Q 01/05

Theodore Roosevelt National Park is in the badlands of which U.S. state?

A) North Dakota

B) South Dakota

C) Montana

D) Wyoming

Answer · why

A) North Dakota

It is the state's only national park, and its badlands are a good deal greener than South Dakota's.

Q 02/05

What distinction does the park hold among all U.S. national parks?

A) Only one named after a single person

B) Only one with no roads

C) Only one in two time zones

D) Only one closed in winter

Answer · why

A) Only one named after a single person

It honours the years the future president spent ranching in Dakota Territory before statehood.

Q 03/05

How many geographically separate units make up the park?

A) One

B) Two

C) Three

D) Five

Answer · why

C) Three

The North and South units are about 80 miles apart, with the old ranch site in between.

Q 04/05

Which river flows through all three units of the park?

A) Cheyenne

B) Yellowstone

C) Heart River

D) Little Missouri

Answer · why

D) Little Missouri

It rises in Wyoming near Devils Tower and empties into the Missouri at Lake Sakakawea after 560 miles.

Q 05/05

Medora, the town at the South Unit gate, had roughly how many residents in 2024?

A) About 40

B) About 160

C) About 900

D) About 3,000

Answer · why

B) About 160

It is the only incorporated place in Billings County and still its county seat, with plank sidewalks and buggy rides for the summer crowds.