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Quiz about State of the Lake
Quiz about State of the Lake

State of the Lake Trivia Quiz


Test your knowledge about U.S. lakes. Enjoy the additional interesting information.

A multiple-choice quiz by spice2. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
spice2
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
309,623
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Missouri lake, named for a native son, sits at the face of the Clarence Cannon Dam? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The Northwest Angle, the northernmost part of the contiguous United States, is surrounded by Canada on one side and the remaining area by which Minnesota lake? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which Florida lake is the largest freshwater lake in the southern part of the United States and is also part of the Everglades watershed? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these lakes, that border Canada as well as the state of Michigan, is the smallest? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The northern boundary of New Orleans, Louisiana is also the southern shore of which lake? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The Grand Coulee Dam, which sits on the Columbia River in the state of Washington, has a reservoir that was named after which U.S. President? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the state of North Dakota lies a lake that is named for the Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition into the Western United States. Throughout history, there have been many different spelling versions of her name. Which is the correct spelling for the North Dakota lake? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The Hoover Dam sits on the Colorado River and impounds Lake Mead. Which two states are partly covered with the surface area of Lake Mead? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The city that holds the same name as this upstate New York lake has held the Winter Olympics twice. What is the name of the lake? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is significant about the Elephant Butte Lake in New Mexico, in relation to the name?
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1. Which Missouri lake, named for a native son, sits at the face of the Clarence Cannon Dam?

Answer: Mark Twain Lake

Mark Twain Lake is named for the legendary Missouri author Mark Twain. The boyhood home of Mark Twain, Hannibal, is twenty miles southeast of the lake. The Mark Twain Lake sits at the face of the Clarence Cannon Dam which impounds the Salt River. The inflow and outflow for the lake is the Salt River. The lake includes a surface area of over 18,000 acres, a shoreline of 285 miles and an average depth of 29 feet.

Other choices: Walter Cronkite was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. George Washington Carver was born in Diamond Grove, Missouri. Finally, Bill Bradley was born in Crystal City, Missouri.
2. The Northwest Angle, the northernmost part of the contiguous United States, is surrounded by Canada on one side and the remaining area by which Minnesota lake?

Answer: Lake of the Woods

The Lake of the Woods lies partly in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and also in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The lake separates a piece of land area of Minnesota from the rest of the United States, called the Northwest Angle. The Northwest Angle can only be reached by crossing the lake, or by going through Canada. The northernmost part of the continental United States is the Northwest Angle. The Lake of the Woods has over 14,500 islands and 65,000 miles of shoreline.

Lake Minnetonka is located in southeastern Minnesota, while Red Lake is located in northern Minnesota. Vermilion Lake is located in northeastern Minnesota.
3. Which Florida lake is the largest freshwater lake in the southern part of the United States and is also part of the Everglades watershed?

Answer: Lake Okeechobee

Lake Okeechobee is the largest freshwater lake in the southern part of the United States. It also stands as the second largest freshwater lake to be completely within the continental borders of the United States, behind Lake Michigan. The surface area of the lake is 730 square miles, with an average depth of nine feet.

The Kissimee River is one of its inflows, while the outflow is the Everglades. The surface of Lake Okeechobee sits above sea level and is surrounded by a twenty foot high dike built in 1928 by the Army Corps of Engineers.
4. Which of these lakes, that border Canada as well as the state of Michigan, is the smallest?

Answer: Lake St. Clair

Lake St. Clair lies between the U.S. state of Michigan and Ontario in Canada. The lake's surface area is 430 square miles. Residence time for the lake water is normally seven days, but it could be as low as two or as high as thirty days, depending on weather patterns. The lake is 26 miles long by 24 miles wide, with an average depth of eleven feet. However, navigation channels have been dredged to 27 feet. One of the lake's primary inflows is the St. Clair River, flowing from Lake Huron. The primary outflow is the Detroit River flowing into Lake Erie. Lake St. Clair is part of the Great Lakes system, but is not recognized as a Great Lake mainly because of it size.

Lake Superior is 20,364,800 acres.
Lake Huron is 14,726,400 acres.
Lake Erie is 6,361,600 acres.
Lake St. Clair is 275,200 acres.
5. The northern boundary of New Orleans, Louisiana is also the southern shore of which lake?

Answer: Lake Pontchartrain

Lake Pontchartrain is the second largest saltwater lake in the United States, after the Great Salt Lake. It covers an area of 630 square miles and is 12 to 14 feet deep. The southern shore of the lake is the northern boundary of the city of New Orleans.

Catahoula Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Louisiana. It is located in the central part of the state and covers just over 46 square miles. Lake Maurepas is near Baton Rouge. Lac des Allemands is French for "Lake of the Germans."
6. The Grand Coulee Dam, which sits on the Columbia River in the state of Washington, has a reservoir that was named after which U.S. President?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake is a reservoir held by the Grand Coulee Dam. The inflow and outflow of the lake is the Columbia River. The lake has a 600 mile shoreline and is the largest lake in the state. It is named for FDR, who was the sitting American president at the time the dam was constructed.
7. In the state of North Dakota lies a lake that is named for the Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition into the Western United States. Throughout history, there have been many different spelling versions of her name. Which is the correct spelling for the North Dakota lake?

Answer: Lake Sakakawea

Lake Sakakawea is named for the Shoshone woman (also known as, Sacagawea, Sacajawea) who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition into the Western United States.

Lake Sakakawea is the third largest man-made lake in the United States, after Lake Powell and Lake Mead. It sits at the face of the Garrison Dam, where the water depth is 180 feet. The major inflows are the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, with the Missouri being the outflow. The normal shoreline is just over 1,300 miles.
8. The Hoover Dam sits on the Colorado River and impounds Lake Mead. Which two states are partly covered with the surface area of Lake Mead?

Answer: Nevada and Arizona

Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona. It extends for 110 miles behind the Hoover Dam, for a 248 square mile surface area and a combined shoreline of 550 miles. The primary inflow and outflow for Lake Mead is the Colorado River.
9. The city that holds the same name as this upstate New York lake has held the Winter Olympics twice. What is the name of the lake?

Answer: Lake Placid

Lake Placid sits in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. It covers 2,170 acres, with an average depth of fifty feet. The lake's main inflow are springs and mountain streams. The city of Lake Placid held the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980.
10. What is significant about the Elephant Butte Lake in New Mexico, in relation to the name?

Answer: Volcanic core island in lake that resembles an elephant

Elephant Butte Lake is a reservoir that is impounded by the Elephant Butte Dam in the southwestern state of New Mexico. The primary inflow and outflow for the lake is the Rio Grande. The lake has a surface area of 36,500 acres and a surface elevation of 4,414 ft.
Source: Author spice2

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