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Yellowstone National Park Trivia Quiz

This is not a difficult quiz for anyone who has ever visited or really anyone who is mildly interested in our nation's greatest park.

A multiple-choice quiz by KatidydWM. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
KatidydWM

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,244

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2241

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which species of animal is not found in the Yellowstone ecosystem? Hint

Kodiak Bear

Pelican

Grizzly Bear

Cutthroat Trout

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Question 2 of 10

2. When was the most recent volcanic eruption within the park? Hint

600,000 years ago

2 million years ago

1.2 million years ago

50 years ago

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Question 3 of 10

3. What tree species makes up about 80 percent of the park's forested areas? Hint

Lodgepole Pine

Engelmann Spruce

Douglas Fir

Redwood

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what year did Yellowstone become a national park? Hint

1853

1882

1872

1925

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Question 5 of 10

5. What natural disaster changed the Yellowstone landscape in 1988?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Yellowstone lake is North America's largest mountain lake? Hint

Shoshone Lake

Lewis Lake

Yellowstone Lake

Heart Lake

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of a hot spring that does not have enough moisture to flow, just vent steam? Hint

a fumarole

a geyser

a mud pot

a basin

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Question 8 of 10

8. Of the following, which Indian tribe was not present in Yellowstone when Europeans arrived? Hint

the Bannocks

the Crows (Absaroka)

the Cherokee

the Blackfeet

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the longest undammed river in America, whose headwaters are near the park? Hint

Yellowstone River

Snake River

Firehole River

Lewis River

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of the national park directly south of Yellowstone?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which species of animal is not found in the Yellowstone ecosystem?

Answer: Kodiak Bear

The Kodiak bear is only found on the Kodiak Archipelago in Alaska.

2. When was the most recent volcanic eruption within the park?

Answer: 600,000 years ago

It spewed out nearly 240 cubic miles of debris and a 28 by 47-mile caldera was formed.

3. What tree species makes up about 80 percent of the park's forested areas?

Answer: Lodgepole Pine

Lodgepole pines cover 60 percent of the park.

4. In what year did Yellowstone become a national park?

Answer: 1872

Under Ulysses S. Grant. It was the first in the world.

5. What natural disaster changed the Yellowstone landscape in 1988?

Answer: Fire

Nearly one-third of the park was burned, scorching more than 700,000 acres.

6. Which Yellowstone lake is North America's largest mountain lake?

Answer: Yellowstone Lake

The lake is 20 miles long, 14 miles wide, and 390 feet deep at its deepest point.

7. What is the name of a hot spring that does not have enough moisture to flow, just vent steam?

Answer: a fumarole

When surface water seeps down into porous rock layers it gets heated under pressure, and then as the superheated water rises back and nears the surface the pressure drops and it flashes into the steam of a geyser. Hot springs occur when water emerges that is not superheated or under pressure. Fumaroles do not have enough moisture to flow, so they vent steam. Mud pots form over fumaroles whose acid gases decompose rocks into mud and clay.

8. Of the following, which Indian tribe was not present in Yellowstone when Europeans arrived?

Answer: the Cherokee

The most recent Indians to live in the area were the Sheepeaters, a branch of the Shoshone tribe, who remained until 1871 when they were forcibly relocated to the Wind River Reservation.

9. What is the name of the longest undammed river in America, whose headwaters are near the park?

Answer: Yellowstone River

10. What is the name of the national park directly south of Yellowstone?

Answer: Grand Teton

Source: Author KatidydWM

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