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El Yunque National Forest
HC-01, Box 13490
Rio Grande, PR 00745-9625

(787) 888-1880

The forest is open daily from 7:30 AM until 6:00 PM

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SYLVESTER’S “EL YUNQUIZ”

Sylvester has put together this fun “El Yunquiz” for you. The quiz asks you
to answer interesting questions about El Yunque, the El Yunque National Forest!
If you don’t know the answer to a question in the quiz, you can find it by
searching through our website! (hint: try FAQ’s and ABOUT US).
You will learn new and exciting things about your tropical rain forest
by finding the answers and finishing the quiz.

	1- How many Puerto Rican Parrots (like Sylvester) live in the El Yunque rain forest?	2- How many gallons (or liters) of rainwater fall on the El Yunque rain forest every year?
	a- 10,000 b- 5,000 c- 100 d- Less than 40	a- 10,000 gallons (37,854 liters) b- 50,000 gallons (189,270 liters) c- 100,000 gallons (378,541 liters) d- 160 billion gallons (605 billion liters)
	3- What brings the rain to the El Yunque rain forest?
	a- Ocean currents b- Hurricanes c- The Trade Winds
	4- What is the length of a full-grown Puerto Rican Boa snake in the El Yunque rain forest?
	a- 6 inches (15 centimeters) b- 1 foot (30 centimeters) c- 4 feet (1.2 meters) d- 6 feet (1.8 meters)
	5- How much money would you make each day if you searched for gold in the rivers of El Yunque?	6- Does it really rain frogs in El Yunque?
	a- $5,000 b- $2,000 c- $100 d- $2.00	a- No b- Yes c- Sometimes
	7- Are there really “aliens” in the El Yunque rain forest?	8- How many different kinds of animals live in the El Yunque rain forest?
	a- No b- Yes c- Maybe	a- 10 b- 50 c- 75 d- Hundreds
	9- How many different kinds of trees, ferns and plants grow in the El Yunque rain forest?	10- How many people from all over the world visit El Yunque every year?
	a- 10 b- 25 c- 100 d- Thousands	a- 100 b- 1,000 c- 100,000 d- 600,000
	11- For how many years did the prehistoric Taino Indians visit El Yunque?	12- In what year did King Alphonso XII of Spain proclaim El Yunque a forest reserve?
	a- 10 b- 100 c- 500 d- Over a thousand	a- 1600 b- 1750 c- 1876 d- 1930
	13- In what year did President Theodore Roosevelt proclaim El Yunque the Luquillo Forest Reserve?	14- In what year was the Elfin Woods Warbler discovered to exist in El Yunque’s Dwarf Forest?
	a- 1800 b- 1895 c- 1903 d- 1970	a- 1890 b- 1901 c- 1971
	15- Was there a US Army detachment stationed on El Yunque peak during World War II?
	a- Yes b- No

CLICK HERE to check your answers!

USDA Forest Service - El Yunque National Forest
Last Modified: Tuesday, 16 December 2008 at 13:53:31 EST