CAPE Cod Canal Anniversary Quiz
12 Questions
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On the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Cape Cod Canal, we're happy to present a quiz on all things related to this big event. Try our on-line quiz to test your canal smarts!
Questions and Answers
- 1.The idea of constructing a canal was first suggested in what year?
- A.
1623
- B.
1670
- C.
1725
- D.
1830
- 2.Which Cape town constructed a canal in 1717?
- A.
Truro
- B.
Sandwich
- C.
Orleans
- D.
Wellfleet
- 3.The first attempt to build a canal proved a financial fiasco.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.What year was the Canal officially opened?
- A.
1889
- B.
1901
- C.
1914
- D.
1925
- 5.What American financier directed and financed the building of the canal?
- A.
J.P. Morgan
- B.
Jay Cooke
- C.
John Conrad
- D.
August Belmont, Jr.
- 6.What year did the U.S. government take ownership of the canal?
- A.
1921
- B.
1928
- C.
1932
- D.
1945
- 7.How many men were killed during the construction of the Bourne, Sagamore and Railroad Bridges?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- 8.Which Massachusetts governor dedicated the new canal and bridges on June 22, 1935?
- A.
Frank G. Allen
- B.
Joseph Buell Ely
- C.
James Michael Curley
- D.
Charles Francis Hurley
- 9.What year did the first trains roll across the Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge?
- A.
1935
- B.
1938
- C.
1942
- D.
1949
- 10.An $8 million overhaul of the Sagamore Bridge was completed in 1982.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Why were 12-foot-high steel barriers installed along the walkways of the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges in 1982?
- A.
To discourage pedestrians from walking
- B.
As a deterrent to bicyclists from using the bridges
- C.
To stop people from killing themselves by jumping off the bridges
- D.
As a barrier to keep out migrating birds
- 12.The canal is listed as one of about 110 National Historic Civil Engineering landmarks.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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