Trump orders that Lake Ontario be called ‘Lake America’

Aug. 31, 2026

Q: Amid a growing trade war with Canada, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. government last week to start calling the easternmost Great Lake "America," not "Ontario." Where is the body of water that has been called Lake Ontario for more than 400 years?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Lake Ontario got its name from a Native American word meaning “great water.” Which Great Lake name was not derived from a Native American word?

A. Erie

B. Huron

C. Michigan

D. Superior

Q: The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and contain more than 20% of the world’s surface freshwater. However, a lake in which nation contains even more fresh water?

A. Argentina

B. Peru

C. Russia

D. Tanzania

Q: Thousands of U.S. lakes, rivers, mountains, counties, towns, and cities carry names that came from native languages. Of the 50 state names, how many are derived from indigenous languages?

A. 20

B. 25

C. 30

D. 35

Q: The word “America” first appeared on a 1507 German map labeling what is now South America. Most of what is now North America appeared as empty ocean on that map. What is the origin of the name America?

A. Italian mariner

B. Norse god

C. Portuguese town

D. Spanish noble

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