1. QUESTION: Name the four presidents whose faces were carved into Mount Rushmore.

a. George Washington, Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, and Abraham Lincoln

b. George Washington, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln

c. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln

2. QUESTION: What U.S. president is considered the “conservationist president”?

a. Harry Truman

b. Theodore Roosevelt

c. Herbert Hoover

3. QUESTION: What animal still grazes in Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve?

a. Woolly Mammoths

b. Bison

c. Cattle

4. QUESTION: During your trip to Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, you may frequently see ‘a’ama by the ocean. What animal is this?

a. Jellyfish

b. Crab

c. Seahorse

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

From well-known landmarks to obscure wildlife factoids, our national park trivia is sure to be a mind-bending challenge!

While these questions range from easy to difficult, our trivia is for all ages.

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5. QUESTION: What is the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve known for?

a. Louisiana’s best kept culinary secret

b. Louisiana’s state bird — the brown pelican

c. Louisiana’s historical and cultural riches

6. QUESTION: The first battles of the American Revolution are honored at Minute Man National Historical Park. What famous battles took place here?

a. Battles of Lexington and Concord

b. Battles of Saratoga

c. Battle of Bunker Hill

7. QUESTION: In 2019, this national park was visited 12.5 million times — the most of any national park that year.

a. Zion National Park

b. Yosemite National Park

c. Great Smoky Mountains National Park

8. QUESTION: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial includes the names of the servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict. How many names are there?

a. Over 58,000

b. Under 12,000

c. Over 100,000

9. QUESTION: Vanderbilt Estate, with its architecture, interiors, mechanical systems, road systems, and landscape represents the __________ that occurred as America industrialized in the years after the Civil War.

a. Stone Age

b. Gilded Age

c. Postmodern Age

10. QUESTION: Sure, you’ve heard of the Pacific Crest Trail and the Appalachian Trail. But what is the longest national park trail?

a. The North Country Trail

b. The National Park Trail

c. The South Country Trail

11. QUESTION: This visionary founding father saw Paterson, New Jersey as the perfect location for the American Industrial Revolution to thrive. You can learn all about this historic time at Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park.

a. Alexander Hamilton

b. George Washington

c. Thomas Jefferson

12. QUESTION: You can see bison herds in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National

Park, and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Bison once numbered in the 30-60 million range, but at one point, were almost hunted to extinction. By 1884, about how many wild bison were left in the United States?

a. 325

b. 5

c. 105

13. QUESTION: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area covers area in these two southern states.

a. Kentucky and Virginia

b. Kentucky and Tennessee

c. Tennesse and Georgia

14. QUESTION: This is the only U.S. national park located in the Southern Hemisphere.

a. Padre Island National Seashore

b. National Park of American Samoa

c. Dry Tortugas National Park

15. QUESTION: This parkway connects Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.

a. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway

b. Natchez Trace Parkway

c. George Washington Parkway

16. QUESTION: With its glaciers, peaks, and breathtaking views, this is the largest national park in Alaska.

a. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

b. Denali National Park and Preserve

c. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

17. QUESTION: How many effigies are at Effigy Mounds National Monument?

a. 500

b. 7

c. 206

18. QUESTION: If you’re visiting Navajo National Monument, you’ll get to see three large pueblos dating back to...

a. 13th century BC

b. 13th century AD

c. 13th century CE

19. QUESTION: Which lakebed in Grand Teton National Park was scoured 800 feet deep by glaciers during the last ice age?

a. Jackson Lake

b. Jenny Lake

c. Holly Lake

20. QUESTION: What was the highest temperature recorded at Death Valley National Park?

a. 114°F

b. 102°F

c. 134°F