_____ 1. There
are approximately how many islands in the Thousand Islands?
a. 980
b. 1800
c. 2600
_____ 2. An
island in the Thousand Islands is typically defined as:
a. It
must support at least two living trees
b. It
must be above water 365 days of the year
c. Both
a. & b.
_____ 3. In
the last 100 years, the highest average monthly water level on Lake Ontario
occurred in what year?
a. 1952
b. 1976
c. 1993
_____ 4. The
rate of outflow in the St. Lawrence River would commonly be:
a. 10,000 gallons per second
b. 280,000
gallons per second
c. 2
million gallons per second
_____ 5. The
outflow of the St. Lawrence River is primarily controlled at the:
a. Iroquois
Dam
b. Beauharnois
Dam
c. Moses-Saunders
Dam
_____ 6. The
flooding of 38,000 acres along the St. Lawrence Seaway - Power Project occurred
from July 1st to July 4th in what year?
a. 1958
b. 1959
c. 1960
_____ 7. The
maximum size of the ships that travel the St Lawrence Seaway is:
a. 580-ft.
long -
56-ft. wide
b. 740-ft.
long -
78-ft. wide
c. 1000-ft.
long -
98-ft. wide
_____ 8. The
St. Lawrence River is approximately:
a. 6000
years old
b. 25,000
years old
c. 1.2
million years old
_____ 9. The
bridge from the US mainland to Wellesley Island was completed in what year?
a. 1938
b. 1942
c. 1951
_____ 10. The International Water Levels Coalition supports which proposed new Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River (LOSL) regulation plan?
a. Plan
A+
b. Plan
B+
c. Plan
D+
Answers to Quiz 1:
1) – b; 2) – c; 3) - a, 4) - c; 5) – c; 6) –
a; 7) – b; 8) – a; 9) – a; 10) - b