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