Panama Canal Quiz

Try out this Panama Canal quiz to test your knowledge. Panama Canal trivia explores the 82-kilometer waterway in Panama that cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Which chief engineer is noted for reorganizing the U.S. canal effort before stepping down in 1907?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Who became the leading builder overseeing the canal through to completion?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Name the physician who led sanitation campaigns that reduced yellow fever and malaria in the Canal Zone.?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
What treaty, signed in 1903, granted the United States rights to build the canal?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
What was the name of the landslide that repeatedly disrupted excavation in the Culebra Cut?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
At Culebra Cut, workers carved through what major geographic barrier on the canal route?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Was the Panama Canal ultimately built as a sea-level canal or a lock canal?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
About how wide are the canal’s new locks?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the approximate length of the new locks?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
The third set of locks was designed to accommodate larger container ships and what other type of vessel?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
In what country is the Panama Canal located?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Which body of water does the Panama Canal connect to the Pacific Ocean on one side?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
About how long is the Panama Canal in kilometers?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
The Panama Canal cuts across what narrow land bridge?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
The canal helps ships avoid the long trip around which cape?

Which chief engineer is noted for reorganizing the U.S. canal effort before stepping down in 1907?

Who became the leading builder overseeing the canal through to completion?

Name the physician who led sanitation campaigns that reduced yellow fever and malaria in the Canal Zone.?

What treaty, signed in 1903, granted the United States rights to build the canal?

What was the name of the landslide that repeatedly disrupted excavation in the Culebra Cut?

At Culebra Cut, workers carved through what major geographic barrier on the canal route?

Was the Panama Canal ultimately built as a sea-level canal or a lock canal?

About how wide are the canal’s new locks?

What is the approximate length of the new locks?

The third set of locks was designed to accommodate larger container ships and what other type of vessel?

In what country is the Panama Canal located?

Which body of water does the Panama Canal connect to the Pacific Ocean on one side?

About how long is the Panama Canal in kilometers?

The Panama Canal cuts across what narrow land bridge?

The canal helps ships avoid the long trip around which cape?