Q 01/05

Zion National Park is in which U.S. state?

A) Utah

B) Arizona

C) Nevada

D) Colorado

Answer · why

A) Utah

Utah. Zion sits in the state's southwest, and the Mormon pioneers who farmed its canyon floor in the 1860s gave it the biblical name Zion.

Q 02/05

Which small town sits right outside Zion National Park's south entrance?

A) Kanab

B) Springdale

C) Toquerville

D) La Verkin

Answer · why

B) Springdale

Springdale. Mormon settlers founded it as a farming community in the 1860s, but today tourism from the park is what sustains it.

Q 03/05

The North Fork of which watercourse carved Zion Canyon?

A) Virgin River

B) Green River

C) Sevier River

D) Paria River

Answer · why

A) Virgin River

Virgin River. As the land was pushed upward, the river's North Fork tumbled down a steep gradient and cut through the rock layers, carving the canyon.

Q 04/05

Zion Canyon's reddish and tan walls are made of which rock formation?

A) Kaibab Limestone

B) Navajo Sandstone

C) Chinle Formation

D) Wingate Sandstone

Answer · why

B) Navajo Sandstone

Navajo Sandstone. It formed from Jurassic sand dunes; iron oxides stain its lower cliffs red, while its upper cliffs are bleached pale, nearly white.

Q 05/05

Roughly how deep is Zion Canyon at its deepest?

A) Up to 1,640 feet

B) Up to 2,640 feet

C) Up to 3,640 feet

D) Up to 4,640 feet

Answer · why

B) Up to 2,640 feet

Zion Canyon reaches a depth of up to 2,640 feet, half a mile, along its 15-mile length, and in places its floor is barely wider than the river.