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