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Presque Isle State Park - Quiz
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  • 1. What does the French term 'presque-isle' mean?
A) Protected land
B) Northern frontier
C) Strategic bay
D) Almost an island
  • 2. In what decade did the French first name the peninsula?
A) 1720s
B) 1810s
C) 1750s
D) 1790s
  • 3. When did the French build Fort Presque Isle?
A) Autumn of 1763
B) Summer of 1753
C) Spring of 1720
D) Winter of 1792
  • 4. Where were the two French military outposts on Presque Isle located?
A) At the entrance and the easternmost point
B) At the central ridge and the tip
C) At the northern and southern beaches
D) Near the city center and the bay
  • 5. When did the French burn their fort and abandon their outposts?
A) 1796
B) 1763
C) 1759
D) 1784
  • 6. During which conflict did the British fort fall to Native American forces?
A) The American Revolutionary War
B) The War of 1812
C) Pontiac's Rebellion
D) The French and Indian War
  • 7. When did the British fort fall to Native American forces?
A) April 3, 1792
B) September 10, 1813
C) June 19, 1763
D) December 15, 1796
  • 8. At which event did the Iroquois sell their rights to the peninsula land?
A) Second Treaty of Fort Stanwix
B) Centennial Exposition
C) Treaty of Ghent
D) Treaty of Paris
  • 9. In what year did Pennsylvania acquire an undisputed title to the Erie Triangle?
A) 1784
B) 1792
C) 1800
D) 1805
  • 10. Who built a new American Fort Presque Isle in 1795?
A) General Anthony Wayne
B) Oliver Hazard Perry
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) George Washington
  • 11. What was the original name of the town that was later renamed Erie?
A) Wayne City
B) Presqu' Ile
C) Fort Stanwix
D) Allegheny
  • 12. Where was General Anthony Wayne originally buried?
A) In Erie Cemetery
B) At the tip of the peninsula
C) At the fort
D) In Misery Bay
  • 13. From which county was Erie County formed?
A) Allegheny County
B) French County
C) Millcreek County
D) State Park County
  • 14. When was Erie County formed?
A) March 12, 1800
B) April 18, 1795
C) September 10, 1813
D) December 15, 1796
  • 15. When did Erie become a city?
A) 1805
B) 1851
C) 1875
D) 1803
  • 16. Who commanded the American fleet during the Battle of Lake Erie?
A) The British Commander
B) Anthony Wayne
C) General Pontiac
D) Oliver Hazard Perry
  • 17. How many ships did Oliver Hazard Perry construct in the bay?
A) Twelve
B) Six
C) Nine
D) Two
  • 18. Why was the bay used to construct ships?
A) It had the deepest water
B) It created an obstacle against attackers
C) It was closest to the open sea
D) The British gave permission
  • 19. Why was 'Little Bay' renamed 'Misery Bay'?
A) The burning of the fort
B) Hardships during the winter of 1813–1814
C) A massive storm during the battle
D) The sinking of the Niagara
  • 20. What disease caused the quarantine of men near Misery Bay?
A) Influenza
B) Smallpox
C) Malaria
D) Cholera
  • 21. Where were the men who died of disease buried?
A) The town of Erie
B) Misery Bay
C) Presque Isle Peninsula
D) Graveyard Pond
  • 22. Which ship was intentionally sunk in Misery Bay after the Battle of Lake Erie?
A) The Erie Victory
B) US Brig Niagara
C) The Centennial
D) US Brig Lawrence
  • 23. What happened to the US Brig Lawrence in 1876?
A) It was sold to the British
B) It was permanently preserved in Erie
C) It was burned at the Centennial Exposition
D) It was sunk again in the bay
  • 24. When was the US Brig Niagara raised from the water?
A) 1875
B) 1876
C) 1820
D) 1913
  • 25. How many acres is Presque Isle State Park?
A) 2,500 acres
B) 4,000 acres
C) 3,112 acres
D) 1,259 acres
  • 26. How many miles of recreational trails are in the park?
A) 21 miles
B) 13 miles
C) 34 miles
D) 4 miles
  • 27. How many swimming beaches are located at Presque Isle?
A) 7
B) 4
C) 13
D) 21
  • 28. In what year did Presque Isle become a state park?
A) 1921
B) 2007
C) 1967
D) 1812
  • 29. What is the name of the environmental center located at the park entrance?
A) Erielhonan Nature Center
B) Lake Erie Visitor Center
C) Tom Ridge Environmental Center
D) Presque Isle Ecology Center
  • 30. What natural event helped form the peninsula?
A) Volcanic activity
B) Tectonic plate shifts
C) Meteor impact
D) Wisconsin glaciation
  • 31. Which Native American tribe lived on the southern Lake Erie coast?
A) Five Nations
B) Seneca
C) Erielhonan
D) Iroquois
  • 32. What does the name Erielhonan translate to in English?
A) Keepers of the arm
B) People of the lake
C) Warriors of the north
D) Cat or Raccoon people
  • 33. What was the name of the largest Erielhonan village?
A) Erie
B) Presque
C) Seneca
D) Rique
  • 34. In what year did the war between the Erielhonan and the Five Nations start?
A) 1656
B) 1812
C) 1921
D) 1653
  • 35. How many ecological zones are found in the park?
A) Four
B) Seven
C) Twenty-one
D) Thirteen
  • 36. How many visitors did the park host per year as of 2007?
A) Over 1 million
B) Over 4 million
C) Over 10 million
D) Over 500,000
  • 37. What does the Presque Isle peninsula form?
A) Presque Isle Bay
B) The North Pier
C) A lighthouse station
D) Erie Canal
  • 38. When was the Erie Harbor North Pier Light first erected?
A) 1906
B) 1858
C) 1830
D) 1872
  • 39. Where was the 1858 steel replacement for the North Pier Light imported from?
A) Canada
B) Germany
C) France
D) England
  • 40. In what year was the Presque Isle Light constructed?
A) 1906
B) 1830
C) 1858
D) 1872
  • 41. How tall is the Presque Isle Light?
A) 100 feet
B) 74 feet
C) 30 feet
D) 50 feet
  • 42. Who maintains the Presque Isle Light today?
A) The local park rangers
B) United States Coast Guard
C) The State of Pennsylvania
D) Erie Waterworks
  • 43. When are public tours available for the Presque Isle Light?
A) Memorial Day through Labor Day
B) Year round
C) January through March
D) Only during the winter
  • 44. Who built the third, miniature lighthouse in 1906?
A) The City of Erie
B) United States Coast Guard
C) William Clark
D) Erie Waterworks
  • 45. In what year did the United States Life-Saving Service open a station at Presque Isle?
A) 1876
B) 1915
C) 1891
D) 1914
  • 46. Who was the keeper of the life-saving station from 1877 until 1891?
A) William Clark
B) The Ninth District commander
C) Erie Waterworks
D) Andrew Jansen
  • 47. What happened to William Clark in 1891?
A) He retired
B) He drowned
C) He resigned
D) He was promoted
  • 48. Who succeeded William Clark as the life-saving station keeper?
A) A member of the French delegation
B) Andrew Jansen
C) The Coast Guard captain
D) A local fisherman
  • 49. In what year did the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service merge to form the Coast Guard?
A) 1915
B) 1876
C) 1914
D) 1906
  • 50. What is the official Coast Guard station number for the former LSS Presque Isle?
A) 1915
B) 9
C) 1876
D) 236
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