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1. The US 50th state to enter the union, Hawaii, is home to Volcanoes National Park, which expands over an area of 505 square miles. Situated on the main island of Hawaii, this national park houses one of the world's most active volcanoes. It is also the home to this volcano which is the largest of its kind on Earth; fortunately it hasn't been active since 1984.
What is the name of this volcano?
2. Located in the Rift Valley Province, Amboseli National Park is one of Africa's smaller national parks, just 151 square miles in size. With its rich ecosystem and beautiful scenery the view of Mount Kilimanjaro dominates its skylines.
In which African nation would we find the home of Amboseli National Park that offers spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro?
3. Ho Chi Minh once described Ha Long Bay as "The wonder that one cannot impart to others"; it is hard to describe this fabulous natural wonder that comprises thousands of both tall and short islands.
This Asian wonder's site will be found on the northeastern coast of Vietnam in which gulf?
4. Victoria Falls is not the highest or even the widest system of waterfalls in the world, but it does hold the distinction for having the longest continuous curtain of water anywhere on Earth. It's over 5,600 feet across and produces a continuous cloud of vapor that rises over 1,300 feet into the air.
In what country would we find this behemoth?
5. Located in the Pacific Ocean, the Galapagos Islands and its 18 isolated islands are known for helping Charles Darwin develop his theory of evolution. In fact these islands and their variety of unique flora and fauna prompted Mr. Darwin to write in his journal "The natural history of this archipelago is very remarkable: it seems to be a little world within itself."
Do you know which South American country administers these islands?
6. This national park in Iceland became Iceland's first nation park in 1930 and was placed on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2004. Over the course of nine centuries this place was important to all Icelanders; it was not only the focal point for law and government, but was also a marketplace and cultural hub for its people.
Do you know the name of this cultural land mark?
7. Tongariro National Park was the first of New Zealand's thirteen national parks, dominated with peaks of all sizes and beautiful snow-capped active volcanoes.
Because of its beauty and cultural heritage to the Maori people, Tongariro was the first place ever to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list as a dual site for which two forms of significance?
8. Located in the deep southwest of Australia's Northern Territory we'll find this national park. Commissioned a national park in 1958, it houses one of Australia's most iconic landmarks, Uluru or Ayers Rock.
Can you tell me what national park I would need to go to see this rock formation?
9. Located at the southern tip of the African continent and overlooking the wide Table Bay, Table Mountain shares the same name as the national park it's found in.
Reaching over 3,500 feet at its highest point, Table Mountain is found situated high above, and offering spectacular views of, what South African city?
10. Since President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill on March 1st, 1872 designating Yellowstone a National Park in the United States, millions from around the world have come to view its unlimited flora, fauna and those geysers Old Faithful and Steamboat blowing hot water hundreds of feet in the air.
Underneath all that beauty lays a ticking time bomb, a super volcano with which name?
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