Q 01/05

Kenai Fjords, the closest national park to Anchorage, lies roughly how far south of the city?

A) 130 miles

B) 45 miles

C) 80 miles

D) 110 miles

Answer · why

A) 130 miles

Its gateway town of Seward sits at the head of Resurrection Bay at the end of the highway; the park headquarters is there.

Q 02/05

How large is the Harding Icefield that dominates the park's interior?

A) About 100 square miles

B) Over 700 square miles

C) About 300 square miles

D) Over 3,000 square miles

Answer · why

B) Over 700 square miles

Counting its outflowing glaciers it tops 1,100 square miles, and it is the largest icefield contained entirely within the United States.

Q 03/05

The park's icefield is named after which US president?

A) William Howard Taft

B) Herbert Hoover

C) Calvin Coolidge

D) Warren G. Harding

Answer · why

D) Warren G. Harding

Local residents largely ignored the ice west of town until a 1922 trail opened up views, and the president's promised visit to Alaska earned him the n...

Q 04/05

How much snow does the Harding Icefield receive in a typical year?

A) Over 400 inches

B) About 60 inches

C) About 150 inches

D) About 280 inches

Answer · why

A) Over 400 inches

That is more than 30 feet; the park article puts it at 60 feet in places, and the icefield still lost 3 percent of its area in a 16-year study.

Q 05/05

At least how many glaciers flow out of the icefield?

A) 12

B) 24

C) 38

D) 30

Answer · why

C) 38

The largest is named for an animal; the most accessible sits at the end of the park's only road.