Facts About Water Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alaska

Alaska has over 3 million lakes out of which only 3,197 are named.
The three largest by area are: Iliamna, 1,150 square miles (2,978 km2), Becharof, 458 square miles (1,150 km2) and Teshekpuk. 315 square miles (816 km2).
Wisconsin has more than 15,000 lakes and has shores on two of the five great lakes, Superior and Michigan. Naturally these two are the largest lakes in the state, followed by Winnebago, Pepin and Petenwell.
Even though Minnesota's nickname is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state has more than 15,000 lakes. The largest lakes are Red Lake (both Upper and Lower), Mille Lacs and Leech.
Michigan has over 11,000 lakes, but has more freshwater shoreline than any other state in the US.

Answer: Roe River, Montana

The Roe River is only 201 feet (61 m) long at its longest constant point.
The D river was listed by the Guinness Book of Records as being the shortest at 440 feet (130 m) long, before it was superseded by Roe.
There was a counter claim that D was only 120 feet (37 m) long, which was rejected and due to the ongoing dispute, the book decided to remove this category all together.

Answer: Lake Superior

Lake Superior is by far the largest freshwater lake in the world, covering an area of 82,103 km².
It is on the USA-Canada border and borders three States (Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin) and the Canadian province of Ontario.
With an area of 18,970 km2, Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes.
Great Bear Lake is the largest lake entirely in Canada, covering an area of 31,153 km2.
Lake Tahoe is quite small, in comparison, covering only 496.2 km².

Answer: True

On March 6, 1998, President Clinton signed Senate Bill 927, which made Lake Champlain, briefly, the nation's sixth lake.
The lake has borders with the US states of New York and Vermont and with Canada's Quebec.
It has a surface area of 514 square miles (1,331 km2) and is by far a lot smaller than Lake Ontario, which is the smallest of the five Great Lakes. Lake Ontario covers an area of 7,323 square miles (18,970 km2).
The Great Lake status was rescinded on March 24, following an uproar.

Answer: Lake Webster

The lake is near the town of Webster, Massachusetts, very close to the border with Connecticut.
It has a surface area of 1,442 acres (584 hectares).
Its longest name is Char­gogg­a­gogg­man­chaugg­a­gogg­chau­bun­a­gung­a­maugg which is the longest name of any geographical place in the US.
The name comes from the extinct Loup language meaning "Fishing Place at the Boundaries-Neutral Meeting Grounds".
Its humorous translation, 'You fish on your side, I fish on mine, Nobody fishes in the middle' is thought to have been originated by Laurence J. Daly, editor of The Webster Times.

Answer: True

Lake Vostok is by far the largest subglacial lake in the world. The surface temperature of the area above the lake is around -60 Celsius, but the water doesn't freeze because it absorbs heat from the interior of the earth.
It is estimated that the ice sheet above the lake is a few million years old, placing its origin to the Miocene epoch, which is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period.

Answer: True

Michigan is surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes, the exception being Lake Ontario. Michigan's shoreline is 3,288 miles, while the Eastern shoreline of the US is 2,165 miles.

Answer: Lake Baikal

The Caspian is 1,642 meters deep and it is estimated that it has been in existence for 25 million years. The Caspian is the third deepest with 1,025 meters.
Lake Michigan's maximum depth is 281 meters, while the deepest of the Great Lakes is Lake Superior with 406 meters.
The Great Salt Lake is very shallow, with the depth reaching only 10 meters.

Answer: Great Slave Lake

It is 614 meters deep and covers an area of 27,200 km².
It is located in Canada's Northwest Territories.
At 594 meters the second deepest lake in North America is Crater Lake in Oregon that has a surface area of 53 km².

Answer: Yellowstone Lake

The lake is situated at 2,357 m above sea level and has a surface area of 342 km2.
It is located in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming and during winter it freezes over completely.
Lake Tahoe is on the California-Nevada border and situated at 1,897 m above sea level. It has a surface area of 490 km2 and it is the second deepest lake in the US.