World Canals
Instructions: Famous canals and waterways around the world
- 1.
The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to which other body of water?
ABlack SeaBRed SeaCPersian GulfDArabian Sea - 2.
In which year did the Panama Canal officially open to commercial traffic?
A1904B1920C1914D1910 - 3.
The Erie Canal, completed in 1825, connected the Hudson River to which of the Great Lakes?
ALake HuronBLake ErieCLake OntarioDLake Michigan - 4.
Which European city is famous for its extensive canal system and is sometimes called 'The Venice of the North'?
ACopenhagenBAmsterdamCStockholmDHamburg - 5.
The Grand Canal of China, the world's longest artificial waterway, stretches approximately how far?
A500 milesB1,100 milesC1,800 milesD2,500 miles - 6.
Which French engineer initially led the failed attempt to build a sea-level canal in Panama?
AAuguste PerretBAlexandre LavalleyCFerdinand de LessepsDGustave Eiffel - 7.
The Kiel Canal connects the North Sea to which other sea, allowing ships to avoid sailing around Denmark?
ANorwegian SeaBBarents SeaCCeltic SeaDBaltic Sea - 8.
The Corinth Canal cuts through a narrow strip of land in which country?
AItalyBCroatiaCTurkeyDGreece - 9.
Which U.S. president is most closely associated with the construction of the Panama Canal?
AWilliam McKinleyBWoodrow WilsonCTheodore RooseveltDWilliam Howard Taft - 10.
The Manchester Ship Canal, opened in 1894, allowed ocean-going ships to reach which English city?
AManchesterBBirminghamCLiverpoolDLeeds - 11.
How does the Panama Canal move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?
AA system of locksBA straight sea-level channelCUnderground tunnelsDA series of natural rivers - 12.
The Welland Canal allows ships to bypass which famous natural landmark between Lakes Erie and Ontario?
ASleeping Bear DunesBNiagara FallsCPictured RocksDThousand Islands - 13.
In which country would you find the Göta Canal, connecting the east and west coasts?
ANorwayBSwedenCFinlandDDenmark - 14.
The Suez Canal was nationalized in 1956 by which Egyptian leader, triggering an international crisis?
AAnwar SadatBKing FaroukCHosni MubarakDGamal Abdel Nasser - 15.
The Canal du Midi, a 17th-century engineering marvel in southern France, connects the Garonne River to which sea?
AMediterranean SeaBAtlantic OceanCBay of BiscayDNorth Sea