MyOn: Panama Canal

"The Panama Canal was the biggest engineering job Americans had ever done. It took ______ years to build the canal."

• 23
• 33
• 43
• 53

"A _______ company started building the canal in 1881. Work stopped in 1891 when the company ran out of money."

• Irish
• German
• French
• Russian

"Five years later the _________ took over."

• United Kingdom
• Canada
• France
• United States

"Before the Panama Canal, there was only one way for the ships to go between the ________ and Pacific Oceans."

• Atlantic
• Indian
• Arctic
• Southern

"The tip of __________ is called Cape Horn."

• Alaska
• Italy
• South America
• Antarctica

"The first design [of the Panama Canal] was a ___________ channel."

• Round
• Square
• Uneven
• Flat

"In _____engineers came up with a new design for the Panama Canal."

• 1887
• 1987
• 2007
• 1907

"The highest point of the canal is _______ lake. It is 85 feet above sea level." 

• Lanier
• Argentino
• Gatun
• Mayer

"The Panama Canal has _____ sets of locks. They form _____ steps near each end of the canal. 

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

"The locks are made of _______. Each lock is 1,050 feet long and 110 feet wide." 

• Yarn
• Wood
• Steel
• Concrete