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Lakes Quiz

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Lakes are large inland bodies of standing water, formed through glacial activity, tectonic movements, volcanic craters, or river processes. They vary enormously - from the vast Cas...

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All 20 questions in this Lakes quiz

Which Scottish lake is the largest in Britain by surface area?
- A. Loch Tay
- B. Loch Awe
- C. Loch Ness
- D. Loch Lomond
Which lake is famous for its bright blue color and is in Crater Lake National Park?
- A. Crater Lake
- B. Lake Tahoe
- C. Lake Shasta
- D. Lake Powell
Which is the largest lake in Central America - straddling two countries?
- A. Petn Itz
- B. Yojoa Lake
- C. Lake Atitln
- D. Lake Nicaragua
Which lake in the Canadian Rockies is famous for its turquoise colour from glacial meltwater?
- A. Moraine Lake
- B. Banff Lake
- C. Peyto Lake
- D. Lake Louise
Which lake in Russia - beneath approximately 3,700 metres of Antarctic ice - may contain ancient microorganisms?
- A. Lake Vostok
- B. Lake Ladoga
- C. Lake Onega
- D. Lake Baikal
Which Himalayan lake is considered sacred in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism - associated with the mythical journey of Lord Shiva?
- A. Pangong Tso
- B. Dal Lake
- C. Manasarovar
- D. Tso Moriri
What is the name of the world's oldest lake - estimated at 25-30 million years old - located in Siberia?
- A. Lake Malawi
- B. Lake Ladoga
- C. Lake Issyk-Kul
- D. Lake Baikal
Which lake in Australia is the country's largest lake but is typically dry - a salt lake?
- A. Lake Eyre (Kati Thanda)
- B. Lake Frome
- C. Lake Torrens
- D. Lake Gairdner
Which of the Great Lakes has its shoreline located in the state of Ohio as well as Pennsylvania and New York?
- A. Lake Erie
- B. Lake Ontario
- C. Lake Huron
- D. Lake Michigan
Which lake in the United States was formed behind the Hoover Dam - one of America's greatest engineering achievements?
- A. Lake Powell
- B. Lake Mohave
- C. Lake Mead
- D. Lake Havasu
Which lake in East Africa is the world's deeepeest in Africa - and second deeepeest in the world?
- A. Lake Victoria
- B. Lake Malawi
- C. Lake Tanganyika
- D. Lake Turkana
Which lake in Northern Ireland is the largest in the British Isles?
- A. Loch Lomond
- B. Lough Neagh
- C. Loch Ness
- D. Windermere
In which country is Lake Naivasha - a freshwater lake famous for its hippo population and flower industry?
- A. Tanzania
- B. Uganda
- C. Ethiopia
- D. Kenya
The "Lake District" is a popular tourist destination in which country?
- A. USA
- B. UK
- C. Canada
- D. Norway
Which body of water in Israel and Jordan - a lake technically - is the lowest point on Earth's land surface?
- A. Jordan River
- B. Red Sea extension
- C. Sea of Galilee
- D. Dead Sea
Which lake in Finland is the largest in the country - part of the Finnish Lakeland region with over 100,000 lakes?
- A. Lake Keitele
- B. Lake Inari
- C. Lake Pijnne
- D. Lake Saimaa
Which large lake in the Canadian province of Ontario is the shallowest of the Great Lakes?
- A. Lake Erie
- B. Lake Huron
- C. Lake Michigan
- D. Lake Ontario
Which lake in Kenya contains a soda lake ecosystem supporting Africa's largest flamingo gatherings?
- A. Lake Nakuru
- B. Lake Naivasha
- C. Lake Baringo
- D. Lake Elementaita
Lake 'Okeechobee' is a large freshwater lake in which US state?
- A. Florida
- B. Texas
- C. Louisiana
- D. California
Which lake in Africa was known as a vast inland sea but has largely dried up due to irrigation and climate change?
- A. Lake Turkana
- B. Lake Malawi
- C. Lake Victoria
- D. Lake Chad

Lakes Quiz

Lakes Quiz

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Which Scottish lake is the largest in Britain by surface area?

Which lake is famous for its bright blue color and is in Crater Lake National Park?

Which is the largest lake in Central America - straddling two countries?

Which lake in the Canadian Rockies is famous for its turquoise colour from glacial meltwater?

Which lake in Russia - beneath approximately 3,700 metres of Antarctic ice - may contain ancient microorganisms?

Which Himalayan lake is considered sacred in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism - associated with the mythical journey of Lord Shiva?

What is the name of the world's oldest lake - estimated at 25-30 million years old - located in Siberia?

Which lake in Australia is the country's largest lake but is typically dry - a salt lake?

Which of the Great Lakes has its shoreline located in the state of Ohio as well as Pennsylvania and New York?

Which lake in the United States was formed behind the Hoover Dam - one of America's greatest engineering achievements?

Which lake in East Africa is the world's deeepeest in Africa - and second deeepeest in the world?

Which lake in Northern Ireland is the largest in the British Isles?

In which country is Lake Naivasha - a freshwater lake famous for its hippo population and flower industry?

The "Lake District" is a popular tourist destination in which country?

Which body of water in Israel and Jordan - a lake technically - is the lowest point on Earth's land surface?

Which lake in Finland is the largest in the country - part of the Finnish Lakeland region with over 100,000 lakes?

Which large lake in the Canadian province of Ontario is the shallowest of the Great Lakes?

Which lake in Kenya contains a soda lake ecosystem supporting Africa's largest flamingo gatherings?

Lake 'Okeechobee' is a large freshwater lake in which US state?

Which lake in Africa was known as a vast inland sea but has largely dried up due to irrigation and climate change?