How Much Do You Know About The Great Lakes?

Question 1/12

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Which is the largest of the Great Lakes?
Huron
Ontario
Superior

Question 2/12

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Which lake is reportedly home to a "monster" named Bessie?
Erie
Michigan
Superior

Question 3/12

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In the War of 1812, the British were forced to abandon Detroit after their defeat in the Battle of which great lake?
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario

Question 4/12

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Which is the only one of the Great Lakes entirely within the boundaries of the United States?
Huron
Michigan
Superior

Question 5/12

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Babe Ruth's first major league home run landed in which Great Lake? (Where it presumably still resides)
Ontario
Erie
Michigan

Question 6/12

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There have been numerous shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, but one of the most famous is that of the Edmund Fitzgerald. In which lake did it sink?
Huron
Superior
Ontario

Question 7/12

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Which is the smallest of the lakes when measured for surface area?
Ontario
Huron
Michigan

Question 8/12

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The five Great Lakes contain what percentage of the world's fresh surface water?
5%
12%
20%

Question 9/12

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Which is the only lake not bordered by the state of Michigan?
Superior
Huron
Ontario

Question 10/12

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Which lake is the warmest and has the greatest number of fish species as a result?
Erie
Ontario
Superior

Question 11/12

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Roughly how many islands are in the five Great Lakes?
800
35,000
12,000

Question 12/12

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The deadliest storms on the Great Lakes typically occur in what month?
November
December
March
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You're not an expert on the Great Lakes, but you can hold your own. Get out an explore them! (Or at least listen to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"!)

B+, Not "Great," Just So-So

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You know HOMES like nobody's business! Depth, temperature, lake effect, you know it all! You are a true Great Lakes Guru.

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Test Your Knowledge Of The Five Great Lakes!
1
Which is the largest of the Great Lakes?
Huron
Ontario
Superior
2
Which lake is reportedly home to a "monster" named Bessie?
Erie
Michigan
Superior
3
In the War of 1812, the British were forced to abandon Detroit after their defeat in the Battle of which great lake?
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
4
Which is the only one of the Great Lakes entirely within the boundaries of the United States?
Huron
Michigan
Superior
5
Babe Ruth's first major league home run landed in which Great Lake? (Where it presumably still resides)
Ontario
Erie
Michigan
6
There have been numerous shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, but one of the most famous is that of the Edmund Fitzgerald. In which lake did it sink?
Huron
Superior
Ontario
7
Which is the smallest of the lakes when measured for surface area?
Ontario
Huron
Michigan
8
The five Great Lakes contain what percentage of the world's fresh surface water?
5%
12%
20%
9
Which is the only lake not bordered by the state of Michigan?
Superior
Huron
Ontario
10
Which lake is the warmest and has the greatest number of fish species as a result?
Erie
Ontario
Superior
11
Roughly how many islands are in the five Great Lakes?
800
35,000
12,000
12
The deadliest storms on the Great Lakes typically occur in what month?
November
December
March