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