Great Lakes and Mississippi River: 10 Geography Questions

Test your knowledge of the Great Lakes, freshwater records, Lake Itasca and the Mississippi River using EPA and NPS sources.

Choose one answer per question. There’s no timer. You can skip a question; unanswered questions count as incorrect.

QUESTION 01How many named lakes make up the North American Great Lakes?

FourFiveSixSeven

QUESTION 02Which Great Lake has the largest surface area?

Lake ErieLake OntarioLake SuperiorLake Huron

QUESTION 03Which Great Lake lies entirely within the United States?

Lake MichiganLake SuperiorLake ErieLake Ontario

QUESTION 04Which Great Lake has the smallest water volume?

Lake MichiganLake HuronLake OntarioLake Erie

QUESTION 05Which Great Lake is the shallowest?

Lake SuperiorLake ErieLake OntarioLake Michigan

QUESTION 06Which Great Lake is deepest?

Lake SuperiorLake HuronLake ErieLake Michigan

QUESTION 07Which river connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario?

Mississippi RiverMissouri RiverNiagara RiverColorado River

QUESTION 08At which lake do the headwaters of the Mississippi River begin?

Lake ErieLake TahoeLake ChamplainLake Itasca

QUESTION 09Which Mississippi tributary is described by NPS as longer than the Mississippi main stem?

Ohio RiverMissouri RiverArkansas RiverIllinois River

QUESTION 10Which of the Great Lakes has the smallest surface area?

Lake OntarioLake MichiganLake SuperiorLake Erie

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