National Parks Quiz

• Question 1 out of 15

  How many protected areas in the United States are known as national parks?

  1

  30

  60

  120

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• Question 2 out of 15

  Which California prison in San Francisco Bay is governed by the National Park Service?

  San Quentin

  Alcatraz

  Camp Sumpter Military Prison

  Sierra Conservation Center

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• Question 3 out of 15

  About how many visitors did the National Parks Service receive last year?

  33 million

  55 million

  330 million

  884 million

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• Question 4 out of 15

  What is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States?

  Everglades National Park

  Fire Island National Seashore

  Dry Tortugas National Park

  Gulf Islands National Seashore

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• Question 5 out of 15

  Under which act can the U.S. President designate and protect areas as National Monuments by executive order?

  Presidential Succession Act

  Antiquities Act

  Drinking Water Protection Act

  Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

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• Question 6 out of 15

  Which is not a life zone found in Utah’s Zion National Park?

  Desert

  Riparian

  Coniferous forest

  Arctic-Alpine

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• Question 7 out of 15

  The National Park Service is an agency of which department?

  Department of the Interior

  Department of Agriculture

  National Archives and Records Administration

  Department of Commerce

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• Question 8 out of 15

  Which state is home to the largest National Park?

  Texas

  Alaska

  Arizona

  Maine

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• Question 9 out of 15

  Which National Park features the tallest mountain on the Atlantic coast of the U.S.?

  Mount Rainier

  Olympic

  Bryce Canyon

  Acadia

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• Question 10 out of 15

  What is the most visited unit of the National Park Systems?

  The Blue Ridge Parkway

  Clara Barton Parkway

  Grand Canyon National Parkway

  George Washington Memorial Parkway

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• Question 11 out of 15

  What southernmost national park is on three islands and protects coral reefs, rainforests, volcanic mountains, and beaches?

  Arches

  Congaree

  American Samoa

  Everglades

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• Question 12 out of 15

  Which state is home to the smallest National Park?

  Ohio

  Missouri

  Maine

  Arkansas

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• Question 13 out of 15

  What California National Park is named for the eroded leftovers of a portion of an extinct volcano and is a rock climbers’ paradise?

  Crater Lake

  Pinnacles

  Great Basin

  Sequoia

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• Question 14 out of 15

  What is the most visited National Park in the United States?

  Grand Canyon

  Yellowstone

  The Great Smoky Mountains

  Yosemite

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• Question 15 out of 15

  What national park in Arizona contains a large concentration of 225-million-year-old petrified wood, dinosaur fossils, and over 350 Native American sites?

  Yosemite

  Saguaro National Park

  Death Valley

  Petrified Forest

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