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Quiz about Suez Canal
Quiz about Suez Canal

Suez Canal Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz on historical, geographical and architectural aspects of the Suez Canal. There's a mixture of question types. Please enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by cmt101. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
cmt101
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
281,702
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
451
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Question 1 of 10
1. The Suez Canal connects the Gulf of Suez to which port?

Answer: (1 word, 4 letters, think communication)
Question 2 of 10
2. The Suez canal, when originally constructed, had a bottom width of 22m or 72 feet. What is the current width of the bottom of the Suez Canal? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The canal has how many locks throughout its entire length? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Suez Canal utilizes 3 bodies of water, these being: Lake Mazala, Lake Timsah and which other?

Answer: (2 words, second word plural. Think 'not sweet.')
Question 5 of 10
5. Excavation of the Suez Canal began on the 25th April 1859 and was open for navigation on the 17th November in which year? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 1875, whose shares of the Suez Canal did the British government buy? (just the country-no apostrophe or 's' needed)

Answer: (1 word, 5 letters)
Question 7 of 10
7. The Egyptian government seized the Suez Canal, under a notice of nationalisation by president Gamel Abdel Nasser. This was in response to the withdrawal of financial support from the UK and the USA in relation to which other construction? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. After the creation of Israel in Palestine in 1948, the Egyptian government banned the transit of vessels to and from Israel. This prohibition lasted how many years? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The transportation of non-military Israeli goods was sanctioned in late 1975, but unrestricted Israeli use of the Suez Canal was not allowed until 1979.


Question 10 of 10
10. The Suez Canal was closed during which war? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Suez Canal connects the Gulf of Suez to which port?

Answer: Said

The Gulf of Suez is an arm of the Red Sea and is connected to Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea. The canal goes from north to south across the Isthamus of Suez.
2. The Suez canal, when originally constructed, had a bottom width of 22m or 72 feet. What is the current width of the bottom of the Suez Canal?

Answer: 60m

The canal itself is 101 miles (163km) long. The original depth of the canal was 8m (26 feet) and the surface width was 58m (190 feet). The canal can accomodate ships weighing up to 15,000 tons fully loaded.
3. The canal has how many locks throughout its entire length?

Answer: 0

The Suez Canal does infact have no locks at all, as it connects two pieces of land directly, with no high or raised ground en route.
4. The Suez Canal utilizes 3 bodies of water, these being: Lake Mazala, Lake Timsah and which other?

Answer: Bitter Lakes

The Bitter Lakes is one stretch of water.
5. Excavation of the Suez Canal began on the 25th April 1859 and was open for navigation on the 17th November in which year?

Answer: 1869

The canal took 10 long years to build and cost around 65 million dollars to excavate, not including the hundreds of repairs needed post construction.
6. In 1875, whose shares of the Suez Canal did the British government buy? (just the country-no apostrophe or 's' needed)

Answer: Egypt

The Egyptians were involved in the project of the canal right from the beginning; in 1854, Vicomte Ferdinand Marie De Lesseps sparked the interest of the Egyptian Viceroy Said Pasha. Stock was held by both Egyptian and French governments, until the Egyptians sold theirs to Britain. In 1858, La Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez (Universal Company of the Maritime Suez Canal) was formed, with authority to cut a canal and to operate it for 99 years, after which ownership would revert to the Egyptian government.
7. The Egyptian government seized the Suez Canal, under a notice of nationalisation by president Gamel Abdel Nasser. This was in response to the withdrawal of financial support from the UK and the USA in relation to which other construction?

Answer: Aswan High Dam

This decision by the Egyptian prime minister led to an attack on October 31, 1956, by the British and French militaries on Egypt to hopefully end the conflict and regain right of free passage on the canal. Two days prior to this, Israel had also invaded Egypt.
8. After the creation of Israel in Palestine in 1948, the Egyptian government banned the transit of vessels to and from Israel. This prohibition lasted how many years?

Answer: 30

The Suez Canal was a major 'pawn' in the conflicts between Egypt and Israel and was, on more than one occasion, blocked with purposely sunken ships to ensure that it could not be used by the opposition.
9. The transportation of non-military Israeli goods was sanctioned in late 1975, but unrestricted Israeli use of the Suez Canal was not allowed until 1979.

Answer: True

Unrestricted Israeli access was granted by the Egyptian government following the signing of a peace treaty in June, 1979.
10. The Suez Canal was closed during which war?

Answer: Six Day War

In 1888, the terms of an international convention were signed to allow all nations to use the Suez Canal, without discrimination, both in war and peace time. However, Great Britain still maintained its right to occupy the Suez Canal in accordance with the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936.
Source: Author cmt101

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