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Take this Niagara Falls Quiz! Difficult Trivia | New York

How much do you know about the Falls?

A multiple-choice quiz by ladymacb29. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ladymacb29

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,551

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1119

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first written description of this natural wonder was written in 1697 by whom? Hint

Christopher Columbus

Lewis and Clarke

Louis Hennepin

Robert Cavelier

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1859, how did Blondin manage to cross the Falls? Hint

By airplane

On a tightrope

Swam

Walked across on logs

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the island which creates the Horseshoe and American falls? Hint

Goat Island

Navy Island

Grand Island

Falls Bridge

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Maid of the Mist was named for a Native American woman who went over the falls as a sacrifice. Did this ever happen?

Answer: (yes or no)

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Question 5 of 10

5. About how tall are the Niagara Falls? Hint

1,000 feet

350 feet

500 feet

180 feet

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Question 6 of 10

6. The problem in making the first bridge across the Niagara Gorge was how to bring the first line to create the bridge across. How was it eventually done? Hint

By boat

By kite

Just thrown across

Swimming across

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the average flow of the Niagara River (which feeds water to the Falls) before the water was diverted for hydroelectric power (in cubic feet per second)? Hint

2,000

202,000

200,000

2,200

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the hydroelectric station which opened in Niagara Falls, NY in 1895? Hint

Edward Dean Adams Generating Station

Maid of the Mist Power

Niagara Falls Power Station 1

Robert Cavelier Generators

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what year was the treaty signed between the US and Canada agreeing to the amounts of water which can be diverted from the Falls at any given time? Hint

1902

1996

1942

1950

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1956, which power plant collapsed, destroying two-thirds of the station? Hint

Edward Dean Adams

Ontario Hydro

Robert Cavelier

Schoellkopf

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first written description of this natural wonder was written in 1697 by whom?

Answer: Louis Hennepin

He wrote this in 'Nouvelle Decouverte' about the 1678 expedition that he went on with Robert Cavelier.

2. In 1859, how did Blondin manage to cross the Falls?

Answer: On a tightrope

He survived crossing many times, one time carrying his manager on his back and another by pushing a wheelbarrow.

3. What is the name of the island which creates the Horseshoe and American falls?

Answer: Goat Island

There are also 4 smaller islands which 'break off' from Goat Island. They are called the Three Sisters and Little Brother, after the children of a prominent resident from the 19th century. It is possible to visit the Three Sisters islands, but there is not a bridge to the Little Brother.

4. The Maid of the Mist was named for a Native American woman who went over the falls as a sacrifice. Did this ever happen?

Answer: no

It's a myth. The Maid of the Mist tour boats even stopped talking about this being true back in the 1990s.

5. About how tall are the Niagara Falls?

Answer: 180 feet

The American Falls are about 184 feet while the Horseshoe Falls are 176.

6. The problem in making the first bridge across the Niagara Gorge was how to bring the first line to create the bridge across. How was it eventually done?

Answer: By kite

Ten year-old Homan Walsh accomplished this task in 1847. On his first try, the kite went across to the other side, but Homan was stranded on the Canadian side because of an ice storm. When he got home he received his prize: Ten dollars.

7. What was the average flow of the Niagara River (which feeds water to the Falls) before the water was diverted for hydroelectric power (in cubic feet per second)?

Answer: 202,000

Between April 1 and September 15 the flow is 100,000 between 8AM and 10PM. Between September 16 and October 31 it is 100,000 between 8AM and 8PM. All other times of the year the flow is at 50,000.

8. What was the name of the hydroelectric station which opened in Niagara Falls, NY in 1895?

Answer: Edward Dean Adams Generating Station

This was the first commercial alternating-current generating facility in the world.

9. In what year was the treaty signed between the US and Canada agreeing to the amounts of water which can be diverted from the Falls at any given time?

Answer: 1950

This was done to ensure that the most amount of water went over the Falls during the height of the tourist season.

10. In 1956, which power plant collapsed, destroying two-thirds of the station?

Answer: Schoellkopf

The Niagara Power Project which replaced the Schoellkopf opened in 1961.

Source: Author ladymacb29

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