Why are they called the Black Hills?

Dark pine forests make them look black

Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?

Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln

Washington, Adams, Jackson and Lincoln

Lincoln, Grant, Kennedy and Reagan

Black Hills Quiz: Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Custer Park

This Black Hills quiz explores the pine-covered mountains of western South Dakota and their famous carvings. Play 10 interactive questions on Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park's bison, the Needles Highway, Lakota history, the 1874 gold rush, Deadwood, caves and Black Elk Peak.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

State
Which state contains most of the Black Hills?
Name
Why are they called the Black Hills?
Carving
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
Sculptor
Who led the carving of Mount Rushmore?
Crazy
Which unfinished carving honors a Lakota leader?
Bison
Which park is famous for its large bison herd?
Sacred
Which people consider the Black Hills sacred?
Gold
What drew miners into the hills in the 1870s?
Town
Which Old West town is linked with Wild Bill Hickok?
Peak
What is the area's highest peak now called?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which state contains most of the Black Hills?
Answer: South Dakota
They reach into Wyoming.
Q2: Why are they called the Black Hills?
Answer: Dark pine forests make them look black
Ponderosa pines cover the slopes.
Q3: Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
Answer: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln
It is Theodore Roosevelt.
Q4: Who led the carving of Mount Rushmore?
Answer: Gutzon Borglum
Work ran from 1927 to 1941.
Q5: Which unfinished carving honors a Lakota leader?
Answer: Crazy Horse Memorial
Work began in 1948.
Q6: Which park is famous for its large bison herd?
Answer: Custer State Park
The Wildlife Loop Road passes them.
Q7: Which people consider the Black Hills sacred?
Answer: The Lakota
They call them Paha Sapa.
Q8: What drew miners into the hills in the 1870s?
Answer: Gold
An 1874 expedition reported it.
Q9: Which Old West town is linked with Wild Bill Hickok?
Answer: Deadwood
He was shot there in 1876.
Q10: What is the area's highest peak now called?
Answer: Black Elk Peak
It was renamed in 2016.

Black Hills Quiz – Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Custer Park

The Black Hills rise from the plains of western South Dakota and reach into Wyoming. Dark ponderosa pines give them their name, and the Lakota hold them sacred as Paha Sapa.

After an 1874 expedition reported gold, miners poured in and towns like Deadwood grew, despite treaty promises to the Lakota. Mount Rushmore was carved between 1927 and 1941, and the Crazy Horse Memorial has been under way since 1948.

Custer State Park is home to a large bison herd and the twisting Needles Highway. Wind Cave and Jewel Cave lie beneath the hills, and Black Elk Peak is the highest point.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travel fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the hills are
Who carved the monuments
Which parks to visit
What history shaped the area
Which peaks rise highest

Did You Know?

Black Elk Peak is the highest point east of the Rockies in the US.
The Sturgis motorcycle rally is held nearby each August.
Jewel Cave is one of the longest caves in the world.
Mountain goats live near Mount Rushmore.
Wind Cave was one of the first US national parks.