I love seeing scenery with lakes. There are many different kinds of lakes in all shapes and sizes in this world. Let’s see what you know about lakes and the countries they are in. The quiz will take you through North America, South America, Africa, and Europe. I hope you enjoy being out on the lake.
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Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes in North America. It is also the largest freshwater lake in the world. It lies in the Canadian province of Ontario and which three U.S. states?
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Illinois Indiana Ohio
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Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin
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Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin
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Another Great Lake is Lake Huron. It is home to the world’s largest lake island, Maniroulin Island, which has become a popular tourist destination. Lake Huron shares its borders with the Canadian Province of Ontario and which U.S. state?
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Indiana
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Michigan
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Wisconsin
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Lake Michigan is the third largest of the Great Lakes and the only one that is entirely in the U.S. It stretches across four states – Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Is its largest port the Port of Chicago?
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Yes
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No
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Lake Erie’s international border splits into the amazing Niagara Falls, a very popular tourist destination on both the Canadian and American side. The southernmost of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie shares its borders with the Canadian province of Ontario and which U.S. state?
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Michigan
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Wisconsin
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New York
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Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes and is shared by the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario. What is the name of Canada’s largest city that sits on the shores of this lake?
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Ottawa
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Montreal
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Toronto
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Great Bear Lake is Canada’s largest lake. Is it located right on the Arctic Circle?
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Yes
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No
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Lake Titicaca is one of South America’s largest lakes and the world’s highest navigable body of water. It is surrounded by the Titicaca National Reserve that protects rare aquatic wildlife like giant frogs. Lake Titicaca can be found in the Andes Mountains of South America. It borders which countries?
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Bolivia and Peru
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Peru and Chili
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Argentina and Peru
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Lake Victoria is the largest of the African Great Lakes and the third largest lake in the world. It is also the world’s largest tropical lake. It is part of which three African countries?
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Kenya Zambia Uganda
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Tanzania Kenya Uganda
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Kenya Zambia Tanzania
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Another of the African Great Lakes is Lake Tanganyika and it’s the second oldest freshwater lake. It covers four African countries Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Does the water from this lake flow into the Congo River and the Atlantic Ocean?
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Yes
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No
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The Caspian Sea is not a sea but a lake. It’s completely landlocked and stretches across five different countries. The Northern Caspian is shallow but the Southern Caspian is the deepest. Is this lake located between Europe and Asia?
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Yes
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No
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Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake in the world. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. What country is the lake located in?
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Slovakia
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Poland
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Russia
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Lake Balkhash is one of Asia’s largest lakes. It lies in the deepest part of the Balkhash-Alakol depression and is part of the Dzungarian Alatau Mountain range. What country is the lake in?
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Kazakhstan
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Russia
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Armenia
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Lake Bled lies in the Julian Alps of the Upper Camiolan region. It has become a tourist destination not far from the capital city of Ljubljana in which country in Europe?
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Slovenia
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Austria
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Poland
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Lake Como is located in the Lombardy region and has become a resort area. It lies at the foothills of the Alps in which European country?
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Spain
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Italy
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Austria
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Jugla Lake is a scenic urban lake in the capital city of Riga. It is a wonderful background for the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum surrounded by forests. What country is it in?
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Latvia
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Estonia
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Lithuania
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A bit challenging for me. And today I knew how “strong” my geography was 😀 😀 Great quiz, by the way and quite informative too!
Thank you for taking the quiz and glad you learned from it.
Though the score didn’t load seems I have 8 correct.
Hmm… the score didn’t load for me either. And it has happened on other occasions too. But I got a couple less correct than you 😀
Great quiz indeed …thanks for sharing
Thank you and glad you enjoyed this quiz,
Very challenging quiz, but it didn’t add up at the end how many I got right! I think I only missed one. Not bad.
That is very good, Rachel you certainly know your lakes,
10 of 15 here. I got all the US ones correct, and Canada. I think I need to learn more about lakes for sure. Great quiz. Good to have ya back!
Thank you, Kim and glad you enjoyed this quiz, Great score.
LOL Kim, I got all the American ones wrong, and all the rest right. Between the two of us, we’re a power to contend with 😀
lol I saw that. True we would. 😀
Quite a challenging quiz, which I enjoyed very much! I got all the American ones wrong, and all of the rest right 🙂
You did the opposite of what Kim did, Guess it depends on which side of the world you live and what lakes you know best, Norman
I missed one and I shouldn’t have. Oh well. I love water, and loved this quiz!
Glad you enjoyed this, Doc. Are my latest posts keeping you busy?
first I am so glad you are able to post again! Yes, I enjoyed reading your posts it was a wonderful (and varied) journey!!!
I learned a lot, thanks for shearing this quiz.
You’re welcome and glad you learned from this quiz.
Great quiz indeed …thanks for sharing
You’re welcome and glad you enjoyed this,
Very good quiz.I have 11 correct answer.
Question 4 please check. I think both New York and Micigen are together.
Great score, Robin you know your lakes, What do you mean together?
Learned a lot on this one, great quiz!
Thank you, Carol. I worked a lot on this one,