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