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Lakes in the Americas Trivia Quiz

Where in the Americas are these lakes?

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
author

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,143

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
1717

Last 3 plays: Guest 184 (10/15), Fiona112233 (9/15), 173Kraut (6/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Where is Great Bear Lake? Hint

Canada. (Yukon)

Canada. (Saskatchewan)

Canada. (Manitoba)

Canada. (Northwest Territories)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where is Lake Michigan? Hint

USA (Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin.)

USA (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) and Canada (Ontario).

USA (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota)

USA (Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York) and Canada (Ontario)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Where is Lake Superior? Hint

USA (Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota) and Canada (Ontario).

USA (New York) and Canada (Ontario)

USA (Michigan) and Canada (Ontario)

USA (Michigan, Ohio,Pennsylvania, New York) and Canada (Ontario)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Where is Lake Chapala? Hint

Panama

Guatemala

Mexico

Honduras

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Question 5 of 15

5. Where is Lago de Izabal? Hint

Nicaragua

Colombia

El Salvador

Guatemala

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Question 6 of 15

6. Lago de Nicaragua. Hint

Nicaragua and El Salvador

Nicaragua

Nicaragua and Honduras

Nicaragua and Guatemala

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Question 7 of 15

7. Where is Lago Gat�n? Hint

Honduras

Panama

El Salvador

Venezuela

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where is Professor van Blommestein Meer? Hint

Brazil

Suriname

Guyana

Chile

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Question 9 of 15

9. Where is Lago Poop�? Hint

Paraguay

Peru

Bolivia

Ecuador

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Question 10 of 15

10. Where is Lago Titicaca? Hint

Bolivia

Bolivia and Chile

Bolivia and Peru

Bolivia and Argentina

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where is Itaipu Dam? Hint

Brazil

Paraguay

Brazil and Paraguay

Argentina and Paraguay

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where is Lago Mar Chiquita? Hint

Argentina

Uruguay

Chile

Paraguay

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Question 13 of 15

13. Where is Lago Enriquillo? Hint

Colombia

Venezuela

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

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Question 14 of 15

14. Where is the Sobradinho Reservoir? Hint

Brazil

Brazil and Uruguay

Brazil and Paraguay

Brazil and Colombia

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Question 15 of 15

15. Where is Lagoa Mirim/Lago Merin? Hint

Brazil and Uruguay

Brazil and Argentina

Brazil and Paraguay

Brazil and Peru

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is Great Bear Lake?

Answer: Canada. (Northwest Territories)

The lake is 12275 sq.m. The outlet is Great Bear River. It is frozen eight months a year. Radium ores on its shores were discovered in 1929.

2. Where is Lake Michigan?

Answer: USA (Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin.)

The lake is 22400 sq.m. It�s the only of the five Great Lakes entirely within USA. On its shores are Chicago, Illinois, Gary, Indiana and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

3. Where is Lake Superior?

Answer: USA (Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota) and Canada (Ontario).

This is the northernmost and westernmost of the five Great lakes. It�s connected by St.Mary�s river with Lake Huron. It�s the largest body of freshwater in the world.

4. Where is Lake Chapala?

Answer: Mexico

Situated in Jalisco state Lake Chapala's surface is 651 sq.m. It�s the largest lake in Mexico, traversed by Santiago river.

5. Where is Lago de Izabal?

Answer: Guatemala

It was formerly called Dulce Gulf.

6. Lago de Nicaragua.

Answer: Nicaragua

This is the largest lake in Central America and largest body of freshwater between USA and Peru.

7. Where is Lago Gat�n?

Answer: Panama

The lake is formed by the Gat�n Dam, across Chagres river, which was completed 1913. It is situated in the former Panama Canal Zone.

8. Where is Professor van Blommestein Meer?

Answer: Suriname

This is in the former Dutch colony Surinam, south of the capital Paramaribo.

9. Where is Lago Poop�?

Answer: Bolivia

Situated at altitude 12000 ft Lago Poop0 receives the Desauguadero river from Lake Titicaca.

10. Where is Lago Titicaca?

Answer: Bolivia and Peru

This is the highest large navigable lake in the world, altitude 12500 ft. It was in the center of early South American civilizations.

11. Where is Itaipu Dam?

Answer: Brazil

This is a dam on Paran� river on the Brazil/Paraguay border. It opened in 1982. Brazil and Paraguay share the electric power from the dam, but the dam is located entirely in Brazil.

12. Where is Lago Mar Chiquita?

Answer: Argentina

This is a salt lake in Cordoba province.

13. Where is Lago Enriquillo?

Answer: Dominican Republic

This is a salt lake near the Haiti border.

14. Where is the Sobradinho Reservoir?

Answer: Brazil

This is a dam in Bahia province, on the Sao Francisco River.

15. Where is Lagoa Mirim/Lago Merin?

Answer: Brazil and Uruguay

These are Portuguese and Spanish names of the same lake. The lake separates Uruguay from extreme south tip of Brazil. It�s the eastern boundary of Uruguay.

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