Name the five Great Lakes.: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario
What word helps you remember the Great Lakes?: HOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Which Great Lake is the largest by area?: Lake Superior
Which Great Lake is the smallest by area?: Lake Ontario
Which Great Lake is the shallowest?: Lake Erie
Which Great Lake is the deepest?: Lake Superior
Which Great Lake is entirely inside the United States?: Lake Michigan
Which Great Lakes does the U.S.–Canada border run through?: Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario
Which Great Lake is farthest west?: Lake Superior
Which Great Lake is farthest east?: Lake Ontario
Which Great Lake is the only one that borders Indiana?: Lake Michigan
Which Great Lake borders Ohio?: Lake Erie
Which Great Lake borders Minnesota?: Lake Superior
Which Great Lake does Chicago sit on?: Lake Michigan
Which Great Lake does Milwaukee sit on?: Lake Michigan
Which Great Lake does Cleveland sit on?: Lake Erie
Which Great Lake does Buffalo sit on?: Lake Erie
Which Great Lake does Toronto sit on?: Lake Ontario
Which Great Lake does Duluth sit on?: Lake Superior
Which Great Lake does Detroit sit near (via the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair)?: Lake Erie, to the south
Which Great Lake is Rochester, New York on?: Lake Ontario
Which Great Lake is Green Bay, Wisconsin on?: Lake Michigan (via Green Bay)
Which Great Lake has Mackinac Island in it?: Lake Huron
Which state is bordered by the most Great Lakes?: Michigan (four of the five)
Which U.S. states touch Lake Superior?: Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
Which U.S. states touch Lake Michigan?: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan
Which U.S. states touch Lake Erie?: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York
Which U.S. state touches Lake Huron?: Michigan
Which U.S. state touches Lake Ontario?: New York
Which Canadian province touches the most Great Lakes?: Ontario
Which waterfall is between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?: Niagara Falls
Which river flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario?: The Niagara River
Which river carries Great Lakes water to the Atlantic Ocean?: The St. Lawrence River
Which strait connects Lake Michigan and Lake Huron?: The Straits of Mackinac
Which locks let ships pass between Lake Superior and Lake Huron?: The Soo Locks
About how much of the world's surface fresh water do the Great Lakes hold?: About one-fifth
Which Great Lake is the fourth-largest?: Lake Erie
Which is the second largest Great Lake?: Lake Huron (by area; Michigan is the third largest in area)
Which two Great Lakes are really one big lake joined at the Straits of Mackinac?: Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
Which peninsula separates Lake Michigan from Lake Huron?: Michigan's Lower Peninsula

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