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National Park of American Samoa - Quiz
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  • 1. Which epoch is Tutulia island most likely dated from?
A) Pliocene Epoch
B) Holocene Epoch
C) Miocene Epoch
D) Eocene Epoch
  • 2. What type of volcanic formations primarily compose the islands in American Samoa's national park?
A) Cinder cones made from pyroclastic material
B) Stratovolcanoes formed from andesitic lava
C) Shield volcanoes built by basalt lava flows
D) Lava domes composed of rhyolite
  • 3. What geological feature on Taʻū island is one of the highest in the world?
A) Lava tubes
B) Coral reefs
C) Volcanic craters
D) Sea cliffs over 3,000 feet high
  • 4. What is the name of the seamount east of Taʻū that is developing into a future island?
A) Pago Pago Seamount
B) Ofu Seamount
C) Vailulu'u Seamount
D) Tutuila Seamount
  • 5. What natural disaster could potentially be triggered by the Liu Bench on Taʻū island?
A) A landslide causing a flood
B) A volcanic eruption
C) An earthquake
D) A tsunami strong enough to affect Fiji
  • 6. What type of lava flows formed the Masefau dike complex and talus breccias?
A) Rhyolitic lavas
B) Andesitic lavas
C) Dacitic lavas
D) Olivine basalts
  • 7. Which islands are remnants of a single basaltic volcano formed in the Pliocene to Early Pleistocene?
A) Aunu'u and Manua
B) Taʻū and Tutuila
C) Upolu and Savai'i
D) Ofu and Olosega
  • 8. What geological process led to the formation of calderas on Pago and Alofau summits?
A) Eruption of stratovolcanoes
B) Collapse of shield domes
C) Submarine landslides
D) Formation of lava tubes
  • 9. What type of volcanic activity occurred recently on Leone volcanics?
A) Development of stratovolcanoes
B) Eruption generating tuff cones undersea and cinder cones on land
C) Creation of lava plateaus
D) Formation of shield domes
  • 10. What geological feature was formed by erosion in the Early to Middle Pleistocene on Tutuila?
A) Lava plateaus
B) Calderas enlarged by erosion
C) Volcanic craters
D) Coral reefs
  • 11. What is the orientation of the rift zone that formed Taʻū and Ofu-Olosega islands?
A) S. 70° E.
B) W. 70° S.
C) E. 70° N.
D) N. 70° W.
  • 12. What type of volcanic activity renewed in the Middle Pleistocene on Upolu?
A) Rhyolitic lava domes
B) Dacitic shield volcanoes
C) Olivine basalt pahoehoe and aa flows
D) Andesitic stratovolcanoes
  • 13. What type of volcanic formations are aligned along the center axis of Upolu?
A) Pleistocene cinder cones
B) Eocene shield volcanoes
C) Holocene lava domes
D) Miocene stratovolcanoes
  • 14. What type of volcanic activity marked Savai'i's surface in the Quaternary period?
A) Formation of coral reefs
B) Lava flows, including olivine basalt pahoehoe and spatter cones
C) Creation of lava plateaus
D) Eruption of rhyolitic stratovolcanoes
  • 15. What geological feature was formed by erosion runoff before being submerged?
A) Lava tubes
B) Volcanic craters
C) A submarine shelf allowing for coral reef development
D) Cinder cones
  • 16. What type of volcanic rocks erupted in recent times on Leone volcanics?
A) Lava plateaus
B) Shield domes
C) Tuff cones undersea and cinder cones on land
D) Stratovolcanoes
  • 17. What type of lava flows buried the submerged barrier reef, enlarging an island?
A) Rhyolitic lavas
B) Aa flows
C) Dacitic lavas
D) Pahoehoe flows
  • 18. What geological feature on Ofu is formed by ponded flows?
A) Barrier reef
B) East to west rift zone
C) North center portion of the island
D) South coast cliffs
  • 19. What type of volcanic activity occurred on Mount Matavanu from 1905 to 1911?
A) Formation of stratovolcanoes
B) Eruption of rhyolitic lava domes
C) Creation of shield volcanoes
D) Emergence of olivine basalt pahoehoe
  • 20. What type of volcanic formations are found as inliers and monadnocks on Upolu?
A) Remnants of Late Tertiary to Late Pliocene eruptions
B) Eocene shield volcanoes
C) Holocene lava plateaus
D) Miocene stratovolcanoes
  • 21. What type of volcanic activity formed the Mauga Afi chain?
A) Spatter cones in 1902
B) Lava plateaus
C) Shield domes
D) Stratovolcanoes
  • 22. What year was the National Park of American Samoa established?
A) 2002
B) 2010
C) 1993
D) 1988
  • 23. What is the total acreage of coral reefs and ocean in the park?
A) 8,257 acres
B) 2,500 acres
C) 3,341 acres
D) 1,000 acres
  • 24. Who introduced a bill to include American Samoa in the Federal Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act?
A) Delegate Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia
B) Dr. Paul Cox
C) The National Park Service
D) President of the Bat Preservers Association
  • 25. Which unit of the park is accessible by car?
A) Manuʻa Islands
B) Taʻū
C) Ofu
D) Tutuila
  • 26. What is the highest point in American Samoa located within the park?
A) Lata Mountain
B) Sunuitao Peak
C) Mount Alava
D) Maugaloa Ridge
  • 27. How did the National Park Service resolve the issue of acquiring land for the park?
A) Used eminent domain
B) Bought the land outright
C) Entered into a 50-year lease with Samoan village councils
D) Negotiated with private owners
  • 28. What is the total acreage of land in the park?
A) 3,341 acres
B) 8,257 acres
C) 1,000 acres
D) 2,500 acres
  • 29. What is the highest point in the Tutuila unit?
A) Mount Alava
B) Sunuitao Peak
C) Maugaloa Ridge
D) Lata Mountain
  • 30. What is the total acreage of offshore waters in the park?
A) 8,257 acres
B) 3,341 acres
C) 2,500 acres
D) 5,757 acres
  • 31. What is the size of the Taʻū unit in terms of offshore waters?
A) 1,100 acres
B) 2,500 acres
C) 1,200 acres
D) 400 acres
  • 32. What is the name of the ridge that separates the Tutuila unit?
A) Breakers Point
B) Sunuitao Peak
C) Maugaloa Ridge
D) Lata Mountain
  • 33. What is the highest point in the Ofu unit?
A) Maugaloa Ridge
B) Mount Alava
C) Sunuitao Peak
D) Lata Mountain
  • 34. What percentage of plant species in American Samoa is endemic?
A) 10%
B) 50%
C) 70%
D) Approximately 30%
  • 35. Which bat species was nearly eliminated by Cyclone Val in 1991?
A) Pacific sheath-tailed bat
B) White-naped flying fox
C) N/A
D) Samoa flying fox
  • 36. Which of the following is NOT a native reptile in American Samoa?
A) Pacific boa
B) Micronesian skink
C) Mottled snake-eyed skink
D) Oceania gecko
  • 37. Which modern era reptile is found only on Tutuila?
A) Pacific boa
B) Common house gecko
C) Brahminy blind snake
D) Stump-toed gecko
  • 38. Which mammal is a modern introduction to American Samoa?
A) Pigs
B) Cats
C) Dogs
D) Polynesian rats
  • 39. Which type of forest is found on Taʻū?
A) Tropical rainforest
B) Lowland ridge forest
C) Desert forest
D) Cloud forest
  • 40. Which bird is considered rare in this locality?
A) Pacific pigeon
B) Wattled honeyeater
C) Many-colored fruit dove
D) Samoan starling
  • 41. Who designed the bats on the 2020 American Samoa quarter?
A) A member of the Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee.
B) An artist from the Commission on Fine Art.
C) Richard Alan Masters.
D) John Flanagan.
  • 42. When was the 2020 American Samoa quarter released to the public?
A) February 2020.
B) March 2021.
C) January 2019.
D) December 2018.
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