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	Here is another example.  Give a try:
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	  This one I entitle: National Park Superlatives. 
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	1. What is the largest  park in the National Park system?
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	2. Which NP unit holds the largest Cave system in the World?
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	3. What is the tallest monument  (man made structure) in the National Park system?
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	4. What park has the deepest lake in the USA?
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	5. A. Which park hosts the tallest peak in  North America?
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	B. Which park hosts the tallest peak in the Continental US?
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	6. What park hosts the lowest point in N. America?
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	7. What park hosts the hottest spot in the world?
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	8. A.Which park hosts the world's largest living tree...by volume?
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	B. Which park hosts the world's tallest tree?
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	9. Which park has the highest continuous paved road in the US?
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	10. Which NP is the busiest...i.e. has the most visitors?
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	11. Which NP is the oldest...i.e. the first NP ever created?
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	12. Which NP is the newest....i.e. most recently designated as a National Park (as opposed to some other NP unit designation)  Hint...as of February 2019.
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	13. Which National Park  (designated as a National Park), is the least visited in the lower 48 states?   (so..not including Alaska/Hawaii...or US territories)
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	14. What is the only National Park south of the Equator?
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	15. What is the snowiest National Park?
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	Note...information courtesy of the Washington Post. 
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	This one I entitle: National Park Superlatives. 
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	<strong>I will give the answers, not that anyone cares.</strong>
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	1. What is the largest  park in the National Park system?
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	<strong>Wrangell-St. Elias  2.2 million acres  Alaska</strong>
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	2. Which NP unit holds the largest Cave system in the World?
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	<strong>Mammoth Cave , Kentucky</strong>
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	3. What is the tallest monument  (man made structure) in the National Park system?
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	<strong>The Gateway Arch, St. Louis.   2d is the Washington Monument.  3d is Perry's Victory Monument</strong>
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	4. What park has the deepest lake in the USA?
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	<strong>Crater Lake</strong>
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	5. A. Which park hosts the tallest peak in  North America?
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	<strong>Denali  NP  (McKinley/Denali)</strong>
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	B. Which park hosts the tallest peak in the Continental US?
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	<strong>Sequoia NP  California  (Mt. Whitney)</strong>
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	6. What park hosts the lowest point in N. America?
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	<strong>Death Valley  NP   Cal.</strong>
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	7. What park hosts the hottest spot in the world?
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	<strong>Death Valley Cal.   (though I think I heard that the 134 deg. recorded in DV was surpassed by a 136 recorded somewhere in the Libyan desert)</strong>
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	8. A.Which park hosts the world's largest living tree...by volume?
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	<strong>Sequoia NP   Ca.   General Sherman tree</strong>
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	B. Which park hosts the world's tallest tree?
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	<strong>Redwoods NP  Cal.</strong>
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	9. Which park has the highest continuous paved road in the US?
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	<strong>Rocky Mountain NP,  Trail Ridge Rd.</strong>
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	10. Which NP is the busiest...i.e. has the most visitors?
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	<strong>Great Smokey Mountains NP</strong>
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	11. Which NP is the oldest...i.e. the first NP ever created?
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	<strong>Yellowstone NP</strong>
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	12. Which NP is the newest....i.e. most recently designated as a National Park (as opposed to some other NP unit designation)  Hint...as of February 2019.
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	<strong>Indiana Dunes NP</strong>
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	13. Which National Park  (designated as a National Park), is the least visited in the lower 48 states?   (so..not including Alaska/Hawaii...or US territories)
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	<strong>Isle Royale NP</strong>
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	14. What is the only National Park south of the Equator?
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	<strong>American Samoa NP</strong>
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	15. What is the snowiest National Park?
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	<strong>Mt. Rainier.       So...why is it not called Mt. Snowier rather than Mt. Rainier?   (Maybe it has the most rain as well?)</strong>
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