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Canal or Can Not? Trivia Quiz

Canals are major engineering feats and any decision to construct one was a huge decision. Canal or Can Not?

A multiple-choice quiz by 1nn1. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
1nn1

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
346,664

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Canals are man-made channels for water. Which of the following would be considered canals? Hint

Aqueducts to carry water for domestic, municipal and agricultural uses

Neither of these

Both of these

Navigable transportation waterways for ships and boats

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Question 2 of 10

2. A canal could be a simple trench with water. Sometimes it is necessary to line the cut with a material to make the canal watertight. When clay is used in this manner, what is this process is called? Hint

Waterproofing

Puddling

Stippling

Lining

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Question 3 of 10

3. When a watercourse is canalized, what does this mean? Hint

Lining the waterway with concrete to make it watertight

Leveling of adjacent land to ensure the canal stays level

Importing the water from a nearby water source to ensure there is enough water for navigation

Making it more navigable and maneuverable for ships

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Question 4 of 10

4. What period of time saw a sharp increase in canal building? Hint

The Industrial Revolution, to facilitate cheap transport of raw materials and manufactured goods

World War I, to transport troops and weapons

The Middle Ages, to facilitate access to distant habitable areas

Roman times, to distribute water for irrigation

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Question 5 of 10

5. The longest canal in the world is the Grand Canal in China. It starts in Beijing. Where does it end? Hint

Xi 'an (approx. 1120km)

Shanghai (approx. 1240km)

Nanjing (approx. 1040km)

Hangzhou (appox. 1780km)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Work commenced on the Suez Canal in 1859. When was it opened? Hint

1889

1869

1899

1885

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Panama Canal commenced building in the second half of the nineteenth century. When was it opened? Hint

1910

1904

1906

1914

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Erie Canal allowed a navigable route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. Between which two cities does this canal travel? Hint

New York City to Syracuse

Syracuse to Buffalo

Albany to Rochester

Albany to Buffalo

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Kiel Canal (98km/61mi), in Germany, connects the Baltic Sea with the North Sea. Which of the following facts about this canal is true? Hint

The canal saved approximately 960km on a trip from Hamburg to the Baltic Sea.

The canal when first constructed was part of Denmark-Norway.

It is the third busiest canal in the world after the Suez and Panama Canals.

The canal had to be dredged between 1935-38 to accommodate bigger warships.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Canal or Can Not? In 1880 plans were drawn to make Bucharest in Romania a port by connecting Romania via a canal to the Danube river and onto the Black Sea via the Danube-Black Sea Canal. Many factors stopped the canal from being built and the canal had not been completed. In 1990 when work stopped on the canal, how much of the canal had been completed at this point? Hint

75%

95%

90%

60%

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Canals are man-made channels for water. Which of the following would be considered canals?

Answer: Both of these

Waterways can either be canals that connect existing bodies of water such as the Panama Canal which connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, or they can be a series of networked channels in a city such as Amsterdam and Venice. Aqueducts are water supply canals that transport water for human consumption.

Answer: Puddling

In modern canal manufacture concrete is more commonly used than clay.

3. When a watercourse is canalized, what does this mean?

Answer: Making it more navigable and maneuverable for ships

This process includes damming, dredging the canal or modifying its course. An example would include parts of the Aisne River in France.

4. What period of time saw a sharp increase in canal building?

Answer: The Industrial Revolution, to facilitate cheap transport of raw materials and manufactured goods

The Industrial Revolution depended on both raw materials and manufactured goods to be transported effectively and efficiently. The early Industrial Revolution preceded railway / railroad development so waterway travel provided the most efficient transport mechanisms.

5. The longest canal in the world is the Grand Canal in China. It starts in Beijing. Where does it end?

Answer: Hangzhou (appox. 1780km)

Work on the Grand Canal commenced in the fifth century BC. The canal was the main transport artery between North and South China. Its main purpose, initially, was to ship grain to Beijing.

6. Work commenced on the Suez Canal in 1859. When was it opened?

Answer: 1869

The canal was lengthened to 193km/120miles long and depth was increased from 8m/26ft to 24m/79ft.

7. The Panama Canal commenced building in the second half of the nineteenth century. When was it opened?

Answer: 1914

The construction of the Panama Canal is considered one of the most difficult engineering feats ever undertaken. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, it is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

8. The Erie Canal allowed a navigable route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. Between which two cities does this canal travel?

Answer: Albany to Buffalo

The canal has 34 locks. In 2000, U. S. Congress conveyed National Heritage status on the canal for the vital role in played in United States commerce and engineering in the 19th Century.

9. The Kiel Canal (98km/61mi), in Germany, connects the Baltic Sea with the North Sea. Which of the following facts about this canal is true?

Answer: The canal when first constructed was part of Denmark-Norway.

In 1864 the area known as Schleswig-Holstein (including the Kiel Canal) had come under the control of the government of Prussia (from 1871 the German Empire) following the Second Schleswig War as the German navy wanted to link its bases in the Baltic and the North Sea without the need to sail around Denmark.

The Kiel Canal saves an average of 460 km on a trip from the Baltic to North Sea by not having to sail around Denmark. An average 43 000 ships per year use the canal making it the world's busiest artificial seaway.

The canal was dredged in 1907-14 to allow the larger battleships of World War I to use the canal. There are 11 bridges, 14 ferry crossings and an underground pedestrian crossing the canal.

Answer: 60%

In 2005 it was estimated that the canal would take four years and $US400 million to complete but financing was not found at this time. By 2012 the canal had still not been completed.

Source: Author 1nn1

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