
D) Royal Robbins
  • 40. What happens to permits under the 2012 system?
A) They are first-come, first-served
B) They are non-transferable
C) They are valid for one year
D) They can be sold by scalpers
  • 41. What geological feature is Half Dome at its core?
A) A metamorphic fold
B) A volcanic crater
C) A tectonic plate
D) A magma chamber
  • 42. What is the ridge oriented northeast–southwest seen from Washburn Point called?
A) A batholith
B) A visor
C) A moraine
D) An arĂªte
  • 43. When was the Cable Route added to the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 2010
B) 2012
C) 1957
D) 1919
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