- 1. What year was the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal completed?
A) 1845
B) 1800
C) 1789
D) 1829
- 2. What is the primary purpose of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal?
A) Fishing
B) Shipping
C) Hydroelectric power
D) Tourism
- 3. Which two bodies of water does the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal connect?
A) Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay
B) Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River
C) Susquehanna River and Delaware Bay
D) Potomac River and Atlantic Ocean
- 4. Which town is located near the southern entrance of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal?
A) Chesapeake City
B) Salisbury
C) Newark
D) Dover
- 5. What is the total length of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal?
A) 10 miles
B) 25 miles
C) 20 miles
D) 14 miles
- 6. Which organization currently operates the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal?
A) National Park Service
B) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
C) Delaware Transportation Authority
D) U.S. Coast Guard
- 7. Which animals are commonly found in the waters of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal?
A) Fish
B) Wolves
C) Bears
D) Lions
- 8. What significant feature does the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal include to manage water levels?
A) Locks
B) Dams
C) Gates
D) Weirs
- 9. What type of shipping traffic primarily uses the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal?
A) Commercial
B) Recreational fishing boats
C) Pleasure craft
D) Military
- 10. How deep is the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal?
A) 35 feet
B) 55 feet
C) 25 feet
D) 45 feet
- 11. In which states is the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal located?
A) Delaware and Maryland
B) New Jersey and New York
C) Virginia and Pennsylvania
D) North Carolina and South Carolina
- 12. Who observed that the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay were separated by a narrow strip of land?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) Augustine Herman
C) Joseph Tatnall
D) Thomas Gilpin, Sr.
- 13. In what year was the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Company incorporated?
A) 1788
B) 1764
C) 1829
D) 1802
- 14. Who was the president of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Company when it was incorporated?
A) Thomas Gilpin, Sr.
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Joseph Tatnall
D) Augustine Herman
- 15. Who began the construction of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in 1804?
A) Thomas Gilpin, Sr.
B) Joseph Tatnall
C) Benjamin Latrobe
D) Augustine Herman
- 16. What was the construction cost of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in 1829?
A) $5 million
B) $3.5 million
C) $4 million
D) $2 million
- 17. What is located at the project office in Chesapeake City, Maryland?
A) C&D Canal Museum and Bethel Bridge Lighthouse
B) Delaware State Capitol
C) Philadelphia Art Museum
D) Maryland Historical Society
- 18. What is the unofficial northern limit to the Delmarva Peninsula marked by the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal?
A) The Susquehanna River
B) The Mason-Dixon Line
C) The canal itself
D) The Potomac River
- 19. What was installed in 1837 to raise water from Back Creek?
A) A solar panel system
B) A steam operated pump
C) A hydroelectric generator
D) A windmill
- 20. What amount did a jury award John Randel Jr. for breach of contract in 1834?
A) $226,885.84
B) $100,000
C) $300,000
D) $150,000
- 21. How many lighthouses warned vessels on the canal route?
A) Twelve
B) At least six
C) Three
D) Nine
- 22. What was one of the main cargoes transported through the canal?
A) Rubber
B) Plastic
C) Steel
D) Coal
- 23. How many men were involved in the canal's construction at its peak?
A) 4,500
B) Some 2,600
C) 3,000
D) 1,500
- 24. What was the average daily wage for laborers working on the canal construction?
A) 50 cents
B) $1.00
C) 75 cents
D) $1.25
- 25. In what year did the U.S. Congress authorize further expansion of the canal's channel dimensions?
A) 1927
B) 1975
C) 1968
D) 1954
- 26. What year did President Theodore Roosevelt appoint a commission regarding the canal?
A) 1899
B) 1923
C) 1915
D) 1906
- 27. How many ships collided with bridges between 1938 and 1950?
A) Twelve
B) Eight
C) Ten
D) Five
- 28. What was the cargo tonnage peak year for the canal?
A) 1872
B) 1899
C) 1850
D) 1905
- 29. Which court affirmed the award to John Randel Jr.?
A) United States Supreme Court
B) Pennsylvania State Court
C) Delaware State Court
D) Maryland State Court
- 30. Where was the first Ericsson ship built?
A) New York Shipbuilding Corporation
B) Bethlehem Steel Shipyard
C) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
D) Reanie & Neafie's shipyard in Philadelphia
- 31. Which state invested $100,000 in stock for the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal?
A) Delaware
B) New Jersey
C) Maryland
D) Pennsylvania
- 32. Who was fired as the canal's chief engineer in 1825?
A) John Randel Jr.
B) James Buchanan
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Benjamin Wright
- 33. How many staterooms were built into ships after the Ericsson Line converted to passenger service?
A) Seventy to eighty
B) Ninety to one hundred
C) Thirty to forty
D) Fifty to sixty
- 34. In what year did canal construction resume?
A) 1828
B) 1824
C) 1826
D) 1830
- 35. In what year was the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Company reorganized?
A) 1830
B) 1826
C) 1822
D) 1824
- 36. What color were the lanterns mounted atop the wooden lighthouses along the canal?
A) White
B) Green
C) Blue
D) Red
- 37. What was the equivalent value of John Randel Jr.'s award in 2025?
A) $7,317,068
B) $5,000,000
C) $10,000,000
D) $8,500,000
- 38. In what year did the federal government purchase the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal?
A) 1927
B) 1919
C) 1954
D) 1933
- 39. How many horsepower did each steam engine have that was used to lift water into the canal?
A) 150 horsepower
B) 100 horsepower
C) 200 horsepower
D) 250 horsepower
- 40. When did the 'new' canal officially open?
A) 1933
B) 1968
C) May 1927
D) 1954
- 41. In what year did the Ericsson Line convert to passenger boats?
A) 1888
B) 1899
C) 1876
D) 1865
- 42. How many locks were recommended for the new canal route by the engineer officers?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Six
- 43. When was the new railroad lift bridge, Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Lift Bridge, completed?
A) 1975
B) 1940s
C) 1954
D) 1966
- 44. Which line operated between Baltimore and Philadelphia in the 1940s?
A) The Bay Line
B) The Delaware Line
C) The Chesapeake Line
D) The Ericsson Line
- 45. When was the work of the patrol boats retired?
A) November 19, 1968
B) May 1927
C) 1975
D) 1933
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