# Trivia Set: Yosemite  
**Used:** 2025-06-10

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## Regular Questions

### 1. What iconic natural structure in Yosemite is known for its near-vertical 3,000-foot rock face, a favorite among climbers?  
**Answer:** El Capitan  

**Taglines:**  
- The original vertical limit.  
- Free solo or free fall—dealer’s choice.  
- Taller than your ego and just as unforgiving.  
- Yosemite’s granite Instagram thirst trap.  
- Even gravity’s like “Are you serious?”

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### 2. What is the tallest waterfall in North America, located in Yosemite?  
**Answer:** Yosemite Falls (2,425 feet)  

**Taglines:**  
- Mother Nature’s leak with Olympic aspirations.  
- Taller than 2.5 Eiffel Towers stacked on denial.  
- Because sometimes water just needs to fall... *dramatically*.  
- It’s a shower for giants.  
- The only waterfall with stage presence.

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### 3. What U.S. president signed the Yosemite Grant, the first law to preserve land for public use?  
**Answer:** Abraham Lincoln (1864)  

**Taglines:**  
- The beard knew best.  
- Honest Abe, Honest Acreage.  
- Gettysburg, then granite.  
- He freed the land *and* the people.  
- Abe was the first nature influencer.

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### 4. What giant tree species found in Mariposa Grove can live for over 3,000 years?  
**Answer:** Giant Sequoias  

**Taglines:**  
- Ancient trees, older than your excuses.  
- Standing longer than most civilizations.  
- Basically wooden immortals.  
- You don’t grow that wide without patience.  
- The OG carbon capture devices.

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### 5. What glacially carved dome is known for its “cable route” hike and striking silhouette?  
**Answer:** Half Dome  

**Taglines:**  
- Half dome, full panic.  
- It’s only a hike if death is optional.  
- Looks like God ran out of granite halfway through.  
- Not for the acrophobic—or the sensible.  
- Where hikers meet humility.

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## Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

### 1. Yosemite was designated a national park in the year ______.  
**Answer:** 1890  

**Taglines:**  
- When America decided “Let’s save at least *one* thing.”  
- Pre-Instagram, but just barely.  
- Teddy Roosevelt wasn’t even president yet.  
- Before parking lots ruined it.  
- Nineteenth-century nature nerds rejoice.

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### 2. The rock formation known as ______ was famously free-soloed by Alex Honnold.  
**Answer:** El Capitan  

**Taglines:**  
- With no ropes and all the anxiety.  
- Climbing with nothing but adrenaline and regrets.  
- Gravity just quietly sat this one out.  
- The mountain didn’t blink, but we did.  
- He flexed on El Cap—and physics.

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### 3. Yosemite’s famous firefall effect at Horsetail Fall happens in the month of ______.  
**Answer:** February  

**Taglines:**  
- Flaming waterfall, courtesy of the sunset.  
- Where water cosplays as lava.  
- Instagram’s favorite two-week miracle.  
- Nature’s version of clickbait.  
- The only time fire and ice work together.

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### 4. The Ahwahnee Hotel was built in ______ and is a National Historic Landmark.  
**Answer:** 1927  

**Taglines:**  
- The Ritz-Carlton of National Parks.  
- Built to give wealthy people a way to pretend they “rough it.”  
- When “rustic” meant 500-thread-count sheets.  
- It’s log cabin chic meets upper crust.  
- Wi-Fi extra, ambiance included.

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### 5. Yosemite Valley was shaped primarily by ______ activity.  
**Answer:** Glacial  

**Taglines:**  
- Glaciers: the slowest landscapers ever.  
- Ice with an attitude problem.  
- Nature’s cold-blooded sculptors.  
- Carved over millennia, Instagrammed in milliseconds.  
- When erosion gets dramatic.

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## Multiple Choice Questions

### 1. What is the elevation of Half Dome’s summit?  
A. 6,000 ft  
B. 7,200 ft  
C. 8,800 ft  
D. 10,000 ft  
**Answer:** C. 8,800 ft  

**Taglines:**  
- High enough to rethink your life choices.  
- Thin air and thick calves.  
- Where Wi-Fi dies and enlightenment begins.  
- The only reception is existential.  
- Bring snacks, leave doubts.

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### 2. Which native tribe originally lived in the Yosemite region?  
A. Navajo  
B. Hopi  
C. Ahwahneechee  
D. Shoshone  
**Answer:** C. Ahwahneechee  

**Taglines:**  
- The real Yosemite OGs.  
- Before hikers, there were people with sense.  
- Lived there long before the selfie sticks.  
- They called it home; we call it a weekend trip.  
- Show some respect, not just footprints.

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### 3. What iconic geologic feature is visible from Tunnel View?  
A. El Capitan  
B. Half Dome  
C. Bridalveil Fall  
D. All of the above  
**Answer:** D. All of the above  

**Taglines:**  
- One view, all the icons.  
- Like a screensaver in real life.  
- Yosemite’s money shot.  
- The view that broke your phone storage.  
- Nature’s group selfie.

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### 4. How many acres does Yosemite National Park cover?  
A. 500,000  
B. 759,000  
C. 1 million  
D. 1.5 million  
**Answer:** B. 759,000  

**Taglines:**  
- Size does matter.  
- Big enough to lose your sanity and your cousin.  
- That’s a whole lotta tree.  
- You can hike forever—and still be lost.  
- More acreage than your HOA nightmares.

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### 5. What year did Yosemite Falls last completely dry up due to drought?  
A. 1992  
B. 2004  
C. 2015  
D. 2021  
**Answer:** C. 2015  

**Taglines:**  
- Even waterfalls need hydration.  
- Yosemite went through a dry spell—like your love life.  
- Global warming’s splashy warning.  
- Sad falls, no applause.  
- The year the water ghosted us.
