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