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  • 1. Which commercial airport is located in Hilo?
A) Waimea-Kohala Airport
B) ʻUpolu Airport
C) Hilo International Airport
D) Kona International Airport
  • 2. Which airport serves the Kona area?
A) Waimea-Kohala Airport
B) ʻUpolu Airport
C) Hilo International Airport
D) Kona International Airport
  • 3. Which of these is a private airport on Hawaiʻi Island?
A) Waimea-Kohala Airport
B) Honolulu International Airport
C) Hilo International Airport
D) Kona International Airport
  • 4. What is the name of the island-wide bus service?
A) Hele-On Bus
B) Aloha Transit
C) Volcano Shuttle
D) Island Express
  • 5. What is the local name for Route 200?
A) Red Road
B) Hawaiʻi Belt Road
C) Saddle Road
D) Kohala Mountain Road
  • 6. Route 137 is also known by what name?
A) Red Road
B) Belt Road
C) ʻAkoni Pule Highway
D) Saddle Road
  • 7. Which harbor is located on the west side of the island?
A) Kawaihae Harbor
B) Puna Harbor
C) Hilo Harbor
D) Waipiʻo Port
  • 8. Which of these is a major port located on the east side?
A) Kawaihae Harbor
B) Keauhou Harbor
C) Kailua Pier
D) Hilo Harbor
  • 9. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park includes which two active volcanoes?
A) Mauna Kea and Hualālai
B) Mauna Loa and Hualālai
C) Kīlauea and Mauna Kea
D) Kīlauea and Mauna Loa
  • 10. Where is the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center located?
A) Kailua-Kona
B) Hāwī
C) Hilo
D) Waimea
  • 11. What is Ka Lae known for?
A) Being the capital city
B) Being the southernmost point in the United States
C) Being the location of the largest airport
D) Being the highest point on the island
  • 12. Which of these hotels is located on the east coast?
A) Grand Naniloa Hotel
B) Hilton Waikoloa Village
C) Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
D) Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
  • 13. Where is the Huliheʻe Palace located?
A) Pāhoa
B) Kailua-Kona
C) Waimea
D) Hilo
  • 14. Which museum overlooks Hilo Bay?
A) Pacific Tsunami Museum
B) East Hawaii Cultural Center
C) Laupāhoehoe Train Museum
D) Lyman House Memorial Museum
  • 15. Which of these is NOT a railroad that operated on Hawaiʻi Island?
A) Hawaii Railway
B) Kona Express
C) Waiākea Plantation Railroad
D) Hawaiian Agricultural Company Railroad
  • 16. What is the name of the Kohala Mountain Road?
A) Route 11
B) Route 130
C) Route 19
D) Route 250
  • 17. Which botanical garden is listed as closed?
A) Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens
B) Nani Mau Gardens
C) Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
D) Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden
  • 18. Which highway is known as the ʻAkoni Pule Highway?
A) Route 270
B) Route 200
C) Route 190
D) Route 11
  • 19. Where is the Volcano House hotel located?
A) Hilo
B) Kailua-Kona
C) Waimea
D) Kīlauea
  • 20. What was the estimated magnitude of the earthquake on 2 April 1868?
A) 8.0 to 8.5
B) 7.25 to 7.9
C) 5.0 to 5.5
D) 6.0 to 6.5
  • 21. How many people were killed by the landslide on Mauna Loa in 1868?
A) 16
B) 46
C) 5
D) 31
  • 22. How many lives were claimed by the tsunami in 1868?
A) 19
B) 31
C) 21
D) 46
  • 23. How high did the 1868 tsunami reportedly reach?
A) 26 feet
B) 48 feet
C) 60 feet
D) 11.5 feet
  • 24. How far inland did the 1868 tsunami reach in some places?
A) A quarter of a mile
B) One mile
C) Half a mile
D) Two miles
  • 25. How far did the Hilina Slump slide toward the ocean in 1975?
A) 48 feet
B) 11.5 feet
C) 26 feet
D) 60 feet
  • 26. What magnitude was the earthquake caused by the Hilina Slump movement in 1975?
A) 7.2
B) 5.0
C) 9.0
D) 6.9
  • 27. How high was the tsunami associated with the 1975 earthquake?
A) 48 feet
B) 60 feet
C) 11.5 feet
D) 26 feet
  • 28. How many deaths were reported at Halape during the 1975 earthquake?
A) 19
B) 2
C) 46
D) 31
  • 29. Where did the 1946 tsunami cause significant loss of life among schoolchildren and teachers?
A) Kona
B) Laupāhoehoe
C) Hilo
D) Pāhala
  • 30. What was the magnitude of the earthquake off Japan in March 2011 that caused damage in Hawaiʻi?
A) 9.0
B) 6.9
C) 5.3
D) 7.2
  • 31. What was the estimated damage to public buildings from the 2011 tsunami?
A) US$3 million
B) US$19 million
C) US$31 million
D) US$46 million
  • 32. On what date did Kīlauea erupt in Puna in 2018?
A) 2 April 1868
B) 3 May 2018
C) 29 November 1975
D) 1 April 1946
  • 33. What was the magnitude of the earthquake that preceded the 2018 eruption on 3 May?
A) 7.2
B) 5.3
C) 5.0
D) 6.9
  • 34. What is the common name for volcanic fog?
A) Mist
B) Haze
C) Vog
D) Smog
  • 35. What are the primary characteristics of the aerosols found in vog?
A) Alkaline
B) Neutral
C) Acidic
D) Flammable
  • 36. Which of the following is a federal protected area on the island?
A) Waikiki Beach Reserve
B) Honolulu City Park
C) Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
D) Mauna Kea State Park
  • 37. How long is the Great Crack?
A) 12 miles
B) 10 miles
C) 6 miles
D) 8 miles
  • 38. In which district is the Great Crack located?
A) Puna
B) Hilo
C) Kaʻū
D) Kona
  • 39. What is the primary cause of the Great Crack according to the USGS?
A) A massive landslide
B) Crustal dilation from magmatic intrusions
C) Erosion from rainfall
D) Tectonic plate subduction
  • 40. In what year did lava well out of the lower 6 miles of the Great Crack?
A) 1975
B) 1823
C) 1868
D) 2018
  • 41. How old are the oldest archaeological sites found near the Great Crack?
A) 16th century
B) 14th century
C) 10th century
D) 12th century
  • 42. Which earthquake caused a measurable change in the Great Crack?
A) Both the 1868 and 1975 earthquakes
B) The 1868 earthquake
C) The 1975 earthquake
D) Neither the 1868 nor 1975 earthquakes
  • 43. What is the volume of the Hilina Slump?
A) 8,000 cubic miles
B) 4,760 cubic miles
C) 10,000 cubic miles
D) 2,000 cubic miles
  • 44. What is the Hilina Slump doing?
A) Sinking into the Earth's core
B) Expanding horizontally into Kona
C) Rising toward the surface
D) Moving away from the island
  • 45. What was the rate of southward displacement of the Hilina Slump between 1990 and 1993?
A) 1 inch per year
B) 2 feet per year
C) 4 inches per year
D) 10 inches per year
  • 46. What structure has formed a buttress under the Hilina Slump?
A) A volcanic vent
B) A magma chamber
C) A coral reef
D) A bench
  • 47. Which of the following volcanoes is extinct?
A) Kīlauea
B) Hualālai
C) Kohala
D) Mauna Kea
  • 48. Which volcanoes belong to the same geochemical family as Mauna Loa?
A) Hualālai
B) Mauna Kea
C) Kīlauea
D) Kohala
  • 49. Between January 1983 and September 2002, how many acres were added to the island by lava flows?
A) 220
B) 543
C) 875
D) 1,000
  • 50. What was 'Queen's Bath'?
A) A beach park
B) A freshwater pool
C) A volcanic vent
D) A boat ramp
  • 51. What is the name of the undersea volcano located 22 miles southeast of Hawaiʻi?
A) Nīnole
B) Kamaʻehuakanaloa
C) Kulani
D) Māhukona
  • 52. In what year did Mauna Loa erupt after a 38-year period of inactivity?
A) 1983
B) 2022
C) 2018
D) 2025
  • 53. What happens to the island of Hawaiʻi because of active volcanism?
A) It is sinking
B) It is growing
C) It is eroding away
D) It is shrinking
  • 54. Which lake was covered by lava in the 2018 eruption?
A) Kapoho Lake
B) Queen's Bath
C) Kaimū Lake
D) Green Lake
  • 55. What alert level indicated that a Kīlauea eruption was occurring with no or minor ash?
A) Code green
B) Code yellow
C) Code red
D) Code orange
  • 56. Which county ranks second in the United States for percentage of state land area?
A) Sussex County, Delaware
B) Maui County
C) Providence County, Rhode Island
D) Hawaiʻi County
  • 57. What is the greatest dimension of the island of Hawaiʻi in miles?
A) 150
B) 85
C) 93
D) 100
  • 58. What is the name of the channel located between Hawaiʻi Island and Maui?
A) Hawaiʻi Channel
B) Pacific Channel
C) ʻAlenuihāhā Channel
D) Line Channel
  • 59. Which volcano is visible from Hawaiʻi Island across the channel?
A) Kīlauea
B) Mauna Loa
C) Mauna Kea
D) Haleakalā
  • 60. What percentage of the Hawaiian archipelago's combined landmass does the island of Hawaiʻi contain?
A) 13%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 63%
  • 61. The island of Hawaiʻi is the third largest island in which region?
A) Polynesia
B) Melanesia
C) The Caribbean
D) Micronesia
  • 62. What is an alternative Hawaiian name for the island?
A) Owyhee
B) Hawaiki
C) Kailua
D) Moku o Keawe
  • 63. What was the indigenous Hawaiian name of the island published as in early records?
A) Hawaiki
B) Owyhee
C) Polynesia
D) Moku o Keawe
  • 64. Where did ʻUmi-a-Līloa move his government seat to?
A) Hilo
B) Kailua
C) Kealakekua Bay
D) Waipiʻo Valley
  • 65. In what year did Captain James Cook first arrive at the Hawaiian islands?
A) 1779
B) 1782
C) 1790
D) 1810
  • 66. Who was the aliʻinui of Hawaiʻi in 1780?
A) Kalaniʻōpuʻu
B) ʻUmi-a-Līloa
C) Kīwalaʻō
D) Kamehameha
  • 67. When were the Hawaiian islands annexed by the United States?
A) 1920
B) 1898
C) 1905
D) 1822
  • 68. What missionary arrived in 1822 and toured the island?
A) Kamehameha
B) Hawaiʻiloa
C) James Cook
D) William Ellis
  • 69. How many incorporated cities are in Hawaiʻi County?
A) Three
B) Two
C) None
D) One
  • 70. What god did the Hawaiians consider Captain James Cook to be an incarnation of?
A) Keawe
B) Hawaiʻiloa
C) Kamehameha
D) Lono
  • 71. According to the text, what is one definition of the word 'keawe'?
A) Southern cross
B) The afterlife
C) The navigator
D) The volcano
  • 72. Which industry was the backbone of the island's economy for over a century?
A) Tourism
B) Sugarcane
C) Astronomy
D) Cattle ranching
  • 73. In what year did the island's last sugarcane plantation close?
A) 1985
B) 2005
C) 1995
D) 1950
  • 74. Which crop is noted as being the state's largest production on the island?
A) Papaya
B) Orchids
C) Coffee beans
D) Macadamia nuts
  • 75. What is the name of the large cattle ranch located in Waimea?
A) Kona Ranch
B) Maunakea Ranch
C) Parker Ranch
D) Hawaii Ranch
  • 76. How many acres does Parker Ranch cover?
A) 50,000 acres
B) 175,000 acres
C) 675 acres
D) 250,000 acres
  • 77. Why is Mauna Kea an excellent location for astronomy?
A) High volcanic activity
B) Excellent atmospheric clarity
C) Low elevation
D) Proximity to the ocean
  • 78. Which project's proposed addition led to significant protests?
A) Thirty Meter Telescope
B) Deep-sea water pipeline
C) Orchid production center
D) Solar technology park
  • 79. According to the 2012 study, how many jobs were created by activities at NELHA?
A) 583
B) 250
C) 1,000
D) 100
  • 80. Which factor contributed to people leaving the islands in 2019 and beyond?
A) Lack of sunshine
B) Closing of schools
C) Increasing rent
D) Overpopulation
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