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Canal or Can Not?

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

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1. Canals are man-made channels for water. Which of the following would be considered canals?
    Both of these
    Navigable transportation waterways for ships and boats
    Neither of these
    Aqueducts to carry water for domestic, municipal and agricultural uses


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?
    Waterproofing
    Lining
    Stippling
    Puddling


3. When a watercourse is canalized, what does this mean?
    Making it more navigable and maneuverable for ships
    Importing the water from a nearby water source to ensure there is enough water for navigation
    Lining the waterway with concrete to make it watertight
    Leveling of adjacent land to ensure the canal stays level


4. What period of time saw a sharp increase in canal building?
    Roman times, to distribute water for irrigation
    The Middle Ages, to facilitate access to distant habitable areas
    The Industrial Revolution, to facilitate cheap transport of raw materials and manufactured goods
    World War I, to transport troops and weapons


5. The longest canal in the world is the Grand Canal in China. It starts in Beijing. Where does it end?
    Xi 'an (approx. 1120km)
    Shanghai (approx. 1240km)
    Nanjing (approx. 1040km)
    Hangzhou (appox. 1780km)


6. Work commenced on the Suez Canal in 1859. When was it opened?
    1885
    1889
    1869
    1899


7. The Panama Canal commenced building in the second half of the nineteenth century. When was it opened?
    1910
    1914
    1906
    1904


8. The Erie Canal allowed a navigable route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. Between which two cities does this canal travel?
    Syracuse to Buffalo
    New York City to Syracuse
    Albany to Buffalo
    Albany to Rochester


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?
    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.


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?
    75%
    95%
    90%
    60%


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Compiled Jun 28 12