Fehmarn Belt Tunnel Quiz

What is the primary purpose of the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel?

• To create a new tourist attraction

• To connect Denmark and Sweden

• To reduce travel time between Copenhagen and Hamburg

• To replace existing bridges

How many concrete elements will the tunnel consist of?

• 100

• 120

• 89

• 50

What is the weight of all 79 standard tunnel elements combined?

• 10 million tons

• 5.7 million tons

• 7 million tons

• 3 million tons

Which companies are responsible for the excavation of the tunnel trench?

• Volkswagen and BMW

• Boskalis and Van Oord

• Siemens and Bosch

• Maersk and Shell

What is the capacity of the largest backhoe dredgers used in the project?

• 50 cubic meters

• 20 cubic meters

• 60 cubic meters

• 37 cubic meters

How will the tunnel impact travel times between Denmark and Germany?

• Reduce travel time from 50 minutes to 10 minutes by car

• Reduce travel time by 50%

• Increase travel time by 50%

• Have no impact on travel time

What environmental benefit is expected from the tunnel?

• Increase in marine pollution

• Increase in CO2 emissions

• Reduction of 160,000 tons of CO2 annually

• No change in CO2 emissions

What is the expected impact on the ecosystem around the tunnel?

• Significant negative impact

• Complete destruction of marine life

• Increase in noise pollution

• No issues if pollution boundaries are obeyed

What is the significance of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel project in Europe?

• It is the smallest civil engineering project

• It is the largest civil engineering project

• It is a temporary project

• It is the least important project

Where can one observe the construction of the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel?

• From a nearby city

• From the Fehmarn Belt Observation deck

• From a helicopter

• From a nearby mountain