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Delta Works
  • 1. What country is the Delta Works located in?
A) Belgium
B) Germany
C) Netherlands
D) France
  • 2. Which province in the Netherlands is home to the Delta Works?
A) Utrecht
B) North Holland
C) Zeeland
D) South Holland
  • 3. Who was the chief engineer responsible for designing the Delta Works?
A) Jan Blanken
B) Pieter Caland
C) Cornelis Lely
D) Johan van Veen
  • 4. Which river in the Netherlands poses the greatest flood risk and led to the creation of Delta Works?
A) Elbe
B) Danube
C) Rhine
D) Seine
  • 5. 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
  • 6. In what year did the Delta Works officially become operational?
A) 1986
B) 1960
C) 1995
D) 1975
  • 7. Which Delta Works structure is known as the 'Storm Surge Barrier'?
A) Oosterscheldekering
B) Volkerakdam
C) Maeslantkering
D) Haringvlietdam
  • 8. What is the highest of the Delta Works dams?
A) Brouwersdam
B) Oosterscheldekering
C) Maeslantkering
D) Volkerakdam
  • 9. 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
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