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Lakes of Canada Trivia Quiz

There are many lakes in Canada - small, large, beautiful, and more beautiful. What do you know about them?

A multiple-choice quiz by reedy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
reedy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
115,851

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2889

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (1/10), Guest 173 (6/10), Guest 142 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This lake that straddles the Canada/US border and is the second largest lake in the world by area. Hint

Lake Erie

Lake Huron

Lake Ontario

Lake Superior

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Question 2 of 10

2. Although not the smallest of the Great Lakes, it is the shallowest. Hint

Lake Superior

Lake Erie

Lake Huron

Lake Ontario

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Question 3 of 10

3. With the same name as its province's capital, this lake is number 13 on the list of the world's largest lakes. Hint

Lake Victoria

Lake Regina

Lake Edmonton

Lake Winnipeg

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Question 4 of 10

4. Canadian Pacific Railroad packer Tom Wilson was the first white man to see this gorgeous lake named after Queen Victoria's daughter. What is the name of this lake?

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Of the two rather large lakes in the Northwest Territories, which is larger in area?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Residents of this province always laugh when they see Minnesota's licence plates claiming 10,000 lakes. At one time, the provincial plates read '100,000 Lakes'. Hint

Ontario

British Columbia

Quebec

Manitoba

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Question 7 of 10

7. There are two provinces which have no lakes larger than 400 square kilometres. Which are they? Hint

Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan

Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick

Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland

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Question 8 of 10

8. This lake is another that straddles the Canada/US border, only this one is at the northernmost point of the continental US (excluding Alaska). Hint

Lake Champlain

Lake of the Woods

Lake St. Clair

Rainy Lake

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Question 9 of 10

9. Niagara Falls can be found between these two Great Lakes. Hint

Lake Erie and Lake Huron

Lake Ontario and Lake Erie

Lake Ontario and Lake Huron

Lake Erie and Lake Michigan

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Question 10 of 10

10. This long, narrow lake is located in the fruitful valley of the same name. Hint

Fraser Lake

Lake Okanagan

Lake Nipigon

Lake Manitoba

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This lake that straddles the Canada/US border and is the second largest lake in the world by area.

Answer: Lake Superior

Lake Superior is 82,400 square kilometres in area, and is second only to the Caspian Sea in Asia.

2. Although not the smallest of the Great Lakes, it is the shallowest.

Answer: Lake Erie

Lake Erie's maximum depth is a mere 64 metres. The others stand as follows: Lake Huron - 229 m, Lake Ontario - 244 m, Lake Superior - 406 m. On the American side, Lake Michigan has a maximum depth of 282 m.

3. With the same name as its province's capital, this lake is number 13 on the list of the world's largest lakes.

Answer: Lake Winnipeg

Lake Victoria (in Africa) makes number three on the world list, while Lake Edmonton and Lake Regina are figments of my overactive imagination.

4. Canadian Pacific Railroad packer Tom Wilson was the first white man to see this gorgeous lake named after Queen Victoria's daughter. What is the name of this lake?

Answer: Lake Louise

It was renamed after the daughter of Queen Victoria in 1884.

5. Of the two rather large lakes in the Northwest Territories, which is larger in area?

Answer: Great Bear Lake

Great Bear Lake has an area of 31,100 square kilometres, while Great Slave Lake has an area of 28,900 square kilometres. On the flip side, Great Slave Lake has a depth of 614 metres to Great Bear Lake's 446 metres.

6. Residents of this province always laugh when they see Minnesota's licence plates claiming 10,000 lakes. At one time, the provincial plates read '100,000 Lakes'.

Answer: Manitoba

Popular myth has it that the surveyors simply stopped counting Manitoba's lakes when they hit 100,000.

7. There are two provinces which have no lakes larger than 400 square kilometres. Which are they?

Answer: Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Saskatchewan both have numerous lakes larger than 400 square kilometres, but Nova Scotia only has one: Bras d'Or Lake at 1091 square kilometres.

8. This lake is another that straddles the Canada/US border, only this one is at the northernmost point of the continental US (excluding Alaska).

Answer: Lake of the Woods

The Lake of the Woods is a popular tourist on the Ontario/Minnesota border area that also has a vibrant logging industry.

9. Niagara Falls can be found between these two Great Lakes.

Answer: Lake Ontario and Lake Erie

The word 'Niagara' is from the Iroquois, and doesn't actually have to do with the falls. It translates as 'the strait' and refers to the river connection between the two lakes.

10. This long, narrow lake is located in the fruitful valley of the same name.

Answer: Lake Okanagan

The Okanagan Valley is a prime fruit-producing region in British Columbia.

Source: Author reedy

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