Q 01/05

Which Indo-Pacific species has become invasive in the waters of Virgin Islands National Park?

A) Moorish idol

B) Moray eel

C) Lionfish

D) Barracuda

Answer · why

C) Lionfish

Lionfish have few natural predators here, and they harm native fish by eating them and competing for food.

Q 02/05

Which port town is the gateway to the park and home to its visitor centre?

A) Coral Bay

B) Cruz Bay

C) Charlotte Amalie

D) Red Hook

Answer · why

B) Cruz Bay

Cruz Bay, on St. John's west end, has the park visitor centre a short walk from the ferry dock; passenger ferries arrive hourly from Red Hook on St. T...

Q 03/05

Which member of a famous American family donated the land that created the park in 1956?

A) Laurance Rockefeller

B) Nelson Rockefeller

C) John D. Rockefeller Jr.

D) David Rockefeller

Answer · why

A) Laurance Rockefeller

Laurance Rockefeller, through his Jackson Hole Preserve, gave about 5,000 acres to create the park in 1956, on condition the land never be developed; ...

Q 04/05

Which north-shore resort sat on land held back from Virgin Islands National Park's original 1956 land gift?

A) Secret Harbour

B) Caneel Bay

C) Westin St. John

D) Gallows Point

Answer · why

B) Caneel Bay

Caneel Bay opened in 1956, and it closed after two Category 5 hurricanes wrecked it in 2017.

Q 05/05

Which park beach, often voted among the world's best, has an underwater snorkelling trail?

A) Trunk Bay

B) Hawksnest Bay

C) Salomon Beach

D) Honeymoon Beach

Answer · why

A) Trunk Bay

Trunk Bay had reopened by December 2017, just months after two Category 5 hurricanes battered the island.