What happened to Hot Springs in 1832?

Congress set it aside as a reservation

What do locals do at public fountains?

Fill jugs with free spring water

Hot Springs National Park Quiz: Arkansas Bathhouse Row

This Hot Springs National Park quiz soaks in the history of Arkansas's spa town. Play 10 interactive questions on the 1832 reservation, national park status in 1921, Bathhouse Row's eight bathhouses, the Fordyce visitor center, the Buckstaff's traditional baths, water at about 143 degrees, rain that fell thousands of years ago, free jug fountains and baseball spring training.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

State
Which state is Hot Springs National Park in?
1832
What happened to Hot Springs in 1832?
Park
When did it become a national park?
Row
What is Bathhouse Row?
Center
Which bathhouse is now the visitor center?
Still
Which bathhouse has operated continuously with traditional baths?
Heat
About how hot is the spring water when it emerges?
Age
When did the spring water first fall as rain?
Jugs
What do locals do at public fountains?
Baseball
Which sport held early spring training in Hot Springs?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which state is Hot Springs National Park in?
Answer: Arkansas
It sits in the Ouachita Mountains.
Q2: What happened to Hot Springs in 1832?
Answer: Congress set it aside as a reservation
This was before Yellowstone.
Q3: When did it become a national park?
Answer: 1921
It is one of the smaller parks.
Q4: What is Bathhouse Row?
Answer: A line of historic bathhouses
Eight bathhouses stand there.
Q5: Which bathhouse is now the visitor center?
Answer: Fordyce Bathhouse
It shows how baths worked.
Q6: Which bathhouse has operated continuously with traditional baths?
Answer: Buckstaff
It opened in 1912.
Q7: About how hot is the spring water when it emerges?
Answer: About 143 degrees Fahrenheit
It must be cooled for bathing.
Q8: When did the spring water first fall as rain?
Answer: About 4,000 years ago
It sinks deep and heats up.
Q9: What do locals do at public fountains?
Answer: Fill jugs with free spring water
The water is safe to drink.
Q10: Which sport held early spring training in Hot Springs?
Answer: Baseball
Teams came from the 1880s.

Bathhouse Row and America's Thermal Waters

Hot Springs in Arkansas has drawn bathers for centuries. In 1832, Congress set the springs aside as a reservation, decades before Yellowstone became the first national park. Hot Springs itself became a national park in 1921 and is one of the smallest in the system.

Rain that fell about 4,000 years ago sinks deep into the earth, heats up and returns to the surface at about 143 degrees Fahrenheit. Locals fill jugs with this water for free at public fountains. Along Bathhouse Row, eight historic bathhouses line Central Avenue.

The Fordyce Bathhouse is now the visitor center, showing tubs, steam cabinets and massage rooms. The Buckstaff, opened in 1912, still offers traditional baths. In its heyday the town hosted baseball spring training from the 1880s and attracted celebrities and even gangsters like Al Capone.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travel fans will enjoy these questions.

When the springs were protected
How hot the water is
Where the water comes from
Which bathhouses stand out
Who visited the town

Did You Know?

The Grand Promenade runs behind Bathhouse Row.
Trails climb Hot Springs Mountain to a tower.
Some bathhouses now house a brewery and a hotel.
Thermal water is used in local drinks.
The park is in the middle of the city.