Q 01/05

Of the park's 8,257 acres, roughly how many are coral reef and ocean?

A) 2,500

B) 3,000

C) 4,000

D) 5,000

Answer · why

A) 2,500

The park is spread across three islands: Tutuila, Ofu and Taʻū.

Q 02/05

What geographical distinction does the park hold within the US National Park Service?

A) It is the smallest national park

B) It is the only unit south of the equator

C) It is the only unit in the tropics

D) It is the westernmost unit

Answer · why

B) It is the only unit south of the equator

It protects coral reefs, rainforest, fruit bats and Samoan culture.

Q 03/05

The 1984 bill starting American Samoa's path into the park system chiefly protected which animal's habitat?

A) Humpback whales

B) Green sea turtles

C) Fruit bats

D) Samoan starlings

Answer · why

C) Fruit bats

Delegate Fofō Sunia introduced it at the request of the Bat Preservers Association and Dr Paul Cox.

Q 04/05

Why could the National Park Service not simply buy the park after it was authorised in 1988?

A) The territory's constitution forbade federal ownership

B) The land was already a marine sanctuary

C) Congress had not appropriated the money

D) Land is held communally under Samoan tradition

Answer · why

D) Land is held communally under Samoan tradition

The solution, in 1993, was a 50-year lease from the village councils.

Q 05/05

How long is the lease the National Park Service signed with the Samoan village councils in 1993?

A) 50 years

B) 75 years

C) 99 years

D) 60 years

Answer · why

A) 50 years

Congress approved a 30 percent expansion onto Olosega and Ofu in 2002.