US National Parks II by SokolM

Champion(s):

BeningoS


Runner(s)-Up:

WerrD


Quiz Description

Water, water, every where / Nor any drop to drink. That is, unless you remembered to pack your activated carbon water purifier. Water is obviously a large part of some National Parks. Identify the US National Park (i.e. unit of the National Park Service specifically with the words "National Park" in its name) based upon the following questions centered around bodies of water. There is no need to include the words "National Park" as part of your answer.

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Questions:

Consider the 2-word name of a certain National Park. One of its constituent words is a term for a body of water. The other constituent word (also related to water in a sense) is the name of an entirely different National Park. What is the name of that 2-word National Park described above?

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Glacier Bay

There are 2 National Parks with the word "Lake" in their names. One is located outside of the contiguous US, and the other contains the deepest lake in the country. Name BOTH of these National Parks.

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Lake Clark, Crater Lake

Ryan Island is the largest island in Siskiwit Lake, which is the largest lake on [redacted], which is the largest island in the largest freshwater lake in the world by area. What island (and National Park) fills in the redacted space above?

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Isle Royale

In 1923, the O'Shaughnessy Dam was completed, flooding a valley to form the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, which was created (not without controversy) to service the water needs of a major city to the west. In which National Park is the flooded Hetch Hetchy Valley located?

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Yosemite

You want to talk about water? Preserving its namesake bay, which National Park is 95% water?

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Biscayne

Wonder Lake and nearby Reflection Pond, typically reached via an 85 mile bus ride, are popular locations for photographing the namesake of which National Park (when the weather cooperates, of course)?

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Denali

Within which National Park could you visit the Jordan Pond House to enjoy tea and popovers on the lawn overlooking the restaurant's namesake body of water?

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Acadia

The largest freshwater lake above 7,000 feet of elevation in North America shares its name (minus the word "Lake") with the National Park in which it is located. Name this National Park.

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Yellowstone

Trunk Bay, home to (what I believe) is the only official underwater trail in the NPS and named for the local term for Leatherback turtles, is a part of which National Park?

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Virgin Islands

Often-dry Lake Lucero, a playa noteworthy for it's unusually high quantity of deposited gypsum, is located within the Tularosa Basin in which National Park?

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White Sands

Jackson Lake, fed primarily by the Snake River, and Jenny Lake are the only lakes in this National Park that allow scenic motorboat tours. In which National Park can these 2 lakes be found, which also has a nearby town that shares its name with one of these lakes?

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Grand Teton

Lakes within this National Park include Manzanita Lake, Lake Helen, Emerald Lake, and Boiling Springs Lake. The name of the last lake suggests the underlying activities that caused this park to be established in 1916 (as well as hinting towards a portion of the park name itself). Which National Park is being described?

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Lassen Volcanic