Niagara: The Story of the Falls - Daredevil Trivia Adventure

1) To begin, choose which of the three statements accurately completes the sentence below. In July 1960, seven-year-old Roger Woodward was swept over the Horseshoe Falls, without so much as a life jacket to protect him from the pounding water. He:

Survived, with only minor injuries

Survived, but lost the use of his lower extremities

Died, probably upon impact with the water

2) Which author wrote, "Although it was wonderful to see all that water tumbling down, it would be even more wonderful to see all that water tumbling up"?

Charles Dickens

Ernest Hemingway

Mark Twain

3) Tightrope walker and stuntman William T. Hunt, also known as Signor Farini, once carried this unusual item with him while he crossed the Niagara gorge on a tightrope.

Washing machine

100-pound snapping turtle

Evergreen tree

4) How many visitors does Niagara Falls attract each summer?

8 million

12 million

16 million

5) The amount of water that crashes over Niagara Falls every second is equivalent to:

One-half of the Mediterranean Sea

Every swimming pool in Canada

One million full bathtubs

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