Trivia Round 2

National Parks - Hard

1. On July 10, 1913, Death Valley had the hottest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. What was it?
A: 134 F

2. What are the dunes at White Sands National Park made of?
A: Gypsum

3. What was the first National Park east of the Mississippi River?
A: Acadia (listed answer), Mackinac (objectively correct answer as written) - credit given for either

4. What year was that National Park established?
A: 1919 / 1875

5. Which National Park inspired the Thelma and Louise Half Marathon?
A: Canyonlands

6. At which National Park did Jack Kerouac work as a Park Service fire spotter?
A: North Cascades

7. How many states have a National Park?
A: 30

8. In what National Park were the oldest human bones in North America found?
A: Channel Islands

9. In 2014, Mount Rainier National Park was temporarily renamed what?
A: 12th Man National Park

10. Route 66 runs through which National Park?
A: Petrified Forest

General Knowledge

1. It is widely believed that silver was first discovered in what country?
A: Turkey

2. What Middle-earth metal resembles silver?
A: Mithril

3. What is a 100-sided die called?
A: Zocchihedron

4. What book begins "Howard Roark laughed."?
A: The Fountainhead

5. In her song "Tear In Your Hand", Tori Amos references what comic book?
A: The Sandman

6. A recent study revealed that what moon has all the ingredients for life?
A: Enceladus

7. What is the largest moon in our solar system?
A: Ganymede

8. What state capital has had catastrophic flooding this week?
A: Monpelier

9. At what music festival did Bob Dylan go electric for the first time?
A: Newport Folk Festival

10. Translate the following sentence into Spanish: "Sometimes, during sports and games, Matty cheats."
A: Matty es muy guapo y fuerte, y ganan todos los juegos. (no answer provided, using one of the responses, this is probably correct)