Q 01/05

Virgin Islands National Park covers about 60 percent of which island?

A) St. John

B) St. Thomas

C) St. Croix

D) Tortola

Answer · why

A) St. John

It also protects over 5,500 acres of surrounding sea and nearly all of a small isle off Charlotte Amalie.

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

Ferries arrive hourly from Red Hook, and from the British islands as well.

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

His Jackson Hole Preserve made the gift on condition the land never be developed; he kept his resort on a lease.

Q 04/05

Which resort opened in 1956 on Rockefeller's former estate, on land leased from the NPS?

A) Maho Bay Camps

B) Caneel Bay

C) Westin St. John

D) Gallows Point

Answer · why

B) Caneel Bay

Rockefeller opened it in 1956 as one of the first eco-tourism resorts through his Rockresorts company; it sits on the park's north shore.

Q 05/05

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

A) Trunk Bay

B) Cinnamon Bay

C) Maho Bay

D) Honeymoon Beach

Answer · why

A) Trunk Bay

It was voted best beach in the world in 2024, and a snack bar, showers and lifeguard make it the busiest in the park.