Fun Fish Quiz

Think you're up to the challenge? Test your knowledge on this exciting and informative fish quiz. This quiz will reveal many interesting facts about the fisheries and aquatic life held within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We're wet, wild, and wonderful. Get fishing!

 

1. What do you think is the primary fisheries management goal of the National Park Service?

• to protect and preserve native species
• to provide a balanced, natural setting for anglers and visitors
• to ensure optimal fishing conditions throughout the park
• to detail fishery management goals and objectives with those of our constituents

 

2. How many fish species does the park contain?

• 10-20
• 20-30
• 55-70
• more than 100

 

3. How many Threatened and Endangered fish species does the park contain?

• zero
• 1
• 4
• 15

 

4. How many nonnative fish species does the Park contain?

• zero
• less than 2
• more than 25
• approximately 10

 

5. How many trout species are native to the Park?

• zero
• 1
• 3
• 5

 

6. The greatest water quality threat to streams in the Smokies is:

• underlying acidic rock formations
• inputs of sulfate and nitrate due to acid rain
• global warming
• natural forest aging and succession

 

7. The water in streams of the park most resemble what?

• distilled water
• treated sewage water
• sediment enriched bog water
• pea soup

 

8. What would you consider the greatest fisheries management concern in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

• restoring native species
• mitigating historical fishery management actions
• inventory and monitoring of known/unknown Park populations
• acid deposition

 

9. Anglers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have a measurable impact on fish populations.

TRUE ___ FALSE ___

 

10. Native trout have lost most of their historical range in the Park due to:

• historic logging practices and introduction of non-native species
• historical forest fires
• angling
• all of the above

 

11. Which of the following methods is best suited for removal of unwanted non-native fish species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

• using explosives
• using backpack electrofishing gear
• using fish pesticides
• using seines and other nets

 

12. Which of the following factors (in order of largest to smallest) do you think has the greatest impact on fish communities in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

• fires, angling, floods/droughts, acid rain
• floods/droughts, acid rain, forest types, angling
• forest types, acid rain, angling, fires
• angling, fires, floods/droughts, acid rain

 

13. Fish populations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are limited by which of these choices?

• habitat
• stream flow
• prey species
• food availability

 

14. The largest trout ever caught in the Park was (to my knowledge!):

• 14 inches (1.2 lb)
• 20.5 inches (3.5 lb)
• 25 inches (7.7 lb)
• 32.5 inches (15.5)

 

15. Otters have a substantial impact on Park fisheries resources.

TRUE ___ FALSE ___

 

16. There is nothing we can do to mitigate for acid rain effects and introduced non-native species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

TRUE ___ FALSE ___

 

17. Great Smoky Mountains National Park has some of the heaviest deposits of nitrates and sulfates in North America.

TRUE ___ FALSE ___

 

18. Which creeks lost their brook trout populations from portions of their headwaters?

• Sam’s Creek and Lynn Camp Prong
• Little River
• A and B
• Eagle Rock’s Prong, Cannon Creek, Ramsey Prong, Beech Flats Prong and Alum Cave Creek

 

19. Which of these fish are piscivorous (eat other fish) in the Smoky Mountains?

• Brook trout
• Rainbow trout
• Cutthroat trout
• Brown trout

 

20. What percentage of eggs produced by southern Appalachian brook trout actually survive to one year of age?

• 70-75%
• 20-30%
• less than 10%
• 50-60%

 

21. Which of these human activities are most destructive to aquatic life and habitat in the Smokies?

• Building check dams
• Fishing
• swimming/snorkeling
• unleashed pets

 

22. How can you become involved with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

• Student Conservation Association
• Volunteer in the Park (VIP)
• Youth Conservation Corps
• Usajobs.opm.gov
• All of the above