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Delta Works
  • 1. What country is the Delta Works located in?
A) Germany
B) Netherlands
C) Belgium
D) France
  • 2. Which province in the Netherlands is home to the Delta Works?
A) North Holland
B) Utrecht
C) South Holland
D) Zeeland
  • 3. Who was the chief engineer responsible for designing the Delta Works?
A) Jan Blanken
B) Pieter Caland
C) Johan van Veen
D) Cornelis Lely
  • 4. Which Delta Works structure is known as the 'Storm Surge Barrier'?
A) Oosterscheldekering
B) Maeslantkering
C) Haringvlietdam
D) Volkerakdam
  • 5. In what year did the Delta Works officially become operational?
A) 1995
B) 1986
C) 1975
D) 1960
  • 6. Which river in the Netherlands poses the greatest flood risk and led to the creation of Delta Works?
A) Danube
B) Rhine
C) Elbe
D) Seine
  • 7. Which Dutch government body oversaw the planning and construction of Delta Works?
A) Delta Commission
B) Deltacommissie
C) Rijkswaterstaat
D) Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
  • 8. What is the highest of the Delta Works dams?
A) Oosterscheldekering
B) Maeslantkering
C) Volkerakdam
D) Brouwersdam
  • 9. The Delta Works project was a response to which major natural disaster?
A) Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
B) Super Typhoon Haiyan
C) North Sea Flood of 1953
D) Hurricane Katrina
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