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  • 1. What is the surface area of Lake Saimaa?
A) Approximately 3,500 square kilometres
B) Approximately 6,000 square kilometres
C) Approximately 4,279 square kilometres
D) Approximately 5,000 square kilometres
  • 2. What is the rank of Lake Saimaa among natural freshwater lakes in Europe by size?
A) Fifth-largest
B) Largest
C) Third-largest
D) Fourth-largest
  • 3. Which river flows from Lake Saimaa to another lake?
A) Vuoksi River
B) Kymi River
C) Neva River
D) Torne River
  • 4. What is the southernmost major basin of Lake Saimaa sometimes called?
A) Haukivesi
B) Pihlajavesi
C) Suur-Saimaa or Greater Saimaa
D) Yövesi
  • 5. Which endangered species is unique to Lake Saimaa?
A) Narwhal
B) European otter
C) Baltic ringed seal
D) Saimaa ringed seal
  • 6. What type of pottery is linked to the asbestos deposits near Lake Saimaa?
A) Asbestos-ceramic
B) Stoneware
C) Terracotta
D) Porcelain
  • 7. Which Russian writer went into exile near the shores of Lake Saimaa in 1905?
A) Fyodor Dostoevsky
B) Anton Chekhov
C) Leo Tolstoy
D) Maxim Gorky
  • 8. What is the length of the Saimaa Canal?
A) 43 kilometres
B) 60 kilometres
C) 70 kilometres
D) 50 kilometres
  • 9. Which body of water does the Saimaa Canal connect to the Gulf of Finland?
A) Lake Peipsi
B) Lake Saimaa
C) Lake Onega
D) Lake Ladoga
  • 10. What is one major use of the waterways connected to Lake Saimaa?
A) Swimming competitions
B) Transporting wood, minerals, metals, and pulp
C) Ice skating
D) Fishing for salmon
  • 11. What is the likely origin of the name 'Saimaa'?
A) Swedish colonization
B) Russian influence
C) Finnish mythology
D) A non-Uralic, non-Indo European substrate language or connected to the Sami word sápmi
  • 12. What significant event occurred about 6,000 years ago involving ancient Lake Saimaa?
A) It dried up completely
B) It became the largest lake in Europe
C) It merged with another lake to form a larger body
D) It was abruptly discharged through a new outlet creating thousands of square kilometres of new residual wetlands.
  • 13. Which town is not located on the lakeshore of Lake Saimaa?
A) Helsinki
B) Imatra
C) Lappeenranta
D) Savonlinna
  • 14. How many islands are there in the Saimaa basin according to Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs?
A) 10,000
B) 20,000
C) 14,000
D) 5,000
  • 15. What is the total length of shoreline in the Saimaa basin?
A) 20,000 kilometres
B) Nearly 15,000 kilometres
C) 10,000 kilometres
D) 5,000 kilometres
  • 16. What is one of the endangered species found in Lake Saimaa besides the ringed seal?
A) Common carp
B) Brown trout
C) Atlantic salmon
D) Saimaa salmon
  • 17. What is a popular activity around Lake Saimaa during summer?
A) Snowmobiling
B) Ice fishing
C) Skiing
D) Visiting summer cabins and taking lake cruises
  • 18. How many locks are there in the Saimaa Canal?
A) Ten
B) Five
C) Twelve
D) Eight
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