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Indiana Dunes National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. Which ecoregion is Indiana Dunes National Park located in?
A) Tropical rainforest
B) Temperate coniferous forest
C) Central forest-grasslands transition
D) Desert
  • 2. What potential vegetation type is associated with Indiana Dunes National Park according to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. Potential natural vegetation Types?
A) Tropical Rainforest (75)
B) Oak/Hickory (100)
C) Savanna (30)
D) Pine/Spruce (50)
  • 3. Which of the following is a federally listed threatened or endangered plant species found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Tulip
B) Daisy
C) Rose
D) Mead's milkweed (Asclepias meadii)
  • 4. Which animal is a federally threatened species found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Gray wolf
B) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
C) Grizzly bear
D) Bald eagle
  • 5. How many bird species have been observed by the Indiana Audubon in or migrating through Indiana Dunes as of 2023?
A) 100
B) Nearly 370
C) 500
D) 250
  • 6. Which two species began returning to Indiana Dunes National Park in 2011 and 2018 respectively?
A) Piping plover and rufa Red knot
B) Bald eagle and red fox
C) Grizzly bear and gray wolf
D) North American river otter and bobcat
  • 7. What type of forest is Indiana Dunes National Park's potential vegetation form?
A) Boreal forest
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Eastern Hardwood forest (Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest)
D) Savanna
  • 8. Which of the following is a state threatened or endangered plant species in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) White baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)
B) Lily
C) Rosemary
D) Sunflower
  • 9. Which of the following is a federally endangered bird species found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Robin
B) Eagle
C) Sparrow
D) Piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
  • 10. What is the estimated population range for each plant group of rare species in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) 100–120 individual plants
B) 500-600 individual plants
C) 10-20 individual plants
D) 200-300 individual plants
  • 11. Which of the following is a common summer flowering plant in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Rose
B) Daisy
C) Goldenrod (11 varieties)
D) Tulip
  • 12. How many species of vascular plants does Indiana Dunes National Park have, ranking it among the units of the National Park System?
A) More than 1,400 species
B) 2,000 species
C) 500 species
D) 800 species
  • 13. Which federally threatened reptile is found in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Green sea turtle
B) Komodo dragon
C) Eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)
D) American alligator
  • 14. Which of the following mammals is known to inhabit Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Elephant
B) Kangaroo
C) Panda
D) White-tailed deer
  • 15. What type of habitat does Indiana Dunes National Park provide for the bald eagle?
A) Suitable habitat
B) Limited habitat
C) No habitat
D) Unsuitable habitat
  • 16. According to the Köppen climate classification system, what type of climate does Indiana Dunes National Park have?
A) Desert climate
B) Mediterranean climate
C) Tropical rainforest climate
D) Hot summer Humid continental climate (Dfa)
  • 17. What is the plant hardiness zone at Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) 4c
B) 6a
C) 5b
D) 7a
  • 18. What is the average annual extreme minimum temperature at Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) -20.0 °F (-29.0 °C)
B) -9.4 °F (-23.0 °C)
C) 15.0 °F (-9.4 °C)
D) 32.0 °F (0.0 °C)
  • 19. What weather-related condition during winter can pose a threat to visitors at Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Tornadoes
B) Blizzards
C) Heatwaves
D) Shelf ice
  • 20. What is shelf ice and why can it be dangerous?
A) Frozen rain forming on trees
B) Thin ice covering small ponds
C) A type of snowfall unique to the region
D) Ice pushed from Lake Michigan onto beaches that can build into ridges with air pockets, making walking hazardous.
  • 21. During which period was the Lake Michigan Basin formed?
A) Cretaceous Period
B) Holocene Epoch
C) Pleistocene Epoch
D) Wisconsin Glacial Period
  • 22. What is the dominant geologic form that created the landscape of Indiana Dunes?
A) Valparaiso Moraine
B) Lake Border Moraine
C) Calumet Shoreline
D) Tinley Moraine
  • 23. How many major glacial lake periods created the Indiana Dunes?
A) Two
B) Five
C) Four
D) Three
  • 24. Name one of the four major glacial lakes that contributed to the formation of the Indiana Dunes.
A) Lake Huron
B) Lake Superior
C) Lake Erie
D) Glacial Lake Chicago
  • 25. What natural process transports sand southward along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan?
A) Wind deposition
B) Longshore drift
C) Glacial movement
D) River erosion
  • 26. What forms when littoral currents encounter streams bringing water from inland along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan?
A) Canyons
B) Sandbars pointing down current
C) Volcanic islands
D) Cliffs
  • 27. What is the oldest visible shoreline of Lake Michigan in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Calumet Shoreline
B) Tolleston Shoreline
C) Valparaiso Shoreline
D) Glenwood Shoreline
  • 28. What geographical feature forms the western border to the dunes in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) Wolf Lake
B) Indiana River
C) Little Calumet River
D) Lake Michigan
  • 29. Who signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 that included the redesignation?
A) Deputy Director Paul Daniel Smith
B) Representative Pete Visclosky
C) Senator Todd Young
D) President Donald Trump
  • 30. Which creek is a northwards-flowing stream that drains into Lake Michigan?
A) Dunes Creek
B) Trail Creek
C) East Arm Little Calumet River
D) Salt Creek
  • 31. Into which waterway does the East Arm Little Calumet River get diverted before reaching Lake Michigan?
A) Port of Indiana-Burns Waterway
B) Trail Creek
C) Dunes Creek
D) Salt Creek
  • 32. Which creek begins south of Valparaiso, Indiana and flows north to join the East Arm Little Calumet River?
A) Trail Creek
B) Dunes Creek
C) East Arm Little Calumet River
D) Salt Creek
  • 33. In what year was Indiana Dunes National Park authorized by Congress?
A) 2000
B) 1985
C) 2019
D) 1966
  • 34. When was the park redesignated as a national park?
A) December 31, 2020
B) January 1, 2018
C) February 15, 2019
D) July 4, 2017
  • 35. What industrial facility is located on the western edge of the eastern area of the park?
A) Cleveland-Cliffs steel plant
B) Ford Motor Company factory
C) Nucor Steel mill
D) General Motors assembly line
  • 36. What is located to the west of the Cleveland-Cliffs steel plant?
A) South Beach
B) North Beach
C) West Beach
D) East Beach
  • 37. What is the southern boundary of the western area of Indiana Dunes National Park along Lake Michigan?
A) I-90
B) I-65
C) I-80
D) U.S. 12
  • 38. Which county is home to Pinhook Bog, an outlying area of the park?
A) St. Joseph County
B) Porter County
C) Lake County
D) LaPorte County
  • 39. Which preserve is located in Lake County?
A) Hoosier Prairie State Nature Preserve
B) Cleveland-Cliffs Nature Reserve
C) Pinhook Bog
D) Heron Rookery
  • 40. What was the earliest recorded name of a settler in Indiana Dunes?
A) Lewis Cass
B) William Henry Harrison
C) John Smith
D) Joseph Bailly
  • 41. Which century saw the return of native villages in the dunes area?
A) 20th century
B) 18th century
C) 17th century
D) 19th century
  • 42. Who published an article on the unique flora of the dunes in the Botanical Gazette?
A) Dorothy Richardson Buell
B) Stephen Mather
C) Paul H. Douglas
D) Henry Chandler Cowles
  • 43. In what year did Stephen Mather hold hearings on a 'Sand Dunes National Park'?
A) 1916
B) 1926
C) 1966
D) 1899
  • 44. What was the sand from the Hoosier Slide used for?
A) Building construction
B) Road paving
C) Glass manufacture
D) Agricultural fertilizer
  • 45. What is the name of the well-known canning jars produced using Hoosier Slide sand?
A) 'Dunes Green' containers
B) 'Lake Shore Red' bottles
C) 'Ball Blue' canning jars
D) 'Hemingray Blue' insulators
  • 46. When did Indiana Dunes State Park open?
A) 1926
B) 1916
C) 1966
D) 1899
  • 47. Who led the Congressional effort to save the dunes?
A) Stephen Mather
B) Dorothy Richardson Buell
C) Hazel Hannell
D) Illinois Senator Paul H. Douglas
  • 48. How many invasive plant species are there in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) 25
B) 75
C) 100
D) 54
  • 49. In which month and year was a rare Arctic three-toed woodpecker captured near Dune Park Station?
A) June 1921
B) May 1919
C) April 1920
D) October 1920
  • 50. What was one Arctic three-toed woodpecker doing when it was captured?
A) Building a nest
B) Flying from tree to tree
C) Eating seeds
D) Digging out grubs
  • 51. In which month and year was a clay-colored sparrow found near Dune Park?
A) June 1918
B) April 1917
C) May 1919
D) October 1920
  • 52. What type of birds was the clay-colored sparrow migrating with?
A) Red-tailed hawks
B) Arctic three-toed woodpeckers
C) Clay-colored finches
D) Harris's sparrows
  • 53. How many students participated in BioBlitz 2009?
A) 500
B) 5,000
C) 2,000
D) 20,000
  • 54. Who stated that 890 species had been inventoried during BioBlitz 2009?
A) A volunteer participant
B) The National Park Service director
C) John Francis
D) Indiana Department of Natural Resources representative
  • 55. Which organization owns the southern half of Calumet Prairie?
A) Private landowners
B) The National Park Service
C) Indiana Department of Natural Resources
D) Local government
  • 56. What is one method used in the restoration of the Great Marsh?
A) Introducing non-native plants
B) Draining additional areas
C) Plugging culverts
D) Building new ditches
  • 57. What is no longer a feature of the Heron Rookery?
A) Great blue heron nests
B) Access from County Road 600 East
C) Wildflowers in spring
D) Hardwood forest
  • 58. What trail provides access to an overlook on Lake George?
A) The Great Marsh Trail
B) The Hobart Woodland trail
C) The Cowles Bog Walk
D) The Heron Rookery Pathway
  • 59. How long is the Oak Savannah rail trail?
A) 12 miles (19 km)
B) 5 miles (8 km)
C) 3 miles (4.8 km)
D) 9 miles (14 km)
  • 60. How many acres does Hoosier Prairie cover?
A) 430 acres
B) 500 acres
C) 300 acres
D) 170 hectares
  • 61. What is typically found in the swales of Miller Woods?
A) Grasslands
B) Ponds or marshes
C) Deserts
D) Forests
  • 62. What does 'mno' mean in the name Mnoké Prairie?
A) Earth
B) Good
C) Sky
D) Water
  • 63. How is 'ké' pronounced in Mnoké Prairie's name?
A) Like the word 'cake'
B) Like the word 'cat' without the 't'
C) Like the word 'key'
D) Like the word 'car'
  • 64. Where is the Mnoké Prairie parking lot located?
A) Near Griffith, Indiana
B) On Beam Street
C) On Lake Street
D) At Miller Beach
  • 65. What is the height of Mount Baldy?
A) 123 feet (37 m)
B) 150 feet (45 m)
C) 200 feet (60 m)
D) 100 feet (30 m)
  • 66. What is Mount Baldy commonly referred to as due to its movement?
A) "Living dune"
B) "Eternal dune"
C) "Static dune"
D) "Frozen dune"
  • 67. How can visitors access Pinhook Bog?
A) By hiking alone
B) On a bicycle tour
C) Via self-guided trails
D) Through ranger-led guided tours
  • 68. In what year was the Bailly Homestead established?
A) 1800
B) 1835
C) 1822
D) 1850
  • 69. When was the Bailly Homestead designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark?
A) 1980
B) 1975
C) 1950
D) 1962
  • 70. When was Rose Howe buried in the Bailly Cemetery?
A) 1917
B) 1914
C) 1916
D) 1920
  • 71. In which year was the Century of Progress Architectural District listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 1977
B) 1941
C) 1933
D) The text does not specify the exact year.
  • 72. How many buildings are in the Century of Progress Architectural District?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Three
D) Ten
  • 73. In what year was the Good Fellow Club Youth Camp established?
A) 1933
B) 1950
C) 1977
D) 1941
  • 74. Until which year did the Good Fellow Club Youth Camp serve children from Gary?
A) 1980
B) 1977
C) 1945
D) 1965
  • 75. Where was the main lodge located at the Good Fellow Club Youth Camp?
A) Near the entrance of the camp
B) Next to the tent cabins
C) Atop a rise
D) By the lake shore
  • 76. What is unique about the Singing Sands in Indiana Dunes National Park?
A) They are noted for their distinctive sound when walked upon.
B) They change color with the seasons.
C) They emit a bright glow at night.
D) They are completely silent.
  • 77. When was the Lake Michigan Water Trail designated a National Recreation Trail?
A) 2007
B) 2015
C) 2011
D) 2019
  • 78. In which year did the Porter Brickyard Trail open?
A) 2015
B) 2009
C) 2017
D) 2012
  • 79. Where do children meet with a ranger for Kids' Fun at the Visitor Center?
A) Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center
B) South Shore Line
C) Paul H. Douglas Center
D) Miller Woods
  • 80. When is Kids' Fun at the Visitor Center held?
A) On select Saturdays
B) Every weekday morning
C) During spring and fall only
D) Every Sunday afternoon
  • 81. Who is an artist associated with the Indiana Dunes?
A) Frank V. Dudley
B) George Cressey
C) Edwin Way Teale
D) Lee Botts
  • 82. Which landscape architect is linked to the Indiana Dunes?
A) George Cressey
B) May Theilgaard Watts
C) Jens Jensen
D) Frank V. Dudley
  • 83. Who wrote a doctoral dissertation on the 'A Study of Indiana Sand Dunes'?
A) Frank V. Dudley
B) Jens Jensen
C) George Cressey
D) Edwin Way Teale
  • 84. Who is known as 'Diana of the Dunes'?
A) May Theilgaard Watts
B) Edwin Way Teale
C) Frank V. Dudley
D) Alice Gray
  • 85. Which naturalist is associated with Indiana Dunes?
A) Alice Gray
B) Jens Jensen
C) Edwin Way Teale
D) George Cressey
  • 86. Who is recognized for their efforts in preservation at the Indiana Dunes?
A) Lee Botts
B) Jens Jensen
C) Frank V. Dudley
D) May Theilgaard Watts
  • 87. What type of organization is the DNPA?
A) Governmental
B) Private corporation
C) Educational institution
D) Nonprofit
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