What is the largest freshwater lake in the world as measured by surface area?
Correct answer: Lake Superior
Bird Brain 007
Thought it was Lake Baikal. But found that is largest of all fresh water by volume, not surface area.
GreenerBrand1
The Caspian Sea IS a lake, but it's saltwater. Btw, that picture really is of Lake Superior -- Shovel Point cliff on the Minnesota shore.
Jozzles
I live in MN and go to Superior often. So beautiful but freezing cold! We usually do a cold plunge. There's the most beautiful hiking too along it's shoreline with all the tributaries. A really cool lake but also dangerous. Maps of the shipwrecks are insane!
MENSA CERTIFIED
love my get away overlooking lake superior, truly a beautiful lake.
Player #2339156
Bird Brain 007, baikal is the deepest fresh water lake.
Origmong
Lake Baikal holds 20% of the world's freshwater however, with about half of the surface area.
Guillermo
the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.. RIP..
Fiftysomething
it's bigger than all of New England? Wow!
Player #8988878Xet
I saw Lake Superior flying out of Duluth in June...it still had an ice-channel cut...
Grillchees
My favorite lake! The North Shore of Minnesota is beautiful!!!
Barb@71
Bird Brain 007, Oldest and deepest I believe
Smart Kitten
Nice to know it!😃
Jean Louise
I was born and raised on the east side of Lake Superior. "Gitchie Gumee" is her Indigenous name.The sailors were warned about her, that she was possessed, and many ships have been lost with strange stories. This area is considered to be it's own type of Bermuda Triangle.
GraceSpace
MENSA CERTIFIED, Wow! congrats 👏
Deborah
I loved seeing the Sleeping Giant from Thunder Bay, Ontario on Lake Superior.
Player #65240406
I've seen this many times sometimes they say the Caspian Sea is the biggest leg cuz it's freshwater
rosa de lurdes
in my younger yrs. I got the chance to go into that lake. made me feel superior.
Obelix
Bird Brain 007, Baikal has most freshwater but Superior has the most drinkable water.
Player #50531971
Fiftysomething, the list doesn't include Maine, so not quite all of New England
Player #38862884
Wow. No wonder the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. Storms on that lake are powerful as hurricanes.
Player #15188857
Spent many a summer on the beach of this lake. Beautiful,cold,and very rough water.
ApatheticFloW
Bird Brain 007, That's what I assumed at first, but since it wasn't one of the answers now I know why.
Celadon
Fiftysomething, Nope cause they didn't say Maine.
Al
didn't pay attention to type of water. thought it's a Caspian
Kat
Saw this on Jeopardy! last night and the answer was Caspian Sea. Didn't read it carefully enough to notice "fresh water." Rats!
Player #4243757
Player #4442958, Hudson BAY, not Lake,,,,,,
FiannaFianna
Bird Brain 007, thanks for that info. I was wondering which was the largest by volume.
BrownIdol37858
WiseWoman, that's how I knew the answer.
rogerka
I've been always taught Caspian Sea is a lake. Not a sea.
Player #2806715
superior work