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Quiz about Purple Mountains Majesty
Quiz about Purple Mountains Majesty

Purple Mountains Majesty Trivia Quiz


Take a drive with me through the Rocky Mountains. Up and down steep roads, dangerous hairpin turns, miles of switchbacks, washouts, rock slides...Sorry, just a little car sick!

A multiple-choice quiz by suzi_greer. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
suzi_greer
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
330,409
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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474
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'America the Beautiful' contains the phrase 'purple mountains majesty'. Author Katharine Bates was referring to the Rocky Mountain range in this poem.


Question 2 of 10
2. The Rockies are approximately 3000 miles long. Where do they start and end? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the highest Rocky Mountain peak in Canada and in the U.S.? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. When you are driving through the Rockies in Colorado, chances are you will cross the Continental Divide, maybe more than once. What is the Continental or Great Divide?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What town in the Canadian Rockies has the highest elevation? Hint - It's named after a British Royal. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Just about 35 miles from Lake Louise, still inside the national park, is a famous resort town known mostly for its excellent ski slopes. What is the name of this resort town? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. There are many national parks in the Canadian and U.S. Rockies. Which of the following is NOT a park in the Rockies? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The Royal Gorge is a canyon on the Arkansas River that runs through the Rockies near Canon City, Colorado. It is ten miles long, about fifty feet wide at the bottom, a few hundred feet wide at the top, and 1,250 feet deep in some places. There is a bridge that spans the gorge. Which of the following statements is NOT true? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Pikes Peak is probably one of the most famous points of interest in the Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost peak of the fourteeners. What exactly is a fourteener? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Pikes Peak was originally called El Capitan but renamed for Zebulon Pike, an explorer who tried climbing to the top during winter. It is located 37 miles from Colorado Springs. The mountain's pink color is due to potassium feldspar. Which of the following is not routinely available to make ascent to the tip top? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'America the Beautiful' contains the phrase 'purple mountains majesty'. Author Katharine Bates was referring to the Rocky Mountain range in this poem.

Answer: True

Katharine Bates was inspired to write a poem while sitting on Pikes Peak, in the heart of the Rockies, in 1893. That poem eventually was set to music and became the popular patriotic song which some think should be the national anthem.
2. The Rockies are approximately 3000 miles long. Where do they start and end?

Answer: British Columbia / New Mexico

The Rockies stretch all the way from the northern part of British Columbia, which is the westernmost province of Canada, down to New Mexico in the United States. New Mexico is one of the most southern states and borders Mexico.
3. What is the highest Rocky Mountain peak in Canada and in the U.S.?

Answer: Mount Robson / Mount Elbert

Mount Robson is the highest peak of the Canadian Rockies and it is located in British Columbia. It is 12,972 feet or 3,956 meters high. Mount Elbert is the highest U.S. Rockies peak, standing 14,440 feet or 4,401 meters high in Colorado.
4. When you are driving through the Rockies in Colorado, chances are you will cross the Continental Divide, maybe more than once. What is the Continental or Great Divide?

Answer: Where rain water, snow melt runoff separates to flow to Atlantic & Pacific oceans

The Great Divide starts in Alaska, runs through the Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, the north/south length of the U.S., the north/south length of Mexico, then through Central and South America. It is an invisible water drainage dividing line. Rain and snow melt on one side of the line flows to the Atlantic Ocean and water on the other side flows to the Pacific Ocean. There are other continental divides in the Americas.
5. What town in the Canadian Rockies has the highest elevation? Hint - It's named after a British Royal.

Answer: Lake Louise, Alberta

Lake Louise is called a town, a village, or hamlet. It is located 5,033 feet above sea level and is inside Banff National Park. From the town, you can see many of the Rocky Mountains including Mounts Temple, Niblock, and Whyte.
6. Just about 35 miles from Lake Louise, still inside the national park, is a famous resort town known mostly for its excellent ski slopes. What is the name of this resort town?

Answer: Banff

Although there are many reasons to visit Banff, the Rocky Mountains are a huge draw. There are several great ski slopes, and if most of the snow has melted, you can still ride gondolas, hike, bike, climb or soak (in the hot springs).
7. There are many national parks in the Canadian and U.S. Rockies. Which of the following is NOT a park in the Rockies?

Answer: Gateway Arch National Park

There are so many wonderful sites to take in at these parks. The Great Sand Dunes Park in Colorado boasts the tallest dune in North America (750 feet). Yellowstone (in Wyoming) is famous for Old Faithful Geyser that blasts up to 8,400 gallons of boiling water as high as 185 feet straight up. The Grand Tetons in Wyoming has nearly 200 miles of hiking trails and the tallest mountain in the Teton range. Gateway Arch is in St. Louis, Missouri. Government parks help preserve the flora and fauna for future generations.
8. The Royal Gorge is a canyon on the Arkansas River that runs through the Rockies near Canon City, Colorado. It is ten miles long, about fifty feet wide at the bottom, a few hundred feet wide at the top, and 1,250 feet deep in some places. There is a bridge that spans the gorge. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Answer: The bridge took 5 years to complete.

This bridge was completed in six months. It is almost 1,300 feet long, 18 feet wide and suspended 955 feet over the Arkansas River. Until 2003, it was the highest bridge in the world. The whole thing is part of a park with a cable car that travels over the gorge and a train that travels inside the gorge.
9. Pikes Peak is probably one of the most famous points of interest in the Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost peak of the fourteeners. What exactly is a fourteener?

Answer: independent mountains more than 14,000 feet above mean sea level

Pikes Peak is 4,302 meters above sea level (14,115 feet). There are 54 fourteeners in Colorado and 88 in the U.S. The goal for some groups is to climb or ski as many fourteeners as possible in a lifetime. Within Colorado, several groups have been organized, some sports oriented and some nonprofits to protect the fourteeners and the recreational opportunities they provide.
10. Pikes Peak was originally called El Capitan but renamed for Zebulon Pike, an explorer who tried climbing to the top during winter. It is located 37 miles from Colorado Springs. The mountain's pink color is due to potassium feldspar. Which of the following is not routinely available to make ascent to the tip top?

Answer: hot air balloon

There is a 19 mile highway that you can use to drive up to the peak. There are souvenir shops and restaurants along the way. An annual race for cars and motorcycles has been run on this highway since 1916. Barr Trail is for those who prefer to get some exercise by running, walking, or biking up to the top. During the annual Pikes Peak Marathon, runners run to the top and back down to complete the race.

This trail is right next to the cog railway depot that will take you to the top of the peak. Once there, you should know that the temperature, even during the summer, rarely gets above 40 degrees.

There are also warnings about lightning strikes above the tree line. Snow, wind, rain or hail can blow up at any time. The US Army runs a research lab at the peak studying the effects of altitude on humans.

There is only 60% oxygen available as compared to sea level. After all these warnings, you'll find the trip worth it, if it is clear, the view is amazing, bring a panoramic camera.
Source: Author suzi_greer

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