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