National Park Quiz - Acadia

US State

Year founded

Original name of Acadia when it was designated by Congress as a national park

Island on which most of the park is located

Largest settlement on that island, considered a resort town for visitors to the park

Natural harbor that is the namesake of the lighthouse in the thumbnail

Highest mountain

Event that, for a portion of the year, first occurs in the contiguous US on the summit of that mountain

Main visitor center

Pond in the center of the park, with a restaurant serving famous popover rolls

Strenuous trail that uses ladders and iron rungs to climb to the summit of Champlain Mountain

Bird of prey whose nesting habits require the closure of the above trail for part of the year

Trail between Sand Beach and Otter Cliffs, featuring the famous Thunder Hole

Philanthropist who donated much of the land that would become Acadia National Park

Preservationist known as the "Father of Acadia National Park," now the namesake of one of the park's mountains

Nearest other site managed by the National Park Service, the site of the first French settlement in North America