Question 1: Which limestone peak is seen in today’s image?
- El Capitan
- Limestone Mountain
- Notch Peak
Correct Answer: El Capitan
Fact: At 8,085 feet, El Capitan towers over the southernmost point of the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas, where its striking outline has been an iconic image for travelers for generations.
Question 2: The Guadalupe Mountains are part of which reef complex?
- Capitan Reef
- Texas Fossil Reef
- Chihuahua Atoll
Correct Answer: Capitan Reef
Fact: The Capitan Reef is a 400-mile-long fossil reef complex formed about 275 to 277 million years ago by the sea that covered the present-day Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Question 3: Which president is often called ‘the conservation president’?
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Woodrow Wilson
- Theodore Roosevelt
Correct Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Fact: During his presidency between 1901 and 1909, Theodore Roosevelt established five national parks. He also enacted the Antiquities Act in 1906, enabling presidents to proclaim various historic sites as national monuments, amid concerns about haphazard digging and looting of artifacts.