Lake Baikal - Quiz
Lake Baikal
  • 1. Where is Lake Baikal located?
A) China
B) Russia
C) USA
D) Canada
  • 2. What is the deepest lake in the world?
A) Lake Superior
B) Lake Baikal
C) Caspian Sea
D) Lake Tanganyika
  • 3. Which animals are native to Lake Baikal?
A) Kangaroo
B) Baikal seal
C) Polar bear
D) Giraffe
  • 4. How many rivers flow into Lake Baikal?
A) 273
B) 157
C) 336
D) 512
  • 5. When was Lake Baikal declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 2020
B) 1970
C) 1996
D) 2005
  • 6. How many islands are there in Lake Baikal?
A) 50
B) 10
C) 27
D) 5
  • 7. Which city located near Lake Baikal is a popular tourist destination?
A) New York
B) Paris
C) Irkutsk
D) Tokyo
  • 8. What is the primary threat to Lake Baikal's ecosystem?
A) Overfishing
B) Pollution
C) Climate change
D) Invasive species
  • 9. What is the maximum depth of Lake Baikal?
A) 1,642 meters
B) 500 meters
C) 3,000 meters
D) 800 meters
  • 10. What percentage of the world's fresh surface water does Lake Baikal contain?
A) 30–35%
B) 10–15%
C) 40–45%
D) 22–23%
  • 11. How old is Lake Baikal estimated to be?
A) 100–120 million years
B) 25–30 million years
C) 50–60 million years
D) 10–15 million years
  • 12. How much does the Baikal Rift Zone widen each year?
A) About 10 mm
B) About 20 mm
C) About 4 mm
D) About 1 mm
  • 13. How many basins does Lake Baikal have?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) Five
  • 14. Which river is the main outlet of Lake Baikal?
A) The Selenga
B) The Yenisey
C) The Barguzin
D) The Angara
  • 15. Which is the largest island in Lake Baikal?
A) Olkhon
B) Lena
C) Baikal
D) Yenisey
  • 16. How many inflowing rivers does Lake Baikal have?
A) As many as 330
B) 500
C) 10
D) 100
  • 17. Which of the following is not a main river draining directly into Baikal?
A) The Upper Angara
B) The Yenisey
C) The Barguzin
D) The Selenga
  • 18. What is the estimated volume of water in Lake Baikal?
A) 23,615.39 km3
B) 5,000 km3
C) 10,000 km3
D) 30,000 km3
  • 19. What is the mean winter minimum temperature in Buryatia near Lake Baikal?
A) −30 °C
B) −10 °C
C) −19 °C
D) 0 °C
  • 20. What is the mean summer maximum temperature in Buryatia near Lake Baikal?
A) 14 °C
B) 20 °C
C) 30 °C
D) 25 °C
  • 21. What is the name of the region to the east of Lake Baikal?
A) Irkutsk
B) Siberia
C) Buryatia
D) Transbaikalia
  • 22. What is the name of the region around Lake Baikal?
A) Baikalia
B) Irkutsk
C) Siberia
D) Buryatia
  • 23. What is the name of the ridge separating the North and Central basins of Lake Baikal?
A) Barguzin Ridge
B) Siberian Ridge
C) Academician Ridge
D) Baikal Ridge
  • 24. What is the name of the area separating the Central and South basins of Lake Baikal?
A) Buguldeika Saddle
B) Baikal Saddle
C) Siberian Saddle
D) Barguzin Saddle
  • 25. What is the name of the cape on Baikal's northwest coast?
A) Cape Siberia
B) Cape Baikal
C) Cape Ryty
D) Cape Buryatia
  • 26. What is the name of the mountain range on the northeastern shore of Lake Baikal?
A) The Altai Range
B) The Ural Range
C) The Barguzin Range
D) The Siberian Range
  • 27. What is the name of the mountain range stretching along the western shore of Lake Baikal?
A) The Siberian Range
B) The Ural Range
C) The Altai Range
D) The Primorsky Range
  • 28. When does the upper 300 m of Lake Baikal become homothermic at around 4 °C?
A) In December–January
B) In July–August
C) Throughout the year
D) In May–June and again in October–November
  • 29. How many species of plants are currently known to inhabit Lake Baikal?
A) Exactly 1,500 species
B) More than 2,500 species
C) More than 1,000 species
D) Less than 500 species
  • 30. Which of the following is an invasive plant species in Lake Baikal?
A) Ulothrix
B) Elodea canadensis
C) Cirsium palustre
D) Potamogeton
  • 31. Which of these mammals was historically found near Lake Baikal but is no longer present?
A) European bison (Bison bonasus)
B) Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
C) Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
D) Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
  • 32. How many species of submerged macrophytes have been recorded in Lake Baikal?
A) Less than 30 species
B) More than 85 species
C) About 100 species
D) Exactly 50 species
  • 33. Which of the following is not a genus of submerged macrophytes found in Lake Baikal?
A) Ulothrix
B) Potamogeton
C) Myriophyllum
D) Ceratophyllum
  • 34. Which genus of green algae is found deeper than 30 meters in Lake Baikal?
A) Draparnaldioides
B) Tetraspora
C) Ulothrix
D) Aegagrophila
  • 35. Which of the following mammals is not typically found around Lake Baikal?
A) Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
B) Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
C) Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
D) Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
  • 36. Which of the following is a land mammal found around Lake Baikal?
A) Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica)
B) Draparnaldioides
C) Moose (Alces alces)
D) Elodea canadensis
  • 37. Which of these mammals is known for its presence in the Eurasian region and can be found around Lake Baikal?
A) Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
B) Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
C) Kangaroo (Macropus sp.)
D) African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
  • 38. Which of the following is a genus of green algae found in Lake Baikal?
A) Lutra
B) Cladophora
C) Ursus
D) Canis
  • 39. Which of these species is not a type of squirrel found around Lake Baikal?
A) Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
B) Both B and C
C) Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
D) Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus)
  • 40. Which of the following mammals is known for its distinctive white winter coat found around Lake Baikal?
A) Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
B) Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
C) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
D) Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
  • 41. Who led the 2008 mission involving Mir-1 and Mir-2 submersibles?
A) The leader of the Baikalian Research Centre
B) Vladimir Putin
C) Anatoly Sagalevich
D) Artur Chilingarov
  • 42. In which year did Kurbat Ivanov first see Lake Baikal?
A) 1652
B) 1635
C) 1643
D) 1628
  • 43. In what year did the Russian government declare the Baikal region a special economic zone?
A) 2010
B) 2007
C) 2005
D) 2012
  • 44. Which fish is the primary prey of the Baikal seal?
A) Omul
B) Baikal sturgeon
C) Golomyanka
D) Baikal black grayling
  • 45. Which family do most of the endemic sponges in Lake Baikal belong to?
A) Euglesidae
B) Lubomirskiidae
C) Pisidiidae
D) Spongillidae
  • 46. What is the most important local fish species for fisheries in Lake Baikal?
A) Golomyanka
B) Baikal white grayling
C) Omul
D) Baikal sturgeon
  • 47. What is the name of the young human male whose remains were found near the village of Mal'ta?
A) Kurykan Boy
B) Buryat Boy
C) Baikal Man
D) Mal'ta Boy
  • 48. What is the most-populated village on Olkhon Island?
A) Kurkut
B) Khuzhir
C) Irkutskaya
D) Listvyanka
  • 49. Which family do all isopods in Lake Baikal belong to?
A) Asellidae
B) Cytherideidae
C) Acanthogammaridae
D) Candonidae
  • 50. Which of the following mammals is known for its agility and climbing abilities around Lake Baikal?
A) Moose (Alces alces)
B) Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
C) Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
D) Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus)
  • 51. Who may have been the first Russian to reach the Lena River?
A) Maksim Perfilyev
B) Vikhor Savin
C) Demid Pyanda
D) Petr Beketov
  • 52. Since which year has neutrino research been conducted at the Baikal Deep Underwater Neutrino Telescope?
A) 1993
B) 2000
C) 1990
D) 2008
  • 53. Which of the following is a type of hare found around Lake Baikal?
A) Both B and C
B) Mountain hare (Lepus timidus)
C) Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
D) European hare (Lepus europaeus)
  • 54. What activity is popular in Baikal's summer season?
A) Ice-skating
B) Ice-walking
C) Bird-watching
D) Ice-fishing
  • 55. What did the Russian explorers collect from the Buryats in 1628?
A) Yasak (tribute)
B) Gold
C) Silver
D) Furs
  • 56. What is the name of the submersible used by Anatoly Sagalevich to set the deepest freshwater dive record?
A) Mir-2
B) BDUNT
C) Pisces
D) Mir-1
  • 57. What nickname is given to Lake Baikal in relation to Lake Khövsgöl?
A) Older sister of Sister Lakes
B) Mother of Sister Lakes
C) Younger sister of Sister Lakes
D) Twin of Sister Lakes
  • 58. What is the estimated percentage of the total biomass made up by Epischurella baikalensis in Lake Baikal?
A) 80 to 90%
B) 10 to 20%
C) 30 to 40%
D) 50 to 60%
  • 59. What is the largest flatworm species in Lake Baikal?
A) Lubomirskia baikalensis
B) Megalovalvata baicalensis
C) Baikaloplana valida
D) Benedictia baicalensis
  • 60. What are the common colors of sponges in Lake Baikal when alive?
A) Green, brownish, or yellowish
B) Red, blue, or purple
C) Black, white, or gray
D) Orange, pink, or violet
  • 61. Which of the following mammals is known for its musky scent and is found around Lake Baikal?
A) Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
B) Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
C) Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
D) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  • 62. In which year did Anatoly Sagalevich set the record for the deepest freshwater dive in Lake Baikal?
A) 1993
B) 1990
C) 2008
D) 2000
  • 63. What was the name of the first Russian to explore Tungus country on the lower Angara?
A) Petr Beketov
B) Vikhor Savin
C) Maksim Perfilyev
D) Demid Pyanda
  • 64. Which river did Maksim Perfilyev cross in 1638 to reach the Lena River?
A) Selenga River
B) Barguzin River
C) Ilim portage
D) Uda River
  • 65. At what depths do the golomyanka species typically live in Lake Baikal?
A) 50–100 m
B) 10–50 m
C) 500–1000 m
D) 100–500 m
  • 66. Who holds the record for the deepest freshwater dive in Lake Baikal?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) The crew of Mir-1 and Mir-2
C) Anatoly Sagalevich
D) Artur Chilingarov
  • 67. How many endemic freshwater snail species are known from Lake Baikal?
A) 30
B) 117
C) 150
D) 200
  • 68. During which season can tourists safely drive on the ice cover of Lake Baikal?
A) Autumn season
B) Ice season
C) Spring season
D) Summer season
  • 69. Which endemic whitefish species is caught and smoked for sale around Lake Baikal?
A) Acipenser baerii baicalensis
B) Coregonus baicalensis
C) Coregonus migratorius
D) Thymallus baicalensis
  • 70. What name did the Buryats give to Lake Baikal?
A) Rich lake
B) Much water
C) Baygal nuur
D) North Sea
  • 71. How many foreign tourists visited Lake Baikal in 2014?
A) 120,000
B) 100,000
C) 200,000
D) 146,937
  • 72. What did Ivan Pokhabov explore in 1644?
A) The Uda River
B) The Khilok River
C) The upper Lena River
D) The lower Selenge River
  • 73. What culture is associated with the remains of Mal'ta Boy?
A) Buryat culture
B) Xiongnu culture
C) Mal'ta–Buret' culture
D) Kurykan culture
  • 74. Which amphipod species is known for living its entire life in the water column?
A) Pachyschesis
B) Abyssogammarus
C) Macrohectopus branickii
D) Garjajewia
  • 75. Which of the following is a common species of Baikal snails?
A) Megalovalvata baicalensis
B) Benedictia baicalensis
C) Baikalospongia bacillifera
D) Lubomirskia baikalensis
  • 76. How many species of birds inhabit Lake Baikal?
A) 300
B) 500
C) 236
D) 150
  • 77. What was the name of the first European to see Lake Baikal?
A) Petr Beketov
B) Maksim Perfilyev
C) Kurbat Ivanov
D) Demid Pyanda
  • 78. How many optical modules does the Baikal Neutrino Telescope NT-200 consist of?
A) 200
B) 192
C) 150
D) 250
  • 79. What was the name of the punitive expedition that restored Bratsk in 1635?
A) Khripunov
B) Radukovskii
C) Beketov
D) Perfilyev
  • 80. How many described species of aquatic freshwater oligochaetes are there in Lake Baikal?
A) 30
B) 150
C) Almost 200
D) 4
  • 81. What was the Russian expansion into the Buryat area around Lake Baikal part of?
A) The Great Siberian Ice March
B) The establishment of the Trans-Siberian Railway
C) The construction of the SS Baikal
D) The Russian conquest of Siberia
  • 82. What is the planned investment by Rosatom in the Baikal region?
A) $3 billion
B) $2.5 billion
C) $1.5 billion
D) $2 billion
  • 83. Which organization built the Frolikha Adventure Coastline Track?
A) Greenpeace
B) Baikalplan (a German NGO)
C) UNESCO
D) WWF
  • 84. What is the maximum thickness of the ice on the ice road to Olkhon Island?
A) 70 cm
B) 60 cm
C) 50 cm
D) 80 cm
  • 85. What percentage of the benthic animal biomass in Lake Baikal is made up by sponges?
A) 10%
B) 30%
C) 60%
D) Around 44%
  • 86. How many of the bird species at Lake Baikal are waterfowl?
A) 29
B) 100
C) 200
D) 50
  • 87. How many species of sponges are known to occur in Lake Baikal?
A) 200
B) 30
C) At least 18
D) 150
  • 88. Which family of ostracods in Lake Baikal has more than 100 described species?
A) Candonidae
B) Acanthogammaridae
C) Asellidae
D) Cytherideidae
  • 89. Which gulf in Lake Baikal can be comfortable for swimming?
A) Turka
B) Irkutskaya
C) Chivirkuy
D) Kurkut
  • 90. How many cubic kilometers of water do Epischurella baikalensis filter annually in Lake Baikal?
A) A thousand
B) Five hundred
C) Ten thousand
D) A hundred
  • 91. Which of the following is a type of bear found around Lake Baikal?
A) Black bear (Ursus americanus)
B) Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
C) Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
D) Both B and C
  • 92. Which of the following is a type of deer found around Lake Baikal?
A) Both B and C
B) White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
C) Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
D) Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
  • 93. Who is one of the investors planning to build hotels near Lake Baikal?
A) Viktor Medvedev
B) Viktor Yanukovych
C) Viktor Grigorov
D) Viktor Putin
  • 94. Which island is accessible via the ice route around Olkhon?
A) Ogoy Island
B) Listvyanka Island
C) Kotelnikovsky Island
D) Turka Island
  • 95. Which dynasty controlled Lake Baikal from 647 CE to 682 CE?
A) Russian Empire
B) Xiongnu confederation
C) Han dynasty
D) Tang dynasty
  • 96. What was Lake Baikal called by the Kurykans?
A) Natural lake
B) Rich lake
C) North Sea
D) Much water
  • 97. Which village is the starting point for the ice road to Olkhon Island?
A) Listvyanka
B) Turka
C) Kurkut
D) Irkutsk
  • 98. Which organization is an independent research entity working on Lake Baikal?
A) Lake Baikal Environmental Agency
B) Russian Governmental Organization
C) Baikal Submersible Operations
D) The Baikalian Research Centre
  • 99. What did the Russians hear about in 1609 at Tomsk?
A) The Trans-Siberian Railway
B) The Great Siberian Ice March
C) The Buryats
D) The Amur country
  • 100. Who headed the hydrogeographical expedition that produced the first detailed contour map of Lake Baikal's bed?
A) Petr Beketov
B) Kurbat Ivanov
C) F.K. Drizhenko
D) Maksim Perfilyev
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