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  • How tall can a sequoia grow?
    3,000 feet
    Tall enough to poke the moon
    300+ feet
    Tall enough to poke the moon
  • Why do campers store food in bear-proof boxes?
    It’s a fun puzzle
    To keep it cold
    To hide it from raccoons dressed as ninjas
    Bears smell extremely well
  • What does the word “yo’hem-iteh” mean?
    Grizzly bear
    Willow tree
    "Please pass the mashed potatoes”
    Mountain lion
  • How can wilderness areas in Yosemite be reached?
    Magic carpet
    Foot or horseback
    Taxi
    Spaceship
  • What does the Ahwahneechee name “Pohono” mean?
    “Oops, I dropped it”
    Falling water
    Place of sunshine
    Spirit of the puffing wind
  • What is one famous attraction in Yosemite Valley?
    The Moon
    Mirror Lake
    Mount Everest
    Niagara Falls
  • How long is Yosemite Valley?
    7 miles
    1 mile
    Infinity miles
    50 miles
  • How far down is the drop from Glacier Point?
    3,200 feet
    100 feet
    As deep as a cereal bowl
    20 feet
  • What was the first ski school in California?
    Hollywood Ski Academy
    Penguin Academy
    Mammoth Ski School
    Yosemite Valley Ski School
  • What is El Capitan mainly made of?
    Sand
    Gold
    Granite
    Marshmallows
  • What do bears sometimes break into?
    Volcanoes
    The narrator’s lunchbox without asking
    Movie theaters
    Cars
  • When did Badger Pass open as a ski area?
    1935
    1800
    2020
    During the Ice Age
  • President Abraham Lincoln helped protect Yosemite by:
    Signing the Yosemite Grant
    Climbing every peak
    Sending it a birthday card
    Building a giant fence
  • What did the narrator see reflected in Mirror Lake?
    The Golden Gate Bridge
    A giant rubber duck
    Tenaya Canyon
    A bear in sunglasses
  • What is the tallest single waterfall in North America?
    Waterfall of Never-Ending Homework
    Niagara Falls
    Yosemite Falls
    Ribbon Fall
  • What sometimes happens to the waterfall?
    It flows backwards
    It freezes upside down
    Wind blows it sideways
    It sings lullabies
  • About how many people visit Yosemite each year now?
    500
    Seven people and a confused raccoon
    20 million
    3.5 million
  • What activity attracted people to Yosemite’s rivers long ago?
    Panning for gold
    Underwater basketball
    Swimming
    Mermaid watching
  • What is Badger Pass known for?
    Competitive napping
    Surfing
    Skiing
    Skydiving
  • About how much can an adult black bear weigh?
    300–500 pounds
    50 pounds
    2,000 pounds
    As much as a school bus
  • How old can sequoias get?
    As old as your socks
    More than 3,000 years
    100 years
    10 years
  • How did early tourists travel through Yosemite?
    By horseback
    On roller skates
    By train
    By submarine
  • About how large is Yosemite National Park?
    The size of a picnic blanket
    1,170 square miles
    100,000 square miles
    50 square miles
  • What happens to the falls in late summer?
    They turn purple
    They roar louder
    They float away
    They may dry up
  • What percentage of Yosemite is designated wilderness?
    20%
    2%
    All the parts that chipmunks own
    94%
  • How many insects can one bat eat in an hour?
    5,000
    10
    None, bats prefer pizza
    Up to 600
  • Peregrine falcons can dive at speeds up to:
    200 mph
    “Really fast, trust me”
    20 mph
    1,000 mph
  • How tall is Mt. Lyell?
    As tall as a stack of chip bags
    2,000 feet
    13,114 feet
    50,000 feet
  • What is the name of the famous sequoia mentioned?
    Tree-zilla
    The Grizzly Giant
    Super Spruce
    Big Old Tree
  • When did the first tourists arrive in Yosemite?
    1855
    1492
    When aliens invited them
    2001
  • Tioga Pass is:
    The lowest pass in California
    A place where cars learn ballet
    A tiny hill
    The highest highway pass in California
  • When was Yosemite officially established as a national park?
    1500
    1776
    1890
    Last Tuesday
  • How long is the Sierra Nevada mountain range?
    Long enough to trip on
    40 miles
    430 miles
    5,000 miles
  • What bird is noisy, blue, and steals food?
    Bald eagle
    Flamingo
    Steller’s jay
    The snack-nabbing pigeon
  • What animal has long ears and can jump 24 feet?
    Owl
    Mule deer
    Mule deer
    Olympic kangaroo
  • What did the Southern Sierra Miwok call Yosemite Valley?
    “Big Rock Place”
    “Glacier Valley”
    “Ahwahnee”
    “Donut World”
  • Where does water from the glacier eventually go?
    Into outer space
    To San Francisco
    Into my water bottle somehow
    To the Amazon River
  • What does “El Capitan” mean in Spanish?
    The King of Sandwiches
    The Tall Guy
    The Monster
    The Captain
  • About how high is Tioga Pass?
    20 feet
    9,945 feet
    10 million feet
    1,000 feet
  • How long can it take to climb El Capitan?
    Seconds
    3 minutes with a pogo stick
    A few weeks
    Several hours to days
  • How tall is Bridalveil Fall?
    5,000 feet
    The height of a stack of pancakes
    20 feet
    620 feet
  • John Muir was a:
    Scottish naturalist
    Restaurant owner
    Wizard of the mountains
    Rock climber
  • What number national park is Yosemite in the United States?
    The third
    The first
    The 9,000th park where squirrels are in charge
    The second
  • How tall is the total drop of Yosemite Falls?
    24 feet
    However tall a giraffe wants it
    10,000 feet
    2,425 feet
  • What state is Yosemite located in?
    Texas
    The state of Confusion
    California
    Florida
  • How many species of birds have been spotted in Yosemite?
    1,000
    10
    240+
    Two very confused chickens
  • Yosemite Falls ranks what in the world for height?
    100th
    -12th
    1st
    5th
  • Why are trees small at Tioga Pass?
    High altitude
    They’re shy
    They forgot to grow
    Not enough soil
  • What is Yosemite known for around the world?
    Invisible waterfalls
    Amazing scenery
    Giant pizza slices
    Subway stations
  • Which animal once almost disappeared from Yosemite?
    California bighorn sheep
    Unicorns
    Penguins
    Blue whales
  • What is the largest species of tree in the world?
    Douglas fir
    Pine tree
    The broccoli tree
    Giant sequoia
  • What is on the side of Mt. Lyell?
    The Lyell Glacier
    A giant pizza oven
    A mall
    An elevator
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