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Potomac Gorge Quiz: Test Your Knowledge!

Potomac Gorge © Roy Sewall Go Deeper Learn more about our natural monument in the shadow of national monuments. Postcard From the Field This past June, the latest BioBlitz brought some 130 field biologists and volunteers back to the region’s urban wilderness for an intense 30-hour biological survey of the Potomac Gorge in Maryland and Virginia. Join the Conservancy’s Daniel White as he experiences life at BioBlitz base camp and rides along with three different survey teams. For More Information Potomac Gorge brochure: learn more about the gorge and our partnership with the National Park Service. front, pdf, 4.4 MB back, pdf, 3.3 MB Billy Goat Trail, ppt Bear Island brochure, .pdf Good Neighbor Handbook:  Tips and Tools for  River-Friendly Living in the  Middle Potomac Region. Handbook, pdf, 786 KB

How much do you know about America’s wildest urban river and its extraordinary diversity of life? Take our Potomac Gorge quiz and find out!

1. 1. How long is the Potomac Gorge corridor?
   1. 500 feet
   2. 1500 feet
   3. 15 miles
   4. 150 miles
2. 2. Where does the upstream end of the Potomac Gorge begin?
   1. Glen Echo
   2. Great Falls
   3. Harpers Ferry
   4. Theodore Roosevelt Island
3. 3. The Potomac Gorge harbors more than 1,400 individual species of what?
   1. plants
   2. beetles
   3. moths
   4. mammals
4. 4. Which of these unusual habitats can be found in the Potomac Gorge?
   1. freshwater seeps
   2. riverside prairies
   3. bedrock terraces
   4. all of the above
5. 5. Which animal has not been observed in the Potomac Gorge since the 1920s?
   1. Allegheny woodrat
   2. American shad
   3. Appalachian spring snail
   4. All of the above
6. 6. What animal is native to the Potomac Gorge and consumes 6-8 pounds of vegetation every day?
   1. black bear
   2. white-tailed deer
   3. southern flying squirrel
   4. gypsy moth
7. 7. What crustacean was recently discovered in the Potomac Gorge and is a non-native invasive species?
   1. Pizzini’s amphipod
   2. virile crayfish
   3. spiny-cheeked crayfish
   4. all of the above
8. 8. How many visitors explore the Potomac Gorge yearly?
   1. a few hundred
   2. a few thousand
   3. 750,000
   4. more than 2 million

Potomac Gorge Quiz Scoring Guide

• 0-2 correct: Hmm. You still have a lot to learn about the Potomac Gorge!
• 3-5 correct: Not bad! But you can do better if you get the scoop on the latest research.
• 6-8 correct: You are a Potomac Gorge whiz! You deserve some free wallpapers of the Potomac Gorge.