Test your knowledge of the lakes of the world with our fun free lake trivia questions and answers! How many will you get right?
Lake Trivia Questions
1. Lake Baikal, the deepest lake on earth, is located within which continent?
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Asia.
2. Lake Titicaca forms a natural border between which two South American countries?
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Peru and Bolivia.
3. What is the biggest lake in the world?
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The Caspian Sea.
4. Which of the Great Lakes is the largest by surface area?
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Lake Superior.
5. In which Italian region is Lake Como located?
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Lombardy.
6. What is the largest lake in Africa?
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Lake Victoria.
7. What is the world’s highest navigable lake?
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Lake Titicaca in the Andes Mountains.
8. Which California lake was the backdrop for Elizabeth Taylor’s 1951 film “A Place in the Sun”?
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Lake Tahoe.
9. The Shiva Hindu temple on the island of Mauritius is located on which lake?
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Ganga Talao (commonly known as Grand Bassin).
10. What U.S. state is Lake Tahoe in?
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California.
11. Which of the Great Lakes is the deepest?
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Lake Superior.
12. What name is given to the natural barrier between warm water at the top and cold water at the bottom of a lake?
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The thermocline layer.
13. What U.S. state is the Great Salt Lake found in?
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Utah.
14. What is an alpine lake?
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Alpine lakes are lakes at high altitudes, usually starting around 10,000 feet in elevation above sea level or above the tree line.
15. What of the Great Lakes is Mackinac Island in?
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Lake Huron.
16. Which of the Great Lakes is the smallest?
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Lake Ontario.
17. What two countries share Lake Geneva?
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Switzerland and France.
18. Which country has the largest freshwater lake in Central America?
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Nicaragua (Lake Nicaragua).
19. What two U.S. states does Lake Mead lie in?
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Nevada and Arizona.
20. What is the name of largest non-subglacial underground lake in the U.S.?
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The Lost Sea, inside the Craighead Caverns.
21. What is the largest lake in Europe?
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Lake Ladoga (Russia).
22. Which of the Great lakes lies entirely in the U.S.?
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Lake Michigan.
23. What is the largest freshwater lake in Israel?
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Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee).
24. What is the largest manmade lake in the United States?
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Lake Mead, Nevada.
25. What four U.S. states border Lake Michigan?
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Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.
26. In which country would you find Lake Disappointment?
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Australia.
27. What body of water connects Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean?
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The Saint Lawrence River.
28. Which river which connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?
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The Niagara River.
29. What is the largest natural lake in England?
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Lake Windermere.
30. Where is the largest volcanic lake in the world?
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Sumatra (Lake Toba).
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