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The Suez Canal

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does the Suez Canal contribute to the economy of Egypt?

a)

By maintaining the canal

b)

Connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea

c)

By controlling foreign traffic

d)

By providing a source of income

2.

Who owned the Suez Canal from 1875 to 1956?

a)

French Government

b)

British Government

c)

Italian Government

d)

Egyptian Government

3.

Who currently owns the Suez Canal?

a)

French Government

b)

British Government

c)

Italian Government

d)

Egyptian Government

4.

Who bought the rights to the Suez Canal in 1875?

a)

French Government

b)

British Government

c)

Italian Government

d)

Egyptian Government

5.

What is the shortest and fastest route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Nile River

6.

What is the role of taxes in the Suez Canal?

a)

To provide a source of income for Egypt

b)

To connect the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea

c)

To maintain the canal

d)

To control foreign traffic

7.

How wide is the Suez Canal?

a)

102 miles

b)

50 Miles

c)

35 Miles

d)

500 Miles

8.

In what country do we find the Suez Canal?

a)

Iran

b)

Italy

c)

Egypt

d)

Greece

9.

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the:

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Gulf of Suez

10.

What year was the Suez Canal officially opened?

a)

A) 1869

b)

B) 1875

c)

C) 1888

d)

D) 1901

11.

Which two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?

a)

A) Red Sea and Arabian Sea

b)

B) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

c)

C) Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean

d)

D) Black Sea and Caspian Sea

12.

Who was the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Suez Canal?

a)

A) Gustave Eiffel

b)

B) Isambard Kingdom Brunel

c)

C) Ferdinand de Lesseps

d)

D) John A. Roebling

13.

What is the primary purpose of the Suez Canal?

a)

A) To provide irrigation for agriculture

b)

B) To serve as a tourist attraction

c)

C) To facilitate international maritime trade

d)

D) To generate hydroelectric power

14.

How long is the Suez Canal?

a)

A) 120 kilometers

b)

B) 193 kilometers

c)

C) 163 kilometers

d)

D) 200 kilometers

15.

What major event in 1956 affected the control of the Suez Canal?

a)

A) The Suez Crisis

b)

B) The Yom Kippur War

c)

C) The Six-Day War

d)

D) The Camp David Accords