CANALS OF THE WORLD TRIVIA
(Last Updated 31 Mar 2007)
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1. The Canal du Midi Canal connects which two bodies of water? ANSWER
2. Which two bodies of salt water are ultimately connected by the Canal du Midi? ANSWER
3. The Canal du Midi Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
4. How long is the Canal du Midi? ANSWER
5. How long did it take to dig the Canal du Midi? ANSWER
6. In what year was the Canal du Midi officially opened? ANSWER
7. In what year was commercial traffic on the Canal du Midi banned? ANSWER
8. How many locks does a ship go through in traversing the Canal du Midi? ANSWER
9. The Erie Canal connects which two major bodies of water? ANSWER
10. The Erie Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
11. What city lies across the Niagara River from Buffalo? ANSWER
12. A car going across the bridge from Buffalo to that city travels in what direction? ANSWER
13. How long is the Erie Canal? ANSWER
14. How long did it take to dig the Erie Canal? ANSWER
15. In what year was the Erie Canal completed? ANSWER
16. The Chesapeake-Delaware Canal connects which two major bodies of water? ANSWER
17. The Chesapeake-Delaware Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
18. How long is the Chesapeake-Delaware Canal? ANSWER
19. How long did it take to dig the Chesapeake-Delaware Canal? ANSWER
20. In what year was the Chesapeake-Delaware Canal completed? ANSWER
21. In what year was the Chesapeake-Delaware Canal purchased by the U.S. Government? ANSWER
22. The Göta Canal connects which two bodies of water? ANSWER
23. Which two seas are ultimately connected by the Göta Canal? ANSWER
24. The Göta Canal enables travel between which two cities? ANSWER
25. How long is the Göta Canal? ANSWER
26. How long did it take to dig the Göta Canal? ANSWER
27. In what year was the Göta Canal completed? ANSWER
28. How many locks does a ship go through in traversing the Göta Canal? ANSWER
29. The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water? ANSWER
30. The Suez Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
31. How long is the Suez Canal? ANSWER
32. How long did it take to dig the Suez Canal? ANSWER
33. In what year was the Suez Canal completed? ANSWER
34. How many locks does a ship go through in traversing the Suez Canal? ANSWER
35. What opera was performed at the grand opening ceremonies of the Suez Canal? ANSWER
36. The Corinth Canal connects which two bodies of water? ANSWER
37. How long is the Corinth Canal? ANSWER
38. How long did it take to dig the Corinth Canal? ANSWER
39. In what year was the Corinth Canal completed? ANSWER
40. The Corinth Canal effectively turns what peninsula into an island? ANSWER
41. The Manchester Ship Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
42. How long is the Manchester Ship Canal? ANSWER
43. How long did it take to dig the Manchester Ship Canal? ANSWER
44. In what year was the Manchester Ship Canal completed? ANSWER
45. How many locks are on the Manchester Ship Canal? ANSWER
46. The Nord-Ostsee Canal connects which two major bodies of water? ANSWER
47. The Nord-Ostsee Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
48. How long is the Nord-Ostsee Canal? ANSWER
49. How long did it take to dig the Nord-Ostsee Canal? ANSWER
50. In what year was the Nord-Ostsee Canal completed? ANSWER
51. What country did the Nord-Ostsee Canal effectively turn into an island nation? ANSWER
52. What are two other names for the Nord-Ostsee Canal? ANSWER
53. The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal connects which two bodies of water? ANSWER
54. The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
55. How long is the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal? ANSWER
56. How long did it take to dig the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal? ANSWER
57. In what year was the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal completed? ANSWER
58. What very unusual thing happened to the Chicago River as a result of the digging of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal? ANSWER
59. A Supreme Court decision in 1930 forcing the reduction of the amount of Lake Michigan drained into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal forced Chicago to do what? ANSWER
60. The Panama Canal connects which two bodies of water? ANSWER
61. The Panama Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
62. How long is the Panama Canal? ANSWER
63. How long did it take to dig the Panama Canal? ANSWER
64. In what year was the Panama Canal completed? ANSWER
65. A ship going from the Pacific side to the Atlantic side of the canal travels in what direction? ANSWER
66. How many locks does a ship go through in traversing the Panama Canal? ANSWER
67. The Houston Ship Channel connects which two cities? ANSWER
68. How long is the Houston Ship Channel? ANSWER
69. How long did it take to dig the Houston Ship Channel? ANSWER
70. In what year was the Houston Ship Channel completed? ANSWER
71. The Welland Ship Canal connects which two major bodies of water? ANSWER
72. The Welland Ship Canal connects which two towns? ANSWER
73. How long is the Welland Ship Canal? ANSWER
74. How long did it take to dig the Welland Ship Canal? ANSWER
75. In what year was the Welland Ship Canal completed? ANSWER
76. How many locks does a ship go through in traversing the Welland Ship Canal? ANSWER
77. A ship going from the Lake Erie side to the Lake Ontario side of the Welland Ship Canal travels in what direction? ANSWER
78. The Dismal Swamp Canal connects which two major bodies of water? ANSWER
79. The Dismal Swamp Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
80. How long is the Dismal Swamp Canal? ANSWER
81. How long did it take to dig the Dismal Swamp Canal? ANSWER
82. In what year was the Dismal Swamp Canal completed? ANSWER
83. How many locks does a ship go through in traversing the Dismal Swamp Canal? ANSWER
84. The Main-Danube Canal connects which two bodies of water? ANSWER
85. The Main-Danube Canal connects which two towns? ANSWER
86. How long is the Main-Danube Canal? ANSWER
87. How long did it take to dig the Main-Danube Canal? ANSWER
88. In what year was the Main-Danube Canal completed? ANSWER
89. Which two seas are ultimately connected by the Rhine-Main-Danube Waterway? ANSWER
90. Which two cities are ultimately connected by the Rhine-Main-Danube Waterway? ANSWER
91. The Kara Kum Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
92. How long is the Kara Kum Canal? ANSWER
93. In what year was the Kara Kum Canal completed? ANSWER
94. What three countries have a Grand Canal? ANSWER
95. True or false: Two famous bridges that cross the Grand Canal in Venice are the Rialto Bridge & the Bridge of Sighs. ANSWER
96. Ireland's Grand Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
97. In what year was the Ireland's Grand Canal completed? ANSWER
98. China's Grand Canal connects, inter alia, which two major bodies of water? ANSWER
99. How long is China's Grand Canal? ANSWER
100. China's Grand Canal connects which two cities? ANSWER
101. When was construction started on China's Grand Canal? ANSWER
102. The Caledonian Canal connects which two major bodies of water? ANSWER
103. Which two firths are connected by the Caledonian Canal? ANSWER
104. The Forth & Clyde Canal connects which two firths? ANSWER
105. The Forth & Clyde Canal connects which two towns? ANSWER
106. The Shinnecock Canal connected which two bodies of water when it first opened? ANSWER
107. What town is closest to the Shinnecock Canal? ANSWER
108. How long is the Shinnecock Canal? ANSWER
109. How long did it take to dig the Shinnecock Canal? ANSWER
110. In what year was the Shinnecock Canal completed? ANSWER
111. How many locks does a ship go through in traversing the Shinnecock Canal? ANSWER
112. How was the Shinnecock Canal extended in 1938? ANSWER
113. What is the name of the channel in the previous question? ANSWER
114. In what year was the extended Shinnecock Canal stabilized and its locks made larger? ANSWER
115. The Shinnecock Canal connects which two bodies of water today? ANSWER
116. The Moscow Canal ultimately connects Moscow with what body of water? ANSWER
117. The Gatún Locks are on what canal? ANSWER
118. The Soo Locks connect which two major bodies of water? ANSWER
119. The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks are on what canal? ANSWER
120. Where was the first canal constructed? ANSWER
121. What was the first canal to pass partially through a tunnel? ANSWER
122. What is the world's longest man-made waterway? ANSWER
123. What is the oldest continuously operating canal still open in the U.S. today? ANSWER
124. What is the oldest continuously operating canal still open in Europe today? ANSWER
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