Bing Quiz Archive
August 11, 2026 Quiz Archive
The Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie & Ontario
Explore North America’s Great Lakes through their size, depth, geography, connecting waterways, freshwater importance and distinctive features.
Archive edition: This quiz was published for Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and remains available to play anytime.
🌊 Great Lakes Quiz • 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds
🌊 Five Great Lakes
📏 Size & Depth
🧭 Geography
🚢 Waterways
⏱️ Time: 150s
✅ Answered: 0/10
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1
Which set correctly names all five Great Lakes?
Correct answer: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. These five connected freshwater lakes form the Great Lakes system in east-central North America.
2
Which is the largest of the Great Lakes by surface area?
Correct answer: Lake Superior. Lake Superior covers about 31,700 square miles (82,100 square kilometres), the largest surface area of the five Great Lakes.
3
Which Great Lake is located entirely within the United States?
Correct answer: Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan is the only one of the five Great Lakes located wholly within the United States; the other four are shared by the United States and Canada.
4
Which of the Great Lakes is the shallowest?
Correct answer: Lake Erie. Lake Erie is the shallowest Great Lake, with an average depth of about 62 feet (19 metres). Its relatively shallow water also warms and cools faster than the deeper lakes.
5
Which Great Lake has the longest shoreline when its islands are included?
Correct answer: Lake Huron. EPA figures list Lake Huron with about 3,827 miles (6,157 kilometres) of shoreline when islands are included, the longest shoreline among the Great Lakes.
6
Which Great Lake is the downstream lake at the eastern end of the Great Lakes chain?
Correct answer: Lake Ontario. Lake Ontario is the downstream Great Lake. Water leaving it continues toward the Atlantic Ocean through the St. Lawrence River system.
7
Lake Superior flows toward Lake Huron through which river?
Correct answer: St. Marys River. Lake Superior drains into Lake Huron through the St. Marys River, an important connecting waterway in the Great Lakes system.
8
Which sequence lists the Great Lakes from west to east?
Correct answer: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario. EPA lists the Great Lakes from west to east in this order, stretching more than 750 miles (about 1,200 kilometres) across North America.
9
About what share of the world’s surface fresh water is contained in the Great Lakes?
Correct answer: About 21%. The Great Lakes hold about 21% of the world’s surface fresh water and roughly 84% of North America’s surface fresh water.
10
Which is the deepest of the five Great Lakes?
Correct answer: Lake Superior. Lake Superior is the deepest Great Lake, reaching a maximum depth of about 1,332 feet (406 metres).
Reference sources: The facts and explanations for this August 11, 2026 Great Lakes quiz archive can be cross-checked with established U.S. government references including U.S. EPA: The Great Lakes, U.S. EPA: Great Lakes Facts and Figures, U.S. EPA: Physical Features of the Great Lakes, U.S. EPA: Lake Michigan, U.S. EPA: Lake Huron, U.S. EPA: Lake Erie, U.S. EPA: Lake Ontario, and NOAA: Lake Superior.