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TEST YOUR CANYON KNOWLEDGE
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE GRAND CANYON
BEGINNING TEST
Objective: answer 7 questions correctly to advance to the Intermediate Test.
1. What is the highest point in the Grand Canyon?
Mount Hayden Point Imperial Mather Point Zoroaster Temple
2. In what decade did the Grand Canyon become a national park?
1890-1899 1900-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929
3. Who was the architect for the Santa Fe Railroad and many of the structures in the Grand Canyon?
Ada Bass Mary Jane Colter Buckey O'Neill Ralph Cameron
4. What is the name of the lodging facility at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?
Grandview Hotel Phantom Ranch Bright Angel Lodge Maswik Lodge
5. What is the primary river flowing through the Grand Canyon.
Colorado River Little Colorado River Virgin River Green River
6. What Indian Tribe is best known for their blue-green waterfalls in western Grand Canyon?
Navajo Apache Hualapai Havasupai
7. Who was called the Hermit of the Grand Canyon?
Seth Tanner Ralph Cameron Louis Boucher William Bass
8. Who are best known for being pioneer photographers and explorers at the Grand Canyon?
Kolb brothers Babbit brothers William and Ada Bass Buckey and Pauline O'Neill
9. What are the two primary trails into the Canyon from the south rim?
Tanner and New Hance Grandview and Hermit Drippings Springs and Waldron Bright Angel and South Kaibab
10. What is the name of the black foot and mule bridge over the Colorado River?
Kaibab suspension bridge Silver suspension bridge Rust's Tram Bass Cable Tramway
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