National Park Quiz #2 Answers
Here are the correct answers to the National Park QuizĀ #2Ā
Q. Which of these national parks isĀ sometimes called the salamander capitol of the world?
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Great Smoky MountainsĀ National ParkĀ is located on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee, and is home to 30 species of salamanders. Its unique location and range of climate conditions makes the park famous for biodiversityĀ
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Q. Bryce Canyon National Park is famous for which types of strange rock formations?
A. Utah's
BryceĀ Canyon National ParkĀ features the world's largest concentration ofĀ unusual rock formations called "hoodoos". These rock spiresĀ are formedĀ when water freezes and melts - aĀ
process is known as āice wedgingā - because the ice literally wedges the rocks apart.Ā Eventually the rocks break down into walls, windows, and then as individual hoodoos.Ā
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Q. Which national park was one of the locations for Luke Skywalkerās home planet of Tatooine in Star Wars?
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Among the locations used to represent Luke Skywalkerās home planet of Tatooine was Death Valley National Park. In the movie, when C3PO and R2D2 first crash-land on the planet, they part ways in the parkās Mesquite Flat Dunes.
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Q. Which national park has eight peaks that tower above 12,000 feet?
A.Ā
Eight peaks towering above 12,000 feet exist withinĀ Grand Teton NationalĀ Park. The highest peak, the Grand Teton, rises 13,770 feet above sea level.Ā Earthquakes gave rise to the 44-mile-long Teton Range, which sits onĀ the aptly named Teton fault line.Ā
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Q. Which National Park was originally called Sieur de Monts National Monument?
A.Ā Acadia NationalĀ Park'sĀ original name reflected the impact ofĀ Pierre Dugua, Sieur du Monts, a French nobleman and colonist who served as the lieutenant governor of New France. When the area became a national park on February 26, 1919, it took the name Lafayette National Park in a nod to the Marquis de Lafayette. On January 19, 1929, the name changed again, this time toĀ Acadia National Park.Ā Ā Click here to see theĀ Acadia National Park poster.
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