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Lakes of Manitoba Trivia Quiz

Have a watery look at my home province. With over 100,000 lakes, I had a lot of material to work with making this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by reedy. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
reedy

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
116,694

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
984

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the largest lake in Manitoba? Hint

Lake Winnipeg

Lake Winnipegosis

Lake Manitoba

Lac du Bonnet

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Question 2 of 10

2. Wasagaming is the popular tourist destination on the shore of this lake in Manitoba's only National Park. What is the lake's name?

Answer: ((see-through))

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Question 3 of 10

3. Located at the southern extremity of the Whiteshell Provincial Park, this popular vacation destination is just off the TransCanada Highway. Hint

Falcon Lake

Lake of the Woods

Big Whiteshell Lake

Rainy Lake

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Question 4 of 10

4. This lake covered parts of Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, and Minnesota during the Wisconsin Glacial Age.
Hint

Lake Agassiz

Lake Valhalla

Lake Cambria

Great Glacier Lake

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Question 5 of 10

5. This rather large lake is due north of Portage La Prairie. Hint

Lake Winnipegosis

Lake Manitoba

Lake Winnipeg

Cedar Lake

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Question 6 of 10

6. North of Riding Mountain National Park is a small city that is known for its Ukrainian heritage. Nearby is a lake that carries the same name as the city. What is it?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This lake straddles the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border, but it is mostly in Saskatchewan. Hint

Cedar Lake

Gods Lake

Reindeer Lake

Southern Indian Lake

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Question 8 of 10

8. One might think that Lake Winnipeg, being the largest lake in Manitoba, is also the deepest. It isn't. Which one is? Hint

Lac du Bonnet

Lake Winnipegosis

West Hawk Lake

Island Lake

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Question 9 of 10

9. This lake is almost entirely in Ontario, with only a sliver of it within Manitoba's border. It is, however, the lake from which Winnipeg receives its drinking water. Which lake is it? Hint

Lake of the Woods

Shoal Lake

Stull Lake

Eagle Lake

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these lakes does not straddle the border between Manitoba and Nunavut? Hint

Nueltin Lake

Baralzon Lake

Kasba Lake

Nejanilini Lake

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the largest lake in Manitoba?

Answer: Lake Winnipeg

Lake Winnipeg is the 11th largest lake in the world (the tenth largest freshwater lake).

2. Wasagaming is the popular tourist destination on the shore of this lake in Manitoba's only National Park. What is the lake's name?

Answer: Clear Lake

Located in Manitoba's parkland (the transition area between the prairie and the Canadian Shield), Riding Mountain National Park was founded in 1930. Wasagaming is from the Cree language and it means "clear water," hence the name of the lake.

3. Located at the southern extremity of the Whiteshell Provincial Park, this popular vacation destination is just off the TransCanada Highway.

Answer: Falcon Lake

The Falcon Lake Resort is open year-round with ski trails in the winter. There is also a very fine golf course nearby. The beauty of the Canadian Shield draws many people to the region.

4. This lake covered parts of Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, and Minnesota during the Wisconsin Glacial Age.

Answer: Lake Agassiz

With the end of the ice age and the receding of the glaciers, Manitoba was left with a rugged landscape of pre-Cambrian rock outcroppings, over 100,000 lakes to the north, and a long shallow river valley with prime farmland in the south.

5. This rather large lake is due north of Portage La Prairie.

Answer: Lake Manitoba

At approximately 51 degrees north, Lake Manitoba narrows to a distance where it can be crossed by a bridge. Fittingly, the crossing is called 'The Narrows.'

6. North of Riding Mountain National Park is a small city that is known for its Ukrainian heritage. Nearby is a lake that carries the same name as the city. What is it?

Answer: Dauphin

Although known for its Ukranian heritage, the name of the city (and lake) comes from the French. It translates as 'young royalty.' Thus the aptly named local hockey team: The Dauphin Kings.

7. This lake straddles the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border, but it is mostly in Saskatchewan.

Answer: Reindeer Lake

Reindeer Lake is known for its fishing lodges. It makes for a great northern escape.

8. One might think that Lake Winnipeg, being the largest lake in Manitoba, is also the deepest. It isn't. Which one is?

Answer: West Hawk Lake

West Hawk Lake is also in the Whiteshell Provincial Park, very near Falcon Lake. West Hawk Lake's depth is 111 metres and its clarity makes it a popular diving location year round. It was formed by a meteorite.

9. This lake is almost entirely in Ontario, with only a sliver of it within Manitoba's border. It is, however, the lake from which Winnipeg receives its drinking water. Which lake is it?

Answer: Shoal Lake

The water from Shoal lake must travel approximately 155 kilometres through a pipeline to Winnipeg.

10. Which of these lakes does not straddle the border between Manitoba and Nunavut?

Answer: Nejanilini Lake

Kasba Lake is also within the Northwest Territories.

Source: Author reedy

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