4eyedbuzzard
03-06-2014, 06:39
Okay, that AT quiz posted yesterday was just way too easy for all of you WB trail experts.
So, here's a bit of a tougher AT quiz with no multiple guessquestions.
The answers are in light gray type so they are almostinvisible just below the questions.
Highlight this [SIZE=1]GET IT? blankarea to test.
The answers are in gray text below the question - flame me if I got a fewwrong!
There are 29 questions with 4 bonus questions for 99 pointstotal. Just so nobody gets a 100! :p
1) Where would a hiker find a "mouse trapeze"?
A in a shelter/lean-to
2) What illegal thru-hiker tradition, now more strictlyenforced, is associated with the CogRailway on Mt. Washington?
A - Mooning the Cog
3) What organization did Benton MacKaye work for?
A - U.S. Forest Service
4) In the original 1921 AT plan, what were the plannedsouthern and northern terminuses of the trail?
A - Mt. Mitchell and Mt. Washington
5) Where is "the dungeon"?
A- Officially called "The BackpackerSpace", the dungeon is a small bunk room in the basement of AMC's Lake ofthe Clouds hut.
6) Complete the phrase, "To walk, to see, to __ ____ ___ ___"
A- "see what you see"
7) Complete the phrase, "A footpath __ _____ ___ ___ __________ ____ ___ __________."
A - "for those who seekfellowship with the wilderness"
8) The AT is often called "The _____ ______."
A - "(long) green tunnel"
9) What are PUDS and MUDS?
A - Pointless ups and downs, andmindless ups and downs
10) What was the name of the first thru-hiker guide? [NOT THE DATA BOOK]
A - The Philosophers Guide to the AT
11) What is the great challenge a thru-hiker faces at PineGrove Furnace State Park in PA?
A - Eating an entire half-gallon ofice cream.
12) In which state does a thru-hiker encounter the LemonSqueezer?
A- New York
13) There was once a toll bridge on the AT. Which bridge was it? Bonus: How much was the toll?
A- The Bear Mountain Bridge (NY). Bonus:The pedestrian toll was 10 cents.
14) What is generally considered the most dangerous roadcrossing on the AT?
A - Palisades Interstate Parkway inNY
15) What is the hilly up and down section of the AT innorthern VA called?
A - The Virginia Roller Coaster
16) Name the three areas on the AT where dogs (other thanservice animals) are not permitted.
A- Great Smoky Mountain Nat'l Park,Bear Mountain Park Zoo section (NY), Baxter State Park (ME)
17) Name the only building the AT passes through.
A - The Walasi-Yi Center, akaMountain Crossings, at Neels Gap, GA
18) The AT is not the oldest long distance trail in the U.S., but it does share the same footpath for a stretch. Name the oldest US hiking trail. Bonus: Name the northern intersection where the ATand it diverge.
A - The Long Trail (VT). BonusMaine Junction
19) Name the only (very) short part of the AT that a hikercannot walk if they are following the official route.
A - Crossing the Kennebec River inME, where the official route is by canoe ferry.
20) Name the U.S. Supreme Court Justice who was a championof building trails and an AT "2000 miler".
A - Hon. William O. Douglas
21) What is generally considered the most photographed placeon the AT?
A - McAfee Knob (VA)
22) Where does a member of the "croo" work?
A - At an AMC hut in the WhiteMountains
23) What did Earl Shaffer say as to why he thru-hiked?
A - To walk off the war.
24) What is generally considered the most famous hostel onthe AT? Bonus: What organization runs it?
A - The Place, in Damascus, VA Bonus: The Damascus United Methodist Church
25) What is the name of the six sided shelter at Mt. Cube inNH? Bonus: Name the privy
A - Hexacuba Shelter Bonus: Pentaprivy
26) What organization built most of the original shelters onthe AT?
A - The Civilian Conservation Corp(CCC) in 1933 through 1942
27) What unique animals might a hiker encounter at GraysonHighlands in VA?
A - Feral ponies
28) What are the stacks of stones that mark the trail abovetreeline called?
A - Cairns
29) Who was the first "2000 miler" (first personto walk the entire trail, but not in one hike)?
A - Myron Avery, in 1936, while building the original trail.
So, here's a bit of a tougher AT quiz with no multiple guessquestions.
The answers are in light gray type so they are almostinvisible just below the questions.
Highlight this [SIZE=1]GET IT? blankarea to test.
The answers are in gray text below the question - flame me if I got a fewwrong!
There are 29 questions with 4 bonus questions for 99 pointstotal. Just so nobody gets a 100! :p
1) Where would a hiker find a "mouse trapeze"?
A in a shelter/lean-to
2) What illegal thru-hiker tradition, now more strictlyenforced, is associated with the CogRailway on Mt. Washington?
A - Mooning the Cog
3) What organization did Benton MacKaye work for?
A - U.S. Forest Service
4) In the original 1921 AT plan, what were the plannedsouthern and northern terminuses of the trail?
A - Mt. Mitchell and Mt. Washington
5) Where is "the dungeon"?
A- Officially called "The BackpackerSpace", the dungeon is a small bunk room in the basement of AMC's Lake ofthe Clouds hut.
6) Complete the phrase, "To walk, to see, to __ ____ ___ ___"
A- "see what you see"
7) Complete the phrase, "A footpath __ _____ ___ ___ __________ ____ ___ __________."
A - "for those who seekfellowship with the wilderness"
8) The AT is often called "The _____ ______."
A - "(long) green tunnel"
9) What are PUDS and MUDS?
A - Pointless ups and downs, andmindless ups and downs
10) What was the name of the first thru-hiker guide? [NOT THE DATA BOOK]
A - The Philosophers Guide to the AT
11) What is the great challenge a thru-hiker faces at PineGrove Furnace State Park in PA?
A - Eating an entire half-gallon ofice cream.
12) In which state does a thru-hiker encounter the LemonSqueezer?
A- New York
13) There was once a toll bridge on the AT. Which bridge was it? Bonus: How much was the toll?
A- The Bear Mountain Bridge (NY). Bonus:The pedestrian toll was 10 cents.
14) What is generally considered the most dangerous roadcrossing on the AT?
A - Palisades Interstate Parkway inNY
15) What is the hilly up and down section of the AT innorthern VA called?
A - The Virginia Roller Coaster
16) Name the three areas on the AT where dogs (other thanservice animals) are not permitted.
A- Great Smoky Mountain Nat'l Park,Bear Mountain Park Zoo section (NY), Baxter State Park (ME)
17) Name the only building the AT passes through.
A - The Walasi-Yi Center, akaMountain Crossings, at Neels Gap, GA
18) The AT is not the oldest long distance trail in the U.S., but it does share the same footpath for a stretch. Name the oldest US hiking trail. Bonus: Name the northern intersection where the ATand it diverge.
A - The Long Trail (VT). BonusMaine Junction
19) Name the only (very) short part of the AT that a hikercannot walk if they are following the official route.
A - Crossing the Kennebec River inME, where the official route is by canoe ferry.
20) Name the U.S. Supreme Court Justice who was a championof building trails and an AT "2000 miler".
A - Hon. William O. Douglas
21) What is generally considered the most photographed placeon the AT?
A - McAfee Knob (VA)
22) Where does a member of the "croo" work?
A - At an AMC hut in the WhiteMountains
23) What did Earl Shaffer say as to why he thru-hiked?
A - To walk off the war.
24) What is generally considered the most famous hostel onthe AT? Bonus: What organization runs it?
A - The Place, in Damascus, VA Bonus: The Damascus United Methodist Church
25) What is the name of the six sided shelter at Mt. Cube inNH? Bonus: Name the privy
A - Hexacuba Shelter Bonus: Pentaprivy
26) What organization built most of the original shelters onthe AT?
A - The Civilian Conservation Corp(CCC) in 1933 through 1942
27) What unique animals might a hiker encounter at GraysonHighlands in VA?
A - Feral ponies
28) What are the stacks of stones that mark the trail abovetreeline called?
A - Cairns
29) Who was the first "2000 miler" (first personto walk the entire trail, but not in one hike)?
A - Myron Avery, in 1936, while building the original trail.