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Where does Everglades water come from, and which reptile keeps the fish alive through the dry season? These trivia questions about the Everglades follow the water from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay, with a reason for each answer.
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Water, plants and animals
Water, rock and weather covers the lake, the limestone and the afternoon storms. Sawgrass, hammocks and mangroves names the tree islands and the three mangroves. Alligators, birds and panthers has the snail kite, the plume hunters and a fish that walks.
People and the park
Names, first peoples and explorers runs from shell mounds to a canoe trip of 1897. Canals, dikes and the Trail is the story of drainage: copper, stilts and one runway. The national park asks who dedicated it and what the Hole in the Donut was.
- For a class on wetlands, play Water, rock and weather and Sawgrass, hammocks and mangroves back to back.
Questions and answers
What are some easy trivia questions about the Everglades?
Which lake spills over to feed the Everglades? Which plant covers its marshes? Which big cat lives there and in the Big Cypress? The answers are Lake Okeechobee, sawgrass and the Florida panther.
Is the Everglades a swamp or a river?
It is a very wide, shallow, slow river. Water leaving Lake Okeechobee in the wet season spreads 60 miles wide and falls about 2 inches a mile on its way to Florida Bay. The slow movement is called sheetflow.
Do alligators and crocodiles both live in the Everglades?
Yes. Alligators dig pools that hold water through the dry season, and South Florida is the only part of the United States where the American crocodile lives.
When did the Everglades become a national park?
Congress authorized the park in 1934, and President Harry Truman dedicated it on December 6, 1947. It protects the southern fifth of the original Everglades.
How were the answers checked?
Against the English Wikipedia article linked under each question, read on October 8, 2026; most are in Everglades or Everglades National Park. The water's speed is not asked, because those two disagree. This page is not affiliated with the National Park Service.