Question 1

True or false: The Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States.

Accepted Answer

False. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S., but the statement is true—wait, that's correct. Actually, it is true. Let me correct: This is TRUE.

Question 2

True or false: The Everglades is actually a slow-moving river, not a swamp.

Accepted Answer

True. It's a 60-mile-wide, shallow river flowing from Lake Okeechobee to the Gulf, often called a 'river of grass' for its sheet flow.

Question 3

True or false: Burmese pythons in the Everglades have been known to eat adult deer and alligators.

Accepted Answer

True. Invasive pythons can grow over 15 feet and have consumed prey as large as deer and even alligators, disrupting the ecosystem.

Question 4

True or false: The Everglades is the only place on Earth where alligators and crocodiles coexist in the wild.

Accepted Answer

True. South Florida is the only region where American alligators and American crocodiles share habitat, due to overlapping brackish and freshwater zones.

Question 5

True or false: Alligators in the Everglades hibernate during the winter months like bears.

Accepted Answer

False. Alligators don't hibernate; they enter a state called brumation, becoming sluggish in cool weather but remaining active and surfacing on warm days.

Question 6

True or false: You can see flamingos in the wild in the Everglades year-round.

Accepted Answer

False. Flamingos are rare visitors; most seen are escapees from captivity. Historically they bred here, but now only small, sporadic flocks appear.

Question 7

True or false: The Everglades is home to a bird that can fly backwards.

Accepted Answer

True. The wood stork, while not a hummingbird, uses unique soaring maneuvers, but the 'fly backwards' fact actually refers to hummingbirds, which rarely visit.

Question 8

True or false: The Everglades was once part of a huge ancient ocean that covered all of Florida.

Accepted Answer

False. Florida was submerged under shallow seas millions of years ago, but the Everglades formed much later from limestone deposits and freshwater peat.

Everglades Trivia Questions