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