Famous Dams of the World
Instructions: Test your knowledge of the world's most impressive dams and hydroelectric projects!
- 1.
Which dam on the Colorado River was completed in 1936 and was the world's largest concrete structure at the time?
AShasta DamBGlen Canyon DamCGrand Coulee DamDHoover Dam - 2.
The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest power station by installed capacity, is located on which river?
AMekong RiverBYangtze RiverCYellow RiverDPearl River - 3.
The Aswan High Dam, completed in 1970, created which massive artificial lake?
ALake KaribaBLake VictoriaCLake NasserDLake Chad - 4.
Which dam in Brazil and Paraguay was the world's largest hydroelectric dam before the Three Gorges Dam surpassed it?
AItaipu DamBGuri DamCTucuruí DamDBelo Monte Dam - 5.
The Grand Coulee Dam, one of the largest concrete structures in the world, is located in which U.S. state?
AOregonBMontanaCIdahoDWashington - 6.
Which catastrophic dam failure in 1975 in China's Henan province caused one of the deadliest infrastructure disasters in history?
AGezhouba DamBSanmenxia DamCXiaowan DamDBanqiao Dam - 7.
The Kariba Dam, creating the world's largest artificial lake by volume, forms the border between which two African countries?
AMozambique and MalawiBTanzania and KenyaCUganda and CongoDZambia and Zimbabwe - 8.
What type of dam is the Hoover Dam?
AGravity damBEarthfill damCButtress damDArch-gravity dam - 9.
The Tarbela Dam, one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world, is located in which country?
APakistanBIranCAfghanistanDIndia - 10.
Which U.S. dam disaster in 1889 killed over 2,200 people when it failed above Johnstown, Pennsylvania?
ATeton DamBSt. Francis DamCSouth Fork DamDAustin Dam - 11.
The Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in the United States, is located in which state?
ACaliforniaBArizonaCNevadaDColorado - 12.
The Vajont Dam disaster of 1963 in Italy was caused by what event?
AMassive landslide into the reservoirBEarthquakeCFlooding from heavy rainDStructural collapse of the dam - 13.
Glen Canyon Dam, which created Lake Powell, is located on which river?
AColorado RiverBRio GrandeCGreen RiverDSnake River - 14.
Which ancient civilization built some of the earliest known dams, including the Marib Dam in present-day Yemen?
ARomansBPersiansCSabaeansDEgyptians - 15.
The Nurek Dam in Tajikistan was the world's tallest dam until 2013. Approximately how tall is it?
A300 metersB400 metersC200 metersD500 meters