Approximately how long is the Panama Canal? · 2008. 1. 30. · B. America Channel C. Waterway Zone...
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Approximately how long is the Panama Canal?A. 40 miles
B. 50 miles
C. 60 miles
D. 100 miles
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Correct Answer – B.
The Panama Canal is 50 miles in length from the deep water in the Atlantic Ocean to the deep
water in the Pacific Ocean
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When was the Panama Canal completed?
A. 1819
B. 1880
C. 1904
D. 1914
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Correct Answer – D.
The Panama Canal was completed in 1914
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Which U.S. President signed a treaty to return 60% of U.S. territory to Panama
A. Gerald Ford
B. Jimmy Carter
C. Ronald Reagan
D. George H.W. Bush
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Correct Answer – B.
Jimmy Carter signed the treaty in 1977
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What is the name of the treaty that allowed the U.S. to build the Panama Canal?
A. The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
B. The Republic of Panama-U.S. Treaty
C. Panama Canal Treaty
D. The Atlantic-Pacific Treaty
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Correct Answer – A.
The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty named after French businessman Phillippe Bunau-Varilla
who negotiated the treaty with the U.S.
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What is the official name for the U.S. territory in Panama?
A. Panamerican
B. America Channel
C. Waterway Zone
D. Canal Zone
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Correct Answer – D.
Canal Zone is the official name for the U.S. territory in Panama
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The builder of which canal also worked on the Panama Canal
A. Corinth Canal
B. Erie Canal
C. Kiel Canal
D. Suez Canal
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Correct Answer – D.
The builder of the Suez Canal, Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps, was appointed
chairman for the construction of the Panama Canal
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The Panama Canal saves how many miles on a trip from New York to San Francisco?
A. 8,000 miles
B. 18,000 miles
C. 25,000 miles
D. 30,000 miles
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Correct Answer – A.
A trip from New York to San Francisco saves almost 8,000 miles by using the Panama Canal instead of going around the tip of
South America
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What two diseases posed major obstacles for the French attempting to build the canal?
A. Yellow fever and malaria
B. Cholera and measles
C. Smallpox and cholera
D. Measles and smallpox
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Correct Answer – A.
Yellow fever and malaria were largely responsible for the 20,000 deaths of
French workers
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How many wagons were used for the removal of excavated material?
A. 1,000
B. 2,000
C. 3,000
D. 4,000
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Correct Answer – D.
More than 4,000 wagons were used for the removal of the excavated material. Each wagon was capable of carrying 15 cubic
meters of material
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Which one of these is NOT a set of locks of the Panama Canal?
A. Gutun Locks
B. San Medio Locks
C. Pedro Miguel Locks
D. Miraflores Locks
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Correct Answer – B.
Gatun, Pedro Miguel and Miraflores are all locks of the Panama Canal. San Medio
Locks is not
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The ruler of which country first ordered a study of the isthmus for a possible canal?
A. Spain
B. France
C. England
D. United States
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Correct Answer – A.
In 1534, Charles V of Spain ordered a study of the feasibility of a canal to connect the
seas. Events in Europe intervened and the study was never carried out
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Which country controlled Panama when the French were building the canal?
A. Honduras
B. El Salvador
C. Colombia
D. Guatemala
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Correct Answer – C.
Colombia gave the French a concession to build a canal across the isthmus
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Which cargo ship was the first vessel to transit the Canal?
A. Amsted
B. Adamus
C. Ancon
D. Agile
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Correct Answer – C.
The cargo ship Ancon was the first vessel to transit the Canal after official inauguration
on August 15, 1914
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The highest paid toll for transit through the Panama Canal was approximately how much?
A. $75,000
B. $115,000
C. $215,000
D. $315,000
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Correct Answer – D.
The passenger ship Norwegian Pearl paid $313,000 in October 2007
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The lowest paid toll for transit through the Panama Canal was approximately how much?
A. Less than $1
B. $100
C. $1,000
D. $10,000
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Correct Answer – A.
Richard Halliburton paid $0.36 to swim across the Canal in 1928
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What is the name of the longest ship to transit the Canal?
A. Starry Bolshevik
B. State of Nagaland
C. San Juan Prospector
D. Star Sirus
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Correct Answer – C.
The San Juan Prospector was the longest ship to transit the Canal; it was 973 feet in length
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What type of canal did the Compaignie Universelledu Canal Interoceanique attempt to build?
A. Under sea canal
B. Locks canal
C. Sea level canal
D. Mountain level canal
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Correct Answer – C.
Lesseps had successfully built a sea level canal in Suez and felt he could also have
one built in Panama
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How much did the U.S. pay to purchase the rights and equipment from the French Interoceanique?
A. $40 million
B. $50 million
C. $60 million
D. $70 million
Abandoned equipment
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Correct Answer – A.
The U.S. purchased the rights and equipment of the French Canal Interoceanique for $40 million
and took over construction
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Starting on December 31, 1999, the Panama Canal was controlled by?
A. Panama Canal Zone Government
B. Panama Canal Commission- United States
C. Republic of Panama’s – Panama Canal Authority
D. United States Government
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Correct Answer – C.
On December 31, 1999, the U.S. Government transferred the Canal to Panama to be controlled
by the Panama Canal Authority