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