July 2021 National Parks, Monuments, and Landmarks Trivia - Acclaim ...

National Parks, Monuments,
  and Landmarks Trivia
        July 2021

1.
What famous national park is
located mostly in Wyoming,
  spills into Montana and
Idaho, and is famous for the
    geyser Old Faithful?

Yellowstone National Park
Old Faithful has not always been as faithful
as it is today. Researchers have discovered
   that around 800 years ago it stopped
        erupting for a period of time.

2.
 What national park in
California is renowned for
 its giant sequoia trees?

Yosemite National Park
or Sequoia National Park
    Both national parks house the
 giant sequoias. The trees grow in a
260-mile strip on the western slope
of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and
       live around 3,000 years.

3.
 What national memorial
in Hawaii commemorates
 the attack on the United
States that marks its entry
    into World War II?

Pearl Harbor
     National Memorial
 The date of attack was December 7, 1941.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed
    it “a date which will live in infamy—
the United States of America was suddenly
 and deliberately attacked by naval and air
        forces of the Empire of Japan.”

4.
What landmark Canadian
  waterfall is also an
 American landmark?

Niagara Falls
 The landmark is made up of three falls: American
  Falls and Bridal Veil Falls are in New York state,
and the Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls are in Ontario,
   Canada. Horseshoe Falls has the longest drop.

5.
 What national park is in
 South Florida’s swampy
region of the same name?

Everglades National Park
  The park is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. It’s one of the most biologically diverse
  areas of the United States and was once
 home to a Native American population. It
is still home to a huge alligator population.
  You can canoe through the waters, and
brave souls can bike or hike along the trails.

6.
What national park is
named for a western
 mountain range?

Rocky Mountain
     National Park
The park is in Colorado, 60 miles
 from Denver. The park offers
       mountain biking.

7.
 What Canadian national
   park is in the Rocky
Mountains of Alberta and is
the oldest and most visited
 national park in Canada?

Banff National Park
 Here you’ll see lakes, snow-capped
peaks, and glaciers as well as wildlife.
 Multi-day hiking trips are available.

8.
  In what city, which is
called the Gateway to the
 West, can you find the
American landmark that
        is an arch?

St. Louis
 It’s called the Gateway Arch, and
you can ride a tram to the top for a
bird’s-eye view of St. Louis and the
           Mississippi River.

9.
    What marine park is
   located off the coast of
   Queensland, Australia,
 and is home to the world’s
largest coral reef ecosystem?

The Great Barrier Reef.
It is about 344,400 square kilometers
  (132,974 square miles). It is also a
    UNESCO World Heritage Site.

10.
  What national park is in the
    Blue Ridge Mountains of
Virginia, is home to part of the
 Appalachian Trail, and is the
title of an American folk song?

Shenandoah National Park
The natural treasure is just 75 miles
     from Washington, D.C.

11.
   What Canadian national
  park is in British Columbia
and has three distinct areas: the
 West Coast Trail, the islands
   of the Broken Group, and
        the Long Beach?

Pacific Rim National Park
You’ll experience a wide range of marine and
 terrestrial flora and fauna as well as a forest
   and beautiful views of the Pacific Coast.

12.
  What national park is
 in northern Montana’s
 Rocky Mountains and
has mountains carved by
   huge masses of ice?

Glacier National Park
You can view sunsets over lakes
   as well as glacier-covered
       mountains there.

13.
   The Statue of Liberty is
  located on Liberty Island.
What other island makes up
this joint national landmark?

Ellis Island
 Twelve million people passed
  through Ellis Island as their
gateway to America from 1892
to 1954. The Statue of Liberty
    was dedicated in 1886.

14.
    What is one of the
 two states that is home
   to the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park?

Tennessee or
        North Carolina
If you visit in the fall, you will see
   an exquisite display of color.

15.
     What island, known as
 “The Rock,” housed infamous
prisoners such as Whitey Bulger
and Al Capone in the facility in
     the San Francisco Bay?

Alcatraz
   It was a federal prison from
1934–1963, and the three prisoners
 who escaped in 1962 were never
  found. Alcatraz was deemed a
      national park in 1972.

16.
  What Canadian province
  hosts the Hôtel de Glace,
one of the most beautiful ice
 hotels in the world and the
only one in North America?

Québec
 More than a million visitors have
visited the ice hotel. It’s open from
  January to March, and the hotel
 is rebuilt every year. Each year, it
     features a different theme.

17.
What U.S. president’s birth
home has been designated
 a national monument?

George Washington
 It’s located in Virginia,
and its first resident was
Washington’s grandfather.

18.
  What Arizona canyon is
home to a U.S. national park?

The Grand Canyon
The canyon is made up of bands of
 colorful rock and was formed by
       the Colorado River.

19.
 What nighttime light
  show, visible in the
Northwest Territories,
does Canada claim as a
 must-see landmark?

Northern lights
     This is the most pristine
wilderness in Canada, and you can
view the light show on clear nights
 from September to October and
       from March to April.

20.
   Where is Independence
 National Historical Park, in
  which the Liberty Bell and
Independence Hall are found?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     It’s not clear when the
   2,000-pound bell cracked.

21.
  What national park in
Washington State is named
for its volcanic mountain?

Mt. Rainier National Park
It’s in the Cascade Mountains. Due
   to the large annual rainfall, the
 park is green throughout the year.

22.
What fortress-like castle
  of a hotel is in Old
 Québec City and is a
 national historic site?

Château Frontenac
Construction began in 1892 and is named
for Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac,
 an early governor of the French colony.

23.
What state would you
 visit to go to Zion
  National Park?

Utah
   Here, you can visit Cathedral
Mountain, Zion Canyon, the Grotto,
 Court of the Patriarchs, and more.

24.
 What round national memorial
in Washington, D.C., honors the
 third U.S. president and is often
 photographed when the cherry
   blossom trees are in bloom?

The Jefferson Memorial
Its dome-shaped room and circular marble
   stairs are hard to miss. Excerpts of the
 Declaration of Independence surround a
 19-foot statue of Jefferson in the rotunda.

25.
What famous national
monument is composed
of four U.S. presidents
 carved into the side
    of a mountain?

Mount Rushmore
       The presidents are
 George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt,
  and Abraham Lincoln. The
monument is in South Dakota.

26.
What obelisk dominates
    the skyline in
 Washington, D.C.?

The Washington Memorial
 It pays tribute to the first U.S.
 president and towers 555 feet
          above the city.

27.
 Bryce Canyon National Park
in Utah has the world’s highest
concentration of what unusual
    geological formations?

Hoodoos, or irregular
    columns of rocks
  Visitors in the park also go to see
 the beautiful sunrises and sunsets,
  Swamp Canyon, Natural Bridge,
Navajo Look Trail, and Mossy Cave.

28.
 What national park in
Kentucky is home to the
 largest cave system in
       the world?

Mammoth Cave
      National Park
    The park has 400 miles of
mapped caves and is a designated
UNESCO World Heritage Site and
International Biosphere Reserve.

29.
    What national park is
 located on Mount Desert
off the coast of Maine and is
considered the Crown Jewel
of the North Atlantic Coast?

Acadia National Park
It offers spectacular views of the rugged Atlantic
shoreline as well as an explosion of colors in the
fall. Your best bet to catch the northern lights in
  Acadia is from mid-August through October.

30.
 What was the last war
memorial to be dedicated
 in Washington, D.C.?

The Vietnam
    Veterans Memorial
  The memorial has three distinct
 parts: the Three Soldiers statue, the
Vietnam Women’s Memorial, and the
 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

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