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The Great Great Lakes Trivia Quiz

Let's see how much you know about the great Great Lakes of North America.

A multiple-choice quiz by sportcon. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
sportcon

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,131

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5878

Last 3 plays: Guest 67 (5/10), jccummin (9/10), Guest 74 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Just how many Great Lakes are there? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. All the Great Lakes provide a natural border between the United States and Canada, except which one? Hint

Erie

Huron

Ontario

Michigan

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Question 3 of 10

3. The combined area of the Great Lakes represents the largest surface of fresh water in the world.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the Great Lakes is the northernmost and westernmost? Hint

Erie

Ontario

Superior

Michigan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which is the smallest in surface area of the Great Lakes? Hint

Superior

Erie

Ontario

Huron

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the Great Lakes' waters flow over Niagara Falls? Hint

Ontario

Erie

Huron

Michigan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is believed to be the first European to see the Great Lakes? Hint

Jacques Cartier

Etienne Brule

Jean Nicolet

Champlain

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Great Lake was the site of an important naval battle in the War of 1812? Hint

Erie

Michigan

Huron

Superior

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Question 9 of 10

9. On which Great Lake and in what year did the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sink? Hint

Michigan, 1977

Ontario, 1978

Erie, 1973

Superior, 1975

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Question 10 of 10

10. Chicago is located on the shores of Lake Michigan. Is Detroit located on the shores of a Great Lake?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Just how many Great Lakes are there?

Answer: 5

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

2. All the Great Lakes provide a natural border between the United States and Canada, except which one?

Answer: Michigan

Thus making Lake Michigan the only one of the Great Lakes that lies wholly within the U.S.

3. The combined area of the Great Lakes represents the largest surface of fresh water in the world.

Answer: True

Lake Baikal in Russia has a larger volume of water.

4. Which of the Great Lakes is the northernmost and westernmost?

Answer: Superior

Lake Superior is bordered by Ontario, Canada, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. It is the deepest and largest of the Great Lakes.

5. Which is the smallest in surface area of the Great Lakes?

Answer: Ontario

While the smallest, Lake Ontario has the second greatest mean depth.

6. Which of the Great Lakes' waters flow over Niagara Falls?

Answer: Erie

Lake Erie's waters plunge over Niagara Falls in to Lake Ontario.

7. Who is believed to be the first European to see the Great Lakes?

Answer: Etienne Brule

Etienne Brule was believed to be the first European to see the Great Lakes in 1612. Champlain also reached Lake Huron about three years later.

8. Which Great Lake was the site of an important naval battle in the War of 1812?

Answer: Erie

The Battle of Lake Erie, in which Commodore Oliver Perry defeated a British squadron, secured the northwest for the U.S.

9. On which Great Lake and in what year did the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sink?

Answer: Superior, 1975

The Edmund Fitzgerald went down on November 10, 1975 with all 29 members of her crew. The story was immortalized in a song by Gordon Lightfoot.

10. Chicago is located on the shores of Lake Michigan. Is Detroit located on the shores of a Great Lake?

Answer: No

It is on the Detroit River.

Source: Author sportcon

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