Q 01/05

Hot Springs National Park is in which US state?

A) Colorado

B) Wyoming

C) Arkansas

D) Virginia

Answer · why

C) Arkansas

It sits in Garland County, wrapped around the city of the same name in the mountains of central Arkansas.

Q 02/05

In which year did Congress set aside the Hot Springs Reservation, the first federal land protected for recreation?

A) 1848

B) 1872

C) 1832

D) 1901

Answer · why

C) 1832

That was four decades before Yellowstone; the reservation formally became a public park in 1880 and a national park in 1921.

Q 03/05

Hot Springs became a national park in which year?

A) 1921

B) 1929

C) 1936

D) 1946

Answer · why

A) 1921

Congress renamed the reservation and later grew it to about 5,839 acres, taking in Hot Springs, North, West and Sugarloaf mountains.

Q 04/05

Until Gateway Arch was redesignated in 2018, Hot Springs held what distinction among national parks?

A) Least visited

B) Highest entry fee

C) Only one closed in winter

D) Smallest by area

Answer · why

D) Smallest by area

At about 5,839 acres it is still tiny, and it takes in parts of downtown, making it one of the most accessible parks.

Q 05/05

Why was Hot Springs the first to receive its own America the Beautiful quarter, in April 2010?

A) It is the oldest area under federal protection

B) It draws the most visitors of any site

C) It has the smallest area of any site

D) Arkansas comes first alphabetically

Answer · why

A) It is the oldest area under federal protection

Its 1832 reservation predates every other unit, though Yellowstone was the first to carry the national park title.