Q 01/05

Cuyahoga Valley National Park lies between which two Ohio cities?

A) Cleveland and Akron

B) Columbus and Dayton

C) Cincinnati and Dayton

D) Toledo and Cleveland

Answer · why

A) Cleveland and Akron

That proximity makes it one of the dozen most-visited national parks in the country.

Q 02/05

What was Cuyahoga Valley's status when it joined the park system in 1974?

A) National monument

B) National recreation area

C) National preserve

D) National seashore

Answer · why

B) National recreation area

It became a national park 26 years later and remains the only national park that started out as a national recreation area.

Q 03/05

Which president signed the bill protecting the valley in December 1974 despite his administration urging a veto?

A) Richard Nixon

B) Jimmy Carter

C) Gerald Ford

D) Lyndon B. Johnson

Answer · why

C) Gerald Ford

The administration argued the valley 'possesses no qualities which qualify it for inclusion in the National Park System'.

Q 04/05

In which year did Congress redesignate the area a national park?

A) 1974

B) 1988

C) 2012

D) 2000

Answer · why

D) 2000

The change came through an Interior appropriations bill rather than a stand-alone park act.

Q 05/05

How many national parks does Ohio have?

A) Two

B) One

C) Three

D) None

Answer · why

B) One

It is one of three in the Great Lakes Basin, alongside Isle Royale in Lake Superior and Indiana Dunes on Lake Michigan.