Niagara River - Quiz
  • 1. Who was the French explorer who first witnessed the Niagara River and Falls and wrote about them in the late 17th century?
A) Samuel de Champlain
B) Father Louis Hennepin
C) John Montresor
D) Jacques Cartier
  • 2. In what year was Father Louis Hennepin's book 'A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America' published?
A) 1764
B) 1781
C) 1698
D) 1812
  • 3. Who built the earliest recorded railway in America along the Niagara River?
A) John Montresor
B) Father Louis Hennepin
C) Sir Isaac Brock
D) George Washington
  • 4. What was the profession of John Montresor, who built the earliest recorded railway in America?
A) Canadian surveyor
B) British military engineer
C) French explorer
D) American politician
  • 5. What were the names given to the inclined wooden tramway built by John Montresor in 1764?
A) The Freedom Crossing and The Heritage Tram
B) The Wooden Railway and The Rope Line
C) The Cradles and The Old Lewiston Incline
D) The Niagara Express and The Escarpment Track
  • 6. What was the purpose of the tramway built in present-day Lewiston, New York?
A) To transport escaping slaves across the border
B) To generate hydroelectricity for the local mills
C) To carry troops between Fort Niagara and Fort George
D) To facilitate the movement of goods over the Niagara Escarpment
  • 7. In what year was the Niagara Purchase signed?
A) 1764
B) 1698
C) 1781
D) 1880
  • 8. What did the Niagara Purchase involve?
A) A commercial shipping monopoly on the Niagara Escarpment
B) A 6.5-kilometre-wide strip of land bordering the west bank of the river connecting Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
C) An island located directly between the American and Canadian falls
D) A treaty giving control of Fort Niagara to the British
  • 9. Which fort was located on the Canadian side at the mouth of the Niagara River?
A) Fort Erie
B) Fort George
C) Fort Lewiston
D) Fort Niagara
  • 10. Which fort was located on the American side at the mouth of the Niagara River?
A) Fort George
B) Fort Erie
C) Fort Niagara
D) Fort Ontario
  • 11. Which fort was located at the head of the Niagara River on the Canadian side?
A) Fort Frontenac
B) Fort Niagara
C) Fort Erie
D) Fort George
  • 12. During which major conflicts were Fort George, Fort Niagara, and Fort Erie important?
A) The American Civil War and the War of 1812
B) World War I and World War II
C) The French and Indian War and the Napoleonic Wars
D) The Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War
  • 13. What war is known in the United States as the French and Indian War?
A) The American Civil War
B) The American Revolutionary War
C) The Seven Years' War
D) The War of 1812
  • 14. Which battle took place near the Niagara River in the War of 1812?
A) The Battle of Queenston Heights
B) The Battle of Saratoga
C) The Battle of Lake Erie
D) The Battle of Fort George
  • 15. What network did many African Americans escaping slavery use to cross the Niagara River to find freedom in Canada?
A) The Underground Railroad
B) The Niagara Escarpment Route
C) The Freedom Crossing Monument
D) The Old Lewiston Incline
  • 16. Where does the Freedom Crossing Monument stand to commemorate escaping slaves and local volunteers?
A) On the bank of the river in Lewiston
B) Near Fort Erie on the Canadian side
C) At the mouth of Lake Ontario
D) Inside Fort Niagara on the American side
  • 17. In what decade did the Niagara River become the first waterway in the world harnessed for large-scale hydroelectricity generation?
A) The 1890s
B) The 1760s
C) The 1780s
D) The 1880s
  • 18. Which provincial agency maintains all of the shoreline property on the Canadian side of the river as public greenspace, except for Fort George?
A) Canadian Heraldic Authority
B) Niagara Parks Commission
C) Parks Canada
D) New York State Office of Parks
  • 19. Who maintains Fort George as a National Historic Site federally?
A) Parks Canada
B) The New York State Office of Parks
C) Niagara Parks Commission
D) The Canadian Heraldic Authority
  • 20. Which organization maintains several state parks adjacent to Niagara Falls and the Niagara River on the American side?
A) New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
B) The American Military Engineers
C) Parks Canada
D) Niagara Parks Commission
  • 21. The Niagara River is the namesake of what title at the Canadian Heraldic Authority today?
A) Niagara Historical Warden
B) Niagara Escarpment Ranger
C) Niagara Herald Extraordinary
D) Niagara Governor General
  • 22. Which direction does the Niagara River flow?
A) North
B) East
C) South
D) West
  • 23. Approximately how long is the Niagara River?
A) 100 kilometres
B) 30 kilometres
C) 75 kilometres
D) 58 kilometres
  • 24. Approximately how many miles long is the Niagara River?
A) 20 miles
B) 45 miles
C) 50 miles
D) 36 miles
  • 25. Over the past 12,000 years, roughly how far have the falls moved upstream?
A) 35 kilometres
B) 11 kilometres
C) 20 kilometres
D) 5 kilometres
  • 26. What is the total elevation drop along the Niagara River?
A) 200 metres
B) 99 metres
C) 50 metres
D) 150 metres
  • 27. What is the total elevation drop along the river in feet?
A) 325 ft
B) 550 ft
C) 200 ft
D) 450 ft
  • 28. Which hydroelectric stations are located on the Canadian side?
A) International Control Dam
B) Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
C) Niagara Escarpment Plant
D) Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations
  • 29. In what year was the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant built?
A) 1961
B) 1954
C) 1922
D) 1975
  • 30. How much electricity do the power plants on the river collectively generate?
A) 0.8 gigawatts
B) 4.4 gigawatts
C) 1.2 gigawatts
D) 10.5 gigawatts
  • 31. What structure was constructed in 1954 to regulate river flow?
A) Sir Adam Beck Dam
B) International Control Dam
C) Welland Canal Lock
D) Robert Moses Dam
  • 32. Which canal do Great Lakes ships use on the Canadian side to bypass Niagara Falls?
A) Welland Canal
B) Erie Canal
C) Tonawanda Canal
D) St. Lawrence Seaway Canal
  • 33. What is the largest island on the American side of the river?
A) Unity Island
B) Navy Island
C) Grand Island
D) Goat Island
  • 34. What is the largest island on the Canadian side of the river?
A) Grand Island
B) Luna Island
C) Navy Island
D) Goat Island
  • 35. Into how many sections do Goat Island and Luna Island divide Niagara Falls?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Two
D) Five
  • 36. Which of the following is NOT one of the three sections of Niagara Falls?
A) Horseshoe Falls
B) Victoria Falls
C) Bridal Veil Falls
D) American Falls
  • 37. Near which city is Unity Island located upstream?
A) Buffalo
B) Lockport
C) Toronto
D) Niagara Falls
  • 38. After leaving Lockport, where does the Erie Canal head?
A) Northwest into Lake Ontario
B) Southwest into Tonawanda Creek
C) East into the Welland River
D) South into Lake Erie directly
  • 39. Who suggests the river's name is derived from a branch of the Neutral Confederacy called the Niagagarega?
A) Samuel de Champlain
B) Robert Moses
C) Bruce Trigger
D) George R. Stewart
  • 40. Which international agreement lists the Niagara River as a Great Lakes Area of Concern?
A) The US-Canada Border Waters Pact
B) The Rush-Bagot Treaty
C) The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
D) The Niagara River Greenway Treaty
  • 41. Where is the Niagara River Greenway Plan currently in progress?
A) Canada
B) United States
C) Great Britain
D) France
  • 42. What was the United States Coast Guard Fort Niagara Station once?
A) A United States Army post
B) A British military fort
C) A French naval base
D) A Royal Navy shipyard
  • 43. Are there any Canadian Coast Guard posts along the Niagara River?
A) Yes, one
B) Yes, two
C) No
D) Yes, several
  • 44. When did the Royal Navy start using the Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard as a small shipyard?
A) 1817
B) 1763
C) 1818
D) 1953
  • 45. Around what year was the Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard abandoned?
A) 1923
B) 1818
C) 1763
D) 1965
  • 46. The abandonment of Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard followed the ratification of which treaty in 1817?
A) The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
B) Treaty of Ghent
C) Treaty of Paris
D) Rush-Bagot Treaty
  • 47. Which road lines the state side of the river from Fort Niagara to Lewiston?
A) Niagara Scenic Parkway
B) NY 384
C) NY 18F
D) Niagara Parkway
  • 48. Which highway is also known as the Niagara Thruway?
A) NY 18F
B) NY 384
C) I-190
D) NY 266
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