How Well Do You Know Yellowstone?

1. In which year was Yellowstone designated a National Park?
1872
1914
1926

2. (Select the correct word to fill in the blank) Yellowstone was the _____ national park in the world.
Tenth
First
Second

3. How big is Yellowstone?
2,300 acres
840,000 acres
2,200,000 acres

4. Yellowstone is home to the world's largest concentration of what?
Tourists
Bison
Geysers

5. Yellowstone is home to the world's highest geyser. What is the name of that geyser?
Steamboat Geyser
Old Faithful Geyser
Beehive Geyser

6. Where is Yellowstone located?
Wyoming
Washington
Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming

7. Yellowstone is actually what?
The result of a crater impact that happened millennia ago
An active volcano
The only place in the United States that hasn't had an earthquake in the last 100 years

8. How many people came to Yellowstone in 2007?
3,100,000
370,000
52,000

9. In what year did 36% of Yellowstone's land area burn in natural wildfires?
1971
1999
1988

10. Bison are one of the most popular animals in Yellowstone. What is a group of bison called?
A herd
A constellation
An obstinacy

This is the end of the quiz! How many questions (1-10) did you answer correctly?
0-3
4-7
8-10

Do you want to learn more fun facts about Yellowstone?
Visit the National Park Service's official Yellowstone fact sheet for more information!

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