Q 01/05

Which park, lying mostly in northwest Wyoming, became the first national park in the United States?

A) Grand Teton

B) Yellowstone

C) Sequoia

D) Glacier

Answer · why

B) Yellowstone

Yellowstone holds well over half of the world's geysers, including Old Faithful, all fueled by the volcanic system beneath the park.

Q 02/05

Which Arizona gorge, carved by the Colorado River, is 277 miles long and more than a mile deep?

A) Grand Canyon

B) Glen Canyon

C) Antelope Canyon

D) Hells Canyon

Answer · why

A) Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon exposes nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history in its walls, laid bare as the river cut down through layer after laye...

Q 03/05

Which capital of Alaska, named for a gold prospector, has no road link to the rest of the state?

A) Anchorage

B) Fairbanks

C) Juneau

D) Sitka

Answer · why

C) Juneau

Juneau can be reached only by plane or boat, and it was once called Harrisburg after its other founding prospector, Richard Harris.

Q 04/05

Which California basin holds North America's lowest point and the hottest air temperature on record?

A) Owens Valley

B) Imperial Valley

C) Coachella Valley

D) Death Valley

Answer · why

D) Death Valley

Death Valley reached 134 °F at Furnace Creek on July 10, 1913, and its Badwater Basin lies 282 feet below sea level.

Q 05/05

Which country sold Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million, a deal opponents called Seward's Folly?

A) Russia

B) Britain

C) Spain

D) Canada

Answer · why

A) Russia

Russia received about two cents an acre for a territory more than twice the size of Texas.