Devils Tower Quiz

What is the Lakota name for Devils Tower?

• Mato Tipila

• Bear's Claw

• Sacred Rock

• Great Tower

In what year was Devils Tower declared a national monument?

• 1875

• 1906

• 1920

• 1890

What type of rock surrounds Devils Tower?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Granite

What is one legend about the formation of Devils Tower?

• Formed by a volcano

• Formed by the claws of a bear

• Formed by an earthquake

• Formed by a meteor

Which American Indian tribe considers Devils Tower a sacred site?

• Navajo

• Lakota

• Apache

• Cherokee

Why is Devils Tower significant to tourists?

• It is a popular climbing site

• It is a famous waterfall

• It is a large forest

• It is a historical battlefield

What is the landscape like around Devils Tower?

• Mountainous

• Flat

• Hilly

• Desert

How did the land around Devils Tower originally form?

• Through volcanic eruptions

• By being covered by a shallow sea

• By glacial movement

• Through desertification

What process carried sediment to the bottom of the sea around Devils Tower?

• Earthquakes

• Erosion by wind and gravity

• Volcanic activity

• Human intervention

What is the name of the hard igneous rock that formed Devils Tower?

• Granite

• Basalt

• Phonolite

• Obsidian