- 1. Starved Rock State Park, located in the heart of Illinois, is a breathtaking natural oasis that spans over 2,630 acres along the banks of the Illinois River. Renowned for its stunning sandstone bluffs and mesmerizing waterfalls, the park attracts nature enthusiasts, hikers, and photographers throughout the year. Visitors can explore more than 13 miles of hiking trails that wind through lush woodlands and offer awe-inspiring views from the iconic overlooks, particularly from the summit of Starved Rock, which rises 125 feet above the river. The park is steeped in history and folklore, with its name derived from a Native American legend about a group of Illiniwek warriors who sought refuge from rival tribes atop the bluffs, only to succumb to starvation. Each season unveils a different aspect of the park’s beauty; in spring and summer, wildflowers bloom and wildlife thrives, while in autumn, the foliage transforms into a vibrant tapestry of oranges and reds, drawing visitors for fall color tours. Winter brings its own charm, as frozen waterfalls and serene snowy landscapes create a tranquil retreat. Starved Rock is not just a place for outdoor activities; it also features a visitor center that provides educational exhibits about the park's ecology and history, along with ample opportunities for birdwatching, particularly for spotting majestic bald eagles during their migration. Whether one seeks adventure, relaxation, or a deeper connection to nature and history, Starved Rock State Park offers an unforgettable experience.
Where is Starved Rock State Park located?
A) Indiana
B) Illinois
C) Michigan
D) Wisconsin
- 2. What river runs along Starved Rock State Park?
A) Kankakee River
B) Illinois River
C) Ohio River
D) Mississippi River
- 3. In which year was Starved Rock State Park established?
A) 1935
B) 1920
C) 1905
D) 1911
- 4. What animal can be commonly seen in Starved Rock State Park?
A) Penguins
B) Kangaroos
C) Eagles
D) Lions
- 5. What geological feature is prominent in Starved Rock State Park?
A) Mountains
B) Canyons
C) Plains
D) Cliffs
- 6. What is the size of Starved Rock State Park?
A) 2,630 acres
B) 3,000 acres
C) 5,000 acres
D) 1,500 acres
- 7. Which Native American tribe is associated with the legend of Starved Rock?
A) Illiniwek
B) Cherokee
C) Iroquois
D) Sioux
- 8. What activity can you do during winter at Starved Rock State Park?
A) Surfing
B) Ice climbing
C) Swimming
D) Biking
- 9. What is the name of the lodge in Starved Rock State Park?
A) Eagle Lodge
B) River Lodge
C) Starved Rock Lodge
D) Canyon Lodge
- 10. Which government entity manages Starved Rock State Park?
A) Illinois Department of Natural Resources
B) U.S. Forest Service
C) Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
D) National Park Service
- 11. What is a common recreational activity in Starved Rock State Park?
A) Hiking
B) Skiing
C) Snowmobiling
D) Surfing
- 12. What is the main visitor center at the park called?
A) Starved Rock Visitor Center
B) Recreation Center
C) Park Headquarters
D) Nature Center
- 13. What should visitors always carry while hiking?
A) Water
B) Large backpacks
C) Guns
D) Firewood
- 14. What type of climate does Starved Rock have?
A) Tropical
B) Arid
C) Humid continental
D) Mediterranean
- 15. What kind of geological features can be found at Starved Rock?
A) Cliffs
B) Caves
C) Volcanoes
D) Sand dunes
- 16. What geological feature helps form the canyons in Starved Rock?
A) Erosion
B) Glacial melting
C) Tectonic uplift
D) Volcanic activity
- 17. What type of ecosystem can be found in Starved Rock State Park?
A) Savanna
B) Desert
C) Deciduous forest
D) Tundra
- 18. What is the purpose of the Visitor Center at Starved Rock?
A) Guide services only
B) Parking registration
C) Gift shop only
D) Information and education
- 19. What is the main form of transportation within the park?
A) Biking
B) Walking
C) Driving
D) Horseback riding
- 20. Is camping allowed in Starved Rock State Park?
A) Only for groups
B) No
C) Yes
D) Only in winter
- 21. What recreational facility is available at Starved Rock Lodge?
A) Indoor swimming pool
B) Mountain lodge
C) Ski resort
D) Golf course
- 22. How many canyons are in Starved Rock State Park?
A) 10
B) 30
C) 25
D) 18
- 23. What type of rock formations can be found at Starved Rock?
A) Granite
B) Sandstone
C) Basalt
D) Limestone
- 24. Which type of animal can you commonly see in the park?
A) White-tailed deer
B) Polar bears
C) Lions
D) Kangaroos
- 25. What picturesque view can you get from Starved Rock?
A) Rocky Mountains
B) Mississippi River
C) Illinois River Valley
D) Great Lakes
- 26. How far is Starved Rock State Park from Chicago?
A) 60 miles
B) 50 miles
C) Approximately 90 miles
D) 120 miles
- 27. What is the best time to view bald eagles in Starved Rock State Park?
A) Summer
B) Winter
C) Spring
D) Fall
- 28. Which Native American tribe lived in the Grand Village of the Illinois?
A) The Kaskaskia
B) The Apache
C) The Cherokee
D) The Sioux
- 29. What was the name of the fort established by the French in 1683?
A) Fort Pitt
B) Fort Duquesne
C) Fort St. Louis
D) Fort Ticonderoga
- 30. What year was Starved Rock designated a National Historic Landmark?
A) 1955
B) 1970
C) 1980
D) 1960
- 31. Which organization built facilities in the park during the 1930s?
A) The Works Progress Administration
B) The Army Corps of Engineers
C) The Civilian Conservation Corps
D) The National Park Service
- 32. What is an anticline?
A) A type of rock formation
B) A river bend
C) A mountain range
D) A convex fold in underlying strata
- 33. What culture is indicated by the Clovis points found in Starved Rock State Park?
A) Havana Hopewell
B) Clovis Culture
C) Kaskaskia Confederation
D) Mississippian Culture
- 34. During which period did the Archaic settlements along the Illinois River occur?
A) 16th through 18th centuries
B) 8000 – 2000 BC
C) 1000 BC – 1000 AD
D) 11,000 BC
- 35. What type of structures did the Havana Hopewell settlers build during the Woodland period?
A) Permanent settlements
B) Wigwams
C) Hunting camps
D) Earthwork mounds
- 36. What material were Kaskaskia wigwams made of?
A) Copper
B) Stone and clay
C) Lightweight material
D) Wood and mud
- 37. Why did the Kaskaskia travel to hunt bison twice a year?
A) To harvest maize and beans
B) To escape Iroquois attacks
C) To trade with European settlers
D) To dismantle their wigwams easily when traveling
- 38. What secondary source of food did Kaskaskia women gather?
A) Beans
B) Tubers from nearby swamps
C) Maize
D) Copper ornaments
- 39. Which group arrived in northern Illinois in 1660, leading to intertribal warfare?
A) Havana Hopewell settlers
B) Clovis hunters
C) Iroquois settlers
D) Mississippian culture peoples
- 40. How were the Iroquois armed during their conflicts with the Kaskaskia?
A) With guns seized from or traded by Europeans
B) With stone tools
C) With earthwork mounds
D) With copper ornaments
- 41. In which year did Marquette return to set up a mission in the Grand Village?
A) 1677
B) 1675
C) 1691
D) 1683
- 42. Who commanded the fort when it was abandoned in 1691?
A) Claude-Jean Allouez
B) René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
C) Pierre Deliette
D) Henri de Tonty
- 43. What was the only form of defense used by La Salle at Fort St. Louis?
A) Cannon placements
B) Moats filled with water
C) Stone walls
D) A wooden palisade
- 44. Who obtained approximately one and three quarters of a mile of the north portage shore in 1683?
A) Prudhomme
B) René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
C) Claude-Jean Allouez
D) Henry de Tonty
- 45. What was the fate of Fort St. Louis after it became too dilapidated?
A) It continued to be used as a military fort.
B) No surface remains are found at the site today
C) It was converted into a museum.
D) It was restored by French settlers.
- 46. Who purchased the land that became Starved Rock State Park from the U.S. Government?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Daniel Hitt
C) The Illinois State Parks Commission
D) Ferdinand Walther
- 47. How much did Daniel Hitt pay for the land that became Starved Rock State Park?
A) $85
B) $500
C) $146,000
D) $15,000
- 48. Who developed Starved Rock as a resort before it became a state park?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Daniel Hitt
C) The Illinois State Parks Commission
D) Ferdinand Walther
- 49. Which CCC camp was notable for including African American members?
A) Camp 2601
B) Camp 614
C) Illini National Forest Camp
D) Camp 1609
- 50. When were the CCC-era Starved Rock Lodge and Cabins added to the National Register of Historic Places?
A) May 8, 1985
B) 1942
C) 1960
D) 2007
- 51. How many people visited Starved Rock State Park in 2010?
A) Over 3 million
B) 2.1 million
C) 75,000
D) 160,000
- 52. During which years were archaeological excavations conducted at Starved Rock by archaeologists from the Illinois State Museum and the University of Chicago?
A) 1950–1952
B) 1991–1993
C) 1947–1949
D) 1974–1976
- 53. What period was the Corbin Farm Site primarily settled during according to pottery analysis?
A) Late Woodland Period
B) Archaic Period
C) Paleo-Indian Period
D) Upper Mississippian Period
- 54. What is the approximate area covered by the Corbin Farm Site?
A) 98,000 m2
B) 183 m2
C) 69,000 m2
D) 10,000 m2
- 55. What was the Hotel Plaza Site believed to have supported in the 17th and 18th centuries?
A) Spanish missionaries
B) Native American tribes
C) British settlers
D) Early French explorers
- 56. How many mounds are within the Little Beaver Site?
A) 5
B) 13
C) 8
D) 20
- 57. What is the total area of the Little Beaver Site?
A) 98,000 m2
B) 69,000 m2
C) 183 m2
D) 50,000 m2
- 58. Which period's occupation was primarily found at the Little Beaver Site based on artifacts?
A) Early Woodland
B) Middle Woodland
C) Archaic
D) Upper Mississippian
- 59. In which year were subsurface tests conducted at Shaky Shelter Site?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1974
D) 1991
- 60. Which cultural group occupied the Shaky Shelter Site according to subsurface tests?
A) Paleo-Indian groups
B) Archaic groups
C) Upper Mississippian groups
D) Woodland groups
- 61. Which of these sites at Starved Rock State Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) Hotel Plaza Site
B) Devil's Nose Site
C) Shaky Shelter
D) Simonson Site
- 62. How many open-air occupation sites were identified within Starved Rock State Park as of 1998?
A) 14
B) 5
C) 4
D) 21
- 63. Which plant is a rare lily found in Illinois that was discovered at Starved Rock State Park in 1939?
A) Mountain holly
B) Reindeer lichen
C) Indian cucumber root
D) Harebell
- 64. How many occupied rock shelter sites had been identified within Starved Rock State Park by 1998?
A) 14
B) 5
C) 4
D) 21
- 65. Which plant, susceptible to invasive species and habitat changes, has been found at Starved Rock State Park?
A) Liverwort
B) Northern white cedar
C) Lady's slipper orchid
D) Canada yew
- 66. Which of these plants is found on the sandstone cliffs at Starved Rock State Park?
A) Mountain holly
B) Harebell
C) White pine
D) Reindeer lichen
- 67. How many sites had been subject to subsurface examination by 1998?
A) 5
B) 21
C) Four
D) 14
- 68. What designation did the trail system at Starved Rock State Park receive in 1981?
A) State Heritage Trail designation
B) National Recreation Trail designation
C) International Hiking Trail designation
D) National Scenic Trail designation
- 69. Which month is the warmest at Starved Rock State Park?
A) June
B) July
C) September
D) August
- 70. How many campsites can be reserved in Starved Rock State Park?
A) 150
B) 50
C) 100
D) 133
- 71. What winter activity is not allowed at Starved Rock State Park?
A) Cross-country skiing
B) Snowmobiling
C) Ice skating
D) Tobogganing
- 72. Which canyon features the most scenic ice falls during winter at Starved Rock State Park?
A) French Canyon
B) St. Louis Canyon
C) LaSalle Canyon
D) All of the above
- 73. How much precipitation does Starved Rock State Park average annually?
A) 35.7 inches (910 mm)
B) 25.4 inches (645 mm)
C) 45.6 inches (1155 mm)
D) 50.3 inches (1275 mm)
- 74. What is the name of the overlook that offers scenic views along the river?
A) River Bend Overlook
B) Lover's Leap Overlook
C) Forest Edge Overlook
D) Sunset Overlook
- 75. What is exchanged for binoculars at the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center?
A) A credit card
B) The birder's driver's license
C) A personal ID card
D) A park entrance fee
- 76. Who designed the Starved Rock Lodge and Cabins?
A) Frank Lloyd Wright
B) Joseph F. Booton
C) Louis Sullivan
D) I.M. Pei
- 77. What is the central lounge in the Starved Rock Lodge called?
A) Grand Hall
B) Visitor Center
C) Main Lounge
D) Great Room
- 78. How many cabins surround the Starved Rock Lodge?
A) 12
B) 8
C) 10
D) 15
- 79. Which other Illinois state park's lodge and cabins are nearly unrivaled in size?
A) Starved Rock State Park
B) Hennepin Canal Parkway
C) Pere Marquette State Park
D) Kankakee River State Park
- 80. In what year was Starved Rock Lock and Dam added to the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 1999
B) 1985
C) 2010
D) 2004
- 81. What movie's ending scene was filmed at Devil's Nose in Starved Rock State Park?
A) Field of Dreams
B) The Shawshank Redemption
C) Prancer
D) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- 82. What is the age of the tree that was chopped down for the movie Prancer?
A) 200 years old
B) 125 years old
C) 75 years old
D) 50 years old
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