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Howe Caverns Kids Quiz Number One: Howe Cool Are You?
Scoring = 5 points for each correct answer; 1 point for a wrong answer
Pre-Visit Quiz Questions
1.
What county is Howe Caverns in?
Otsego
Albany
Schoharie
Howe
2.
What is the year round cavern temperature?
90 degrees
52 degrees
43 degrees
32 degrees
3.
How many people come to Howe Caverns each year
10,000
200,000
165,000
43,891
4.
How far below ground is the cave?
48 feet
89 feet
139 feet
156 feet
5.
How did Howe Caverns form?
A giant explosion
Water erosion over time
Many pre-historic men digging with stone shovels
Runoff from the Wal-Mart parking lot in Cobleskill
6.
How old is the rock that Howe Caverns is made from?
1000 years
100,000 years
435 million years
60 million years
7.
How old are the caverns?
10,000 years
6 million years
140 million years
500 million years
8.
What are the rock formations called that hang from the ceiling of the cave?
Stalactites
Stalagmites
Long Stones
Stoney Wands
9.
What are the rock formations called that grow from the floor of the cave?
Short rocks
Stalagmites
Stalactites
Mud Pies
10.
When was Howe Caverns Discovered?
Early1700s
1842
1812
1957
Total Score:
10-20 = Not so Cool
21-30 = Kinda Cool
31-40 = Cool
41-50 = Extra Cool
Scoring = 5 points for each correct answer 1 point for a wrong answer
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