Statistics for Geography of New York with Exceptions

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
World's largest waterfall	Niagara Falls	100%
Most populous island	Long Island	97%
Capital of New York	Albany	95%
Canal connecting that river to the Great Lakes	Erie Canal	92%
River on which the above is situated	Hudson River	92%
Second most populous city	Buffalo	87%
City named after the classical Greek city in Sicily	Syracuse	83%
Group of narrow lakes	{Finger} Lakes	81%
Major river on the Canadian border	St. Lawrence	79%
Area in that island where the wealthy "summer"	The {Hampton}s	79%
Site of the U.S. Military Academy	West Point	74%
1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics host	Lake Placid	73%
Home to the Cornell University	Ithaca	65%
Lake between New York and Vermont	Lake Champlain	65%
Mountain range covering much of northeast New York	Adirondack Mountains	57%
This lake's name means "Great Lake"	Lake Ontario	45%
River on the Pennsylvania border	Delaware River	43%
Waterfalls of the above located entirely within the U.S.	American Falls	38%
Where the Woodstock was held	Bethel	23%
Waterfalls of the above located entirely within the U.S.	Bridal Veil Falls	18%