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National Park Quiz - Carlsbad Caverns

Can you guess these facts about Carlsbad Caverns National Park?
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US State
New Mexico
County of that state
Eddy
Year designated as a national park
1930
Nearest town to Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad
US President that first designated Carlsbad Caverns as a National Monument
Calvin Coolidge
Teenager who "discovered" and explored the main cave in 1898, later one of its first park rangers
Jim White
Animal that emerges from the cave at night in a massive cloud, mostly active from April to November
Bat
Substance produced by the above and once mined from the caves as fertilizer
Guano
Type of rock which makes up most of the cave formations
Limestone
Type of cave formation - pillar that hangs from the ceiling
Stalactite
Type of cave formation - pillar that rises from the floor
Stalagmite
Type of cave formation - curtain-like sheets of calcite that hang from the ceiling
Draperies
Abyss near the bottom of the main loop path
Bottomless Pit
Largest chamber of Carlsbad Caverns, with an uncreative name
Big Room
Agency that designated Carlsbad Caverns as a World Heritage Site
UNESCO
Nearest other site managed by the National Park Service, home to the highest mountain in Texas
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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