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USA-Canada Border Trivia (HARD!)

Can you answer these questions relating to the longest international border on Earth? Difficulty: HARD!
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Last updated: November 26, 2020
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Name of the famous waterfall and river connecting Lake Erie to Lake Ontario
Niagara
British fort originally built in 1764 on the above mentioned river
Fort Erie
War in which the U.S.A. attacked and captured the above mentioned fort
War of 1812
Famous Shawnee leader and namesake of the confederacy which fought alongside the British Canadians in the above mentioned war
Tecumseh
Latitudinal Parallel marking the border from the Pacific Ocean to Minnesota
49
Town in Washington State cut off by the above mentioned parallel
Point Roberts, WA
Largest city directly on the border
Detroit, MI
Total # of states bordering Canada
13
Total # of provinces bordering USA
7
The only Great Lake not intersected by the international border
Lake Michigan
The only Great Lake not touched by Michigan
Lake Ontario
Canadian territory that borders USA
Yukon
Ontario's only land border is with this state
Minnesota
River forming the southern border of New Brunswick with Maine
St. Croix River
The bay into which the above mentioned river flows
Bay of Fundy
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City in both Ontario and Michigan founded as a French mission in 1668
Sault Ste. Marie
Disputed island in the Gulf of Maine claimed by both countries
Machias Seal Island
Wine-growing island in Lake Erie with ferry service to Sandusky, Ohio and Leamington, Ontario
Pelee Island
The Spirit of Ontario Ferry carried passengers from Toronto to this U.S. city
Rochester, NY
Archipelago between Vancouver Island and mainland Washington
San Juan Islands
Name of the sea hosting the above mentioned islands
Salish Sea
Tectonic plate along the above mentioned sea
Juan de Fuca
The U.S.A.'s largest national forest
Tongass National Forest
Canadian National Park located in the Rocky Mountains on the U.S. border
Waterton National Park, AB
American National Park located in the Rocky Mountains on the Canadian border
Glacier National Park, MT
The confederacy founded along the Great Lakes sometime between 1450-1660
Iroquois
U.S.A. legislation passed in 1920 creating an opportunity for Canadian smuggling
Prohibition
Canadian border town which profited most from the above mentioned legislation
Windsor, ON
Monument of international friendship erected on the Westernmost point of the border
Peace Arch
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"Pass" designed to speed up border crossings for low-risk, pre-approved travellers into Canada and the U.S.A.
Nexus
The busiest crossing on the border is this bridge
Ambassador Bridge
Kenora, Ontario sits on this lake at which the border produces the contiguous U.S.A.'s northernmost point
Lake of the Woods
The largest shipwreck in Great Lakes history
Edmund Fitzgerald
This state only has 1 land crossing into Canada
New Hampshire
This state only has 2 land crossings into Canada
Idaho
State with the shortest border
Pennsylvania
State with the longest border
Alaska
The Coho ferry carries passengers from Port Angeles, Washington to this Canadian city
Victoria, BC
The year in which the final changes to the land border were made
1903
The airport in this city promotes itself as "Montreal's American Airport"
Plattsburgh, NY
Name of the lake spanning both countries where the above mentioned city stands
Champlain
Easternmost border crossing in Ontario is at this city
Cornwall, ON
Westernmost border crossing and a major passenger ferry terminal in B.C.
Tsawwassen, BC
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Level 89
Mar 13, 2022
Great quiz, very comprehensive.