Famous Dams Quiz
Instructions: Test your knowledge of the world's most impressive dams, from engineering marvels to controversial mega-projects.
- 1.
The Hoover Dam, completed in 1936, was built on which major American river?
AMississippi RiverBColumbia RiverCColorado RiverDMissouri River - 2.
The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest power station by installed capacity, is located on which Chinese river?
APearl RiverBYangtze RiverCYellow RiverDMekong River - 3.
The Aswan High Dam, completed in 1970, created Lake Nasser in which country?
ALibyaBEgyptCSudanDEthiopia - 4.
The Itaipu Dam, one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams, sits on the border of Brazil and which country?
ABoliviaBArgentinaCUruguayDParaguay - 5.
The Grand Coulee Dam, one of the largest concrete structures in the world, is located in which US state?
AWashingtonBOregonCMontanaDIdaho - 6.
The Kariba Dam, which created the world's largest man-made reservoir by volume, is on the border of Zambia and which country?
AMozambiqueBMalawiCZimbabweDBotswana - 7.
The Tarbela Dam, one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world, is located in which country?
AIndiaBIranCPakistanDAfghanistan - 8.
The Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in the United States, is located in which state?
AColoradoBNevadaCCaliforniaDArizona - 9.
The Hoover Dam straddles the border between Nevada and which other US state?
AUtahBCaliforniaCNew MexicoDArizona - 10.
The Vajont Dam in Italy is remembered for what catastrophic event in 1963?
AA massive landslide into the reservoirBAn earthquakeCThe dam collapsedDA flood from upstream - 11.
The Glen Canyon Dam, which created Lake Powell, is located on the Colorado River in which US state?
AColoradoBNevadaCArizonaDUtah - 12.
The Nurek Dam, one of the tallest dams in the world at 300 meters, is located in which Central Asian country?
ATurkmenistanBUzbekistanCTajikistanDKyrgyzstan - 13.
The Guri Dam, officially known as the Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant, provides most of the electricity for which country?
AVenezuelaBColombiaCEcuadorDBrazil - 14.
The Delta Works, one of the most sophisticated flood protection systems in the world, is located in which country?
ADenmarkBBelgiumCGermanyDNetherlands - 15.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) manages a system of approximately how many dams in the southeastern United States?
A49B69C19D29